ATP Birmingham

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ATP Birmingham
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Indoor Circuit
World Championship Tennis
Grand Prix
Founded1973
Abolished1980
Editions8
Location Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Surface Carpet / indoor

The ATP Birmingham, also known as the Birmingham International Indoor Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, from 1973 until 1980. 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.

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Results

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer Flag of the United States.svg Charles Owens 6–4, 7–6
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer 7–5, 6–3
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Billy Martin 6–4, 6–3
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Bill Scanlon 6–3, 6–3
1978 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton 7–6, 7–5
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1973 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Pat Cramer
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
6–4, 7–5
1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fletcher
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of Greece.svg Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Flag of Colombia.svg Iván Molina
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
1975 Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg John Yuill
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors
Flag of the United States.svg Erik van Dillen
Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Ralston
6–3, 6–2
1977 Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Martin
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Scanlon
6–3, 6–4
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
6–2, 6–3
1980 Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of Argentina.svg José Luis Clerc
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–3

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