# German Indoor Championships

The German Indoor Championships or officially the West German Indoor Championships was a men's and women's international open tennis tournament founded in 1911 as the German Covered Court Championships or German International Covered Court Championships and first played on indoor wood courts at the Bremen Tennis Club. The tournament was mainly held in Bremen, West Germany, but was also played at other locations for the duration of its run. In 1981 the championships were last held in Stuttgart then it was discontinued.

## History

In 1911 German indoor championships were established at the Bremen Tennis Club, Bremen, Germany. In 1955 the tournament was rebranded as the West German Covered Court Championships. or West German International Covered Court Championships In 1966 the tournaments name was changed again to the West German Indoor Championships.
The championships were mainly played Bremen Tennis Club (f.1896), Bremen, Germany which had built an indoor facility for staging this tournament. The championships continued to be held in Bremen until 1939. In 1940 the event moved to Hamburg until 1941. From 1942 till tournament was not held due to World War Two and the rebuilding of Germany under the Marshall Plan.
In 1955 the tournament was revived under a new title as the West German Covered Court Championships and, moved to Cologne it remained there until 1961. In 1962 the championships were moved back to Bremen then they alternated between Cologne and the former until 1969. In 1970 the event moved to Munich for one edition only, before returning to Bremen till 1979. In 1980 the German Indoor Championships were moved to Stuttgart and remained there until 1981 when they were abolished.

## Surface

The championships were played almost exclusively of indoor wood courts from inception until 1973 at all locations. The tournament then continued to played on indoor hard courts and indoor carpet courts until 1981.

