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Milan Indoor
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Milan Indoor |
| type | defunct |
| event name | Milan (1978–97, 2001–05) |
| London (1998–2000) | |
| tour | ATP Tour (1990–2005) |
| Grand Prix circuit (1981–89) | |
| WCT circuit (1978–80) | |
| founded | |
| ended | 2005 |
| editions | 28 |
| location | Milan, Italy (1978–97, 2001–05) |
| London, UK (1998–2000) | |
| venue | Palazzo dello Sport |
| PalaLido | |
| Palazzo Trussardi | |
| Assago Forum | |
| Battersea Park | |
| London Arena | |
| surface | Carpet (i) (1978–99, 2001–05) |
| Hard (i) (2000) |
London (1998–2000) Grand Prix circuit (1981–89) WCT circuit (1978–80) London, UK (1998–2000) PalaLido Palazzo Trussardi Assago Forum Battersea Park London Arena Hard (i) (2000)
The Milan Indoor, also known under various sponsored names, was a men's professional tennis tournament founded in 1973 as the ATP Milano Indoors an indoor carpet court event, that was the successor event the Milano International Indoors (1933-38, 1957-63) an indoor wood court tournament. In 1978 the event was revived as the Milan Indoor and held until 2005 when it was branded as the International of Lombardy or Internazionali di Lombardia. It took place in Milan, Italy, with the exception of three years (1998–2000) when it was held in London, United Kingdom. The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit (1981–89) and ATP Tour (1990–2005) and was played on indoor carpet courts, except for the 2000 edition which was played on an indoor hard court. The most successful singles players were John McEnroe and Boris Becker who both won four titles. Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer won the first singles title of their career at the event. A single female edition of the event was held in 1991, won by Monica Seles. Due to a lack of sponsorship the tournament was replaced on the 2006 ATP Tour by the Zagreb Indoors.
History
The first four editions of the tournament, from 1978 until 1982, were part of the World Championship Tennis Series of tournaments, which during that time was incorporated into the Grand Prix calendar. From 1982 through 1989 the event was part of the Super Series tier of the Grand Prix circuit. Initially the tournament was played at the Palazzo dello Sport, near the San Siro stadium, but in 1985 the PalaLido became the event venue after heavy snowfall in January that year had caused the roof of the Palazzo dello Sport to collapse, forcing it to close. In 1987 the tournament moved again, this time to the newly-build Palazzo Trussardi. From 1990 to 1992, during the first years of the ATP Tour, the tournament was part of the World Series, its lowest tier, but in 1993 it was upgraded to the Championship Series tier. In 1991, the Assago Forum became the host of the event, before it moved back again to the Palatrussardi for the 1996 and 1997 editions.
In 1998 the tournament moved to London, England and was played at Battersea Park before moving to the London Arena in 2000 when it became part of the International Series Gold category. Due to the loss of its main sponsor the tournament moved back to its original host city Milan in 2001 where it was held at the PalaLido until its last edition in 2005. John McEnroe and Boris Becker won the singles title four times and the roll of honor contains 10 Grand Slam tournament winners, including Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer, who both won their first career singles title in Milan.
During its history the tournament was known under various, mostly sponsored, names; WCT Milan, the Cuore Tennis Cup, the Fila Trophy, the Stella Artois Indoor, the Muratti Time Indoors, the Italian Indoors, the Guardian Direct Cup, the AXA Cup, the Breil Milano Indoors, the ATP Indesit Milano Indoors, and the Internazionali di Lombardia.
Past finals
Men
Singles
| Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Milan | London | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | SWE Björn Borg | USA Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| 1979 | USA John McEnroe | AUS John Alexander | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
| 1980 | USA John McEnroe | IND Vijay Amitraj | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
| 1981 | USA John McEnroe | SWE Björn Borg | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | ||||
| 1982 | ARG Guillermo Vilas | USA Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| 1983 | TCH Ivan Lendl | RSA Kevin Curren | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6 | ||||
| 1984 | SWE Stefan Edberg | SWE Mats Wilander | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| 1985 | USA John McEnroe | SWE Anders Järryd | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
| 1986 | TCH Ivan Lendl | SWE Joakim Nyström | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| 1987 | FRG Boris Becker | TCH Miloslav Mečíř | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
| 1988 | FRA Yannick Noah | USA Jimmy Connors | 4–4 retired | ||||
| 1989 | FRG Boris Becker | USSR Alexander Volkov | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||
| 1990 | CZE Ivan Lendl | USA Tim Mayotte | 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| 1991 | USSR Alexander Volkov | ITA Cristiano Caratti | 6–1, 7–5 | ||||
| 1992 | ITA Omar Camporese | CRO Goran Ivanišević | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| 1993 | GER Boris Becker | ESP Sergi Bruguera | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| 1994 | GER Boris Becker | CZE Petr Korda | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||||
| 1995 | RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | GER Boris Becker | 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) | ||||
| 1996 | CRO Goran Ivanišević | SUI Marc Rosset | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||||
| 1997 | CRO Goran Ivanišević | ESP Sergi Bruguera | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||
| 1998 | RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | FRA Cédric Pioline | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||
| 1999 | NED Richard Krajicek | GBR Greg Rusedski | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | ||||
| 2000 | SUI Marc Rosset | RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
| 2001 | SUI Roger Federer | FRA Julien Boutter | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 | ||||
| 2002 | ITA Davide Sanguinetti | SUI Roger Federer | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1 | ||||
