Travemünde International ATP Travemünde Challenger | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour |
ILTF World Circuit |
Founded | 1951 |
Abolished | 1988 |
Location | Travemünde, West Germany |
Venue | Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The Travemünde Challenger [1] also known as the ATP Travemünde Challenger was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1951 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Travemünde International. [2] The tournament ran annually until 1988 when it was discontinued. [2]
In 1908 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde (Travemünde Lawn Tennis Tournament) was first established. [3] That tournament was an open clay court event for men and women that mainly attracted German tennis players, though some foreign international players did participate in the tournament. [2] In 1922 the Harvesterhuder Tennis and Hockey Club then organized the event now branded as the Internationales Rasentennisturnier Travemünde [2] in Travemünde and built the first tennis facility with a clubhouse on behalf of the city. [4] In 1947 the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club was founded. [5]
In 1950 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde was succeeded a new Travemünde International tournament in 1951. [6] [2] The tournament ran as a combined event until 1980 when the women's tournament was discontinued. [2] The men's event carried but it was downgraded from the world tour and became a challenger tournament in 1981 called the Travemünde Challenger it continued until 1988, [1] when the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club ended the event due to financial problems with cost of hosting tournament. [7]
(Incomplete roll)
(Incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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1951 |
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6–3, 7–5 |
1952 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
1953 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
1954 |
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6–2, 5–1, ret. |
1956 |
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6–3, 6–2 |
1958 |
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6–2, 7–5 |
1966 |
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8–6, 6–0 |
1967 |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
1968 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
↓ Open era ↓ | |||
1969 |
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7–5, 6–2 |
1970 |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
1971 |
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6–8, 6–2, 6–2 |
1972 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
1973 |
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6–4, 6–3 |
1974 |
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6–4, 6–2 |
1975 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
1976 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
1977 |
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7–5, 6–3 |
1980 |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Travemünde International ATP Travemünde Challenger | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour |
ILTF World Circuit |
Founded | 1951 |
Abolished | 1988 |
Location | Travemünde, West Germany |
Venue | Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The Travemünde Challenger [1] also known as the ATP Travemünde Challenger was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1951 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Travemünde International. [2] The tournament ran annually until 1988 when it was discontinued. [2]
In 1908 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde (Travemünde Lawn Tennis Tournament) was first established. [3] That tournament was an open clay court event for men and women that mainly attracted German tennis players, though some foreign international players did participate in the tournament. [2] In 1922 the Harvesterhuder Tennis and Hockey Club then organized the event now branded as the Internationales Rasentennisturnier Travemünde [2] in Travemünde and built the first tennis facility with a clubhouse on behalf of the city. [4] In 1947 the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club was founded. [5]
In 1950 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde was succeeded a new Travemünde International tournament in 1951. [6] [2] The tournament ran as a combined event until 1980 when the women's tournament was discontinued. [2] The men's event carried but it was downgraded from the world tour and became a challenger tournament in 1981 called the Travemünde Challenger it continued until 1988, [1] when the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club ended the event due to financial problems with cost of hosting tournament. [7]
(Incomplete roll)
(Incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
1951 |
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6–3, 7–5 |
1952 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
1953 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
1954 |
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6–2, 5–1, ret. |
1956 |
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6–3, 6–2 |
1958 |
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6–2, 7–5 |
1966 |
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8–6, 6–0 |
1967 |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
1968 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
↓ Open era ↓ | |||
1969 |
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7–5, 6–2 |
1970 |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
1971 |
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6–8, 6–2, 6–2 |
1972 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
1973 |
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6–4, 6–3 |
1974 |
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6–4, 6–2 |
1975 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
1976 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
1977 |
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7–5, 6–3 |
1980 |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |