Tokyo Indoor

The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan on indoor carpet courts from 1966 to 1995.

Tokyo Indoor
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVaried
TourGrand Prix circuit (1978-1989)
ATP Tour (1990-1995)
Founded1966
Abolished1995
Editions23
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueTokyo Municipal Gym
Yoyogi National Stadium
SurfaceCarpet

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
1966Tokyo IndoorJapan Ishiguru Osama[4]Japan Keishioro Yanagi4–6, 6–4, 6–0
1967-68Not held
1969Tokyo IndoorAustralia John Bartlett[5]Japan Ichizo Konishi6–3, 6–3
1970Tokyo IndoorJapan Tashiro Sakai[6]Australia Ian Fletcher6–2, 6–3
1971Tokyo IndoorAustralia Ian Fletcher[7]Japan Takeshi Koura7–5, 6–4
1972-77Not held
1978Seiko World Super TennisSweden Björn Borg[8]United States Brian Teacher6–3, 6–4
1979Seiko World Super TennisSweden Björn Borg[9]United States Jimmy Connors6–2, 6–2
1980Seiko World Super TennisUnited States Jimmy Connors[10]United States Tom Gullikson6–1, 6–2
1981Seiko World Super TennisUnited States Vincent Van Patten[11]Australia Mark Edmondson6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1982Seiko World Super TennisUnited States John McEnroe[12]Australia Peter McNamara7–6, 7–5
1983Seiko World Super TennisCzech Republic Ivan Lendl[13]United States Scott Davis3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1984Seiko Super TennisUnited States Jimmy Connors[14]Czech Republic Ivan Lendl6–4, 3–6, 6–0
1985Seiko Super TennisCzech Republic Ivan Lendl[15]Sweden Mats Wilander6–0, 6–4
1986Seiko Super TennisGermany Boris Becker[16]Sweden Stefan Edberg7–6, 6–1
1987Seiko Super TennisSweden Stefan Edberg[17]Czech Republic Ivan Lendl6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1988Seiko Super TennisGermany Boris Becker[18]Australia John Fitzgerald7–6, 6–4
1989Seiko Super TennisUnited States Aaron Krickstein[19]Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb6–2, 6–2
1990Seiko Super TennisCzech Republic Ivan Lendl[20]Germany Boris Becker4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991Seiko Super TennisSweden Stefan Edberg[21]United States Derrick Rostagno6–3, 1–6, 6–2
1992Seiko Super TennisUnited States Ivan Lendl[22]Sweden Henrik Holm7–6, 6–4
1993Seiko Super TennisUnited States Ivan Lendl[23]United States Todd Martin6–4, 6–4
1994Seiko Super TennisCroatia Goran Ivanišević[24]United States Michael Chang6–4, 6–4
1995Seiko Super TennisUnited States Michael Chang[25]Australia Mark Philippoussis6–3, 6–4
1996license sold to Singapore Open

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters		United States Pat Du Pré
United States Tom Gorman		6–3, 6–4
1979United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart		United States Mike Cahill
United States Terry Moor		6–4, 7–6
1980United States Victor Amaya
United States Hank Pfister		United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart		6–3, 3–6, 7–6
1981United States Victor Amaya
United States Hank Pfister		Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy		6–4, 6–2
1982United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson		United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Rennert		6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1983Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart		United States Steve Denton
Australia John Fitzgerald		6–1, 6–4
1984United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Tony Giammalva		Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart		7–6, 6–4
1985United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso		United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate		4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1986United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly		Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Czech Republic Ivan Lendl		6–3, 7–5
1987Australia Broderick Dyke
Netherlands Tom Nijssen		United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Jim Grabb		6–3, 6–2
1988Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović		Germany Boris Becker
Germany Eric Jelen		7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1989United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate		Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović		4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1990France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek		United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate		7–6, 7–5
1991United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg		United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate		7–5, 2–6, 7–6
1992Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg		7–6, 6–4
1993Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith		United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen		6–3, 6–4
1994Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith		Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark		6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1995Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
United States Patrick McEnroe		7–6, 6–4

Records

Singles

Included:[26]

Doubles

References
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