Grand Prix Championship Series
| This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (December 2011) |
The Championship Series [1] of nine tennis tournaments, formed part of the Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis tours, and were held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. After the Majors and Season ending Championships these tournaments were the most prestigious in terms of prize money, and more importantly ranking points and field strength, between 1970 and 1989. When the ATP became the sole governing body of men's tennis in 1990 all of the surviving tournaments of the Grand Prix were absorbed into the new ATP Tour. The nine top events existing at that time first become known as the ATP Championship Series Single Week from (1990–1992) and continued to develop changing names four times (1993–2009).
- Note: Some players who competed in these tournaments may have represented another country other than those stated by official sources the Association of Tennis Professionals and the International Tennis Federation.
- Note: two professional tours co-existed during this period; players competed on both.
- Ivan Lendl was the most successful player with 22 titles (1980–89).
History [edit]
Throughout the 20 year period from 1970–1989 a number of these tournaments ceased to be Top Tier Tennis Events. The Grand Prix tennis circuit was conceived from idea put forward by former World No1 player Jack Kramer, turned promoter in 1968. He proposed "a series of tournaments with a money bonus pool that would be split up on the basis of a cumulative point system." and to "encourage players to compete regularly in the series and qualify for a special championship tournament at the end of the tour season".[2] This system formed the basis of the men's professional game. The WCT founded by Lamar Hunt and David Dixon (1968) was merged into the Grand Prix Tour in 1978. The WCT withdrew from 1982 to 1984, and at this time sued the Men's Tennis Council [3] who organized the men's tennis tour. A settlement resulted in WCT's reincorporation into the Grand Prix in 1985. After the Majors and Season Ending Championships these events were the highest in-terms of status and were the precursors to the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.[4]
- Note: Although there were fewer WCT tournaments to the rival Grand Prix Circuit the prize money was generally larger.
Complete list for this period.
Tournaments [edit]
(*): tournaments from the WCT circuit:
- Philadelphia: 1970–1977
- Boston: 1971–1972
- Los Angeles: 1972
- Monte Carlo: 1974–1977
- Forest Hills: 1982–1985
Points Grand Prix [edit]
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Results [edit]
- def =(default)
- nh = (not held)
- r = (retired)
- ts = (tournament stopped)
- wo = (walkover)
- doubles results missing are not listed in the ATP & ITF archives for there respective years.
- not all tournament articles by year are listed, see the main tournament article for reference.
1970 Grand Prix Championship Series [edit]
Winners by tournament [edit]
Singles [edit]
| Johannesburg |
Los Angeles |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
London |
Boston |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Sydney |
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| 1970 | Laver (1/9) |
Laver (2/9) |
Franulović (1/1) |
Năstase (1/7) |
Laver (3/9) |
Roche (1/1) |
Smith (1/4) |
Laver (4/9) |
Laver (5/9) |
| 1971 | Rosewall (1/2) |
Gonzalez <smałll>(1/1) |
Năstase (2/7) |
Laver (6/9) |
Năstase (3/7) |
Rosewall (2/2) |
Ashe (1/2) |
Newcombe (1/2) |
Dent (1/1) |
| Johannesburg |
Los Angeles |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Boston |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1972 | Richey (1/1) |
Smith (2/4) |
Năstase (4/7) |
Orantes (1/6) |
Năstase (5/8) |
Lutz (1/1) |
Stan Smith (3/4) |
Laver (7/9) |
Newcombe (2/2) |
| Johannesburg |
Los Angeles |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Boston |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1973 | Connors (1/17) |
Connors (2/17) |
Năstase (6/7) |
Năstase (7/7) |
Okker (1/1) |
Connors (3/17) |
Gorman (1/1) |
Smith (4/4) |
Gottfried (1/1) |
| 1974 | Connors (4/17) |
Connors (5/17) |
Pattison (1/1) |
Borg (1/15) |
Vilas (1/8) |
Borg (2/15) |
Ashe (2/2) |
Laver (8/9) |
Laver (9/9) |
| Washington |
Los Angeles |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Boston |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1975 | Vilas (2/8) |
Orantes (2/6) |
Orantes (3/6) |
Ramírez (1/2) |
Orantes (4/6) |
Borg (3/15) |
Panatta (1/2) |
Riessen (1/1) |
Tanner (1/2) |
| Washington |
Indianapolis |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
London |
Boston |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1976 | Connors (6/17) |
