Australian Indoor Tennis Championship | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Varied |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1973–1989) ATP Tour (1990–94) |
Founded | 1973 |
Abolished | 1994 |
Editions | 22 |
Location | Sydney, Australia |
Venue | Hordern Pavilion (1973–1982) Sydney Entertainment Centre[1] (1983–1994) |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
The Australian Indoor Tennis Championship,[2] also known as the Australian Indoor Championship,[3] the Australian Indoor Open[4] and the Sydney Indoor for short, was a professional men's tennis tournament was played in Sydney, Australia. The tournament was an initiative from John Newcombe and was part of an expanding Asian-Australian fall Grand Prix circuit. The event was played under various names as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973 through 1989 and as part of the ATP Tour from 1990 through 1994. It was played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion on the Sydney Showground[5] through 1982 and at the Sydney Entertainment Centre beginning in 1983.[6] The tournament was cancelled in June 1994 on financial grounds with tournament director and co-founder Graham Lovett citing insufficient television coverage and the difficulty of signing top players as the main reasons.[7][8]
History
From 1975 to 1989 the event was sponsored by the Custom Credit and Swan Premium.[9]
Records
- Most singles titles: John McEnroe 4
- Most consecutive singles titles: John McEnroe 4 (1980–1983)
- Most singles finals: Ivan Lendl 5
Finals
Singles
Year | Tournament name[10] | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | Australian Indoor Championships | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
1974 | Australian Indoor Championships | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
1975 | Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
1976 | Custom Credit Indoors | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 |
1977 | Custom Credit Australian Indoors | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
1978 | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0, 6–4 |
1979 | Custom Credit Australian Indoor | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
1980[3] | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
1981[3] | Custom Credit Australian Indoor | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5, 6–2 |
1982[3] | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
1983[3] | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4, 7–5 |
1984 | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
1985[11] | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 7–6 |
1986 | Swan Premium Open | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
1987 | Swan Premium Sydney Indoor | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
1988 | Swan Premium Open | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1989 | Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
1990 | Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1991[12] | Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
1992 | Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
1993 | Ansett Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
1994 | Australian Indoor Tennis Championship | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–3 |
Doubles
See also
References
- ^ "Americans post wins in Aussie tourney". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. 15 October 1985. p. 7 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Connors nips Newcombe to rich Aussie tournament". The Montreal Gazette. Reuters. 20 October 1978. p. 21 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b c d e "McEnroe tops Leconte". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. 17 October 1983. p. 8C – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Edberg continues victory roll". Spokane Chronicle. 14 October 1991. p. C5 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "McEnroe Wins in Sydney". news.google.com. Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 14 Oct 1981. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ McManus, Jim (2010). History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups. Pont Vedra Beach: MAC and Company Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 9781450728331.
- ^ "Shock axing of indoor event". The Age. 20 June 1995. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sydney suffers a body blow as Indoor scraped". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1995. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aussie indoor lacks a sponsor". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1989 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Association of Tennis Professionals 1995 Player Guide, pages D16-D67
- ^ "Lendl breaks his drought". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 283. 21 October 1985. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Edberg continues victory roll". Spokane Chronicle. 14 October 1991. p. C5 – via Google News Archive.