| Milan Indoor | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Milan (1978–97, 2001–05) London (1998–2000) |
| Tour | ATP Tour (1990–2005) Grand Prix circuit (1981–89) WCT circuit (1978–80) |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2005 |
| Editions | 28 |
| Location | Milan, Italy (1978–97, 2001–05) London, UK (1998–2000) |
| Venue | Palazzo dello Sport PalaLido Palazzo Trussardi Assago Forum Battersea Park London Arena |
| Surface | Carpet (i) (1978–99, 2001–05) Hard (i) (2000) |
The Milan Indoor, also known under various sponsored names, was a men's professional tennis tournament founded in 1973 as the ATP Milano Indoors an indoor carpet court event, that was the successor event the Milano International Indoors (1933-38, 1957-63) an indoor wood court tournament. In 1978 the event was revived as the Milan Indoor and held until 2005 when it was branded as the International of Lombardy or Internazionali di Lombardia. It took placed in Milan, Italy with the exception of three years (1998–2000) when it was held in London, United Kingdom. The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit (1981–89) and ATP Tour (1990–2005) and was played on indoor carpet courts, except for the 2000 edition which was played on an indoor hard court. The most successful singles players were John McEnroe and Boris Becker who both won four titles. Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer won the first singles title of their career at the event. [1] A single female edition of the event was held in 1991, won by Monica Seles. Due to a lack of sponsorship the tournament was replaced on the 2006 ATP Tour by the Zagreb Indoors. [2]
The first four editions of the tournament, from 1978 until 1982, were part of the World Championship Tennis Series of tournaments, which during that time was incorporated into the Grand Prix calendar. From 1982 through 1989 the event was part of the Super Series tier of the Grand Prix circuit. Initially the tournament was played at the Palazzo dello Sport, near the San Siro stadium, but in 1985 the PalaLido became the event venue after heavy snowfall in January that year had caused the roof of the Palazzo dello Sport to collapse, forcing it to close. In 1987 the tournament moved again, this time to the newly-build Palazzo Trussardi. From 1990 to 1992, during the first years of the ATP Tour, the tournament was part of the World Series, its lowest tier, but in 1993 it was upgraded to the Championship Series tier. In 1991, the Assago Forum became the host of the event, before it moved back again to the Palatrussardi for the 1996 and 1997 editions.
In 1998 the tournament moved to London, England and was played at Battersea Park before moving to the London Arena in 2000 when it became part of the International Series Gold category. Due to the loss of its main sponsor the tournament moved back to its original host city Milan in 2001 where it was held at the PalaLido until its last edition in 2005. [3] John McEnroe and Boris Becker won the singles title four times and the roll of honor contains 10 Grand Slam tournament winners, including Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer, who both won their first career singles title in Milan.
During its history the tournament was known under various, mostly sponsored, names; WCT Milan, the Cuore Tennis Cup, the Fila Trophy, the Stella Artois Indoor, the Muratti Time Indoors, the Italian Indoors, the Guardian Direct Cup, the AXA Cup, the Breil Milano Indoors, the ATP Indesit Milano Indoors, and the Internazionali di Lombardia. [4]
| Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 1991 |  Monica Seles |  Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Location | Year | Champion | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 1991 | Sandy Collins Lori McNeil |  Sabine Appelmans  Raffaella Reggi | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
The 1994 Muratti Time Indoor, known as such for sponsorship reasons, was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Assago Forum Milan, Italy that was part of the Championship Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and took place from 7 February until 13 February 1994. Fifth-seeded Boris Becker won his second consecutive singles title at the event and his fourth in total and earned $112,500 first-prize money.
The 2001 Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the PalaLido in Milan, Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and ran from 29 January through 4 February 2001.
The 2002 Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the PalaLido in Milan, Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and ran from 28 January through 3 February 2002. Unseeded Davide Sanguinetti won the singles title.
The 2003 Breil Milano Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the PalaLido in Milan in Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 27 January through 2 February 2003. Martin Verkerk won the singles title.
The 2004 Indesit ATP Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the PalaLido in Milan, Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and took place from 9 February through 15 February 2004. Unseeded Antony Dupuis won the singles title.
The 2005 ATP Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the PalaLido in Milan, Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It was the 28th and last edition of the tournament ran from 31 January through 6 February 2005. Fifth-seeded Robin Söderling won the singles title.
The 1996 Italian Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palatrussardi in Milan, Italy and was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 26 February through 3 March 1996. Goran Ivanišević won the singles title.
The 1984 Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 19 March until 25 March 1984. Unseeded Stefan Edberg won the singles title.
The 1985 Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Milan, Italy. The event was moved to the PalaLido after heavy snowfall had collapsed the roof of the Palazzo dello Sport in January 1985 and caused its closure. The event was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was played from 23 March until 31 March 1985. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1979–1981.
The 1997 Italian Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palatrussardi in Milan, Italy and was part of the Championship Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 24 February until 2 March 1997. First-seeded Goran Ivanišević won the singles title.
The 1990 Stella Artois Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1990 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palatrussardi in Milan, Italy, from 5 February until 11 February 1990. First-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title, his third at the event after 1983 and 1986.
The 1980 Milan Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 24 March through 30 March 1980. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.
The 1979 Milan Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 26 March through 1 April 1979. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.
The 1978 Milan Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan in Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 27 March through 2 April 1978. Second-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title. Total attendance for the tournament was 76,841.
The 1987 Fila Trophy was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at a new venue, Palazzo Trussardi in Milan, Italy. The event was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was played from 30 March until 4 April 1987. Total attendance was almost 48,000. First-seeded Boris Becker won the singles title and earned $55,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 Stella Artois Italian Indoors was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo Trussardi in Milan, Italy. The event was part of the Super Series tier of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was played from 15 February until 21 February 1988, moved up from its usual spot in March. Fifth-seeded Yannick Noah won the singles title after his opponent in the final, Jimmy Connors, had to retire with a pulled muscle.
The 1991 Muratti Time Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the recently opened Assago Forum in Milan, Italy. It was the 14th edition of the tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour. It took place from 4 February until 10 February 1991 and eighth-seeded Alexander Volkov won the singles title.
The 1992 Muratti Time Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Assago Forum in Milan, Italy that was part of the ATP World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from 3 February until 9 February 1992. Unseeded Omar Camporese won the singles title.
The 1993 Muratti Time Indoor, known as such for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Assago Forum in Milan, Italy that was part of the ATP Championship Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 February until 14 February 1993. Second-seeded Boris Becker won the singles title, his third at the event after 1987 and 1989.
The 1995 Muratti Time Indoor was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Assago Forum Milan, Italy that was part of the Championship Series of the 1995 ATP Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and took place from 13 February until 19 February 1995. Fifth-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title and earned $128,000 first-prize money.
