The Stowe Open, also known in 1978 and 1979 by its sponsored name English Leather Grand Prix and from 1983 onward as the Head Classic, was a Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1983. It was held in Stowe, Vermont in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts. In 2017, it has been replaced by the Stowe Mountain Lodge Classic, an exhibition event which serves as a warm up event for the US Open which takes place every August 22nd–24th.

Stowe Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameEnglish Leather Grand Prix
Head Classic
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1978
Abolished1983
Editions6
LocationStowe, Vermont, U.S.
SurfaceHard

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978   Jimmy Connors   Tim Gullikson 6–2, 6–3
1979   Jimmy Connors   Mike Cahill 6–0, 6–1
1980   Robert Lutz   Johan Kriek 6–3, 6–1
1981   Brian Gottfried   Tony Graham 6–3, 6–3
1982   Jay Lapidus   Eric Fromm 6–4, 6–2
1983   John Fitzgerald   Vijay Amritraj 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
↓  Exhibition tournament  ↓
1984   Tomáš Šmíd   Mel Purcell 6–3, 6–2
1985   Jimmy Connors   Gene Mayer 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1986   Eliot Teltscher   Andrés Gómez 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–2
1987   Ivan Lendl   Jimmy Arias 6–3, 6–3
1988   Andrés Gómez   Dan Goldie 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978   Tim Gullikson
  Tom Gullikson
  Mark Edmondson
  Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1979   Mike Cahill
  Steve Krulevitz
  Anand Amritraj
  Colin Dibley
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1980   Robert Lutz
  Bernard Mitton
  Ilie Năstase
  Ferdi Taygan
6–4, 6–3
1981   Johan Kriek
  Larry Stefanki
  Brian Gottfried
  Robert Lutz
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1982   Andy Andrews
  John Sadri
  Mike Fishbach
  Eric Fromm
6–3, 6–4
1983   Brad Drewett
  Kim Warwick
  Fritz Buehning
  Tom Gullikson
4–6, 7–5, 6–2

See also

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