Hampton Grand Prix

Hampton Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Hampton Grand Prix (1971–77)
Tour Grand Prix circuit (1971–77)
Founded 1971
Abolished 1977
Surface Hard (1971–77)

The Hampton Grand Prix is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1977. It was held in Hampton, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor hard courts.

Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the most successful players at the tournament, with Connors winning the singles competition four times while Năstase won the singles title once and the doubles title three times, twice with compatriot Ion Ţiriac and once with American Clark Graebner.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Romania Ilie Năstase United States Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–4, 7–6
1972 United States Stan Smith Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1973 United States Jimmy Connors Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1974 United States Jimmy Connors Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4
1975 United States Jimmy Connors Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1976 United States Jimmy Connors Romania Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1977 United States Sandy Mayer United States Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1972 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–6
1973 United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ion Ţiriac
6–2, 6–1
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Mike Estep
6–3, 1–2, RET.
1975 New Zealand Ian Crookenden
Australia Ian Fletcher
West Germany Karl Meiler
Czechoslovakia Jan Písecký
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1976 Not Held
1977 United States Sandy Mayer
United States Stan Smith
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–3

References

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