New Orleans Grand Prix

The New Orleans Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States from 1978 to 1980. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The 1979 edition was part of the World Championship Tennis series which was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit from 1978 through 1981. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts in the Louisiana Superdome in 1978 and in the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium in 1979 and 1980.[1][2][3]

New Orleans Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNew Orleans Grand Prix
Hibernia Interfest Tennis Classic
New Orleans Tennis Festival
Gulf States Tennis Classic
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1978
Abolished1980
Editions3
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
VenueLouisiana Superdome
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978   Roscoe Tanner   Victor Amaya 6–3, 7–5
1979   John McEnroe   Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
1980   Wojciech Fibak   Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978   Erik van Dillen
  Dick Stockton
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
7–6, 6–3
1979   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
  Robert Lutz
  Stan Smith
6–1, 6–3
1980   Terry Moor
  Eliot Teltscher
  Raymond Moore
  Robert Trogolo
7–6, 6–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1978 New Orleans results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 New Orleans results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "1980 New Orleans results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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