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Moscow International Indoor Championships

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Moscow International Indoor Championships
USSR International Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1956–72)
ILTF Independent Tour
(1973–75)
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Abolished1975; 49 years ago (1975)
LocationMoscow, Soviet Union
SurfaceWood (indoors)
Carpet (indoors)

The Moscow International Indoor Championships[1] was a men's and women's open international indoor tennis tournament founded in 1956 as the Moscow International Covered Court Championships.[2] The tournament was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR was played initially on wood courts switching to carpet courts later in Moscow, Soviet Union until 1975.

The event occasionally carried the joint denomination of USSR International Covered Court Championships or USSR International Indoor Championships.[2] The championships were part ILTF European Circuit a sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit until 1972 then became part of the ILTF Independent Tour from 1973 until it was discontinued.[2]

History

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In the mid-1950s confrontational relations between the Western Bloc and Soviet Union eased in part the Khrushchev Thaw a policy of de-Stalinization by then Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev,[3] meant that Soviet players were free to travel to overseas international tournaments, while foreign players could take part in a limited number of tournaments within the USSR, mainly in the capital Moscow.

The two prominent international tournaments for foreign players to participate in were the Moscow International Indoor Championships, usually late winter in February to early spring in March.[2] The second international tennis event was Moscow International Championships or (USSR International Championships) usually staged in the summer at the end of July, beginning of August and was played on clay courts.[2] Additionally two closed tournaments were also held in Moscow for Soviet players only the Moscow Indoor Championships and the Moscow Outdoor Championships.[2]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1956 Hungary József Asbóth Soviet Union Sergei Andreev 7-9, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1957 Czechoslovakia Jiri Javorsky Soviet Union Sergei Andreev 6-4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1958 France Robert Haillet France Jacques Brichant 6-2, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2.[2]
1960 France Gérard Pilet West Germany Wilhelm Bungert 6-1, 6–1, 6–0.[2]
1961 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus United Kingdom Alan Mills 6-2, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5.[2]
1962 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus (2) Italy Sergio Jacobini 7-5, 8–6, 6–4.[2]
1963 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus (3) Denmark Jan Leschly 6-0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1964 Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli Soviet Union Tomas Lejus 7-5, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 7–5.[2]
1965 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus (4) Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli 6-4, 7–5, 8–6.[2]
1967 France Pierre Darmon Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli 4-6, 17–15, 6–2, 2–6, 9–7.[2]
1968 Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (2) Soviet Union Tomas Lejus 6-4, 4–6, 9–7, 6–4.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus (5) Soviet Union Vladimir Karlovich Palman 6-4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1971 Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (3) Soviet Union Anatoli Volkov 6-3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Tour  ↓
1973 Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia Hungary Balazs Taroczy 5-7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1974 Soviet Union Anatoli Volkov Soviet Union Vladimir Korotkov 6-1, 7–6, 6–7, 7–5.[2]
1975 Soviet Union Anatoli Volkov (2) Soviet Union Jewgeni Bobojedow 6-3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3.[2]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1957 Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejova Czechoslovakia Olga Miskova Gazdikova 6-3, 6-1
1958 Belgium Christiane Mercelis France Suzanne Schmitt 9-7, 6-0
1959 Belgium Christiane Mercelis (2) France Suzanne Schmitt 7-5, 6-2
1960 Soviet Union Irina Ryazanova France Aline Nenot 6-4, 7-5
1961 Soviet Union Irina Ryazanova (2) Italy Silvana Lazzarino 6-8, 6–4, 6-0
1962 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Italy Lea Pericoli 6-2, 7-5
1963 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva (2) ? RR event
1964 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva (3) Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Titova 8-6, 6-2
1965 West Germany Helga Schultze Soviet Union Tiiu Kivi 2-6, 8–6, 6-3
1966 Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva Soviet Union Maria Kull 6-0, 6–8, 7-5
1967 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva (4) Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva 9-7, 6-4
1968 United Kingdom Virginia Wade Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva 6-1, 6–8, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Soviet Union Olga Morozova Netherlands Betty Stöve 6-2, 6-2
1970 West Germany Helga Niessen Soviet Union Olga Morozova 7-5, 2–6, 6-3
1971 Soviet Union Olga Morozova (2) Soviet Union Maria Kull 6-1, 7-5
1972 Soviet Union Evgenia Biryukova Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 6-4, 6-3
↓  ILTF Independent Tour  ↓
1973 Soviet Union Olga Morozova (3) Galina Baksheeva 6-2, 6-3
1974 Soviet Union Olga Morozova (4) Soviet Union Marina Kroshina 6-3, 6-1

References

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  1. ^ "Winnie Slams The Russians". The Daily Mirror. London, England: The Wikipedia Library - Newspaper Archive.Com. 21 Feb 1969. p. 31. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Tournaments: Moscow International Covered Court - Indoor Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Osipova, Zinaida (September 2019). "When the Soviets Domesticated the West". Origins. Ohio State University. Retrieved 13 October 2023.