Hampton Grand Prix

The Hampton Grand Prix is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1977. It was held in Hampton, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor hard courts.

Hampton Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameHampton Grand Prix
TourUSLTA indoor circuit
Grand Prix circuit
Founded1970
Abolished1977
Editions8
LocationHampton, Virginia, U.S.
SurfaceHard (indoors)

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
1970 Stan Smith Thomaz Koch6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1971 Ilie Năstase Clark Graebner7–5, 6–4, 7–6
1972 Stan Smith Ilie Năstase6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1973 Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1974 Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–4
1975 Jimmy Connors Jan Kodeš3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1976 Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1977 Sandy Mayer Stan Smith4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac		 Clark Graebner
Thomaz Koch		6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1972 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac		 Andrés Gimeno
Manuel Orantes		6–4, 7–6
1973 Clark Graebner
Ilie Năstase		 Jimmy Connors
Ion Ţiriac		6–2, 6–1
1974 Željko Franulović
Nikola Pilić		 Pat Cramer
Mike Estep		6–3, 1–2, RET.
1975 Ian Crookenden
Ian Fletcher		 Karl Meiler
Jan Písecký		6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1976Not Held
1977 Sandy Mayer
Stan Smith		 Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher		6–4, 6–3

References

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