WCT Atlanta Championships
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| WCT Atlanta Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | World Championship Tennis |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Abolished | 1986 |
| Editions | 12 |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Venue | DeKalb Tennis Center (1969-70) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1973-75) Omni Coliseum (1976) |
| Surface | Hard / outdoors (1970) Carpet / indoors (1973–1976) |
The WCT Atlanta Championships [1]was a men's tennis tournament played in Atlanta, Georgia founded in 1969 as the Atlanta Tennis Classic.[2] It ran annually with breaks until 1986.[3] The event was first part of the WCT Circuit from 1970 to 1976, then part of the ITF Grand Prix Circuit from 1978 to 1981, 1985 to 1986. It was played on outdoor hard courts in 1969 and 1970, and on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in 1973–76.
This tournament was replaced in the tour calendar by the Atlanta Tennis Challenge (1992-2001), that was later succeeded by the Atlanta Open (2010-2024).
Past finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Butch Buchholz |
 John Newcombe |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| 1970 | Netherlands Tom Okker[5] | Dennis Ralston |
6–4, 10–8, 6–2 | |
| 1971–72 | Not held | |||
| 1973 | Stan Smith[6] |
Rod Laver |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1974 | Dick Stockton[7] |
Czech Republic Jiří Hřebec | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1975 | United Kingdom Mark Cox[8] | John Alexander |
6–3, 7–6 | |
| 1976 | Romania Ilie Năstase[9] | Jeff Borowiak |
6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1977 | Not held | |||
| 1978 | Stan Smith |
Eliot Teltscher |
4–6, 6–1, 2–1, ret | |
| 1979 | Eliot Teltscher |
John Alexander |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 1980 | Eliot Teltscher |
Terry Moor |
6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1981 | Mel Purcell |
France Gilles Moretton | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1982-84 | Not held | |||
| 1985 | John McEnroe |
Paul Annacone |
7–6, 7–6, 6–2 | |
| 1986 | South Africa Kevin Curren | Tim Wilkison |
7–6, 7–6 | |
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Doubles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
South Africa Robert Maud Rhodesia Andrew Pattison |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 1975 | India Anand Amritraj India Vijay Amritraj |
United Kingdom Mark Cox South Africa Cliff Drysdale |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 1976 | John Alexander Phil Dent |
Poland Wojciech Fibak Germany Karl Meiler |
6–3, 6–4 |
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Event Names
[edit | edit source]- Official
- Atlanta Tennis Classic (1970-1976)
- Atlanta Open (1978-1981)
- WCT Atlanta Championships (1985-1986)
- Tour
- WCT Atlanta (1970-1976)
- Sponsored
- Peachtree Corners Classic (1973-1974)
- First National Bank Classic (Atlanta) (1975)
- Phoenix Cup (1976)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution Open (1978-1981)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Championships (1981)
See also
[edit | edit source]- Atlanta Open - men's tournament (since 2010)
- WTA Atlanta – women's tournament (1975–1983)
References
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