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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.[1] 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.[2] 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

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Singles

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

Doubles

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

See also

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Notes

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References

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  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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