Australian Indoor Tennis Championships

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]

Australian Indoor Tennis Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVaried
TourGrand Prix circuit (1973–1989)
ATP Tour (1990–94)
Founded1973
Abolished1994
Editions22
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueHordern Pavilion (1973–1982)
Sydney Entertainment Centre[1] (1983–1994)
SurfaceHard / indoor

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
1973Australian Indoor Championships Rod Laver John Newcombe3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1974Australian Indoor John Newcombe Cliff Richey6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1975Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament Stan Smith Robert Lutz7–6, 6–2
1976Custom Credit Indoors Geoff Masters James Delaney4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3
1977Custom Credit Australian Indoors Jimmy Connors Ken Rosewall7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1978Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Jimmy Connors Geoff Masters6–0, 6–0, 6–4
1979Custom Credit Australian Indoor Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
1980[3]Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships John McEnroe Vitas Gerulaitis6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1981[3]Custom Credit Australian Indoor John McEnroe Roscoe Tanner6–4, 7–5, 6–2
1982[3]Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships John McEnroe Gene Mayer6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1983[3]Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships John McEnroe Henri Leconte6–1, 6–4, 7–5
1984Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Anders Järryd Ivan Lendl6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1985[11]Custom Credit Australian Indoor Tennis Championships Ivan Lendl Henri Leconte6–4, 6–4, 7–6
1986Swan Premium Open Boris Becker Ivan Lendl3–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–0
1987Swan Premium Sydney Indoor Ivan Lendl Pat Cash6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1988Swan Premium Open Slobodan Živojinović Richard Matuszewski7–6, 6–3, 6–4
1989Australian Indoor Tennis Championships Ivan Lendl Lars-Anders Wahlgren6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1990Australian Indoor Tennis Championships Boris Becker Stefan Edberg7–6, 6–4, 6–4
1991[12]Australian Indoor Tennis Championships Stefan Edberg Brad Gilbert6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1992Australian Indoor Tennis Championships Goran Ivanišević Stefan Edberg6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1993Ansett Australian Indoor Tennis Championships Jaime Yzaga Petr Korda6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
1994Australian Indoor Tennis Championship Richard Krajicek Boris Becker7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–3

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Rod Laver
John Newcombe		 Mal Anderson
Ken Rosewall		7–6, 6–2
1974 Ross Case
Geoff Masters		 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		6–4, 6–4
1975 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 Ross Case
Geoff Masters		6–4, 6–2
1976 Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie		 Syd Ball
Kim Warwick		4–6, 6–4, 7–6
1977 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 Ross Case
Geoff Masters		6–7, 6–3, 6–1
1978 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 Mark Edmondson
John Marks		6–4, 6–3
1979 Rod Frawley
Francisco González		 Vijay Amritraj
Pat DuPré		W/O
1980 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 Tim Gullikson
Johan Kriek		4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1981 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan		6–7, 7–6, 6–1
1982 John McEnroe
Peter Rennert		 Steve Denton
Mark Edmondson		6–3, 7–6
1983 Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		 John McEnroe
Peter Rennert		6–2, 6–4
1984 Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson		 Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		6–4, 6–4
1985 John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick		6–3, 6–2
1986 Boris Becker
John Fitzgerald		 Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee		6–4, 7–6
1987 Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		 Boris Becker
Robert Seguso		6–3, 6–2
1988 Darren Cahill
John Fitzgerald		 Marty Davis
Brad Drewett		6–3, 6–2
1989 David Pate
Scott Warner		 Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		6–3, 6–7, 7–5
1990 Broderick Dyke
Peter Lundgren		 Stefan Edberg
Ivan Lendl		6–2, 6–4
1991 Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 Luke Jensen
Laurie Warder		6–4, 6–4
1992 Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark		 Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		6–2, 6–3
1993 Patrick McEnroe
Richey Reneberg		 Alexander Mronz
Lars Rehmann		6–3, 7–5
1994 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 Byron Black
Jonathan Stark		6–4, 7–6

See also

References
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  2. "Connors nips Newcombe to rich Aussie tournament". The Montreal Gazette. Reuters. 20 October 1978. p. 21 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "McEnroe tops Leconte". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. 17 October 1983. p. 8C – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Edberg continues victory roll". Spokane Chronicle. 14 October 1991. p. C5 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "McEnroe Wins in Sydney". news.google.com. Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 14 Oct 1981. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. McManus, Jim (2010). History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups. Pont Vedra Beach: MAC and Company Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 9781450728331.
  7. "Shock axing of indoor event". The Age. 20 June 1995. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sydney suffers a body blow as Indoor scraped". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1995. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Aussie indoor lacks a sponsor". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1989 – via Google News Archive.
  10. Association of Tennis Professionals 1995 Player Guide, pages D16-D67
  11. "Lendl breaks his drought". The Canberra Times. 60 (18, 283). 21 October 1985. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Edberg continues victory roll". Spokane Chronicle. 14 October 1991. p. C5 – via Google News Archive.
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