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South Orange Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | South Orange Open |
| type | defunct |
| founded | 1970 |
| ended | 1983 |
| editions | 14 |
| event name | South Orange Open |
| location | South Orange, New Jersey, US |
| venue | Orange Lawn Tennis Club |
| tour | Grand Prix circuit |
| surface | Grass (1970–74) |
| Clay (1975–83) |
Clay (1975–83)
The South Orange Open, formerly known as the Eastern Grass Court Championships, is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1970 as the Marlborough Open Championships and in existence until 1983. It was held in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor grass courts from 1970 to 1974, 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.
Results
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AUS Rod Laver | AUS Bob Carmichael | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1971 | USA Clark Graebner | FRA Pierre Barthès | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1972 | ROU Ilie Năstase | ESP Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1973 | AUS Colin Dibley | IND Vijay Amritraj | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1974 | URS Alex Metreveli | USA Jimmy Connors | walkover |
| 1975 | ROU Ilie Năstase | RSA Bob Hewitt | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 1976 | ROU Ilie Năstase | USA Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1977 | ARG Guillermo Vilas | USA Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1978 | ARG Guillermo Vilas | ARG José Luis Clerc | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1979 | USA John McEnroe | GBR John Lloyd | 6–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1980 | ARG José Luis Clerc | USA John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1981 | ISR Shlomo Glickstein | USA Dick Stockton | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1982 | FRA Yannick Noah | MEX Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1983 | AUS Brad Drewett | AUS John Alexander | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CHI Patricio Cornejo | ||
| CHI Jaime Fillol | ESP Andrés Gimeno | ||
| AUS Rod Laver | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1971 | AUS Bob Carmichael | ||
| USA Tom Leonard | USA Clark Graebner | ||
| USA Erik van Dillen | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1972 | Not held | ||
| 1973 | USA Jimmy Connors | ||
| ROU Ilie Năstase | USA Pancho Gonzales | ||
| USA Tom Gorman | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1974 | USA Brian Gottfried | ||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | IND Anand Amritraj | ||
| IND Vijay Amritraj | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 | ||
| 1975 | USA Jimmy Connors | ||
| ROU Ilie Năstase | AUS Dick Crealy | ||
| GBR John Lloyd | 7–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1976 | USA Fred McNair | ||
| USA Marty Riessen | USA Vitas Gerulaitis | ||
| ROU Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1977 | AUS Colin Dibley | ||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | ROU Ion Țiriac | ||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| 1978 | USA Peter Fleming | ||
| USA John McEnroe | ROU Ion Țiriac | ||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1979 | USA Peter Fleming | ||
| USA John McEnroe | USA Fritz Buehning | ||
| USA Bruce Nichols | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1980 | USA Bill Maze | ||
| USA John McEnroe | USA Fritz Buehning | ||
| USA Van Winitsky | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1981 | USA Fritz Buehning | ||
| ZIM Andrew Pattison | ISR Shlomo Glickstein | ||
| ISR David Schneider | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1982 | MEX Raúl Ramírez | ||
| USA Van Winitsky | USA Jai DiLouie | ||
| USA Blaine Willenborg | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1983 | USA Fritz Buehning | ||
| USA Tom Cain | GBR John Lloyd | ||
| USA Dick Stockton | 6–2, 7–5 |
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AUS Kerry Melville | USA Patti Hogan | 7–6, 6–4. |
Women's doubles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | USA Rosie Casals | ||
| GBR Virginia Wade | FRA Gail Chanfreau | ||
| FRA Francoise Durr | 6–3, 6–4. |
References
References
- Barrett, John. Tingay, Lance. West, Peter. (1971) World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. Queen Anne Press. London. {{ISBN. 978-0-362-00091-7. p.243.
- World of Tennis 1971.
- World of Tennis 1971.
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