The Travemünde Challenger 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. The tournament ran annually until 1988 when it was discontinued.
History In 1908 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde (Travemünde Lawn Tennis Tournament) was first established. 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. In 1922 the Harvesterhuder Tennis and Hockey Club then organized the event now branded as the Internationales Rasentennisturnier Travemünde in Travemünde and built the first tennis facility with a clubhouse on behalf of the city.Travemünde HTC In 1947 the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club was founded.Travemünde HTC
In 1950 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde was succeeded a new Travemünde International tournament in 1951.Travemünde HTC The tournament ran as a combined event until 1980 when the women's tournament was discontinued. 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, when the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club ended the event due to financial problems with cost of hosting tournament.Travemünde HTC
Finals Men's singles (Incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓1951 Nils Rohlsson Herbert Ludwig Tübben6–1, 6–11952 Umberto Bergamo Gianni Clerici6–3, 6–41953 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Milan Matouš6–4, 2–6, 6–21954 Erwin Balestra Mario Belardinelli5–7, 6–4, 6–21955 Wayne Van Voorhees Tony Mottram6–2, 1–6, 6–21956 Ken Rosewall Ladislav Legenstein8–6, 3–6, 6–01957 Istvan Sikorski Abe Segal6–2, 6–21958 Mervyn Rose Sven Davidson7–5, 6–11959 Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) Luis Ayala11–9, 6–31960 Jan-Erik Lundqvist (3) Ramanathan Krishnan7–5, 6–11961 Robin Sanders Milan Branović6–4, 1–6, 6–31962 Wolfgang Stuck Ladislav Legenstein6–4, 6–11963 Niki Pilic Wolfgang Stuck6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–11964 Martin Mulligan Gene Scott11–9, 4–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–11965 Wolfgang Stuck (2) Ingo Buding7–5, 6–3, 6–31966 Niki Pilic (2) Sergio Tacchini6–2, 6–3, 6–21967 Ilie Năstase Jan Leschly6–4, 6–3, 6–21968 Jan Kukal Ion Țiriac1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 11–9↓ Open era ↓1969 Ilie Năstase (2) Istvan Gulyas6–2, 7–5, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓1970 Attila Korpás Barry Phillips-Moore6–4, 6–4, 6–11971 Harald Elschenbroich Karl Meiler7–9, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5, 6–31972 Péter Szőke Dick Crealy6–1, 6–21973 Toshiro Sakai Robert Machan6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 7–61974 Robert Machan Toshiro Sakai 6–2, 6–1, 6–21975 Jan Kukal (2) Péter Szőke7–6, 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 7–61976 Hans Kary Robert Machan6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–21977 Balazs Taroczy Robert Machan6–0, 6–2, 6–21978 Birger Andersson Pavel Sevcik6–2, 6–4, 6–21979 Buster Mottram Peter McNamara6–1, 6–31980 Steve Krulevitz Robert Machan6–1, 7–5↓ ATP Challenger Tour ↓1981 Ulrich Pinner Peter Elter6–4, 4–6, 6–31982 Dominique Bedel Wolfgang Popp6–4, 6–41983 Michael Westphal Rolf Gehring7–5, 6–21984Vadim Borisov Alejandro Ganzábal7–5, 7–51986 Alex Stepanek Massimo Cierro6–4, 3–6, 6–41987 Ronnie Bathman Wojtek Kowalski 7–6, 6–31988 Conny Falk Hugo Armando 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles (Incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ 1951 Mary Terán de Weiss Erika Vollmer6–3, 7–5 1952 Dottie Head Knode Ingrid Metzner6–4, 6–4 1953 Dottie Head Knode (2) Helena Matouš6–2, 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 Pachta8–6, 6–0 1967 Helga Schultze Helga Niessen4–6, 7–5, 6–3 1968 Gail Sherriff Alena Palmeova6–4, 6–4↓ Open era ↓ 1969 Helga Niessen (2) Kora Schediwy7–5, 6–2 1970 Erzsebet Polgar Katalin Borka6–4, 4–6, 6–4 1971 Helga Niessen Masthoff (3) Birgitta Lindström6–8, 6–2, 6–2 1972 Helga Niessen Masthoff (4) Judith Szorenyi6–2, 6–2↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ 1973 Helga Niessen Masthoff (5) Kazuko Sawamatsu6–4, 6–3 1974 Helga Niessen Masthoff (6) Heide Orth 6–4, 6–2 1975 Helga Niessen Masthoff (7) Alena Palmeová-West6–4, 6–4 1976 Helga Niessen Masthoff (8) Katja Ebbinghaus6–2, 6–2 1977 Katja Ebbinghaus Helena Anliot7–5, 6–3 1980 Helga Niessen Masthoff (9) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
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