Hampton Grand Prix

Hampton Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Hampton Grand Prix
Tour Grand Prix circuit
Founded 1971
Abolished 1977
Editions 7
Surface Hard (indoors)

The Hampton Grand Prix is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1977. It was held in Hampton, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor hard courts.

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.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
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 Ţiriac
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1972Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–6
1973United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ion Ţiriac
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, 6–4
1976Not Held
1977United States Sandy Mayer
United States Stan Smith
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–3

References

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