Connors (7/17) |
Vilas (3/8) |
Panatta (2/2) |
Connors (8/17) |
Borg (4/15) |
Cox (1/1) |
Connors (9/17) |
Connors (10/17) |
| 1977 | Vilas (4/8) |
Orantes (5/6) |
Borg (5/15) |
Gerulaitis (1/3) |
Borg (6/15) |
Orantes (6/6) |
Mayer (1/1) |
Stockton (1/1) |
Connors (11/17) |
| Hamburg |
Tokyo |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
London |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1978 | Vilas (5/8) |
Borg (7/15) |
Raúl Ramírez (2/2) |
Borg (8/15) |
Dibbs (1/1) |
John McEnroe (1/19) |
McEnroe (2/19) |
Connors (12/17) |
Solomon (1/2) |
| 1979 | Higueras (1/2) |
Borg (9/15) |
Borg (10/15) |
Gerulaitis (2/3) |
Borg (11/15) |
McEnroe (3/19) |
McEnroe (4/19) |
Connors (13/17) |
Borg (12/15) |
| 1980 | Solomon (2/2) |
Connors (14/17) |
Borg (13/15) |
Vilas (6/8) |
Lendl (1/22) |
McEnroe (5/19) |
Borg (14/15) |
Connors (15/17) |
Borg (15/15) |
| Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
London |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1981 | Van Patten (1/1) |
Connors vs Vilas (Match not finished due to rain) |
Clerc (1/1) |
Lendl (2/22) |
McEnroe (6/19) |
Peter McNamara (1/1) |
Connors (16/17) |
Tanner (2/2) |
Lendl (3/22) |
| Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
London |
Philadelphia |
Forest Hills |
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| 1982 | McEnroe (7/19) |
Vilas (8/8) |
Gómez (1/2) |
Gerulaitis (3/3) |
Lendl (4/22) |
Higueras (2/2) |
McEnroe (8/19) |
McEnroe (9/19) |
Lendl (5/22) |
| 1983 | Lendl (6/22) |
Wilander (1/8) |
Arias (1/1) |
Lendl (7/22) |
Wilander (2/8) |
Noah (1/2) |
McEnroe (10/19) |
McEnroe (11/19) |
McEnroe (12/19) |
| Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Forest Hills |
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| 1984 | Connors (17/17) |
Sundström (1/1) |
Gómez (2/2) |
McEnroe (13/19) |
Wilander (3/8) |
Aguilera (1/2) |
McEnroe (14/19) |
McEnroe (15/19) |
McEnroe (16/19) |
| 1985 | Lendl (8/22) |
Lendl (9/22) |
Noah (2/2) |
McEnroe (18/19) |
Becker (1/13) |
Mečíř (1/3) |
John McEnroe (17/19) |
McEnroe (19/19) |
Lendl (10/22) |
| Miami |
Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
Philadelphia |
Stockholm |
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| 1986 | Lendl (11/22) |
Becker (2/13) |
Nyström (1/1) |
Lendl (12/22) |
Becker (3/13) |
Wilander (4/8) |
Leconte (1/1) |
Lendl (13/22) |
Edberg (1/8) |
| Miami |
Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
Indian Wells |
Stockholm |
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| 1987 | Mečíř (2/3) |
Edberg (2/8) |
Wilander (5/8) |
Wilander (6/8) |
Lendl (14/22) |
Edberg (3/8) |
Lendl (15/22) |
Becker (4/13) |
Edberg (4/8) |
| 1988 | Wilander (7/8) |
Becker (5/13) |
Lendl (16/22) |
Lendl (17/22) |
Lendl (18/22) |
Wilander (8/8) |
Carlsson (1/1) |
Becker (6/13) |
Becker (7/13) |
| Miami |
Canada |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Stockholm |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
Indian Wells |
Paris |
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| 1989 | Lendl (19/22) |
Lendl (20/22) |
Mancini (1/2) |
Mancini (2/2) |
Lendl (21/22) |
Gilbert (1/1) |
Lendl (22/22) |
Mečíř (3/3) |
Becker (8/13) |
Note: In 1985 the Stockholm Open was played before the Canadian Open
Doubles [edit]
| Johannesburg |
Los Angeles |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
London |
Boston |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Sydney |
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| 1970 | No tournament | Okker & Riessen |
Riessen & Taylor |
Năstase & Ţiriac |
Rosewall & Smith |
Emerson & Laver |
Ashe & Smith |
Nastase & Tiriac |
Rosewall & Stolle |
| 1971 | No tournament | Alexander & Dent |
Nastase & Tiriac |
Newcombe & Roche |
Hewitt & McMillan |
Emerson & Laver |
Smith & Tom Gorman |
No tournament | Alexander & Dent |
| 1972 | No tournament | Connors & Gonzalez |
Beust & Contet |
Nastase & Tiriac |
No tournament | No tournament | Okker & Riessen |
Ashe & Lutz |
Emerson & Laver |
| 1973 | Ashe & Okker |
Kodeš & Zednik |
Gisbert, Sr. & Nastase |
Newcombe & Okker |
Cox & Davidson |
Smith & Van Dillen |
Connors & Nastase |
Gottfried & Stockton |
Gottfried & Stockton |
| 1974 | Hewitt & McMillan |
Lutz & Smith |
Alexander & Dent |
Gottfried & Ramírez |
Connors & Nastase |
Lutz & Smith |
Okker & Riessen |
Cramer & Estep |
Emerson & Laver |
| Washington |
Los Angeles |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
London |
Boston |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Sydney |
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| 1975 | Lutz & Smith |
Gisbert, Sr. & Orantes |
Hewitt & McMillan |
Gottfried & Ramirez |
Fibak & Meiler |
Gottfried & Ramirez |
Hewitt & McMillan |
Gottfried & Ramirez |
Alexander & Dent |
