The Scandinavian Indoor Championships[2] also known as the Scandinavian Covered Court Championships[3] and the Scandinavian Indoor Open[4] was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament held from 1936 through 1979.
History
The tournament was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Swedish Lawn Tennis Association and was first held on the indoor courts of the B-Hall in Stockholm. The location of the tournament alternated between the four Scandinavian capitals Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo and the event was usually held at the end of January or the beginning of February. The competitors were mainly European players. The tournament struggled in Open Era, the mixed doubles event was cancelled in 1971, and the championships were abolished in 1979.[5]
^"Results". World Tennis. March 1955. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^"Results". World Tennis. March 1956. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^"Results". World Tennis. March 1957. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^"Results". World Tennis. April 1958. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^"Results". World Tennis. April 1959. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^"Results". World Tennis. April 1960. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^"Results". World Tennis. April 1961. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^"LAWN TENNIS:The following players will be playing in the Scandinavian Championships which will be played in Copenhagen on 12 to 19 January, J. Borotra, Paul J. A, Feret, C. Malfroy S Nystrom and A. Steadman". Nottingham Journal. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England: British Newspaper Archives. 19 December 1935. p. 12.
^"Tennis: British Davis Cup player and top seed. meets Torben Ulrich, of Denmark, in the men's singles final of the Scandinavian Covered Court Championships at Oslo today". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, England: British Newspaper Archives. 12 February 1966. p. 20.
^"TENNIS RESULTS & SPORTS FIXTURES: Scandinavian Open Indoor (Helsinki) Victoria Open Championships (Helsinki) New South Wales Open (Sydney)". Daily Mirror. London, England.: British Newspaper Archives. 29 January 1969. p. 27.
^"John Clifton winner the West German indoor title at the week-end was beaten in the first round of the Scandinavian Indoor Tennis Championships in Oslo last night". Bristol Evening Post. Bristol, England: British Newspaper Archives. 28 January 1970. p. 35.