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German Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Grand Prix Circuit
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)
Abolished1981; 43 years ago (1981)
LocationBremen
Cologne
Hamburg
Munich
Stuttgart
SurfaceWood (indoors)
Hard (indoors)

The German Indoor Championships[1] or officially the West German Indoor Championships[2] was a men's and women's international open tennis tournament founded in 1911 as the German Covered Court Championships or German International Covered Court Championships[3] and first played on indoor wood courts at the Bremen Tennis Club.[4] The tournament was mainly held in Bremen, West Germany, but was also played at other locations for the duration of its run. In 1981 the championships were last held in Stuttgart then it was discontinued.[5]

History

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In 1911 German indoor championships were established at the Bremen Tennis Club, Bremen, Germany.[6] In 1955 the tournament was rebranded as the West German Covered Court Championships.[7] or West German International Covered Court Championships In 1966 the tournaments name was changed again to the West German Indoor Championships.

The championships were mainly played Bremen Tennis Club (f.1896), Bremen, Germany which had built an indoor facility for staging this tournament.[8] The championships continued to be held in Bremen until 1939. In 1940 the event moved to Hamburg until 1941. From 1942 till tournament was not held due to World War Two and the rebuilding of Germany under the Marshall Plan.

In 1955 the tournament was revived under a new title as the West German Covered Court Championships and, moved to Cologne it remained there until 1961. In 1962 the championships were moved back to Bremen then they alternated between Cologne and the former until 1969. In 1970 the event moved to Munich for one edition only, before returning to Bremen till 1979. In 1980[9] the German Indoor Championships were moved to Stuttgart and remained there until 1981[10] when they were abolished.[11]

Surface

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The championships were played almost exclusively of indoor wood courts from inception until 1973 at all locations. The tournament then continued to played on indoor hard courts and indoor carpet courts until 1981.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