| 1976 | Gottfried & Ramirez |
Gottfried & Ramirez |
Fibak & Meiler |
Gottfried & Ramirez |
Tanner & Smith |
Ruffels & Stone |
Hewitt & McMillan |
Laver & Ralston |
Ashe & Pasarell |
| 1977 | Alexander & Dent |
Cornejo & Fillol |
Jauffret & Kodes |
Gottfried & Ramirez |
McMillan & Mayer |
Lutz & Smith |
Okker & Fibak |
Hewitt & McMillan |
Lutz & Smith |
| Hamburg |
Tokyo |
Mt. Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
London |
Stockholm |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1978 | Fibak & Okker |
Case & Masters |
Fleming & Šmid |
Pecci & Prajoux |
Fibak & Okker |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Okker & Fibak |
Hewitt & McMillan |
A. Fillol & J. Fillol |
| 1979 | Kodes & Smid |
Riessen & Stewart |
Nastase & Ramirez |
Fleming & Smid |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Fibak & Okker |
Riessen & Stewart |
| 1980 | Amaya & Pfister |
Bertolucci & Panatta |
Edmondson & Warwick |
Manson & Teacher |
Heinz Gildemeister & Gómez |
Fleming & McEnroe |
H. Gunthardt & McNamee |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Lutz & Smith |
| Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
London |
Philadelphia |
Las Vegas |
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| 1981 | Amaya & Pfister |
H. Gunthardt & M. Gunthardt |
Hans Gildemeister & Gomez |
Ramirez & Taygan |
McEnroe & Taygan |
Hans Gildemeister & Gomez |
Taygan & Stewart |
Riessen & Stewart |
Fleming & McEnroe |
| Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
London |
Philadelphia |
Forest Hills |
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| 1982 | Tim Gullikson & Tom Gullikson |
McNamara & McNamee |
H. Gunthardt & Taróczy |
Denton & Edmondson |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Složil & Smid |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Delatte & Kriek |
| 1983 | Edmondson & Stewart |
Taroczy & H. Gunthardt |
González & Pecci |
Mayer & Taygan |
Amaya & Tim Gullikson |
H. Gunthardt & Taroczy |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Curren & Denton |
Delatte & Kriek |
| 1984 | T. Giammalva & S. Giammalva |
Edmondson & Stewart |
Flach & Seguso |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Gonzalez & Mitchell |
Edberg & Järryd |
Leconte & Smid |
Fleming & McEnroe |
Dowlen & Odizor |
| 1985 | Forget & Gomez |
Flach & Seguso |
Slozil & Smid |
Jarryd & Wilander |
Flach & Seguso |
Edberg & Jarryd |
Hans Gildemeister & Gomez |
Nyström & Wilander |
Flach & Seguso |
| Miami |
Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
Philadelphia |
Stockholm |
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| 1986 | Gilbert & Van Patten |
Donnelly & De Palmer |
Forget & Noah |
Forget & Noah |
Hooper & M. Leach |
M. Kratzmann & Warwick |
E. Sánchez & Casal |
Davis & Pate |
Stewart & Warwick |
| Miami |
Tokyo |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Canada |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
Indian Wells |
Stockholm |
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| 1987 | Annacone & van Rensburg |
Dyke & Nijssen |
Hans Gildemeister & Gomez |
Forget & Noah |
Cash & Edberg |
Flach & Seguso |
Mečíř & Smid |
Forget & Noah |
Edberg & Jarryd |
| 1988 | Fitzgerald & Jarryd |
Gomez & Živojinović |
Casal & E. Sanchez |
Lozano & Witsken |
Flach & Seguso |
R. Leach & Jim Pugh |
Cahill & Warder |
Becker & Forget |
Curren & Grabb |
| Miami |
Canada |
Monte Carlo |
Rome |
Stockholm |
Cincinnati |
Hamburg |
Indian Wells |
Paris |
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| 1989 | Hlasek & Jarryd |
Evernden & Witsken |
Smid & Woodforde |
Courier & Sampras |
Lozano & Witsken |
Flach & Seguso |
E. Sanchez & J. Sánchez |
Becker & Hlasek |
Fitzgerald & Jarryd |
Titles matrix [edit]
Singles [edit]
Players with 2 or more titles between 1970 and 1989:
| # | Player | HA | IW | MI | MC | RO | WA | TO | TM | CI | LA | LO | PH | ST | IN | LV | FH | BO | PA | JO | SY | # | Winning span |
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| 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1980–1989 (9) | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 1978–1985 (7) | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 17 | 1973–1984 (11) | |
| 4 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 15 | 1974–1980 (6) | |
| 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1970–1975 (5) | |
| 6 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1985–1989 (4) | |
| 6 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1983–1988 (5) | |
| 6 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1970–1973 (3) | |
| 6 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1974–1982 (8) | |
| 7 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1972–1975 (3) | |
| 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1986–1987 (2) | |
