| Australian Indoor Tennis Championship | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Founded: | 1973 |
| Ended: | 1994 |
| Editions: | 22 |
| Location: | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue: | Hordern Pavilion (1973–1982) Sydney Entertainment Centre[1] (1983–1994) |
| Event Name: | Varied |
| Tour: | Grand Prix circuit (1973–1989) ATP Tour (1990–94) |
| Surface: | Hard / indoor |
The Australian Indoor Tennis Championship,[2] also known as the Australian Indoor Championship, the Australian Indoor Open[3] and the Sydney Indoor for short, was a professional men's tennis tournament was played in Sydney, Australia. The tournament was an initiative from John Newcombe and was part of an expanding Asian-Australian fall Grand Prix circuit. The event was played under various names as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973 through 1989 and as part of the ATP Tour from 1990 through 1994. It was played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion on the Sydney Showground[4] through 1982 and at the Sydney Entertainment Centre beginning in 1983.[5] The tournament was cancelled in June 1994 on financial grounds with tournament director and co-founder Graham Lovett citing insufficient television coverage and the difficulty of signing top players as the main reasons.[6] [7]
From 1975 to 1989 the event was sponsored by the Custom Credit and Swan Premium.[8]
| Year | Tournament name[9] | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Indoor Championships | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | ||||
| Australian Indoor Championships | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament | 7–6, 6–2 | ||||
| 1976 | Custom Credit Indoors | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 | |||
| Custom Credit Australian Indoors | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 | ||||
| Custom Credit Australian Indoor | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 | ||||
| Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| Custom Credit Australian Indoor | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 | ||||
| Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
| 1983[10] | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 | |||
| Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| 1985[11] | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 | |||
| 1986 | Swan Premium Open | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–0 | |||
| Swan Premium Sydney Indoor | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| Swan Premium Open | 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
| 1991[12] | Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| Ansett Australian Indoor Tennis Championships | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 | ||||
| 1994 | Australian Indoor Tennis Championship | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–3 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7–6, 6–2 | |||
| 1974 | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1975 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 1976 | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 | |||
| 1977 | 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 | |||
| 1978 | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 1979 | W/O | |||
| 1980 | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |||
| 1981 | 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1982 | 6–3, 7–6 | |||
| 1983 | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
| 1984 | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1985 | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1986 | 6–4, 7–6 | |||
| 1987 | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1988 | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1989 | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 | |||
| 1990 | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
| 1991 | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1992 | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1993 | 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| 1994 | 6–4, 7–6 |