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Scandinavian Indoor Championships

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The Scandinavian Indoor Championships [2] also known as the Scandinavian Covered Court Championships [3] and the Scandinavian Indoor Open [4] was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament held from 1936 through 1979.

Scandinavian Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameScandinavian Championships (1936-51)
Scandinavian Covered Court Championships (1952-67)
Scandinavian Open Indoor (1968-69)
Scandinavian Indoor Tennis Championships (1970-73)
Scandinavian Indoor Championships (1974-79)
Founded1936
Abolished1979
LocationCopenhagen
Helsinki
Stockholm
Oslo
SurfaceWood (indoor)[1] 1936-69
Carpet (indoor) 1970-79

History

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The tournament was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Swedish Lawn Tennis Association and was first held on the indoor courts of the B-Hall in Stockholm. The location of the tournament alternated between the four Scandinavian capitals Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo and the event was usually held at the end of January or the beginning of February. The competitors were mainly European players. The tournament struggled in Open Era, the mixed doubles event was cancelled in 1971, and the championships were abolished in 1979.[5]

Champions

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Year Location
Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1936 Stockholm   Kalle Schröder   Hilde Sperling   Paul Feret
  Jean Lesueur 		  Hilde Sperling
  Else Hollis 		  Gudrun Roberg
  Jean Borotra
1937 Copenhagen   Anker Jacobsen   Hilde Sperling   Charles Hare
  Frank Wilde 		  Hilde Sperling
  Else Hollis 		  Mary Hardwick
  Charles Hare
1938 Helsinki   Franjo Punčec   Mary Hardwick[6]   Josip Pallada
  Franjo Punčec 		  Mary Hardwick
  Joan Saunders 		  Joan Saunders
  Patrick Hughes
1939 Stockholm   Henri Bolelli   Hilde Sperling   Henri Bolelli
  Pierre Pelizza 		  Hilde Sperling
  Else Hollis 		  Le Bailly
  Henri Bolelli
Not held in 1940–1947
1948 Copenhagen   Börje Fornstedt   Nelly Landry   Börje Fornstedt
  Sven Davidson 		  Nelly Landry
  Thelma Salo 		  Nelly Landry
  Pierre Pelizza
1949 Stockholm   Kurt Nielsen[7]   Hilde Sperling   Lennart Bergelin
  Torsten Johansson 		  Betty Hilton
  Jean Quertier 		  Hilde Sperling
  Nils Rohlsson
1950 Copenhagen   Sven Davidson   Hilde Sperling[8]   Torsten Johansson
  Nils Rohlsson 		  Birgit Gullbrandsson
  Hilde Sperling 		  Birgit Gullbrandsson
  Sven Davidson
1951 Helsinki   Torsten Johansson   Birgit Sandén   Torsten Johansson
  Nils Rohlsson 		  Kay Tucky
  Susan Partridge 		  Birgit Sandén
  Torsten Johansson
1952 Stockholm   Kurt Nielsen   Jean Quertier   Kurt Nielsen
  Torsten Johansson 		  Jean Quertier
  Susan Partridge 		  Jean Quertier
  Gerald Oakley
1953 Copenhagen   Kurt Nielsen [9]   Angela Mortimer   Kurt Nielsen
  Torben Ulrich 		  Angela Mortimer
  Jean Quertier 		  Jean Quertier
  Geoffrey Paish
1954 Helsinki   Sven Davidson   Angela Mortimer   Sven Davidson
  Nils Rohlsson 		  Angela Mortimer
  Anne Shilcock 		  Angela Mortimer
  Gerald Oakley
1955 Oslo   Kurt Nielsen   Angela Mortimer   Giuseppe Merlo
  Giorgio Fachini 		  Angela Mortimer
  Anne Shilcock 		  Angela Mortimer
  Gerald Oakley
1956 Stockholm   Budge Patty   Angela Mortimer   Budge Patty
  Hugh Stewart 		  Angela Mortimer
  Anne Shilcock 		  Althea Gibson
  Sven Davidson
1957 Copenhagen   Sven Davidson   Anne Shilcock   Sven Davidson
  Ulf Schmidt 		  Thelma Long
  Ginette Bucaille 		  Gudrun Rosin
  Percy Rosberg
1958 Helsinki   Kurt Nielsen   Erika Vollmer   Kurt Nielsen
  Jørgen Ulrich 		  Shirley Bloomer
  Ann Haydon 		  Shirley Bloomer
  Alan Mills
1959 Stockholm   Sven Davidson   Angela Mortimer   Kurt Nielsen
  Jørgen Ulrich 		  Angela Mortimer
  Christine Truman 		  Christine Truman
  Mike Hann
1960 Copenhagen   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Ann Haydon [10]   Billy Knight
  Tony Pickard 		  Angela Mortimer
  Ann Haydon 		  Angela Mortimer
  Billy Knight
1961 Helsinki   Ulf Schmidt   Angela Mortimer   Manuel Santana
  E. Soriano 		  Angela Mortimer
  Deidre Catt 		  Angela Mortimer
  Bobby Wilson
1962 Oslo   Ulf Schmidt   Ann Haydon [11]   Bobby Wilson
  Alan Mills 		  Ann Haydon
  Deidre Catt 		  Ann Haydon
  Bobby Wilson
1963 Stockholm   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Ann Haydon-Jones [12]   Jan Leschly
  Jørgen Ulrich 		  Ann Haydon-Jones
  Deidre Catt 		  Ann Haydon-Jones
  Mike Hann
1964 Copenhagen   Jørgen Ulrich[13]   Christine Truman   Jan Leschly
  Jørgen Ulrich 		  Helga Niessen
  Heidi Schildknecht 		  Gudrun Rosin
  Raino Nyyssönen
1965 Helsinki   Roger Taylor   Elisabeth Starkie   Roger Taylor
  Bobby Wilson 		  Anna Dmitrijeva
  Gudrun Rosin 		  Anna Dmitrijeva
  Toomas Leius
1966 Oslo   Bobby Wilson[14]   Helga Niessen   Daniel Contet
  Patrice Beust 		  Elisabeth Starkie
  Winnie Shaw 		  Winnie Shaw
  C.R. Stillwell
1967 Stockholm   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Ann Haydon-Jones [15]   Vladirmir Korotkov
  Hans-Joachim Plötz 		  Ann Haydon-Jones
  Winnie Shaw [16] 		  Ann Haydon-Jones
  Alex Metreveli [17]
1968 Copenhagen   Jan Leschly   Virginia Wade   Ove Bengtson
  Kenneth Andersson 		  Virginia Wade
  Joyce Williams 		  Anna Dmitrijeva
  Sergej Likhatjev
1969 Helsinki   Ove Bengtson   Christina Sandberg   Carl-Edvard Hedelund
  Martin Carlstein 		  Christine Janes
  Joyce Williams 		  Joyce Williams
  Graham Stilwell
1970 Oslo   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Joyce Williams   John Clifton
  Paul Hutchins 		  Christine Truman
  Joyce Williams 		  Ingrid Bentzer
  Håkan Zahr
1971 Stockholm   Jiří Hřebec   Christina Sandberg   Ove Bengtson
  Hans Nerell 		  Christina Sandberg
  Ingrid Bentzer 		Not held
1972 Copenhagen   Jan Leschly   Winnie Shaw   František Pála
  Jiří Hřebec 		  Joyce Williams
  Winnie Shaw
1973 Helsinki   Björn Borg[18]   Ingrid Bentzer   Björn Borg
  Rolf Norberg 		  Ingrid Bentzer
  Mimmi Wikstedt
1974 Oslo   Björn Borg[19]   Lesley Charles   Björn Borg
  Kjell Johansson 		  P. Peosachow
  Sue Mappin
1975 Stockholm   Jan Šimbera   Ellen Grindvold   Nowicki
  Jacek Niedźwiedzki 		  Helena Anliot
  Margareta Forsgårdh
1976 Copenhagen   Lars Elvstrøm   Linda Mottram   Jean-Francois Caujolle
  John Feaver 		  Dorte Ekner
  Mari-Ann Klougart
1977 Helsinki   Mark Cox   Jackie Fayter   Hans Kary
  Jiří Hřebec 		  Margareta Forsgårdh
  Elisabeth Ekblom
1979 Norway   Tenny Svensson   Lena Sandin   Tenny Svensson
  Douglas Palm 		  L. Jacobsen
  Lena Sandin

