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| Cologne Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Lacoste Cup Cologne Cup |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Abolished | 1986 |
| Editions | 11 |
| Location | Cologne, West Germany |
| Surface | Carpet / indoors |
The Cologne Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament held in Cologne, West Germany, between 1976 and 1986. The tournament was a part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit for male tennis players and was played on indoor carpet courts.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Jimmy Connors |  Frew McMillan | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1977 |  Björn Borg |  Wojciech Fibak | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1978 | Wojciech Fibak |  Vijay Amritraj | 6–2, 0–1, RET. |
| 1979 | Gene Mayer | Wojciech Fibak | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1980 | Robert Lutz | Nick Saviano | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1981 |  Ivan Lendl | Sandy Mayer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1982 | Kevin Curren |  Shlomo Glickstein | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1983 |  Matt Doyle |  Hans-Dieter Beutel | 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1984 | Joakim Nyström | Miloslav Mečíř | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1985 | Peter Lundgren | Ramesh Krishnan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1986 | Jonas Svensson | Stefan Eriksson | 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Year | Champions | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |  Colin Dowdeswell Mike Estep | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 1977 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1978 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1979 | Gene Mayer Stan Smith |  Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1980 | Bernard Mitton  Andrew Pattison | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1981 | Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan | Jan Kodeš Karl Meiler | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1982 |  José Luis Damiani  Carlos Kirmayr | Hans-Dieter Beutel Christoph Zipf | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 1983 | Nick Saviano  Florin Segărceanu | Paul Annacone Eric Korita | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer | Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1985 |  Alex Antonitsch  Michiel Schapers | Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1986 |  Kelly Evernden Chip Hooper | Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
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