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

The first seven editions were part of the USLTA Winter Indoor circuit, organized by Bill Riordan. The 1972 edition was also part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. When the USLTA circuit was abolished after 1976 the tournament became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit its final edition in 1977.

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 Țiriac and once with American Clark Graebner.[1]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970United States Stan SmithBrazil Thomaz Koch6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1971Romania Ilie NăstaseUnited States Clark Graebner7–5, 6–4, 7–6
1972United States Stan SmithRomania Ilie Năstase6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1973United States Jimmy ConnorsRomania Ilie Năstase4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1974United States Jimmy ConnorsRomania Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–4
1975United States Jimmy ConnorsCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1976United States Jimmy ConnorsRomania Ilie Năstase6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1977United States Sandy MayerUnited States Stan Smith4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1972Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–6
1973United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ion Țiriac
6–2, 6–1
1974Socialist 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.
1975New Zealand Ian Crookenden
Australia Ian Fletcher
West Germany Karl Meiler
Czechoslovakia Jan Písecký
6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4
1976Not held
1977United 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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