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German National Indoor Championships (tennis)

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German National Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1961–72)
ILTF Independent Tour
(1973–75)
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Abolished1996; 28 years ago (1996)
LocationVarious
VenueVarious
SurfaceWood (indoors)
Carpet (indoors)

The German National Indoor Championships also called the German Closed Indoor Championships was a men's and women's closed indoor tennis tournament founded in 1961 as the West German National Indoor Championships or West German Closed Indoor Championships.[1] The tournament was organised by the German Tennis Federation and was played on indoor wood courts, then later carpet courts at various locations in Germany until 1996

The championships were part ILTF European Circuit a sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit until 1972 it then became part of the ILTF Independent Tour from 1973 until it was discontinued.[1]

History

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In 1897 an unofficial German National Outdoor Championships (German players only) were established.[2] In 1902 following the creation the German Lawn Tennis Association they became official.[3][2] Following World War II when Germany was divided into East and West this tournament was then re branded as the West German National Outdoor Championships for West Germany and the East German National Outdoor Championships for East Germany.[2]

In 1961 the West German National Indoor Championships were established.[1] The first championships were played in Dortmund, and the first winners of the singles events were Peter Scholl (men's),[1] and Edda Buding (women's). The championships were not held in 1964 and 1968.[1] In 1990 following the reunification of Germany both the east and west events were merged into a single German Closed Indoor Championships, with the same for the outdoor championships.[1] In 1980 two editions of tournament was held this year the first in January, and the second in December due to the German Tennis Federation moving the event till the latter date and continued to stage them at the end of the year.[1] In 1996 six years after unification both the German Closed Outdoor Championships and German Closed Indoor Championships ended and were merged into a single German National Championships to be played either indoors or outdoors.[4]

Finals

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Notes: In 1980 the championships had up to that point been held in either January or February, the scheduled was changed to now stage them in December (*) denotes January edition (**) denotes December edition. Official sources list only the winners of this event where a runner up is not shown or the score sections have been blanked.

Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1961[4] Dortmund West Germany Peter Scholl West Germany Wolfgang Stuck 11–9, 6–1, 6–3.[1]
1962[4] Dortmund West Germany Adolf Kreinberg West Germany Wolfgang Stuck 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1963[4] Dortmund West Germany Wolfgang Stuck West Germany Peter Scholl 6–1, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[4] Hanover West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2.[1]
1970[4] Hanover West Germany Uwe Gottschalk West Germany Karl Meiler 6–4, 6–4, 6–0.[1]
1971[4] Hanover West Germany Karl Meiler West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 6–2, 7–5, 9–7.[1]
1972[4] Hanover West Germany Jürgen Fassbender West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1973[4] Hanover West Germany Frank Gebert West Germany Attila Korpás w.o.[1]
1976[4] Hamburg West Germany Werner Zirngibl West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 6–3.[1]
1977[4] Hamburg West Germany Ulrich Marten West Germany Klaus Eberhard 6–4, 6–7, 6–3, 0–6, 6–0.[1]
1978[4] Hamburg West Germany Ulrich Pinner West Germany Peter Elter 7–6, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1979[4] Hamburg West Germany Ulrich Marten (2) West Germany Klaus Eberhard 6–7, 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5.[1]
1980 *[4] Hamburg West Germany Ulrich Marten (3) West Germany Werner Zirngibl 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1980 **[4] Hamburg West Germany Klaus Eberhard West Germany Reinhart Probst 6–4, 6–3, 6–0.[1]
1981[4] Hamburg West Germany Karl Meiler (2) West Germany Frank Gebert 7–6, 6–2.[1]
1982[4] Neumünster West Germany Hans-Dieter Beutel West Germany Wolfgang Popp 6–7, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1983[4] Landshut West Germany Wolfgang Popp West Germany Karl Meiler 7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6
1984 Mainz West Germany Peter Pfannkoch
1985[4] Mainz West Germany Eric Jelen
1986[4] Mainz West Germany Patrik Kühnen
1987[4] Mainz West Germany Eric Jelen (2)
1988[4] Mainz West Germany Markus Zoecke
1990[4] Mainz West Germany Michael Stich
1992[4] Bremen West Germany Alexander Mronz
1996[4] Mainz West Germany Nicolas Kiefer
For the successor event see German National Championships

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1961[4] Dortmund West Germany Edda Buding West Germany Brigitte Forstendorf 6–3, 6–2
1962[4] Dortmund West Germany Edda Buding (2)
1963[4] Dortmund West Germany Almut Sturm
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[4] Hanover West Germany Heide Orth
1970[4] Hanover West Germany Edith Winkens West Germany Kerstin Seelbach 6–4, 6–2
1971[4] Hanover West Germany Heide Orth (2)
1972[4] Hanover West Germany Heide Orth (3)
1973[4] Hanover West Germany Heide Orth (4)
1976[4] Hamburg West Germany Helga Masthoff
1977[4] Hamburg West Germany Heidi Eisterlehner
1978[4] Hamburg West Germany Sylvia Hanika
1979[4] Hamburg West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
1980 *[4] Hamburg West Germany Eva Pfaff
1980 **[4] Hamburg West Germany Heidi Eisterlehner (2)
1981[4] Neumünster West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
1982[4] Landshut West Germany Eva Pfaff (2)
1983[4] Mainz West Germany Eva Pfaff (3)
1984[4] Mainz West Germany Steffi Graf West Germany Isabel Cueto 6–2, 6–0
1985[4] Mainz West Germany Steffi Graf (2)
1986[4] Mainz West Germany Steffi Graf (3)
1987[4] Mainz West Germany Christina Singer West Germany Silke Meier 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1988[4] Mainz West Germany Steffi Menning
1990[4] Mainz West Germany Claudia Porwik
1992[4] Bremen West Germany Claudia Porwik (2)
1996[4] Mainz West Germany Christina Singer (3)
For the successor event see German National Championships

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Tournaments: German National Indoor Championships (closed)". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Tournaments: German National Outdoor Championships (closed)". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Geschichte". www.tennis.de (in German). Deutscher Tennis Bund. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax Kruse, Christian. "German Championships: Ladies and Gentleman". www.tennis.de (in German). Deutscher Tennis Bund. Retrieved 14 October 2023.