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1936   Kalle Schröder[20]   Jean Borotra 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5
1937   Anker Jacobsen[20]   Charles Hare 7–5, 6–2, 6–3
1938   Franjo Punčec[20]   Josip Palada 7–5, 2–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1939   Henri Bolelli[20]   Henner Henkel 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1940-47 No competition[20]
1948   Borje Fornstedt[20]   Kurt Nielsen 1–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–2
1949[21]   Kurt Nielsen[20]   Budge Patty 6–3, 5–7, 16–14, 6–3
1950   Sven Davidson[20]   Torsten Johansson 14–12, 6–4, 6–1
1951   Torsten Johansson[20]   Kurt Nielsen 23–21, 6–3, 9–7
1952[22]   Kurt Nielsen[20]   Torsten Johansson 12–10, 6–1, 6–4
1953   Kurt Nielsen[20]   Art Larsen 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1954   Sven Davidson[20]   Władysław Skonecki 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1955[23]   Kurt Nielsen[20]   Ulf Schmidt 14–12, 7–5, 6–3
1956[24]   Budge Patty[20]   Sven Davidson 6–4, 13–11, 6–2
1957[25]   Sven Davidson[20]   Budge Patty 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1958[26]   Kurt Nielsen[20]   Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1959[27]   Sven Davidson[20]   Kurt Nielsen 6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1960[28]   Jan-Erik Lundqvist[20]   Torben Ulrich 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5
1961[29]   Ulf Schmidt[20]   Bobby Wilson 6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 8–6
1962   Ulf Schmidt[20]   Jørgen Ulrich 6–3, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4
1963   Jan-Erik Lundqvist[20]   Ulf Schmidt 6–4, 8–6, 1–6, 6–3
1964   Jørgen Ulrich[20]   Torben Ulrich 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1965   Roger Taylor[20]   Toomas Leius 6–0, 11–13, 9–11, 16–14, 6–1
1966   Bobby Wilson[20]   Torben Ulrich 12–10, 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 6–3
1967   Jan-Erik Lundqvist[20]   Bo Holmström 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1968   Jan Leschly[20]   Alex Metreveli 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4
1969   Ove Bengtson[20]   Gerald Battrick 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1970   Jan-Erik Lundqvist[20]   Bengt Aaberg 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1971   Jiří Hřebec[20]   Pekka Säilä 11–9, 6–4, 6–2
1972   Jan Leschly[20]   Raymond Moore 6–1, 11–9, 6–3
1973   Björn Borg[20]   Jacek Niedźwiedzki 8–6, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1974   Björn Borg   Raymond Moore 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1975   Jan Šimbera   Ove Bengtson 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1976   Lars Elvstrøm   Jean-François Caujolle 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1977   Mark Cox   Kjell Johansson 6–3, 6–3
1979   Tenny Svensson   Stefan Simonsson 6–2, 7–6

Event names

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  • Scandinavian Championships (1936–51)[30]
  • Scandinavian Covered Court Championships (1952–67, 77)[31]
  • Scandinavian Open Indoor (1968–69)[32]
  • Scandinavian Indoor Tennis Championships (1970–73)[33]
  • Scandinavian Indoor Championships (1974–76, 78-79)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beecham, William (3 December 1953). "Sports Brief". Southern Argus. Southern Argus, 3 Dec 1953, p.5. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Tony Trabert To Compete In National Indoor Meet". news.google.com. St. Petersburg Times, Feb 14, 1954. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Three Titles for Mrs Jones". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald, Feb 6, 1967. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Open Tennis Tournaments Get Approval". news.google.com. The Pittsburgh Press, Mar 31, 1968. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 311–312. ISBN 9780047960420.
  6. ^ "Turns Professional". news.google.com. Berkeley Daily Gazette, Nov 20, 1940. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Swedish King Gives Parker Some Pointers". news.google.com. The Spokesman Review, Feb 1, 1949. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Inductees". tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ^ Beecham, William (3 December 1953). "Sports Brief". Southern Argus. Southern Argus, 3 Dec 1953, p.5. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Three Titles for Mrs Jones". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald, Feb 6, 1967. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Three Titles for Mrs Jones". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald, Feb 6, 1967. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Three Titles for Mrs Jones". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald, Feb 6, 1967. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. ^ "On court, off records". torbenulrich.com. Torben Ulrich, 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  14. ^ "On court, off records". torbenulrich.com. Torben Ulrich, 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Three Titles for Mrs Jones". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald, Feb 6, 1967. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Three Titles for Mrs Jones". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald, Feb 6, 1967. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Three Titles for Mrs Jones". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald, Feb 6, 1967. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Bjorn Borg captured the singles title for the second straight year". newspapers.com. The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky, 3 Feb, 1974 p. 49. 3 February 1974. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Bjorn Borg captured the singles title for the second straight year". newspapers.com. The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky, 3 Feb, 1974 p. 49. 3 February 1974. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  20. ^ 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 Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 312.
  21. ^ Hudiksvall newspaper, 1 February 1949
  22. ^ The Swedish Daily, 28 January 1952
  23. ^ "Results". World Tennis. March 1955. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Results". World Tennis. March 1956. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Results". World Tennis. March 1957. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Results". World Tennis. April 1958. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Results". World Tennis. April 1959. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Results". World Tennis. April 1960. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Results". World Tennis. April 1961. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  30. ^ "LAWN TENNIS:The following players will be playing in the Scandinavian Championships which will be played in Copenhagen on 12 to 19 January, J. Borotra, Paul J. A, Feret, C. Malfroy S Nystrom and A. Steadman". Nottingham Journal. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England: British Newspaper Archives. 19 December 1935. p. 12.
  31. ^ "Tennis: British Davis Cup player and top seed. meets Torben Ulrich, of Denmark, in the men's singles final of the Scandinavian Covered Court Championships at Oslo today". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, England: British Newspaper Archives. 12 February 1966. p. 20.
  32. ^ "TENNIS RESULTS & SPORTS FIXTURES: Scandinavian Open Indoor (Helsinki) Victoria Open Championships (Helsinki) New South Wales Open (Sydney)". Daily Mirror. London, England.: British Newspaper Archives. 29 January 1969. p. 27.
  33. ^ "John Clifton winner the West German indoor title at the week-end was beaten in the first round of the Scandinavian Indoor Tennis Championships in Oslo last night". Bristol Evening Post. Bristol, England: British Newspaper Archives. 28 January 1970. p. 35.
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