ATP Birmingham
ATP Birmingham | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | World Championship Tennis |
Founded | 1973 |
Abolished | 1980 |
Editions | 8 |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
Surface |
Hard / outdoor (1973) Carpet / indoor (1974–1980) |
The ATP Birmingham was a men's tennis tournament played in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, from 1973 until 1980. The inaugural event was held on outdoor hard courts, and all the other editions were played on indoor carpet courts. 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 |
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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 |
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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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