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| Defunct tennis tournament | ||
| Created | 1972 | |
| Ended | 1989 | |
| Event name | Bristol (1972–89) | |
| Location | Bristol, England | |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1972/1981–89) | |
The Bristol Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held firstly in 1972, and then annually from 1981-1989. It was played in Bristol, Great Britain and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.
The tournament was played on grass courts in the weeks preceding the Wimbledon Championships. American Johan Kriek garnered the greatest success at the event, winning the Open twice in 1983 and 1984.
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1972 | Bob Hewitt | Alejandro Olmedo | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1973-80 | Not Held | ||
| 1981 | Mark Edmondson | Roscoe Tanner | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1982 | John Alexander | Tim Mayotte | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Johan Kriek | Tom Gullikson | 7–6, 7–5 |
| 1984 | Johan Kriek | Brian Teacher | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1985 | Martin Davis | Glenn Layendecker | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1986 | Vijay Amritraj | Henri Leconte | 7–6, 1–6, 8–6 |
| 1987 | Kelly Evernden | Tim Wilkison | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1988 | Christian Saceanu | Ramesh Krishnan | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1989 | Eric Jelen | Nick Brown | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1972 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
Clark Graebner Lew Hoad |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 1973-80 | Not Held | ||
| 1981 | Billy Martin Russell Simpson |
John Austin Johan Kriek |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 1983 | John Alexander John Fitzgerald |
Tom Gullikson Johan Kriek |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof |
John Alexander John Fitzgerald |
6–4, 5–7, 9–7 |
| 1985 | Eddie Edwards Danie Visser |
John Alexander Russell Simpson |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 1986 | Christo Steyn Danie Visser |
Mark Edmondson Wally Masur |
6–7, 7–6, 12–10 |
| 1987 | Not Available | ||
| 1988 | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder |
Marty Davis Tim Pawsat |
2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1989 | Paul Chamberlin Tim Wilkison |
Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly |
7–6, 6–4 |
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There is also the fencing competition which started in 1975 and is now held in the City Academy ,Bristol on the third weekend of September each year. See http://www.bristolopen.info