ATP Birmingham
The ATP Birmingham was a men's tennis tournament played in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, from 1973 until 1980. The inaugural event was held on outdoor hard courts, and all the other editions were played on indoor carpet. The tournament was a part of the World Championship Tennis series in 1977 and 1978. Jimmy Connors won the singles title six times out of the eight times the tournament was held.
Results
Singles
Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
1973 | Sandy Mayer | Charles Owens | 6–4, 7–6 |
1974 | Jimmy Connors | Sandy Mayer | 7–5, 6–3 |
1975 | Jimmy Connors | Billy Martin | 6–4, 6–3 |
1976 | Jimmy Connors | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
1977 | Jimmy Connors | Bill Scanlon | 6–3, 6–3 |
1978 | Björn Borg | Dick Stockton | 7–6, 7–5 |
1979 | Jimmy Connors | Eddie Dibbs | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
1980 | Jimmy Connors | Eliot Teltscher | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles
Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
1973 | Pat Cramer
Jürgen Fassbender | Clark Graebner
Ion Ţiriac | 6–4, 7–5 |
1974 | Ian Fletcher
Sandy Mayer | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Iván Molina | 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
1975 | Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler | Colin Dowdeswell
John Yuill | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
1976 | Jimmy Connors
Erik van Dillen | Hank Pfister
Dennis Ralston | 6–3, 6–2 |
1977 | Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker | Billy Martin
Bill Scanlon | 6–3, 6–4 |
1978 | Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer | Frew McMillan
Dick Stockton | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
1979 | Stan Smith
Dick Stockton | Ilie Năstase
Tom Okker | 6–2, 6–3 |
1980 | Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker | José Luis Clerc
Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–3 |
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