Tokyo Indoor
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The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan on indoor carpet courts from 1966 to 1995.
Tokyo Indoor | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Varied |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1978-1989) ATP Tour (1990-1995) |
Founded | 1966 |
Abolished | 1995 |
Editions | 23 |
Location | Tokyo, Japan |
Venue | Tokyo Municipal Gym Yoyogi National Stadium |
Surface | Carpet |
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, then the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, before returning to the former for the 1990s. 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 |
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1966 | Tokyo Indoor | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | ||
1967-68 | Not held | |||
1969 | Tokyo Indoor | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
1970 | Tokyo Indoor | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
1971 | Tokyo Indoor | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
1972-77 | Not held | |||
1978 | Seiko World Super Tennis | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1979 | Seiko World Super Tennis | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1980 | Seiko World Super Tennis | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
1981 | Seiko World Super Tennis | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
1982 | Seiko World Super Tennis | 7–6, 7–5 | ||
1983 | Seiko World Super Tennis | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1984 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 | ||
1985 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
1986 | Seiko Super Tennis | 7–6, 6–1 | ||
1987 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1988 | Seiko Super Tennis | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
1989 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1990 | Seiko Super Tennis | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
1991 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 | ||
1992 | Seiko Super Tennis | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
1993 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1994 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1995 | Seiko Super Tennis | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1996 | license sold to Singapore Open |
Doubles
Records
Singles
Included:[26]
- Most titles:
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Ivan Lendl (5)
- Most finals:
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Ivan Lendl (7)
- Most consecutive titles:
Ivan Lendl,
Björn Borg (2)
- Most consecutive finals:
Ivan Lendl (3) (1983–85)
- Most matches played:
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Ivan Lendl (48)
- Most matches won:
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Ivan Lendl (42)
- Most consecutive matches won:
Björn Borg (12)
- Most editions played:
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Ivan Lendl (11)
- Best match winning %:
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Ivan Lendl, 87.5%
- Oldest champion:
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, Ivan Lendl, 33y 7m & 4d (1993)
- Youngest champion:
Boris Becker, 18y 10m & 30d (1986)
- Longest final:
Stefan Edberg v
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Ivan Lendl result: 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, (33 games), in (1987)
- Shortest final:
Jimmy Connors v
Tom Gullikson result: 6-1 6-2, (15 games), in (1980)
Doubles
- Most titles (same partner):
Grant Connell and
Patrick Galbraith: (2)
- Most tiles (different partner):
Sherwood Stewart: (2)
References
External links
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