German Covered Court Championships
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1911[5] Bremen France Max Decugis United States Clarence Phelps Dodge 6–1, 6–2, 8–6
1912[5] Bremen France Max Decugis (2) Germany Robert Spiess 6–0, 6–2, 9–7
1913[5] Bremen Germany Oscar Kreuzer Germany Curt Bruno Bergmann 2-6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1914[5] Bremen Germany Curt Bruno Bergmann Denmark Harald Waagepetersen 6–1, 5-7 6–1
1915/1919 Not held (due to World War I)
German International Covered Court Championships
1920[5] Bremen Germany Robert Cleon Spiess Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
1921[5] Bremen Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Germany Robert Cleon Spiess 7–9, 6–2, 6–1 ret.
1922[5] Bremen Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2) Germany Robert Cleon Spiess 6–3, 6–4, 5-7, 6–2
1923[5] Bremen Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (3) Germany Hans Moldenhauer 6–4, 6–1, 9–7
1924[5] Bremen Germany Willi Hahnemann Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 6–3, 9–7, 7–5
1925[5] Bremen Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (4) Germany Robert Cleon Spiess 6–2, 8–6, 2-6, 3-6, 7–5
1926[5] Bremen Germany Robert Cleon Spiess (2) Hungary Bela Von Kehrling 6–0, 4-6, 6–3, 6–2
1927[5] Bremen Denmark Einer Ulrich Denmark Axel Petersen 4-6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–4
1928[5] Bremen Denmark Axel Petersen Germany Daniel Prenn 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1929[5] Bremen Denmark Axel Petersen (2) Germany Walter Dessart 7–5, 5-7, 6–0
1930[5] Bremen Sweden Curt Östberg Denmark Einer Ulrich 6–3, 2-6, 6–3
1931[5] Bremen France Pierre Henri Landry Denmark Einer Ulrich 6–3, 2-6, 6–3
1932[5] Bremen France Pierre Henri Landry (2) Sweden Curt Ostberg 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
1933[5] Bremen Germany Gottfied von Cramm Germany Josef Hirtz 7–5, 0-6, 3-6, 6–3, 7–5
1934[5] Bremen Germany Gottfied von Cramm (2) France Pierre Henri Landry 6–1, 2-6, 4-6, 6–4, 6–2
1935[5] Bremen Germany Gottfied von Cramm (3) France Marcel Bernard 12-14, 6–0, 6–2, 4-6, 8–6
1936[5] Bremen Switzerland Max Ellmer Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada 2-6, 6–4, 2-6, 6–3, 6–0
1937[5] Bremen Germany Gottfied von Cramm (4) Germany Henner Henkel 6–4, 6–2, 3-6, 6–3
1938[5] Bremen Sweden Kalle Schröder Germany Rolf Göpfert 6–1, 6–1, 5-7, 5-7, 7–5
1939[5] Bremen Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel Germany Henner Henkel 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1940[5] Hamburg Germany Henner Henkel Germany Engelbert Koch 8–6, 6–3, 6–4
1941[5] Hamburg Germany Rolf Göpfert Germany Henner Henkel 6–0, 6–2, 7–5
1942-54 Not held (due to World War II)
West German International Covered Court Championships
1955[5] Cologne Italy Giuseppe Merlo Italy Orlando Sirola 8–6, 4-6, 6–3, 1-6, 6–3
1956[5] Cologne Sweden Torsten Johansson Italy Orlando Sirola 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1957[5] Cologne France Pierre Darmon Sweden Torsten Johansson 10-8, 6–0, 9–7
1958[5] Cologne Denmark Jorgen Ulrich Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 7–5, 2-6, 6–8, 6–3
1959[5] Cologne Egypt Jaroslav Drobný Belgium Jacques Brichant 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1960[5] Cologne Belgium Jacques Brichant Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 4-6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1961[5] Cologne United Kingdom Bobby Wilson Sweden Ulf Schmidt 2-6, 3-6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5
1962[5] Bremen United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (2) Germany Christian Kuhnke 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
1963[5] Cologne Germany Wilhelm Bungert Germany Adolf Kreinberg 6–4, 6–3, 9–7
1964[5] Bremen United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (3) France Michel Leclercq 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1965[5] Cologne Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist United Kingdom Bobby Wilson 6–4, 6–4, 3-6, 4-6, 8–6
West German Indoor Championships
1966[5] Bremen Australia Bob Carmichael Germany Ingo Buding 6–4, 6–1, 8–10, 6–3
1967[5] Cologne United Kingdom Roger Taylor France Pierre Darmon 11-9, 6–1, 3-6, 6–3
1968[5] Bremen Egypt Ismail El Shafei France Daniel Contet 6–4, 6–8, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[5] Cologne Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson Germany Christian Kuhnke 6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 6–4
1970[5] Munich United Kingdom John Clifton Sweden Håkan Zahr 6–3, 1-6 6–3
1971[5] Bremen Denmark Jorgen Ulrich United Kingdom David Lloyd 6–4, 10-8 4-6, 4-6, 6–3
1972[5] Bremen Germany Karl Meiler Germany Attila Korpás 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1973[5] Bremen Austria Peter Pokorny Poland Tadeusz Nowicki 7–6 6–1 3-6 4-6 6–3
1974[5] Bremen South Africa Frew McMillan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 5-7, 7–6, 7–6
1975[5] Bremen Germany Jürgen Fassbender Belgium Bernard Mignot 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1976[5] Bremen Hungary Balazs Taroczy United States Norman Holmes 6–3, 3-6, 6–3, 6–4
1977[5] Bremen Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić United Kingdom David Lloyd 7–6, 7–6, 7–6
1978[5] Bremen Germany Werner Zirngibl Hungary Péter Szőke 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
1979[5] Bremen Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilic Germany Klaus Eberhard 6–3, 3-6, 6–2
1980[5] Stuttgart Czechoslovakia Tomas Smid United Kingdom Mark Cox 6–1, 6–3, 5-7, 1-6, 6–4
1981[5] Stuttgart Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl New Zealand Chris Lewis 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3

Women' singles

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(incomplete roll)

