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The Scandinavian Indoor Championships also known as the Scandinavian Covered Court Championships and the Scandinavian Indoor Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament held from 1936 through 1979.

History

The tournament was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Swedish Lawn Tennis Association and was first held on the indoor courts of the B-Hall in Stockholm. The location of the tournament alternated between the four Scandinavian capitals Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo and the event was usually held at the end of January or the beginning of February. The competitors were mainly European players. The tournament struggled in Open Era, the mixed doubles event was cancelled in 1971, and the championships were abolished in 1979.

Champions

Year	Location
		Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1936	Stockholm	Kalle Schröder	Hilde Sperling	Paul Feret Jean Lesueur	Hilde Sperling Else Hollis	Gudrun Roberg Jean Borotra
1937	Copenhagen	Anker Jacobsen	Hilde Sperling	Charles Hare Frank Wilde	Hilde Sperling Else Hollis	Mary Hardwick Charles Hare
1938	Helsinki	Franjo Punčec	Mary Hardwick	Josip Pallada Franjo Punčec	Mary Hardwick Joan Saunders	Joan Saunders Patrick Hughes
1939	Stockholm	Henri Bolelli	Hilde Sperling	Henri Bolelli Pierre Pelizza	Hilde Sperling Else Hollis	Le Bailly Henri Bolelli
Not held in 1940–1947
1948	Copenhagen	Börje Fornstedt	Nelly Landry	Börje Fornstedt Sven Davidson	Nelly Landry Thelma Salo	Nelly Landry Pierre Pelizza
1949	Stockholm	Kurt Nielsen	Hilde Sperling	Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson	Betty Hilton Jean Quertier	Hilde Sperling Nils Rohlsson
1950	Copenhagen	Sven Davidson	Hilde Sperling	Torsten Johansson Nils Rohlsson	Birgit Gullbrandsson Hilde Sperling	Birgit Gullbrandsson Sven Davidson
1951	Helsinki	Torsten Johansson	Birgit Sandén	Torsten Johansson Nils Rohlsson	Kay Tucky Susan Partridge	Birgit Sandén Torsten Johansson
1952	Stockholm	Kurt Nielsen	Jean Quertier	Kurt Nielsen Torsten Johansson	Jean Quertier Susan Partridge	Jean Quertier Gerald Oakley
1953	Copenhagen	Kurt Nielsen	Angela Mortimer	Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich	Angela Mortimer Jean Quertier	Jean Quertier Geoffrey Paish
1954	Helsinki	Sven Davidson	Angela Mortimer	Sven Davidson Nils Rohlsson	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	Angela Mortimer Gerald Oakley
1955	Oslo	Kurt Nielsen	Angela Mortimer	Giuseppe Merlo Giorgio Fachini	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	Angela Mortimer Gerald Oakley
1956	Stockholm	Budge Patty	Angela Mortimer	Budge Patty Hugh Stewart	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	Althea Gibson Sven Davidson
1957	Copenhagen	Sven Davidson	Anne Shilcock	Sven Davidson Ulf Schmidt	Thelma Long Ginette Bucaille	Gudrun Rosin Percy Rosberg
1958	Helsinki	Kurt Nielsen	Erika Vollmer	Kurt Nielsen Jørgen Ulrich	Shirley Bloomer Ann Haydon	Shirley Bloomer Alan Mills
1959	Stockholm	Sven Davidson	Angela Mortimer	Kurt Nielsen Jørgen Ulrich	Angela Mortimer Christine Truman	Christine Truman Mike Hann
1960	Copenhagen	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Ann Haydon	Billy Knight Tony Pickard	Angela Mortimer Ann Haydon	Angela Mortimer Billy Knight
1961	Helsinki	Ulf Schmidt	Angela Mortimer	Manuel Santana E. Soriano	Angela Mortimer Deidre Catt	Angela Mortimer Bobby Wilson
1962	Oslo	Ulf Schmidt	Ann Haydon	Bobby Wilson Alan Mills	Ann Haydon Deidre Catt	Ann Haydon Bobby Wilson
1963	Stockholm	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Ann Haydon-Jones	Jan Leschly Jørgen Ulrich	Ann Haydon-Jones Deidre Catt	Ann Haydon-Jones Mike Hann
1964	Copenhagen	Jørgen Ulrich	Christine Truman	Jan Leschly Jørgen Ulrich	Helga Niessen Heidi Schildknecht	Gudrun Rosin Raino Nyyssönen
1965	Helsinki	Roger Taylor	Elisabeth Starkie	Roger Taylor Bobby Wilson	Anna Dmitrijeva Gudrun Rosin	Anna Dmitrijeva Toomas Leius
1966	Oslo	Bobby Wilson	Helga Niessen	Daniel Contet Patrice Beust	Elisabeth Starkie Winnie Shaw	Winnie Shaw C.R. Stillwell
1967	Stockholm	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Ann Haydon-Jones	Vladirmir Korotkov Hans-Joachim Plötz	Ann Haydon-Jones Winnie Shaw	Ann Haydon-Jones Alex Metreveli
1968	Copenhagen	Jan Leschly	Virginia Wade	Ove Bengtson Kenneth Andersson	Virginia Wade Joyce Williams	Anna Dmitrijeva Sergej Likhatjev
1969	Helsinki	Ove Bengtson	Christina Sandberg	Carl-Edvard Hedelund Martin Carlstein	Christine Janes Joyce Williams	Joyce Williams Graham Stilwell
1970	Oslo	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Joyce Williams	John Clifton Paul Hutchins	Christine Truman Joyce Williams	Ingrid Bentzer Håkan Zahr
1971	Stockholm	Jiří Hřebec	Christina Sandberg	Ove Bengtson Hans Nerell	Christina Sandberg Ingrid Bentzer	Not held
1972	Copenhagen	Jan Leschly	Winnie Shaw	František Pála Jiří Hřebec	Joyce Williams Winnie Shaw
1973	Helsinki	Björn Borg	Ingrid Bentzer	Björn Borg Rolf Norberg	Ingrid Bentzer Mimmi Wikstedt
1974	Oslo	Björn Borg	Lesley Charles	Björn Borg Kjell Johansson	P. Peosachow Sue Mappin
1975	Stockholm	Jan Šimbera	Ellen Grindvold	Nowicki Jacek Niedźwiedzki	Helena Anliot Margareta Forsgårdh
1976	Copenhagen	Lars Elvstrøm	Linda Mottram	Jean-Francois Caujolle John Feaver	Dorte Ekner Mari-Ann Klougart
1977	Helsinki	Mark Cox	Jackie Fayter	Hans Kary Jiří Hřebec	Margareta Forsgårdh Elisabeth Ekblom
1979	Norway	Tenny Svensson	Lena Sandin	Tenny Svensson Douglas Palm	L. Jacobsen Lena Sandin

