Belgian National Indoor Championships

The Belgian National Indoor Championships was a combined men's and women's closed indoor tennis tournament for Belgians only, founded in 1928 as the Belgian Closed Covered Court Championships.[1] It was first held in Brussels, Belgium,[2] and ran annually until 1982 when it was disconnected from the ILTF Independent Circuit.[1]

Belgian Closed Covered Court Championships
Belgian National Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1928–1972)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1982)
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Abolished1982; 42 years ago (1982)
LocationBrussels
VenueVarious
SurfaceHard / indoor
Wood / indoor

In December 1928 the first Belgian Closed Covered Court Championships were played[3] in Brussels, Belgium on indoor hard courts.[1] The winner of the men's singles title was André Ewbank.[1] The winner of the women's singles title was Josane Sigart.[1]

The event was a closed tournament for players from Belgium only.[1] It was always played on indoor wood courts.[1] It ran annually as part of the ILTF World Circuit until 1969 for men, then 1972 for women, before becoming part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (those events not part of the men's ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or women's Virginia Slims Circuit) until 1982 when it was downgraded from that tour.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tournaments: Belgian National Indoor Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ "THE TOURNAMENT SEASON BY F GORDON LOWE". Evening Despatch. Warwickshire, England: Wikipedia Library - britishnewspaper archive. 10 July 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Kramer, Jack (1974). Robertson, Max (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 203. ISBN 9780047960420.