Bavarian Indoor Championships

Bavarian Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit
Founded	1953;72 years ago (1953)
Abolished	1971;54 years ago (1971)
Location	Marktredwitz Munich
Surface	Carpet / indoor Wood / indoor

The Bavarian Indoor Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1953 as the Bavarian International Covered Court Championships. ^[1]

Also known as the Bavarian International Indoor Championships it was mainly held in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany until 1971 when it was discontinued. ^[1]

History

The tournament was established in 1953 and was originally played on indoor wood courts, ^[1] in 1970 the surface switched to carpet courts. The event was mainly held in Munich with the exception of 1971 the final edition which was played in Marktredwitz when it was discontinued. ^[1] This tournament was the men's precursor event to the Munich WCT event founded in 1973 that was also played on indoor carpet courts until 1975 before it was discontinued. In 1980 a men's Munich Indoor Invitation tournament was revived for one season under the sponsorship name the Braun 1980 Tennis Cup that was won by Jimmy Connors. ^[2] In 1983 the WCT was revived for two editions only till 1984.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1953	Munich	Milan Branović	Rupert Huber	6-4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2. [1]
1954	Munich	Milan Branović (2)	Rupert Huber	6-2, 6–2, 2–6, 8–6. [1]
1955	Munich	Rupert Huber [3]	Milan Branović	6-2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2. [1]
1966 [4]	Munich	Wilhelm Bungert	Jaroslav Drobný	6-3, 6–2, 6–2. [1]
1967	Munich	Wilhelm Bungert (2)	Milan Holeček	7-5, 4–6, 6–4. [1]
1968	Munich	Jorgen Ulrich	Karl Meiler	7-5, 4–6, 6–4. [1]
1969	Munich	Jurgen Fassbender	Karl Meiler	6-4, 8–6, 7–5. [1]
1970 [a]	Munich	John Clifton	Håkan Zahr	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1971	Marktredwitz	Jurgen Fassbender (2)	Helmut Fickentscher	6-8, 6–3, 6–4. [1]

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1966	Munich	Helga Niessen	Sonja Pachta	6-1, 7–5.
1967	Munich	Vlasta Vopickova	Kerstin Seelbach [5]	3-6, 7–5, 6–2
1968 [6]	Munich	Edda Buding	Frances MacLennan	6-3, 2–6, 6–1
1969	Munich	Betty Stöve	Katja Ebbinghaus	6-4, 6–4
1970 [b]	Munich	Virginia Wade	Joyce Williams	6–2, 6–4

Notes

1. The 1970 edition of the Championships were also valid as the German Indoor Championships.
2. The 1970 edition of the Championships were also valid as the German Indoor Championships.

References

1. "Tournament – Bavarian International Covered Court Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
2. "Gerulaitis, Connors Gain Finals". Victoria Advocate . Victoria, Texas: newspapers.com. 8 Mar 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
3. "Rupert Huber: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. "Rest of Sports". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, England: newspapers.com. 28 Feb 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
5. "Kerstin Seelbach: Player Stats & More". Women's Tennis Association. WTA Official. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. "Frances MacClennan (Scotland)". Nottingham Evening Post . Nottingham, England: newspapers.com. 26 Feb 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2024.