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{{Infobox tennis tournament
| name                  = Pepsi Grand Slam
| type                  = defunct
| founded               = 1976
| ended                 = 1981
| editions              = 6
| event name            = 
| location              = [[Myrtle Beach]], {{abbr|SC|South Carolina}}, US <small>(1976)</small> <br/>  [[Boca Raton]], {{abbr|FL|Florida}}, US <small>(1977–81)</small>
| tour                  = [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix circuit]] 
| surface               = [[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor
}}
The '''Pepsi Grand Slam of Tennis''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played as part of the [[Grand Prix circuit]] from 1976 to 1981.  The tournament was played in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]], in 1976 and [[Boca Raton, Florida]], from 1977 to 1981.  It was held on outdoor [[clay court]]s and featured a field of four players: winners of the semi-finals played in the final, while losers played a consolation match. 

The tournament's official name was the "Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis". It was sponsored by [[Pepsi-Cola]], who also sponsored a "mobile tennis program" (youth instruction) and a worldwide junior tournament circuit. [[CBS Sports]] broadcast the matches as part of its [[Tennis on CBS|tennis coverage]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kirkpatrick |first1=Curry |title=ANOTHER GRAND SLAM IS BID AND MADE |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1979/02/19/823376/another-grand-slam-is-bid-and-made-by-employing-all-his-tricks-on-guillermo-vilas-and-jimmy-connors-bjorn-borg-won-at-bocawest-for-the-third-straight-year |accessdate=1 April 2019 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=19 February 1979 |ref=si1979}}</ref>

==Results==

===Singles champions===
{|class="wikitable" 
|-
!width=140|Location
!width=60|Year
!width=200|Champion
!width=200|Runner-up 
!width=125|Score
|-
! rowspan="1" style="background:#ededed" | [[Myrtle Beach]]
|1976 || {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] || {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Orantes]] || 6–4, 6–3
|-
! rowspan="5" style="background:#ededed" | [[Boca Raton]]
|[[1977 Pepsi Grand Slam|1977]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
|-
|[[1978 Pepsi Grand Slam|1978]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>, 3–6, 6–1
|-
|[[1979 Pepsi Grand Slam|1979]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 6–2, 6–3
|-
|[[1980 Pepsi Grand Slam|1980]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
|-
|[[1981 Pepsi Grand Slam|1981]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] || 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 6–4, 6–0
|}

==See also==
* [[Grand Slam Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/results-archive ATP results archive]
* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentSearch.asp ITF search]

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[[Category:Clay court tennis tournaments]]
[[Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit]]
[[Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1976]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1981]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in South Carolina]]
[[Category:1981 disestablishments in Florida]]


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