Hampton Grand Prix

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The Hampton Grand Prix is a defunct men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1977. The first edition was held at the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia in the United States and subsequent editions were held at the Hampton Coliseum. All editions were played on indoor carpet courts.

The first seven editions were part of the USLTA Winter Indoor circuit, organized by Bill Riordan. The 1972 edition was also part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. When the USLTA circuit was abolished after 1976 the tournament became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit its final edition in 1977.

Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the most successful players at the tournament, with Connors winning the singles competition four times while Năstase won the singles title once and the doubles title three times, twice with compatriot Ion Țiriac and once with American Clark Graebner.[1]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 Template:Flagicon Stan Smith Template:Flagicon Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1971 Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–4, 7–6
1972 Template:Flagicon Stan Smith Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1973 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1974 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4
1975 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors Template:Flagicon Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1976 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1977 Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac
Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner
Template:Flagicon Thomaz Koch
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1972 Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac
Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno
Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–6
1973 Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors
Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac
6–2, 6–1
1974 Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović
Template:Flagicon Nikola Pilić
Template:Flagicon Pat Cramer
Template:Flagicon Mike Estep
6–3, 1–2, RET.
1975 Template:Flagicon Ian Crookenden
Template:Flagicon Ian Fletcher
Template:Flagicon Karl Meiler
Template:Flagicon Jan Písecký
6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4
1976 Not held
1977 Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer
Template:Flagicon Stan Smith
Template:Flagicon Paul Kronk
Template:Flagicon Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–3

References

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