Past finals

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1936	Kalle Schröder	Jean Borotra	6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5
1937	Anker Jacobsen	Charles Hare	7–5, 6–2, 6–3
1938	Franjo Punčec	Josip Palada	7–5, 2–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1939	Henri Bolelli	Henner Henkel	4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1940-47	No competition
1948	Borje Fornstedt	Kurt Nielsen	1–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–2
1949	Kurt Nielsen	Budge Patty	6–3, 5–7, 16–14, 6–3
1950	Sven Davidson	Torsten Johansson	14–12, 6–4, 6–1
1951	Torsten Johansson	Kurt Nielsen	23–21, 6–3, 9–7
1952	Kurt Nielsen	Torsten Johansson	12–10, 6–1, 6–4
1953	Kurt Nielsen	Art Larsen	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1954	Sven Davidson	Władysław Skonecki	6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1955	Kurt Nielsen	Ulf Schmidt	14–12, 7–5, 6–3
1956	Budge Patty	Sven Davidson	6–4, 13–11, 6–2
1957	Sven Davidson	Budge Patty	6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1958	Kurt Nielsen	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1959	Sven Davidson	Kurt Nielsen	6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1960	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Torben Ulrich	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5
1961	Ulf Schmidt	Bobby Wilson	6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 8–6
1962	Ulf Schmidt	Jørgen Ulrich	6–3, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4
1963	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Ulf Schmidt	6–4, 8–6, 1–6, 6–3
1964	Jørgen Ulrich	Torben Ulrich	6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1965	Roger Taylor	Toomas Leius	6–0, 11–13, 9–11, 16–14, 6–1
1966	Bobby Wilson	Torben Ulrich	12–10, 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 6–3
1967	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Bo Holmström	6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1968	Jan Leschly	Alex Metreveli	4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4
1969	Ove Bengtson	Gerald Battrick	6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1970	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Bengt Aaberg	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1971	Jiří Hřebec	Pekka Säilä	11–9, 6–4, 6–2
1972	Jan Leschly	Raymond Moore	6–1, 11–9, 6–3
1973	Björn Borg	Jacek Niedźwiedzki	8–6, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1974	Björn Borg	Raymond Moore	2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1975	Jan Šimbera	Ove Bengtson	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1976	Lars Elvstrøm	Jean-François Caujolle	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1977	Mark Cox	Kjell Johansson	6–3, 6–3
1979	Tenny Svensson	Stefan Simonsson	6–2, 7–6

Event names

• Scandinavian Championships (1936–51)
• Scandinavian Covered Court Championships (1952–67, 77)
• Scandinavian Open Indoor (1968–69)
• Scandinavian Indoor Tennis Championships (1970–73)
• Scandinavian Indoor Championships (1974–76, 78-79)

See also

• History of tennis
• Norwegian International Championships
• Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

References

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External links

• tennisarchives.com

• Defunct tennis tournaments in Denmark
• Defunct tennis tournaments in Finland
• Defunct tennis tournaments in Norway
• Defunct tennis tournaments in Sweden
• 1936 establishments in Europe
• Indoor tennis tournaments
• Recurring sporting events established in 1936
• Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1979
• Wood court tennis tournaments
• 1979 disestablishments in Europe
• National and multi-national tennis tournaments