Louisville Open

Louisville Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Louisville Open (1970, 1973–79)
Louisville WCT (1971–72)
Tour Grand Prix circuit (1970, 1973–79)
WCT circuit (1971–72)
Founded 1970
Abolished 1979
Editions 10
Surface Hard (1970)
Clay (1971–79)

The Louisville Open is a defunct Grand Prix and WCT affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1979. It was held in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts in 1970 and on outdoor clay courts from 1971 to 1979.

Guillermo Vilas was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition once with Pole Wojciech Fibak.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970Australia Rod LaverAustralia John Newcombe6–3, 6–3
1971Netherlands Tom OkkerSouth Africa Cliff Drysdale3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1972United States Arthur AsheUnited Kingdom Mark Cox6–4, 6–4
1973Spain Manuel OrantesAustralia John Newcombe3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1974Argentina Guillermo VilasChile Jaime Fillol6–4, 7–5
1975Argentina Guillermo VilasRomania Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–3
1976United States Harold SolomonPoland Wojciech Fibak6–2, 7–5
1977Argentina Guillermo VilasUnited States Eddie Dibbs1–6, 6–0, 6–1
1978United States Harold SolomonAustralia John Alexander6–2, 6–2
1979Australia John AlexanderUnited States Terry Moor7–6, 6–7, 3–3 ret.

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Unavailable
1971Not completed
1972Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
6–4, 6–3
1973Spain Manuel Orantes
Romania Ion Ţiriac
United States Clark Graebner
Australia John Newcombe
0–6, 6–4, 6–3
1974United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik Van Dillen
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–2, 6–3
1975Poland Wojciech Fibak
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
Not played (rain)
1976South Africa Byron Bertram
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik Van Dillen
6–3, 6–4
1977Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
Australia Chris Kachel
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–1, 6–4
1978Poland Wojciech Fibak
Paraguay Victor Pecci
United States Victor Amaya
Australia John James
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1979United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
India Vijay Amritraj
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 1–6, 6–1

References


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