| 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1970–1973 (3) | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1985–1989 (4) | |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1971 (1) | |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1975–1981 (6) | |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1979–1982 (3) | |
| 10 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1989 (1) | |
| 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1983–1985 (2) | |
| 10 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1975–1978 (3) | |
| 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1978–1980 (2) | |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1971–1974 (3) | |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1971–1972 (2) | |
| 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1979–1982 (3) |
^ HA = Hamburg, IW = Indian Wells, MI = Miami, MC = Monte Carlo, RO = Rome, WA = Washington, TO = Tokyo, TM = Toronto/Montreal, CI = Cincinnati, LA = Los Angeles, LO = London, PH = Philadelphia, ST = Stockholm, IN = Indianapolis, LV = Las Vegas, FH = Forest Hills, BO = Boston, PA = Paris, JO = Johannesburg, SY = Sydney.
Records [edit]
- Note: The 4 surfaces are Clay, Carpet, Grass and Hard courts
Fastest to in [edit]
- 1 Year 5 Titles Laver (1970)
- 3 Years 12 titles Connors (1973–76) Lendl (1986–89)
- 4 Years 15 Titles Lendl (1985–89)
- 6 Years 17 Titles Lendl (1983–89)
- 9 Years 22 Titles Lendl (1980–89)
Quadruples, Triples & Doubles [edit]
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Surfaces [edit]
Winners of GP Championship Series Tournaments on the 4 surfaces
Laver (Johannesburg 70, Sydney 70, Philadelphia 70, Rome 71)
Connors (Boston 73, Johannesburg 74, Indianapolis 74, London 74)
Winners of GP Championship Series Tournaments on 4 continents
North America [edit]
Winners of 8 North American Series (Hard Court) tournaments.
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Winners of 5 North American Series (Hard Court) tournaments. |
Winners of 3 North American Series (Hard Court) tournaments. |
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Winners of all 3 North American Series (Clay Court) tournaments. |
Winners of 2 North American Series (Clay Court) tournaments. |
Europe [edit]
Winners of all 3 European Series (Clay Court) tournaments.
Most Series Wins/Finals overall [edit]
- Wins overall:
Lendl (22) 1980–89 - Finals overall:
Lendl (31) 1980–89 - Wins single year:
Lendl (5) 1989,
Connors (5) 1976,
Laver (5) 1970 - Finals single year:
Laver (6) 1970
Most Wins at individual Grand Prix Championship Series tournaments [edit]
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Indian Wells |
Las Vegas |
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Forest Hills |
Miami |
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Toronto/Montreal |
Cincinnati |
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Johannesburg |
Philadelphia |
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Tokyo |
London |
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Stockholm |
Rome |
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Monte Carlo |
Boston |
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Indianapolis |
Washington |
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Hamburg |
See also [edit]
- Association of Tennis Professionals
- ATP Tour
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000
- ATP Masters Series
- Glossary of tennis
- Grand Prix Tour
- History of Tennis
- International Tennis Federation
- Tennis Court Surfaces
- WCT Tour
References [edit]
- Note: Some players who competed in these tournaments may have represented another country other than those stated by official sources the Association of Tennis Professionals and the International Tennis Federation.
- ATP Results Archive 1970-1989 Grand Prix Tour: accessed 17 May 2011.
- ITF Results Archive 1970-1989: accessed 17 May 2011.
Notes [edit]
- ^ "Grand Prix Championship Series". The Dispatch. June 11, 1986. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ THE GAME My 40 Years in Tennis, by Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, pages 275-276
- ^ http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/abouttheitf/history.asp
- ^ Bodo Peter, Article, Paragraph 5, Line 3 and 4, Tennis.com 04/11/2011: accessed 02/06/2011
Further reading [edit]
- Bud Collins, History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book, New Chapter Press, USA, 2nd Edition, 2010. ISBN 0942257707. Accessed 17 May 2011.
- Clark J and Noel E, A History of Tennis, (hardcover), Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London, UK, 1991. ISBN 0715623796. Accessed 17 May 2011.
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