Travemünde Challenger

The Travemünde Challenger[1] also known as the ATP Travemünde Challenger was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1951 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Travemünde International.[2] The tournament ran annually until 1988 when it was discontinued.[2]

Travemünde International
ATP Travemünde Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1951 (1951)
Abolished1988 (1988)
LocationTravemünde, West Germany
VenueTravemünde Hockey & Tennis Club
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

In 1908 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde (Travemünde Lawn Tennis Tournament) was first established.[3] That tournament was an open clay court event for men and women that mainly attracted German tennis players, though some foreign international players did participate in the tournament.[2] In 1922 the Harvesterhuder Tennis and Hockey Club then organized the event now branded as the Internationales Rasentennisturnier Travemünde[2] in Travemünde and built the first tennis facility with a clubhouse on behalf of the city.[4] In 1947 the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club was founded.[5]

In 1950 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde was succeeded a new Travemünde International tournament in 1951.[6][2] The tournament ran as a combined event until 1980 when the women's tournament was discontinued.[2] The men's event carried but it was downgraded from the world tour and became a challenger tournament in 1981 called the Travemünde Challenger it continued until 1988,[1] when the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club ended the event due to financial problems with cost of hosting tournament.[7]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1951 Nils Rohlsson Herbert Ludwig Tübben6–1, 6–1[2]
1952 Umberto Bergamo Gianni Clerici6–3, 6–4[2]
1953 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Milan Matouš6–4, 2–6, 6–2[2]
1954 Erwin Balestra[8] Mario Belardinelli5–7, 6–4, 6–2[2]
1955 Wayne Van Voorhees[9] Tony Mottram6–2, 1–6, 6–2[2]
1956 Ken Rosewall Ladislav Legenstein8–6, 3–6, 6–0[2]
1957 Istvan Sikorski Abe Segal6–2, 6–2[2]
1958 Mervyn Rose Sven Davidson7–5, 6–1[2]
1959 Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) Luis Ayala11–9, 6–3[2]
1960 Jan-Erik Lundqvist (3) Ramanathan Krishnan7–5, 6–1[2]
1961 Robin Sanders Milan Branović6–4, 1–6, 6–3[2]
1962 Wolfgang Stuck Ladislav Legenstein6–4, 6–1[2]
1963 Niki Pilic Wolfgang Stuck6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–1[2]
1964 Martin Mulligan Gene Scott11–9, 4–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–1[2]
1965 Wolfgang Stuck (2) Ingo Buding7–5, 6–3, 6–3[2]
1966 Niki Pilic (2) Sergio Tacchini6–2, 6–3, 6–2[2]
1967 Ilie Năstase Jan Leschly6–4, 6–3, 6–2[2]
1968 Jan Kukal Ion Țiriac1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 11–9[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Ilie Năstase (2) Istvan Gulyas6–2, 7–5, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1970 Attila Korpás Barry Phillips-Moore6–4, 6–4, 6–1[2]
1971 Harald Elschenbroich Karl Meiler7–9, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5, 6–3[2]
1972 Péter Szőke Dick Crealy6–1, 6–2[2]
1973 Toshiro Sakai Robert Machan6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 7–6[2]
1974 Robert Machan Toshiro Sakai6–2, 6–1, 6–2[2]
1975 Jan Kukal (2) Péter Szőke7–6, 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6[2]
1976 Hans Kary Robert Machan6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–2[2]
1977 Balazs Taroczy Robert Machan6–0, 6–2, 6–2[2]
1978 Birger Andersson Pavel Sevcik6–2, 6–4, 6–2[2]
1979 Buster Mottram Peter McNamara6–1, 6–3[2]
1980 Steve Krulevitz Robert Machan6–1, 7–5[2]
↓  ATP Challenger Tour  ↓
1981[1] Ulrich Pinner Peter Elter6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1982[1] Dominique Bedel Wolfgang Popp6–4, 6–4
1983[1] Michael Westphal Rolf Gehring7–5, 6–2
1984[1]Vadim Borisov Alejandro Ganzábal7–5, 7–5
1986[1] Alex Stepanek Massimo Cierro6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1987[1] Ronnie Bathman Wojtek Kowalski7–6, 6–3
1988[1] Conny Falk Hugo Armando6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1951 Mary Terán de Weiss Erika Vollmer6–3, 7–5
1952 Dottie Head Knode Ingrid Metzner6–4, 6–4
1953 Dottie Head Knode (2) Helena Matouš6–2, 6–2
1954 Edda Buding Inge Hoffert Buderus6–2, 5–1, ret.
1956 Ingrid Metzner Elizabeth von Aspern6–3, 6–2
1958 Erika Vollmer Karin Warnke6–2, 7–5
1966 Helga Niessen Sonja Pachta8–6, 6–0
1967 Helga Schultze Helga Niessen4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1968 Gail Sherriff Alena Palmeova6–4, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Helga Niessen (2) Kora Schediwy7–5, 6–2
1970 Erzsebet Polgar Katalin Borka6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1971 Helga Niessen Masthoff (3) Birgitta Lindström6–8, 6–2, 6–2
1972 Helga Niessen Masthoff (4) Judith Szorenyi6–2, 6–2
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1973 Helga Niessen Masthoff (5) Kazuko Sawamatsu6–4, 6–3
1974 Helga Niessen Masthoff (6) Heide Orth6–4, 6–2
1975 Helga Niessen Masthoff (7) Alena Palmeová-West6–4, 6–4
1976 Helga Niessen Masthoff (8) Katja Ebbinghaus6–2, 6–2
1977 Katja Ebbinghaus Helena Anliot7–5, 6–3
1980 Helga Niessen Masthoff (9) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch4–6, 6–3, 6–2

References
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  2. "Tournaments: Travemünde International – Challenger". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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