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Travemünde Challenger

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]

Travemünde International
ATP Travemünde Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Abolished1988; 36 years ago (1988)
LocationTravemünde, West Germany
VenueTravemünde Hockey & Tennis Club
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

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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]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1951   Nils Rohlsson   Herbert Ludwig Tübben 6–1, 6–1[2]
1952   Umberto Bergamo   Gianni Clerici 6–3, 6–4[2]
1953   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Milan Matouš 6–4, 2–6, 6–2[2]
1954   Erwin Balestra[8]   Mario Belardinelli 5–7, 6–4, 6–2[2]
1955   Wayne Van Voorhees[9]   Tony Mottram 6–2, 1–6, 6–2[2]
1956   Ken Rosewall   Ladislav Legenstein 8–6, 3–6, 6–0[2]
1957   Istvan Sikorski   Abe Segal 6–2, 6–2[2]
1958   Mervyn Rose   Sven Davidson 7–5, 6–1[2]
1959   Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2)   Luis Ayala 11–9, 6–3[2]
1960   Jan-Erik Lundqvist (3)   Ramanathan Krishnan 7–5, 6–1[2]
1961   Robin Sanders   Milan Branović 6–4, 1–6, 6–3[2]
1962   Wolfgang Stuck   Ladislav Legenstein 6–4, 6–1[2]
1963   Niki Pilic   Wolfgang Stuck 6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–1[2]
1964   Martin Mulligan   Gene Scott 11–9, 4–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–1[2]
1965   Wolfgang Stuck (2)   Ingo Buding 7–5, 6–3, 6–3[2]
1966   Niki Pilic (2)   Sergio Tacchini 6–2, 6–3, 6–2[2]
1967   Ilie Năstase   Jan Leschly 6–4, 6–3, 6–2[2]
1968   Jan Kukal   Ion Țiriac 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 11–9[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Ilie Năstase (2)   Istvan Gulyas 6–2, 7–5, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1970   Attila Korpás   Barry Phillips-Moore 6–4, 6–4, 6–1[2]
1971   Harald Elschenbroich   Karl Meiler 7–9, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5, 6–3[2]
1972   Péter Szőke   Dick Crealy 6–1, 6–2[2]
1973   Toshiro Sakai   Robert Machan 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 7–6[2]
1974   Robert Machan   Toshiro Sakai 6–2, 6–1, 6–2[2]
1975   Jan Kukal (2)   Péter Szőke 7–6, 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6[2]
1976   Hans Kary   Robert Machan 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–2[2]
1977   Balazs Taroczy   Robert Machan 6–0, 6–2, 6–2[2]
1978   Birger Andersson   Pavel Sevcik 6–2, 6–4, 6–2[2]
1979   Buster Mottram   Peter McNamara 6–1, 6–3[2]
1980   Steve Krulevitz   Robert Machan 6–1, 7–5[2]
↓  ATP Challenger Tour  ↓
1981[1]   Ulrich Pinner   Peter Elter 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1982[1]   Dominique Bedel   Wolfgang Popp 6–4, 6–4
1983[1]   Michael Westphal   Rolf Gehring 7–5, 6–2
1984[1]  Vadim Borisov   Alejandro Ganzábal 7–5, 7–5
1986[1]   Alex Stepanek   Massimo Cierro 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1987[1]   Ronnie Bathman   Wojtek Kowalski 7–6, 6–3
1988[1]   Conny Falk   Hugo Armando 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1951   Mary Terán de Weiss   Erika Vollmer 6–3, 7–5
1952   Dottie Head Knode   Ingrid Metzner 6–4, 6–4
1953   Dottie Head Knode (2)   Helena Matouš 6–2, 6–2
1954   Edda Buding   Inge Hoffert Buderus 6–2, 5–1, ret.
1956   Ingrid Metzner   Elizabeth von Aspern 6–3, 6–2
1958   Erika Vollmer   Karin Warnke 6–2, 7–5
1966   Helga Niessen   Sonja Pachta 8–6, 6–0
1967   Helga Schultze   Helga Niessen 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1968   Gail Sherriff   Alena Palmeova 6–4, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Helga Niessen (2)   Kora Schediwy 7–5, 6–2
1970   Erzsebet Polgar   Katalin Borka 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1971   Helga Niessen Masthoff (3)   Birgitta Lindström 6–8, 6–2, 6–2
1972   Helga Niessen Masthoff (4)   Judith Szorenyi 6–2, 6–2
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1973   Helga Niessen Masthoff (5)   Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–4, 6–3
1974   Helga Niessen Masthoff (6)   Heide Orth 6–4, 6–2
1975   Helga Niessen Masthoff (7)   Alena Palmeová-West 6–4, 6–4
1976   Helga Niessen Masthoff (8)   Katja Ebbinghaus 6–2, 6–2
1977   Katja Ebbinghaus   Helena Anliot 7–5, 6–3
1980   Helga Niessen Masthoff (9)   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Travemunde: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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 af ag ah ai aj "Tournaments: Travemünde International – Challenger". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Historie". www.travemuenderthc.de. Travemünder Tennis- und Hockeyclub e.V. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ Travemünde HTC
  5. ^ Travemünde HTC
  6. ^ Travemünde HTC
  7. ^ Travemünde HTC
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Erwin Balestra (SUI)". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Wayne Van Voorhees: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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