| 2003 | NED Martin Verkerk | RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | ||||
| 2004 | FRA Antony Dupuis | CRO Mario Ančić | 6–4, 6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–5) | ||||
| 2005 | SWE Robin Söderling | CZE Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5) | ||||
| replaced by Zagreb Indoors |
Doubles
| Location | Year | Champion | Runners-up | Score | Milan | London | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | ESP José Higueras | ||||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | POL Wojtek Fibak | ||||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1979 | USA Peter Fleming | ||||||
| USA John McEnroe | ARG José Luis Clerc | ||||||
| TCH Tomáš Šmíd | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1980 | USA Peter Fleming | ||||||
| USA John McEnroe | USA Andrew Pattison | ||||||
| USA Butch Walts | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1981 | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | USA John McEnroe | ||||||
| USA Peter Rennert | 7–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1982 | SUI Heinz Günthardt | ||||||
| AUS Peter McNamara | AUS Mark Edmondson | ||||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | 7–6, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1983 | TCH Tomáš Šmíd | ||||||
| TCH Pavel Složil | USA Fritz Buehning | ||||||
| USA Peter Fleming | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1984 | CZE Tomáš Šmíd | ||||||
| TCH Pavel Složil | RSA Kevin Curren | ||||||
| USA Steve Denton | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1985 | SUI Heinz Günthardt | ||||||
| SWE Anders Järryd | AUS Broderick Dyke | ||||||
| AUS Wally Masur | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1986 | Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell | ||||||
| RSA Christo Steyn | RSA Brian Levine | ||||||
| AUS Laurie Warder | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1987 | GER Boris Becker | ||||||
| YUG Slobodan Živojinović | ESP Sergio Casal | ||||||
| ESP Emilio Sánchez | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1988 | FRG Boris Becker | ||||||
| FRG Eric Jelen | CZE Miloslav Mečíř | ||||||
| TCH Tomáš Šmíd | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1989 | SUI Jakob Hlasek | ||||||
| USA John McEnroe | HUN Balázs Taróczy | ||||||
| SUI Heinz Günthardt | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1990 | ITA Omar Camporese | ||||||
| ITA Diego Nargiso | NED Tom Nijssen | ||||||
| FRG Udo Riglewski | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1991 | ITA Omar Camporese | ||||||
| YUG Goran Ivanišević | NED Tom Nijssen | ||||||
| TCH Cyril Suk | 6–4, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1992 | GBR Neil Broad | ||||||
| AUS David Macpherson | ESP Sergio Casal | ||||||
| ESP Emilio Sánchez | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1993 | AUS Mark Kratzmann | ||||||
| AUS Wally Masur | NED Tom Nijssen | ||||||
| CZE Cyril Suk | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1994 | NED Tom Nijssen | ||||||
| CZE Cyril Suk | NED Hendrik Jan Davids | ||||||
| RSA Piet Norval | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1995 | GER Boris Becker | ||||||
| FRA Guy Forget | CZE Petr Korda | ||||||
| CZE Karel Nováček | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1996 | ITA Andrea Gaudenzi | ||||||
| CRO Goran Ivanišević | FRA Guy Forget | ||||||
| SUI Jakob Hlasek | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1997 | ARG Pablo Albano | ||||||
| SWE Peter Nyborg | RSA David Adams | ||||||
| RUS Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–4, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1998 | CZE Martin Damm | ||||||
| USA Jim Grabb | RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | ||||||
| CZE Daniel Vacek | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1999 | GBR Tim Henman | ||||||
| GBR Greg Rusedski | ZIM Byron Black | ||||||
| RSA Wayne Ferreira | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | ||||||
| 2000 | RSA David Adams | ||||||
| RSA John-Laffnie de Jager | USA Jan-Michael Gambill | ||||||
| USA Scott Humphries | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(13–11) | ||||||
| 2001 | NED Paul Haarhuis | ||||||
| NED Sjeng Schalken | SWE Johan Landsberg | ||||||
| BEL Tom Vanhoudt | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | ||||||
| 2002 | GER Karsten Braasch | ||||||
| RUS Andrei Olhovskiy | FRA Julien Boutter | ||||||
| BLR Max Mirnyi | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10] | ||||||
| 2003 | CZE Petr Luxa | ||||||
| CZE Radek Štěpánek | CZE Tomáš Cibulec | ||||||
| CZE Pavel Vízner | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||||||
| 2004 | USA Jared Palmer | ||||||
| CZE Pavel Vízner | ITA Daniele Bracciali | ||||||
| ITA Giorgio Galimberti | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 2005 | ITA Daniele Bracciali | ||||||
| ITA Giorgio Galimberti | FRA Arnaud Clément | ||||||
| FRA Jean-François Bachelot | 6–7(8–10), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Women
Singles
| Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | YUG Monica Seles | USA Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Location | Year | Champion | Runners-up | Score | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | USA Sandy Collins | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil | BEL Sabine Appelmans | ||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
Event names
:Official
- ATP Milano Indoors (1973)
- Milan Indoor (1978-1984)
- Italian Indoor (1985)
- Milan Indoor (1986-1989)
- Italian Indoor (1990)
- Milan Indoor (1991-1995)
- Italian Indoors (1996-1997)
- London Indoor (1998-2000)
- Milan Indoor (2001-2002)
- Milano Indoor (2003)
- ATP Milan Indoor (2004)
- International of Lombardy (2005) :Sponsored
- Ramazzotti Cup (1979-1980)
- Cuore Cup (1981)
- Fila Trophy Italian Indoor (1985)
- Fila Trophy Milan (1987)
- Stella Artois Milan Indoor (1988)
- Stella Artois Italian Indoor (1990)
- Muratti Time Indoor (1991-1995)
- Guardian Direct Cup (1998-1999)
- AXA Cup (2000)
- Breil Milano Indoor (2003)
- Indesit ATP Milan Indoor (2004)
References
References
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- (16 February 2012). "Milano, quanto ci manchi!".
- (17 October 2000). "London loses ATP Tour event to Milan".
- (22 February 1998). "Battersea power showtime". Independent.
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