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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
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

(29 August 1974). "Boost to tennis circuit". [[The Canberra Times]].

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