| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Ended | 1983 |
| Editions | 14 |
| Event name | South Orange Open |
| Location | South Orange, New Jersey, US |
| Venue | Orange Lawn Tennis Club |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit |
| Surface | Grass (1970–74) Clay (1975–83) |
The South Orange Open, formerly known as the Eastern Grass Court Championships, is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1970 as the Marlborough Open Championships[1] and in existence until 1983. It was held in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor grass courts from 1970 to 1974, and then played on outdoor clay courts from 1975 to 1983. There were men's and women's singles tournaments as well as men's, women's, and mixed doubles.
Ilie Năstase was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times on two different surfaces and the doubles competition twice with American Jimmy Connors.
Results
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Rod Laver | Bob Carmichael | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1971 | Clark Graebner | Pierre Barthès | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Ilie Năstase | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Colin Dibley | Vijay Amritraj | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Alex Metreveli | Jimmy Connors | walkover |
| 1975 | Ilie Năstase | Bob Hewitt | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 1976 | Ilie Năstase | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1978 | Guillermo Vilas | José Luis Clerc | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1979 | John McEnroe | John Lloyd | 6–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1980 | José Luis Clerc | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Shlomo Glickstein | Dick Stockton | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Yannick Noah | Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1983 | Brad Drewett | John Alexander | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | Andrés Gimeno Rod Laver | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1971 | Bob Carmichael Tom Leonard | Clark Graebner Erik van Dillen | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Not held | ||
| 1973 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | Pancho Gonzales Tom Gorman | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 1975 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | Dick Crealy John Lloyd | 7–6, 7–5 |
| 1976 | Fred McNair Marty Riessen | Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Colin Dibley Wojciech Fibak | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1978 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | Fritz Buehning Bruce Nichols | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1980 | Bill Maze John McEnroe | Fritz Buehning Van Winitsky | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1981 | Fritz Buehning Andrew Pattison | Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky | Jai DiLouie Blaine Willenborg | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1983 | Fritz Buehning Tom Cain | John Lloyd Dick Stockton | 6–2, 7–5 |
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Kerry Melville | Patti Hogan | 7–6, 6–4.[2] |
Women's doubles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Rosie Casals Virginia Wade | Gail Chanfreau Francoise Durr | 6–3, 6–4.[3] |
See also
References
- ^ Barrett, John. Tingay, Lance. West, Peter. (1971) World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. Queen Anne Press. London. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7. p.243.
- ^ World of Tennis 1971.
- ^ World of Tennis 1971.