Donnay Indoor Championships

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Donnay Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBrussels Indoor
Tour ATP Tour (1990–92)
Grand Prix circuit (1980–88)
Founded1981
Abolished1992
Editions11
Location Brussels, Belgium
Venue Forest National
Surface Carpet (i)

The Brussels Indoor (also known as the Donnay Indoor Championships) is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Forest National in Brussels. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit initially and later, for three years, the ATP Championship Series of the ATP Tour. The tournament was established in 1980, becoming the second tournament to be played in Brussels, along with the ATP Brussels Outdoor. The following year the outdoor tournament was played for the last time, leaving the Donnay Indoor Championships as the sole professional tournament in the region.

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It was held between 1981 and 1988 [1] and then again from 1990 until 1992.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1981 [2] Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
1984 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–3
1985 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1986 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke 6–2, 6–3
1987 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4
1988 Flag of France.svg Henri Leconte Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek 7–6, 7–6, 6–4
1989Not held
1990 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker Flag of Germany.svg Carl-Uwe Steeb 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1991 Flag of France.svg Guy Forget Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Cherkasov 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
1992 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–5), 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1981 [3] Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1982 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Delatte
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dunk
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1983 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt
Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy
Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Simonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
6–2, 6–4
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Gullikson
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1985 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
6–3, 7–6
1986 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Živojinović
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 7–5
1987 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Živojinović
Flag of the United States.svg Chip Hooper
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Leach
7–6, 7–6
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Nijssen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
W/O
1989Not held
1990 Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Živojinović
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Ivanišević
Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy
7–5, 6–3
1991 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel Schapers
6–3, 6–0
1992 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
6–3, 6–2

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