Long Island Indoor Championships

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Long Island Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit
Founded1966;59 years ago (1966)
Abolished1972;53 years ago (1972)
Editions7 (men)
2 (women)
Location Brookville
Hempstead
SurfaceCarpet/ indoors

The Long Island Indoor Championships [1] was a combined men's and women's USLTA/ILTF affiliated indoor carpet court tennis tournament founded in 1966. [2] Also known as the Long Island Invitation Round Robin Indoor (as it was played in private institutions) during its early editions, It was first played at the Connolly Gymnasium, C.W. Post College, Brookville, New York, United States. It was last played David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York in 1972.

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History

The event was first organised by USLTA and played at the Connolly Gymnasium in Brookville, New York in 1967 and usually played in Midwinter annually until 1970.

In 1971 it was moved in the tour calendar to early spring and the tournament was branded as the Dannon Tennis Classic for sponsorship reasons, [3] by the food manufacturer Danone North America for its last two editions.

The event ran until 1972 when it was last played in Hempstead, New York then was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1967. [4] Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe Flag of the United States.svg Eugene Scott RR 3-0 matches
1968 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Santana RR 2-0 matches
1969 [6] Flag of the United States.svg Eugene Scott Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Charlie Pasarell RR

Open era

1970. [7] Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Richey Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner 31–17
1971. [8] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Belkin Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Richey 6–3, 7–5
1972 [9] Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–0

Women's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1968 [10] Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals RR 2–0 matches
Open era
1969 [11] Flag of the United States.svg Mary Ann Eisel Flag of the United States.svg Carole Graebner RR won

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