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| Defunct tennis tournament | ||
| Created | 1970 | |
| Ended | 1983 | |
| Event name | South Orange Open (1970–83) | |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1970–83) | |
| Surface | Hard (1970–72, 1974) Grass (1973) Clay (1975–83) |
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The South Orange Open (formely as Eastern Grass Court Championships) is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1983. It was held in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1970 to 1972 and again in 1974, then played on outdoor grass courts in 1973, and then played on outdoor clay courts from 1975 to 1983. There were men's and women's singles tournaments, as well as men's, women's, and mixed doubles.
Ilie Năstase was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times on two different surfaces and the doubles competition twice with American Jimmy Connors.
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1930 | Clifford Sutter | Gregory Mangin | 4-6, 8-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 1936 | Donald Budge | Robert Riggs | 6-8, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 |
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| 1945 | William Talbert | Pancho Segura | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0 |
| 1946 | Donald McNeill | Gardnar Mulloy | 3-6, 4-6, 12-10, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1947 | Ted Schroeder | Gardnar Mulloy | 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1948 | Frank Parker | Ted Schroeder | 6-2, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1949 | Gardnar Mulloy | Arthur Larsen | 5-7, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1950 | Herbert Flam | Vic Seixas | 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1951 | William Talbert | Gardnar Mulloy | 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1952 | Ken McGregor | Frank Sedgman | 6-3, 6-4 |
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| 1958 | Malcolm Anderson | Hamilton Richardson | 6-3, 6-4, 6-8, 13-15, 6-4 |
| 1959 | Alex Olmedo | Mike Green | 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1960 | Rod Laver | Donald Dell | 6-1, 10-8, 6-4 |
| 1964 | Arthur Ashe | Clark Graebner | 4-6, 8-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1965 | Fred Stolle | Roy Emerson | 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
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| 1968 | Charles Pasarell | Clark Graebner | 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1969 | Stan Smith | Clark Graebner | 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1970 | Rod Laver | Bob Carmichael | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1971 | Clark Graebner | Pierre Barthès | 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1972 | Ilie Năstase | Manuel Orantes | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1973 | Colin Dibley | Vijay Amritraj | 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 |
| 1974 | Alex Metreveli | Jimmy Connors | W/O |
| 1975 | Ilie Năstase | Bob Hewitt | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 1976 | Ilie Năstase | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1978 | Guillermo Vilas | José Luis Clerc | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1979 | John McEnroe | John Lloyd | 6–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1980 | José Luis Clerc | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Shlomo Glickstein | Dick Stockton | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Yannick Noah | Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1983 | Brad Drewett | John Alexander | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1970 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
Andrés Gimeno Rod Laver |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1971 | Bob Carmichael Tom Leonard |
Clark Graebner Erik Van Dillen |
7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Not Held | ||
| 1973 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase |
Pancho Gonzales Tom Gorman |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj |
7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 1975 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase |
Dick Crealy John Lloyd |
7–6, 7–5 |
| 1976 | Fred McNair Marty Riessen |
Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Colin Dibley Wojciech Fibak |
Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 1978 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
Fritz Buehning Bruce Nichols |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 1980 | Bill Maze John McEnroe |
Fritz Buehning Van Winitsky |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 1981 | Fritz Buehning Andrew Pattison |
Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky |
Jai Dilouie Blaine Willenborg |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1983 | Fritz Buehning Tom Cain |
John Lloyd Dick Stockton |
6–2, 7–5 |
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