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Baltimore
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Indoor Circuit (1972–1976)
Grand Prix Circuit (1977, 1979–1980)
WCT Tour (1982)
Founded1972
Abolished1982
Editions10
LocationBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
VenueTowson State College
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Baltimore International was a men's tennis tournament played at the Towson State College in Baltimore, Maryland from 1972 until 1980 and in 1982. The event was part of the USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit from 1972 through 1976. In 1977, 1979 and 1980 it was an event on the Grand Prix Circuit and in its final year, 1982, it formed part of the WCT Tour. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Romania Ilie Năstase United States Jimmy Connors 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–1)
1973 United States Jimmy Connors United States Sandy Mayer 6–4, 7–5
1974 United States Sandy Mayer United States Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–1
1975 United States Brian Gottfried Australia Allan Stone 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1976 United States Tom Gorman Romania Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–3
1977 United States Brian Gottfried Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 7–6
1978 South Africa Cliff Drysdale United States Tom Gorman 7–5, 6–3
1979 United States Harold Solomon United States Marty Riessen 7–5, 6–4
1980 United States Harold Solomon United States Tim Gullikson 7–6, 6–0
1981 Not held
1982 Australia Paul McNamee Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 United States Jimmy Connors
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
France Pierre Barthès
United States Clark Graebner
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1973 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Clark Graebner
United States Paul Gerken
United States Sandy Mayer
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1974 Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Germany Karl Meiler
Australia Owen Davidson
United States Clark Graebner
7–6, 7–5
1975 Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Ray Ruffels
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–3
1976 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Cliff Richey
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
1977 Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Australia Ross Case
Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
6–3, 6–7, 6–4
1978 South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Fred McNair
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
6–3, 7–5
1979 United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
India Anand Amritraj
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
7–6, 6–4
1980 United States Tim Gullikson
United States Marty Riessen
United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Frew McMillan
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1981 Not held
1982 India Anand Amritraj
United States Tony Giammalva
India Vijay Amritraj
Australia Fred Stolle
7–5, 6–2
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