Tokyo Indoor

The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan on indoor carpet courts from 1966 to 1995.

Tokyo Indoor
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVaried
TourGrand Prix circuit (1978-1989)
ATP Tour (1990-1995)
Founded1966
Abolished1995
Editions23
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueTokyo Municipal Gym
Yoyogi National Stadium
SurfaceCarpet

History

The event was established in 1966 but had periods when it was not staged. It was played as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour from 1978 to 1989 and part of the Grand Prix Super Series, the precursors to the Masters 1000, from 1978 to 1988. It became part of the ATP Championship Series between 1990 and 1995. The tournament was held at the Tokyo Municipal Gym in 1978 and 1979 and was thereafter played at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. It was played on indoor carpet courts. The tournament was known for offering more prize money than most others.

Sponsorship names

The tournament was also known by its sponsorship names such as the Seiko World Super Tennis [1] and Seiko Super Tennis.[2][3]

Past finals

Singles
Year Tournament name Champions Runners-up Score
1966Tokyo Indoor Ishiguru Osama [4] Keishioro Yanagi4–6, 6–4, 6–0
1967-68Not held
1969Tokyo Indoor John Bartlett [5] Ichizo Konishi6–3, 6–3
1970Tokyo Indoor Tashiro Sakai [6] Ian Fletcher6–2, 6–3
1971Tokyo Indoor Ian Fletcher [7] Takeshi Koura7–5, 6–4
1972-77Not held
1978Seiko World Super Tennis Björn Borg [8] Brian Teacher6–3, 6–4
1979Seiko World Super Tennis Björn Borg [9] Jimmy Connors6–2, 6–2
1980Seiko World Super Tennis Jimmy Connors [10] Tom Gullikson6–1, 6–2
1981Seiko World Super Tennis Vincent Van Patten [11] Mark Edmondson6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1982Seiko World Super Tennis John McEnroe [12] Peter McNamara7–6, 7–5
1983Seiko World Super Tennis Ivan Lendl [13] Scott Davis3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1984Seiko Super Tennis Jimmy Connors [14] Ivan Lendl6–4, 3–6, 6–0
1985Seiko Super Tennis Ivan Lendl [15] Mats Wilander6–0, 6–4
1986Seiko Super Tennis Boris Becker [16] Stefan Edberg7–6, 6–1
1987Seiko Super Tennis Stefan Edberg [17] Ivan Lendl6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1988Seiko Super Tennis Boris Becker [18] John Fitzgerald7–6, 6–4
1989Seiko Super Tennis Aaron Krickstein [19] Carl-Uwe Steeb6–2, 6–2
1990Seiko Super Tennis Ivan Lendl [20] Boris Becker4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991Seiko Super Tennis Stefan Edberg [21] Derrick Rostagno6–3, 1–6, 6–2
1992Seiko Super Tennis Ivan Lendl [22] Henrik Holm7–6, 6–4
1993Seiko Super Tennis Ivan Lendl [23] Todd Martin6–4, 6–4
1994Seiko Super Tennis Goran Ivanišević [24] Michael Chang6–4, 6–4
1995Seiko Super Tennis Michael Chang [25] Mark Philippoussis6–3, 6–4
1996license sold to Singapore Open

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978 Ross Case
Geoff Masters		 Pat Du Pré
Tom Gorman		6–3, 6–4
1979 Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart		 Mike Cahill
Terry Moor		6–4, 7–6
1980 Victor Amaya
Hank Pfister		 Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart		6–3, 3–6, 7–6
1981 Victor Amaya
Hank Pfister		 Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		6–4, 6–2
1982 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson		 John McEnroe
Peter Rennert		6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1983 Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		 Steve Denton
John Fitzgerald		6–1, 6–4
1984 Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Tony Giammalva		 Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		7–6, 6–4
1985 Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 Scott Davis
David Pate		4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1986 Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly		 Andrés Gómez
Ivan Lendl		6–3, 7–5
1987 Broderick Dyke
Tom Nijssen		 Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Jim Grabb		6–3, 6–2
1988 Andrés Gómez
Slobodan Živojinović		 Boris Becker
Eric Jelen		7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1989 Kevin Curren
David Pate		 Andrés Gómez
Slobodan Živojinović		4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1990 Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek		 Scott Davis
David Pate		7–6, 7–5
1991 Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 Scott Davis
David Pate		7–5, 2–6, 7–6
1992 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		7–6, 6–4
1993 Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen		6–3, 6–4
1994 Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 Byron Black
Jonathan Stark		6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1995 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 Jakob Hlasek
Patrick McEnroe		7–6, 6–4

Records

Singles

Included: [26]

Doubles

References
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