Louisville Open

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Louisville Open

| type = defunct

| founded = 1970

| ended = 1979

| editions = 10

| event name = Louisville Open (1970, 1973–79)
Louisville WCT (1971–72)

| tour = {{nowrap|Grand Prix circuit (1970, 1973–79)}}
WCT circuit (1971–72)

| surface = Hard (1970)
Clay (1971–79)

}}

The Louisville Open is a defunct Grand Prix and WCT affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1979. It was held in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts in 1970 and on outdoor clay courts from 1971 to 1979.

Guillermo Vilas was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition once with Pole Wojciech Fibak.

Results

=Singles=

style="width:40px"\|Year !style="width:200px"\|Champions !style="width:200px"\|Runners-up !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1970	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Laver	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Newcombe	6–3, 6–3
1971	{{flagicon\|NED}} Tom Okker	{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Cliff Drysdale	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1972	{{flagicon\|USA}} Arthur Ashe	{{flagicon\|GBR}} Mark Cox	6–4, 6–4
1973	{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} Manuel Orantes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Newcombe	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1974	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas	{{flagicon\|CHI}} Jaime Fillol	6–4, 7–5
1975	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas	{{flagicon\|ROU\|1965}} Ilie Năstase	6–4, 6–3
1976	{{flagicon\|USA}} Harold Solomon	{{flagicon\|POL}} Wojciech Fibak	6–2, 7–5
1977	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas	{{flagicon\|USA}} Eddie Dibbs	1–6, 6–0, 6–1
1978	{{flagicon\|USA}} Harold Solomon	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Alexander	6–2, 6–2
1979	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Alexander	{{flagicon\|USA}} Terry Moor	7–6, 6–7, 3–3 ret.

=Doubles=

style="width:40px"\|Year !style="width:200px"\|Champions !style="width:200px"\|Runners-up !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1970	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Newcombe {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tony Roche	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Roy Emerson {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Laver	8–6, 5–7, 6–4 {{cite news \| title=Laver victor over Newcombe \| date=3 August 1970 \| agency=Los Angeles Times \| pages=Part 3, page 2}}
1971	colspan=3 align=center style="background:#efefef" \| Not completed
1972	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Alexander {{flagicon\|AUS}} Phil Dent	{{flagicon\|USA}} Arthur Ashe {{flagicon\|USA}} Robert Lutz	6–4, 6–3
1973	{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} Manuel Orantes {{flagicon\|ROU\|1965}} Ion Țiriac	{{flagicon\|USA}} Clark Graebner {{flagicon\|AUS}} John Newcombe	0–6, 6–4, 6–3
1974	{{flagicon\|USA}} Charlie Pasarell {{flagicon\|USA}} Erik van Dillen	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender {{flagicon\|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6–2, 6–3
1975	{{flagicon\|POL}} Wojciech Fibak {{flagicon\|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas	{{flagicon\|IND}} Anand Amritraj {{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj	Not played (rain)
1976	{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Byron Bertram {{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Pat Cramer	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stan Smith {{flagicon\|USA}} Erik van Dillen	6–3, 6–4
1977	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Alexander {{flagicon\|AUS}} Phil Dent	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Kachel {{flagicon\|AUS}} Cliff Letcher	6–1, 6–4
1978	{{flagicon\|POL}} Wojciech Fibak {{flagicon\|PAR}} Víctor Pecci	{{flagicon\|USA}} Victor Amaya {{flagicon\|AUS}} John James	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1979	{{flagicon\|USA}} Marty Riessen {{flagicon\|USA}} Sherwood Stewart	{{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj {{flagicon\|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 1–6, 6–1

References

External links

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

Category:Hard court tennis tournaments

Category:Clay court tennis tournaments

Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States

Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit

Category:World Championship Tennis

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1970

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1979

Category:1970 establishments in Kentucky

Category:1979 disestablishments in Kentucky

Category:Tennis tournaments in Louisville, Kentucky

Category:1970s in Louisville, Kentucky

style="width:40px"\|Year !style="width:200px"\|Champions !style="width:200px"\|Runners-up !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1970	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Newcombe {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tony Roche	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Roy Emerson {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Laver	8–6, 5–7, 6–4 {{cite news \| title=Laver victor over Newcombe \| date=3 August 1970 \| agency=Los Angeles Times \| pages=Part 3, page 2}}
1971	colspan=3 align=center style="background:#efefef" \| Not completed
1972	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Alexander {{flagicon\|AUS}} Phil Dent	{{flagicon\|USA}} Arthur Ashe {{flagicon\|USA}} Robert Lutz	6–4, 6–3
1973	{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} Manuel Orantes {{flagicon\|ROU\|1965}} Ion Țiriac	{{flagicon\|USA}} Clark Graebner {{flagicon\|AUS}} John Newcombe	0–6, 6–4, 6–3
1974	{{flagicon\|USA}} Charlie Pasarell {{flagicon\|USA}} Erik van Dillen	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender {{flagicon\|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6–2, 6–3
1975	{{flagicon\|POL}} Wojciech Fibak {{flagicon\|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas	{{flagicon\|IND}} Anand Amritraj {{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj	Not played (rain)
1976	{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Byron Bertram {{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Pat Cramer	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stan Smith {{flagicon\|USA}} Erik van Dillen	6–3, 6–4
1977	{{flagicon\|AUS}} John Alexander {{flagicon\|AUS}} Phil Dent	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Kachel {{flagicon\|AUS}} Cliff Letcher	6–1, 6–4
1978	{{flagicon\|POL}} Wojciech Fibak {{flagicon\|PAR}} Víctor Pecci	{{flagicon\|USA}} Victor Amaya {{flagicon\|AUS}} John James	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1979	{{flagicon\|USA}} Marty Riessen {{flagicon\|USA}} Sherwood Stewart	{{flagicon\|IND}} Vijay Amritraj {{flagicon\|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 1–6, 6–1