German Covered Court Championships
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1911 Bremen Germany Mieken Rieck Germany Doris Breyer 6–3, 3-6, 6–2
1912 Bremen Germany Mieken Rieck (2) Germany "Frau Larida" 6–3, 8–6
1913 Bremen Germany Mieken Rieck (3) Germany Daisy Schultz 6–4, 6–4
1914 Bremen Germany Mieken Rieck (4) Germany Else Koch 6–2, 6–1
1915-19 Not held (due to World War I)
German International Covered Court Championships
1920 Bremen Germany Mieken Rieck Galvao (5) Germany Frau Gätjen 6–0, 6–2
1921 Bremen Germany Gertrud Hagelin
1922 Bremen Germany Mieken Rieck Galvao (6) Germany Nelly Gassmann Stephanus 4-6, 6–2, 6–2
1923 Bremen Sweden Sigrid Frenckell Fick Germany Mieken Rieck Galvao 6–1, 4-6, 7–5
1924 Bremen Germany Nelly Neppach Germany Else Klatte 6–3, 6–4
1925 Bremen Germany Nelly Neppach (2) Germany Paula Heimann 6–1, 6–4
1926 Bremen Germany Ilse Friedleben Germany Cilly Aussem 6–3, 6–4
1927 Bremen Germany Ilse Friedleben (2) Germany Nelly Neppach 10-8, 6–3
1928 Bremen Germany Ilse Friedleben (3) Germany Frl Frese 6–2, 9–7
1929 Bremen Germany Irmgard Rost Germany Ilse Friedleben 11-9, 2-6, 7–5
1930 Bremen Germany Hilde Krahwinkel Germany Ellen Hoffmann 7–5, 6–0
1931 Bremen Germany Hilde Krahwinkel (2) Germany Irmgard Rost 6–2, 6–3
1932 Bremen Germany Hilde Krahwinkel (3) Germany Klara Hammer 6–0, 6–2
1933 Bremen Switzerland Lolette Payot Germany Marie-Louise Horn 6–3, 2-6, 6–2
1934 Bremen Denmark Hilde Sperling (4) Germany Toni Schomburgk 2-6, 6–1, 6–2
1935 Bremen Denmark Hilde Sperling (5) Switzerland Lolette Payot 6–4, 6–1
1936 Bremen Denmark Hilde Sperling (6) Germany Marie-Louise Horn 6–0, 6–3
1937 Bremen Denmark Hilde Sperling (7) Germany Totta Zehden 6–1, 6–2
1938 Bremen Germany Totta Zehden Austria Trude Wolf 8–6, 6–3
1939 Bremen United States Gracyn Wheeler Romania Klara Somogyi 6–4, 6–4
1940 Hamburg Germany Ursula Heidtmann Germany Tilde Hamel Dietz 6–1, 10-12, 6–4
1941 Hamburg Germany Ursula Heidtmann (2) Germany Lotte Tegtmeyer 6–4 4-6 6–4
1942-54 Not held (due to World War II)
West German International Covered Court Championships
1955 Cologne Sweden Bibi Gullbrandsson United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer 6–1, 1-6, 6–3
1956 Cologne United States Althea Gibson Belgium Christiane Mercelis 4-6, 6–3, 6–2
1957 Cologne United Kingdom Anne Shilcock Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6–3, 11-9
1958 Cologne United Kingdom Anne Shilcock (2) Germany Edda Buding default
1959 Cologne Belgium Christiane Mercelis Germany Renate Ostermann 6–3, 6–4
1960 Cologne United Kingdom Ann Haydon United Kingdom Sheila Armstrong 6–3, 6–0
1961 Cologne United Kingdom Angela Mortimer United Kingdom Ann Haydon 6–2, 4-6, 6–4
1962 Bremen United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie GermanyRenate Ostermann 6–4, 2-6, 6–1
1963 Cologne United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (2) Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6–1, 4-6, 8–6
1964 Bremen United Kingdom Christine Truman United Kingdom Carole Rosser 6–4, 5-7, 6–1
1965 Cologne United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie (2) United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 6–3, 6–4
West German Indoor Championships
1966 Bremen United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (3) Germany Helga Niessen 7–9, 7–5, 6–3
1967 Cologne United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (4) Belgium Ingrid Loeys 6–1, 6–1
1968 Bremen United Kingdom Joyce Barclay Williams Germany Helga Niessen 6–2, 6–1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Cologne Sweden Christina Sandberg United Kingdom Christine Truman Janes 6–3, 2-6, 8–6
1970 Munich United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Joyce Barclay Williams 6–2 6–4
1971 Bremen United Kingdom Nell Truman Germany Heide Orth 6–3, 6–3
1973 Bremen Sweden Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer Germany Heide Orth 6–2, 1-6, 6–3
1976 Bremen United Kingdom Linda Mottram Germany Edith Winkens 6–0, 6–1
1977 Bremen Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff Germany Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–2
1978 Bremen Germany Sylvia Hanika Germany Heidi Eisterlehner ?
1979 Bremen Germany Sylvia Hanika (2) Germany Heidi Eisterlehner 6–1, 6–0
1980 Stuttgart Germany Heidi Eisterlehner Germany Claudia Pasquale 6–2, 6–3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). "Volvo Grand Prix Results: $50,000 to $150,000 Tournaments.". Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
  2. ^ "BUDING ADVANCES TO FINAL IN TENNIS". The New York Times. New York City, NY, United States. 20 February 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York City: Viking Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-670-29408-4.
  4. ^ Rockstroh, Jörg (23 April 2021). "Geschichte des Bremer Tennis-Vereins von 1896". BTV (in German). Bremen Tennis Club. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ^ 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 ay az ba bb "Tournaments: German Indoor Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "GERMANY'S GROWING RECORD: Prominent Players Produced". Perth West Australian. Perth, West Australia, Australia: Newspaper Archives. 19 June 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. ^ "TENNIS FINALS: Roger Taylor and Mrs. Ann Jones yesterday qualified for all three event finals in the West German Covered Court tennis championships here in Cologne". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, Lancashire: British Newspaper Archive. 28 January 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ History:Bremen Tennis Club
  9. ^ "Results Archive 1980 Stuttgart I". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Results Archive 1981 Stuttgart I". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ Barrett and Tingay (1982) p.119.
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