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Grand Prix Cleveland

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Grand Prix Cleveland
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWorld Championship Tennis
USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit
Grand Prix circuit
Founded1972
Abolished1985
Editions11
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
SurfaceHard / outdoor

The Grand Prix Cleveland was a men's tennis tournament played in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. The event was part of the World Championship Tennis in 1972 and 1973. The 1976 edition was part of the USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit. It was part of the Grand Prix circuit from 1978 through 1982 and in 1984 and 1985. It was played on outdoor hard courts. It was titled the Cleveland Tennis Classic in 1972 and 1973, the National Tennis Foundation Open in 1976 International Open in 1978; the Gray International in 1979; the Western Open in 1980 and 1981; the Fazio's Tennis Classic/95th Western Tennis Championships in 1982; the Society Bank Western Open Tennis Championships in 1984; and the Society Bank Tennis Classic in 1985. It was a Challenger-level tournament in 1983.

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Ray Ruffels 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1973 Australia Ken Rosewall United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6–3, 6–4
1974-1975 Not held
1976 Pakistan Haroon Rahim Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6–4, 6–4
1977 Not held
1978 Austria Peter Feigl United States Van Winitsky 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1979 United States Stan Smith Romania Ilie Năstase 7–6, 7–5
1980 United States Gene Mayer United States Victor Amaya 6–2, 6–1
1981 United States Gene Mayer United States Dave Siegler 6–1, 6–4
1982 United States Sandy Mayer United States Robert Van't Hof 7–5, 6–3
1983 United States Martin Davis United States Matt Mitchell 6–3, 6–2
1984 United States Terry Moor United States Martin Davis 3–6, 7–6, 6–2
1985 United States Brad Gilbert Australia Brad Drewett 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Rhodesia Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Frank Froehling
United States Charlie Pasarell
7–6, 6–3
1973 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
6–2, 6–3
1974-1975 Not held
1978 United States Dick Stockton
United States Erik van Dillen
United States Rick Fisher
United States Bruce Manson
6–1, 6–4
1979 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Paraguay Francisco González
United States Fred McNair
6–3, 6–4
1980 United States Victor Amaya
United States Gene Mayer
United States Fred McNair
India Sashi Menon
6–4, 6–2
1981 United States Erik van Dillen
United States Van Winitsky
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Ross Case
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
1982 United States Victor Amaya
United States Hank Pfister
United States Matt Mitchell
United States Craig Wittus
6–4, 7–6
1983 South Africa Mike Myburg
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
Paraguay Francisco González
United States Matt Mitchell
7–6, 7–5
1984 Paraguay Francisco González
United States Matt Mitchell
United States Martin Davis
United States Chris Dunk
7–6, 7–5
1985 Finland Leo Palin
Finland Olli Rahnasto
United States Hank Pfister
United States Ben Testerman
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
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