Hampton Grand Prix

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Hampton Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameHampton Grand Prix
National Indoor Championships
Coliseum Mall International
TourUSLTA indoor circuit
Grand Prix circuit
Founded1970
Abolished1977
Editions8
LocationHampton, Virginia, U.S.
VenueHampton Institute (1970)
Hampton Coliseum (1971–1977)
SurfaceCarpet (indoor)

The Hampton Grand Prix is a defunct USLTA / Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1977. The first edition was held at the at the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts. All subsequent editions were held at the Hampton Coliseum.

Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the most successful players at the tournament, with Connors winning the singles competition four times while Năstase won the singles title once and the doubles title three times, twice with compatriot Ion Ţiriac and once with American Clark Graebner.[1]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 United States Stan Smith Brazil Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1971 Romania Ilie Năstase United States Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–4, 7–6
1972 United States Stan Smith Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1973 United States Jimmy Connors Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1974 United States Jimmy Connors Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4
1975 United States Jimmy Connors Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1976 United States Jimmy Connors Romania Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1977 United States Sandy Mayer United States Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1972 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–6
1973 United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ion Ţiriac
6–2, 6–1
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Mike Estep
6–3, 1–2, RET.
1975 New Zealand Ian Crookenden
Australia Ian Fletcher
West Germany Karl Meiler
Czechoslovakia Jan Písecký
6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4
1976 Not held
1977 United States Sandy Mayer
United States Stan Smith
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ^ Tom Foster (March 9, 1975). "Mall tourney springboards many into tennis stardom". Daily Press. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.

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