## Finals
### Men's singles

(incomplete roll)
German Covered Court Championships :
| Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1911 | Bremen | Max Decugis | Clarence Phelps Dodge | 6–1, 6–2, 8–6 |
| 1912 | Bremen | Max Decugis (2) | Robert Spiess | 6–0, 6–2, 9–7 |
| 1913 | Bremen | Oscar Kreuzer | Curt Bruno Bergmann | 2-6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1914 | Bremen | Curt Bruno Bergmann | Harald Waagepetersen | 6–1, 5-7 6–1 |
| 1915/1919 | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) |
| German International Covered Court Championships |||||
| 1920 | Bremen | Robert Cleon Spiess | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1921 | Bremen | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | Robert Cleon Spiess | 7–9, 6–2, 6–1 ret. |
| 1922 | Bremen | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2) | Robert Cleon Spiess | 6–3, 6–4, 5-7, 6–2 |
| 1923 | Bremen | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (3) | Hans Moldenhauer | 6–4, 6–1, 9–7 |
| 1924 | Bremen | Willi Hahnemann | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | 6–3, 9–7, 7–5 |
| 1925 | Bremen | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (4) | Robert Cleon Spiess | 6–2, 8–6, 2-6, 3-6, 7–5 |
| 1926 | Bremen | Robert Cleon Spiess (2) | Bela Von Kehrling | 6–0, 4-6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1927 | Bremen | Einer Ulrich | Axel Petersen | 4-6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–4 |
| 1928 | Bremen | Axel Petersen | Daniel Prenn | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1929 | Bremen | Axel Petersen (2) | Walter Dessart | 7–5, 5-7, 6–0 |
| 1930 | Bremen | Curt Östberg | Einer Ulrich | 6–3, 2-6, 6–3 |
| 1931 | Bremen | Pierre Henri Landry | Einer Ulrich | 6–3, 2-6, 6–3 |
| 1932 | Bremen | Pierre Henri Landry (2) | Curt Ostberg | 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1933 | Bremen | Gottfied von Cramm | Josef Hirtz | 7–5, 0-6, 3-6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1934 | Bremen | Gottfied von Cramm (2) | Pierre Henri Landry | 6–1, 2-6, 4-6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1935 | Bremen | Gottfied von Cramm (3) | Marcel Bernard | 12-14, 6–0, 6–2, 4-6, 8–6 |
| 1936 | Bremen | Max Ellmer | Josip Palada | 2-6, 6–4, 2-6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1937 | Bremen | Gottfied von Cramm (4) | Henner Henkel | 6–4, 6–2, 3-6, 6–3 |
| 1938 | Bremen | Kalle Schröder | Rolf Göpfert | 6–1, 6–1, 5-7, 5-7, 7–5 |
| 1939 | Bremen | Roderich Menzel | Henner Henkel | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1940 | Hamburg | Henner Henkel | Engelbert Koch | 8–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1941 | Hamburg | Rolf Göpfert | Henner Henkel | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1942-54 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| West German International Covered Court Championships |||||
| 1955 | Cologne | Giuseppe Merlo | Orlando Sirola | 8–6, 4-6, 6–3, 1-6, 6–3 |
| 1956 | Cologne | Torsten Johansson | Orlando Sirola | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1957 | Cologne | Pierre Darmon | Torsten Johansson | 10-8, 6–0, 9–7 |
| 1958 | Cologne | Jorgen Ulrich | Jaroslav Drobný | 6–4, 7–5, 2-6, 6–8, 6–3 |
| 1959 | Cologne | Jaroslav Drobný | Jacques Brichant | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1960 | Cologne | Jacques Brichant | Nicola Pietrangeli | 4-6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1961 | Cologne | Bobby Wilson | Ulf Schmidt | 2-6, 3-6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1962 | Bremen | Bobby Wilson (2) | Christian Kuhnke | 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1963 | Cologne | Wilhelm Bungert | Adolf Kreinberg | 6–4, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1964 | Bremen | Bobby Wilson (3) | Michel Leclercq | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1965 | Cologne | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Bobby Wilson | 6–4, 6–4, 3-6, 4-6, 8–6 |
| West German Indoor Championships |||||
| 1966 | Bremen | Bob Carmichael | Ingo Buding | 6–4, 6–1, 8–10, 6–3 |
| 1967 | Cologne | Roger Taylor | Pierre Darmon | 11-9, 6–1, 3-6, 6–3 |
| 1968 | Bremen | Ismail El Shafei | Daniel Contet | 6–4, 6–8, 6–4 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ |||||
| 1969 | Cologne | Ove Nils Bengtson | Christian Kuhnke | 6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 6–4 |
| 1970 | Munich | John Clifton | Håkan Zahr | 6–3, 1-6 6–3 |
| 1971 | Bremen | Jorgen Ulrich | David Lloyd | 6–4, 10-8 4-6, 4-6, 6–3 |
| 1972 | Bremen | Karl Meiler | Attila Korpás | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Bremen | Peter Pokorny | Tadeusz Nowicki | 7–6 6–1 3-6 4-6 6–3 |
| 1974 | Bremen | Frew McMillan | Nikola Pilić | 5-7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 1975 | Bremen | Jürgen Fassbender | Bernard Mignot | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Bremen | Balazs Taroczy | Norman Holmes | 6–3, 3-6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Bremen | Nikola Pilić | David Lloyd | 7–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 1978 | Bremen | Werner Zirngibl | Péter Szőke | 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Bremen | Niki Pilic | Klaus Eberhard | 6–3, 3-6, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Stuttgart | Tomas Smid | Mark Cox | 6–1, 6–3, 5-7, 1-6, 6–4 |
| 1981 | Stuttgart | Ivan Lendl | Chris Lewis | 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3 |

