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South Pacific Tennis Classic
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | South Pacific Tennis Classic |
| type | defunct |
| founded | 1974 |
| ended | 1981 |
| editions | 8 |
| event name | South Pacific Tennis Classic |
| tour | Grand Prix circuit |
| surface | Clay / Grass |
| location | Melbourne, Victoria (1974–75) |
| Brisbane, Queensland (1976–81) | |
| venue | Royal South Yarra Tennis Club (1974–75) |
| Milton Courts (1976–81) |
Brisbane, Queensland (1976–81) Milton Courts (1976–81)
The South Pacific Tennis Classic, also known as the South Pacific Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Melbourne, Australia in 1974 and 1975, and in Brisbane, Australia from 1976 through 1981. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdoor grass courts from 1976.
Past finals
Singles
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1974 | USA Dick Stockton | AUS Geoff Masters | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1975 | USA Brian Gottfried | USA Harold Solomon | 6–2, 7–6, 6–1 | |
| Brisbane | 1976 | AUS Mark Edmondson | AUS Phil Dent | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1977 | USA Vitas Gerulaitis | AUS Tony Roche | 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 | |
| 1978 | AUS Mark Edmondson | AUS John Alexander | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| 1979 | AUS Phil Dent | AUS Ross Case | 7–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1980 | USA John McEnroe | AUS Phil Dent | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1981 | AUS Mark Edmondson | NZL Chris Lewis | 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1974 | USA Raz Reid | ||
| AUS Allan Stone | USA Mike Estep | |||
| AUS Paul Kronk | 7–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1975 | AUS Ross Case | |||
| AUS Geoff Masters | USA Brian Gottfried | |||
| MEX Raúl Ramirez | 6–4, 6–0 | |||
| Brisbane | 1976 | AUS Syd Ball | ||
| AUS Kim Warwick | EGY Ismail El Shafei | |||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1977 | USA Vitas Gerulaitis | |||
| USA Bill Scanlon | AUS Mal Anderson | |||
| AUS Ken Rosewall | 7–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1978 | AUS John Alexander | |||
| AUS Phil Dent | AUS Syd Ball | |||
| AUS Allan Stone | 6–3, 7–6 | |||
| 1979 | AUS Ross Case | |||
| AUS Geoff Masters | AUS John James | |||
| AUS Chris Kachel | 7–6, 6–2 | |||
| 1980 | USA John McEnroe | |||
| USA Matt Mitchell | AUS Phil Dent | |||
| AUS Rod Frawley | 8–6 | |||
| 1981 | AUS Rod Frawley | |||
| NZL Chris Lewis | AUS Mark Edmondson | |||
| USA Mike Estep | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
Notes
References
References
- (29 August 1974). "Boost to tennis circuit". [[The Canberra Times]].
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