Roanoke International Tennis Tournament
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The Roanoke International Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis
tournament played in Roanoke, Virginia
. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973-1975 and was held indoors.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played in Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973-1975 and was held indoors.
Men's singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1972 | Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player.... |
Vladimir Zednik Vladimír Zedník Vladimír Zedník is a former noted Czech international tennis player. In 1975, he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which lost 3–2 in the final of the Davis Cup to the Swedish team led by Björn Borg.- External links :... |
6–4, 7–6 |
1973 | Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player.... |
Ian Fletcher Ian Fletcher (tennis) Ian Fletcher is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Fletcher enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :... |
6–2, 6–3 |
1974 | Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player.... |
Karl Meiler Karl Meiler Karl Meiler is a former tennis player from West Germany.Meiler won four singles and seventeen doubles titles during his professional career... |
6–4, 6–3 |
1975 | Roger Taylor | Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament... |
7–6, 7–6 |
Doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1973 | Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player.... Juan Gisbert Sr. |
Ian Fletcher Ian Fletcher (tennis) Ian Fletcher is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Fletcher enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :... Butch Seewagen |
6–0, 7–6 |
1974 | Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament... Sandy Mayer Sandy Mayer Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973.... |
Ian Crookenden Jeff Simpson |
7–6, 6–1 |
1975 | Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament... Sandy Mayer Sandy Mayer Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973.... |
Juan Gisbert Sr. Ion Ţiriac Ion Tiriac Ion Țiriac is a Romanian former tennis player and businessman. He is also the current owner of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.-Sports career:... |
7–6, 1–6, 6–3 |