### Women' singles

(incomplete roll)
German Covered Court Championships :
| Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1911 | Bremen | Mieken Rieck | Doris Breyer | 6–3, 3-6, 6–2 |
| 1912 | Bremen | Mieken Rieck (2) | "Frau Larida" | 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1913 | Bremen | Mieken Rieck (3) | Daisy Schultz | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1914 | Bremen | Mieken Rieck (4) | Else Koch | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1915-19 | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) |
| German International Covered Court Championships |||||
| 1920 | Bremen | Mieken Rieck Galvao (5) | Frau Gätjen | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1921 | Bremen | Gertrud Hagelin | | |
| 1922 | Bremen | Mieken Rieck Galvao (6) | Nelly Gassmann Stephanus | 4-6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1923 | Bremen | Sigrid Frenckell Fick | Mieken Rieck Galvao | 6–1, 4-6, 7–5 |
| 1924 | Bremen | Nelly Neppach | Else Klatte | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Bremen | Nelly Neppach (2) | Paula Heimann | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1926 | Bremen | Ilse Friedleben | Cilly Aussem | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1927 | Bremen | Ilse Friedleben (2) | Nelly Neppach | 10-8, 6–3 |
| 1928 | Bremen | Ilse Friedleben (3) | Frl Frese | 6–2, 9–7 |
| 1929 | Bremen | Irmgard Rost | Ilse Friedleben | 11-9, 2-6, 7–5 |
| 1930 | Bremen | Hilde Krahwinkel | Ellen Hoffmann | 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1931 | Bremen | Hilde Krahwinkel (2) | Irmgard Rost | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1932 | Bremen | Hilde Krahwinkel (3) | Klara Hammer | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1933 | Bremen | Lolette Payot | Marie-Louise Horn | 6–3, 2-6, 6–2 |
| 1934 | Bremen | Hilde Sperling (4) | Toni Schomburgk | 2-6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1935 | Bremen | Hilde Sperling (5) | Lolette Payot | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1936 | Bremen | Hilde Sperling (6) | Marie-Louise Horn | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Bremen | Hilde Sperling (7) | Totta Zehden | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1938 | Bremen | Totta Zehden | Trude Wolf | 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1939 | Bremen | Gracyn Wheeler | Klara Somogyi | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1940 | Hamburg | Ursula Heidtmann | Tilde Hamel Dietz | 6–1, 10-12, 6–4 |
| 1941 | Hamburg | Ursula Heidtmann (2) | Lotte Tegtmeyer | 6–4 4-6 6–4 |
| 1942-54 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| West German International Covered Court Championships |||||
| 1955 | Cologne | Bibi Gullbrandsson | Shirley Bloomer | 6–1, 1-6, 6–3 |
| 1956 | Cologne | Althea Gibson | Christiane Mercelis | 4-6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1957 | Cologne | Anne Shilcock | Christiane Mercelis | 6–3, 11-9 |
| 1958 | Cologne | Anne Shilcock (2) | Edda Buding | default |
| 1959 | Cologne | Christiane Mercelis | Renate Ostermann | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1960 | Cologne | Ann Haydon | Sheila Armstrong | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1961 | Cologne | Angela Mortimer | Ann Haydon | 6–2, 4-6, 6–4 |
| 1962 | Bremen | Elizabeth Starkie | Renate Ostermann | 6–4, 2-6, 6–1 |
| 1963 | Cologne | Ann Haydon Jones (2) | Christiane Mercelis | 6–1, 4-6, 8–6 |
| 1964 | Bremen | Christine Truman | Carole Rosser | 6–4, 5-7, 6–1 |
| 1965 | Cologne | Elizabeth Starkie (2) | Ann Haydon Jones | 6–3, 6–4 |
| West German Indoor Championships |||||
| 1966 | Bremen | Ann Haydon Jones (3) | Helga Niessen | 7–9, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1967 | Cologne | Ann Haydon Jones (4) | Ingrid Loeys | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1968 | Bremen | Joyce Barclay Williams | Helga Niessen | 6–2, 6–1 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ |||||
| 1969 | Cologne | Christina Sandberg | Christine Truman Janes | 6–3, 2-6, 8–6 |
| 1970 | Munich | Virginia Wade | Joyce Barclay Williams | 6–2 6–4 |
| 1971 | Bremen | Nell Truman | Heide Orth | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1973 | Bremen | Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer | Heide Orth | 6–2, 1-6, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Bremen | Linda Mottram | Edith Winkens | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1977 | Bremen | Helga Niessen Masthoff | Sylvia Hanika | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1978 | Bremen | Sylvia Hanika | Heidi Eisterlehner | ? |
| 1979 | Bremen | Sylvia Hanika (2) | Heidi Eisterlehner | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1980 | Stuttgart | Heidi Eisterlehner | Claudia Pasquale | 6–2, 6–3 |