| Travemünde International ATP Travemünde Challenger | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Travemünde, West Germany |
| Venue: | Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club |
| Tour: | ILTF World Circuit |
| Surface: | Clay / outdoor |
The Travemünde Challenger[1] 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.[2] The tournament ran annually until 1988 when it was discontinued.[2]
In 1908 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde (Travemünde Lawn Tennis Tournament) was first established.[3] 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.[2] In 1922 the Harvesterhuder Tennis and Hockey Club then organized the event now branded as the Internationales Rasentennisturnier Travemünde[2] in Travemünde and built the first tennis facility with a clubhouse on behalf of the city.[4] In 1947 the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club was founded.[5]
In 1950 the Rasentennisturnier Travemünde was succeeded a new Travemünde International tournament in 1951.[6] [2] The tournament ran as a combined event until 1980 when the women's tournament was discontinued.[2] 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,[1] when the Travemünde Hockey & Tennis Club ended the event due to financial problems with cost of hosting tournament.[7]
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1951 |  Nils Rohlsson | Herbert Ludwig Tübben | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1952 |  Umberto Bergamo | Gianni Clerici | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1953 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Milan Matouš | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1954 | Erwin Balestra[8] | Mario Belardinelli | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1955 |  Wayne Van Voorhees[9] |  Tony Mottram | 6–2, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1956 |  Ladislav Legenstein | 8–6, 3–6, 6–0 | |
| 1957 |  Istvan Sikorski | Abe Segal | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1958 | Sven Davidson | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| 1959 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) | Luis Ayala | 11–9, 6–3 |
| 1960 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist (3) |  Ramanathan Krishnan | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1961 | Robin Sanders | Milan Branović | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 1962 | Ladislav Legenstein | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 1963 | Wolfgang Stuck | 6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–1 | |
| 1964 | Gene Scott | 11–9, 4–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1965 | Wolfgang Stuck (2) | Ingo Buding | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Niki Pilic (2) | Sergio Tacchini | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1967 | Ilie Năstase | Jan Leschly | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1968 | Jan Kukal | Ion Țiriac | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 11–9 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1969 | Ilie Năstase (2) | Istvan Gulyas | 6–2, 7–5, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Attila Korpás |  Barry Phillips-Moore | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1971 | Harald Elschenbroich | Karl Meiler | 7–9, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1972 | Péter Szőke | Dick Crealy | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1973 | Robert Machan | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 7–6 | |
| 1974 | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1975 | Jan Kukal (2) | Péter Szőke | 7–6, 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 1976 | Hans Kary | Robert Machan | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Robert Machan | 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1978 | Pavel Sevcik | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1979 | Peter McNamara | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1980 | Robert Machan | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| ↓ ATP Challenger Tour ↓ | |||
| 1981 | Peter Elter | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| 1982 | Wolfgang Popp | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1983 | Rolf Gehring | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 1984 | Vadim Borisov |  Alejandro Ganzábal | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1986 | Alex Stepanek | Massimo Cierro | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Ronnie Bathman | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| 1988 | Conny Falk | 6–4, 6–4 | |
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1951 | Erika Vollmer | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 1952 | Dottie Head Knode |  Ingrid Metzner | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1953 | Dottie Head Knode (2) | Helena Matouš | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1954 | Inge Hoffert Buderus | 6–2, 5–1, ret. | ||
| 1956 | Ingrid Metzner | Elizabeth von Aspern | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1958 | Karin Warnke | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| 1966 | Helga Niessen | Sonja Pachta | 8–6, 6–0 | |
| 1967 | Helga Niessen | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1968 | Gail Sherriff | Alena Palmeova | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Helga Niessen (2) | Kora Schediwy | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 1970 | Erzsebet Polgar | Katalin Borka | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| 1971 | Helga Niessen Masthoff (3) |  Birgitta Lindström | 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1972 | Helga Niessen Masthoff (4) | Judith Szorenyi | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1973 | Helga Niessen Masthoff (5) |  Kazuko Sawamatsu | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1974 | Helga Niessen Masthoff (6) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1975 | Helga Niessen Masthoff (7) | Alena Palmeová-West | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1976 | Helga Niessen Masthoff (8) | Katja Ebbinghaus | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1977 | Katja Ebbinghaus | Helena Anliot | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| 1980 | Helga Niessen Masthoff (9) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |