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Omaha Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameOmaha Open
TourUSLTA Indoor Circuit
Founded1970
Abolished1974
Editions5
LocationOmaha, Nebraska, USA
SurfaceCarpet / Indoors

The Omaha Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Omaha, Nebraska from 1970–74. The event was part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts.

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 United States Stan Smith United States Jim Osborne 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1971 Romania Ilie Năstase United States Cliff Richey 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1972 Romania Ilie Năstase Romania Ion Țiriac 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1973 Romania Ilie Năstase United States Jimmy Connors 5–0, ret.
1974 Germany Karl Meiler United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 1–6, 6–1

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 [1] Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Manuel Orantes
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
1973 United States William Brown
United States Mike Estep
United States Jimmy Connors
Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
DEF
1974 Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Germany Karl Meiler
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Nastase Wins Omaha Tennis". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, IA. Reuters. Jan 31, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.