Columbus Open

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Columbus Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameColumbus Open
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1970
Abolished1984
Editions15
SurfaceClay (1971–1979)
Hard (1980–1984)

The Columbus Open, also known as the Buckeye Tennis Championships or Buckeye Open, is a defunct affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1984 in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. The inaugural edition in 1970 was an invitational tournament with eight top independent professional players. It was played on synthetic hard court at the newly created 3,200-seat stadium at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, a suburb of Columbus. From 1971 until 1984 the tournament was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts from 1971 to 1979, and then played on outdoor hard courts from 1980 to 1984.

Brian Teacher was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition twice and the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with American William Brown, once with American Bruce Manson and once with American Scott Davis.

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 Bob Lutz Tom Gorman 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1971 Tom Gorman Jimmy Connors 6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1972 Jimmy Connors Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1973 Jimmy Connors Charlie Pasarell 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1974 Raúl Ramírez Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
1975 Vijay Amritraj Bob Lutz 6–4, 7–5
1976 Roscoe Tanner Stan Smith 6–4, 7–6
1977 Guillermo Vilas Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–1
1978 Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–4
1979 Brian Gottfried Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–0
1980 Bob Lutz Terry Rocavert 6–4, 6–3
1981 Brian Teacher John Austin 6–3, 6–2
1982 Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried 7–5, 6–0
1983 Brian Teacher Bill Scanlon 7–6, 6–4
1984 Brad Gilbert Hank Pfister 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 Tom Gorman
Ray Ruffels		 6–2, 8–6
1971 Jim McManus
Jim Osborne		 Jimmy Connors
Roscoe Tanner		 6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1972 Jimmy Connors
Pancho Gonzales		 Robert McKinley
Dick Stockton		 6–3, 7–5
1973 Gerald Battrick
Graham Stilwell		 Colin Dibley
Charlie Pasarell		 6–4, 7–6
1974 Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj		 Tom Gorman
Bob Lutz		 W/O
1975 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 6–2, 6–7, 6–3
1976 William Brown
Brian Teacher		 Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart		 6–4, 6–3
1977 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 Peter Fleming
Gene Mayer		 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1978 Colin Dibley
Bob Giltinan		 Marcello Lara
Eliot Teltscher		 6–2, 6–3
1979 Brian Gottfried
Bob Lutz		 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
1980 Brian Gottfried
Sandy Mayer		 Peter Fleming
Eliot Teltscher		 6–4, 6–2
1981 Bruce Manson
Brian Teacher		 Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj		 6–1, 6–1
1982 Tim Gullikson
Bernard Mitton		 Victor Amaya
Hank Pfister		 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1983 Scott Davis
Brian Teacher		 Vijay Amritraj
John Fitzgerald		 6–1, 4–6, 7–6
1984 Sandy Mayer
Stan Smith		 Charles Bud Cox
Terry Moor		 6–4, 6–7, 7–5

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Dick Kinney (August 14, 1970). "Pro tennis tourney opens on new Columbus courts". News Journal. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. Tennis buffs from around Ohio moved in to the Columbus area today for the inaugural event of the Buckeye Cup Tennis Championships. The tournament, which includes eight of the top touring independent professional netters, is being held at Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City [...].
  2. ^ "Buckeye Tennis Championships headed for Columbus Aug. 14". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. July 28, 1970. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. The surface to be used in the stadium will be DYNATURF, the new synthetic tennis covering.


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