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Macon Open (tennis)

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Macon Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMacon Open
TourUSLTA indoor circuit
World Championship Tennis
Founded1968
Abolished1972
Editions5
LocationMacon, Georgia, US
SurfaceCarpet court (indoor)

The Macon Open also known as the Macon Indoor is a defunct men's tennis tournament played from 1968 to 1972. It was held in Macon, Georgia in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts. From 1968 through 1971 the tournament was part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit while the last edition in 1972 was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score Ref
1968 Denmark Jan Leschly United Kingdom Mike Sangster 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 [1]
1969 Spain Manuel Orantes United Kingdom Mark Cox 10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 9–7 [2]
1970 United States Cliff Richey United States Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 [3]
1971 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 7–6 [4]
1972 United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 [5]

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
6–3, 7–6
1972 Australia Roy Emerson
Netherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
7–6, 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1968 Macon – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1969 Macon – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "1970 Macon – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. ^ "1971 Macon – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  5. ^ "1972 Macon WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).