Louisville Open

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.

Louisville Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameLouisville Open (1970, 1973–79)
Louisville WCT (1971–72)
TourGrand Prix circuit (1970, 1973–79)
WCT circuit (1971–72)
Founded1970
Abolished1979
Editions10
SurfaceHard (1970)
Clay (1971–79)

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
1970 Rod Laver John Newcombe6–3, 6–3
1971 Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1972 Arthur Ashe Mark Cox6–4, 6–4
1973 Manuel Orantes John Newcombe3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1974 Guillermo Vilas Jaime Fillol6–4, 7–5
1975 Guillermo Vilas Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–3
1976 Harold Solomon Wojciech Fibak6–2, 7–5
1977 Guillermo Vilas Eddie Dibbs1–6, 6–0, 6–1
1978 Harold Solomon John Alexander6–2, 6–2
1979 John Alexander Terry Moor7–6, 6–7, 3–3 ret.

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver		8–6, 5–7, 6–4 [1]
1971Not completed
1972 John Alexander
Phil Dent		 Arthur Ashe
Robert Lutz		6–4, 6–3
1973 Manuel Orantes
Ion Ţiriac		 Clark Graebner
John Newcombe		0–6, 6–4, 6–3
1974 Charlie Pasarell
Erik van Dillen		 Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		6–2, 6–3
1975 Wojciech Fibak
Guillermo Vilas		 Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj		Not played (rain)
1976 Byron Bertram
Pat Cramer		 Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen		6–3, 6–4
1977 John Alexander
Phil Dent		 Chris Kachel
Cliff Letcher		6–1, 6–4
1978 Wojciech Fibak
Victor Pecci		 Victor Amaya
John James		6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1979 Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart		 Vijay Amritraj
Raúl Ramírez		6–2, 1–6, 6–1

References
  1. "Laver victor over Newcombe". Los Angeles Times. 3 August 1970. pp. Part 3, page 2.


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