Columbus Open

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Columbus Open

| type = defunct

| founded = 1970

| ended = 1984

| editions = 15

| event name = Columbus Open

| tour = Grand Prix circuit

| surface = Clay (1971–1979)
Hard (1980–1984)

}}

The Columbus Open, also known as the Buckeye Tennis Championships or Buckeye Open, is a defunct affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1984 in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. The inaugural edition in 1970 was an invitational tournament with eight top independent professional players.{{cite news |author=Dick Kinney |title=Pro tennis tourney opens on new Columbus courts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/294088796/ |work=News Journal |date=August 14, 1970 |page=22 |via=Newspapers.com|url-access=limited|quote=Tennis buffs from around Ohio moved in to the Columbus area today for the inaugural event of the Buckeye Cup Tennis Championships. The tournament, which includes eight of the top touring independent professional netters, is being held at Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City [...]. }} It was played on synthetic hard court at the newly created 3,200-seat stadium at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, a suburb of Columbus.{{cite news |title=Buckeye Tennis Championships headed for Columbus Aug. 14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/296286799/ |work=Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |date=July 28, 1970 |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com|url-access=limited|quote=The surface to be used in the stadium will be DYNATURF, the new synthetic tennis covering.}} From 1971 until 1984 the tournament was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts from 1971 to 1979, and then played on outdoor hard courts from 1980 to 1984.

Brian Teacher was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition twice and the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with American William Brown, once with American Bruce Manson and once with American Scott Davis.

Finals

=Singles=

Year !width="200"\|Champions !width="200"\|Runners-up !width="160"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1970	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Gorman	7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1971	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Gorman	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jimmy Connors	6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1972	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jimmy Connors	{{flagicon\|Rhodesia}} Andrew Pattison	7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1973	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jimmy Connors	{{flagicon\|USA}} Charlie Pasarell	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1974	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez	{{flagicon\|USA}} Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 7–6, 6–4
1975	{{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz	6–4, 7–5
1976	{{flagicon\|USA}} Roscoe Tanner	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stan Smith	6–4, 7–6
1977	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Gottfried	6–2, 6–1
1978	{{flagicon\|USA}} Arthur Ashe	{{flagicon\|USA}} Robert Lutz	6–3, 6–4
1979	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Gottfried	{{flagicon\|USA}} Eddie Dibbs	6–3, 6–0
1980	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Terry Rocavert	6–4, 6–3
1981	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Teacher	{{flagicon\|USA}} John Austin	6–3, 6–2
1982	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jimmy Connors	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Gottfried	7–5, 6–0
1983	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Teacher	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bill Scanlon	7–6, 6–4
1984	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brad Gilbert	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hank Pfister	6–3, 3–6, 6–3

=Doubles=

Year !width="200"\|Champions !width="200"\|Runners-up !width="160"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1970	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz {{flagicon\|USA}} Stan Smith	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Gorman {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ray Ruffels	6–2, 8–6
1971	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim McManus {{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Osborne	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jimmy Connors {{flagicon\|USA}} Roscoe Tanner	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1972	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jimmy Connors {{flagicon\|USA}} Pancho Gonzales	{{flagicon\|USA}} Robert McKinley {{flagicon\|USA}} Dick Stockton	6–3, 7–5
1973	{{flagicon\|GBR}} Gerald Battrick {{flagicon\|GBR}} Graham Stilwell	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Colin Dibley {{flagicon\|USA}} Charlie Pasarell	6–4, 7–6
1974	{{flagicon\|IND}} Anand Amritraj {{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Gorman {{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz	W/O
1975	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz {{flagicon\|USA}} Stan Smith	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender {{flagicon\|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
1976	{{flagicon\|USA}} William Brown {{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Teacher	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fred McNair {{flagicon\|USA}} Sherwood Stewart	6–4, 6–3
1977	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz {{flagicon\|USA}} Stan Smith	{{flagicon\|USA}} Peter Fleming {{flagicon\|USA}} Gene Mayer	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1978	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Colin Dibley {{flagicon\|AUS}} Bob Giltinan	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Marcello Lara {{flagicon\|USA}} Eliot Teltscher	6–2, 6–3
1979	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Gottfried {{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Lutz	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tim Gullikson {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Gullikson	4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)
1980	{{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Gottfried {{flagicon\|USA}} Sandy Mayer	{{flagicon\|USA}} Peter Fleming {{flagicon\|USA}} Eliot Teltscher	6–4, 6–2
1981	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Manson {{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Teacher	{{flagicon\|IND}} Anand Amritraj {{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj	6–1, 6–1
1982	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tim Gullikson {{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Bernard Mitton	{{flagicon\|USA}} Victor Amaya {{flagicon\|USA}} Hank Pfister	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1983	{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Davis {{flagicon\|USA}} Brian Teacher	{{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj {{flagicon\|AUS}} John Fitzgerald	6–1, 4–6, 7–6
1984	{{flagicon\|USA}} Sandy Mayer {{flagicon\|USA}} Stan Smith	{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Bud Cox {{flagicon\|USA}} Terry Moor	6–4, 6–7, 7–5

Notes

References

External links

[https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/results-archive ATP results archive]

Category:Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States

Category:Clay court tennis tournaments

Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States

Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit