ATP Birmingham
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | World Championship Tennis |
Founded | 1973 |
Abolished | 1980 |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
Surface | Hard court / outdoor Carpet / indoor |
The ATP Birmingham was a men's tennis tournament played in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, from 1973 until 1980. The inaugural event was held on outdoor hard courts, and all the other editions were played on indoor carpet. The tournament was a part of the World Championship Tennis series in 1977 and 1978. Jimmy Connors won the singles title six times out of the eight times the tournament was held.
Contents
Results
Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | Sandy Mayer | Charles Owens | 6–4, 7–6 |
1974 | Jimmy Connors | Sandy Mayer | 7–5, 6–3 |
1975 | Jimmy Connors | Billy Martin | 6–4, 6–3 |
1976 | Jimmy Connors | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
1977 | Jimmy Connors | Bill Scanlon | 6–3, 6–3 |
1978 | Björn Borg | Dick Stockton | 7–6, 7–5 |
1979 | Jimmy Connors | Eddie Dibbs | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
1980 | Jimmy Connors | Eliot Teltscher | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | Pat Cramer Jürgen Fassbender |
Clark Graebner Ion Ţiriac |
6–4, 7–5 |
1974 | Ian Fletcher Sandy Mayer |
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Iván Molina |
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
1975 | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler |
Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
1976 | Jimmy Connors Erik van Dillen |
Hank Pfister Dennis Ralston |
6–3, 6–2 |
1977 | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
Billy Martin Bill Scanlon |
6–3, 6–4 |
1978 | Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer |
Frew McMillan Dick Stockton |
3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
1979 | Stan Smith Dick Stockton |
Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–2, 6–3 |
1980 | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 6–3 |
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- ATP Tour
- Tennis tournaments in the United States
- Indoor tennis tournaments
- Carpet court tennis tournaments
- Sports in Birmingham, Alabama
- Tennis in Alabama
- Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
- 1973 establishments in Alabama
- 1980 disestablishments in Alabama