ATP Birmingham
ATP Birmingham | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | USLTA Indoor Circuit World Championship Tennis Grand Prix |
Founded | 1973 |
Abolished | 1980 |
Editions | 8 |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Surface | Hard / outdoor (1973) Carpet / indoor (1974–1980) |
The ATP Birmingham, also known as the Birmingham International Indoor Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, from 1973 until 1980. The inaugural event was held on outdoor hard courts, all other editions were played on indoor carpet courts. The tournament was a part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit from 1973 through 1975, of the World Championship Tennis series in 1977 and of the Grand Prix circuit from 1978 until the last edition in 1980. Jimmy Connors won the singles title six times out of the eight times the tournament was held.
Results[]
Singles[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
1974 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
1975 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
1976 | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
1977 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
1978 | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
1979 | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
1980 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
1974 | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
1975 | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
1976 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
1977 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
1978 | ![]() ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
1979 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
1980 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
External links[]
Categories:
- ATP Tour
- Grand Prix tennis circuit
- Indoor tennis tournaments
- Carpet court tennis tournaments
- Sports in Birmingham, Alabama
- Tennis tournaments in Alabama
- Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
- 1973 establishments in Alabama
- 1980 disestablishments in Alabama
- Recurring sporting events established in 1973
- Recurring events disestablished in 1980
- USLTA Indoor Circuit