Cologne Grand Prix

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Cologne Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameLacoste Cup
Cologne Cup
Tour Grand Prix circuit
Founded1976
Abolished1986
Editions11
Location Cologne, West Germany
Surface Carpet / indoors

The Cologne Grand Prix [1] was a men's tennis tournament held in Cologne, West Germany, between 1976 and 1986. Also known as the Cologne Indoor Open tournament was a part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit for male tennis players and was played on indoor carpet courts.

Contents

Finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3
1977 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1978 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 6–2, 0–1, RET.
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz Flag of the United States.svg Nick Saviano 6–4, 6–0
1981 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–3
1982 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Glickstein 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1983 Flag of Ireland.svg Matt Doyle Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Dieter Beutel 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
1984 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř 7–6, 6–2
1985 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren Flag of India.svg Ramesh Krishnan 6–3, 6–2
1986 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Eriksson 6–7, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunner-upScore
1976 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Estep
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
1977 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 7–5
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–2
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
6–3, 6–4
1980 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bernard Mitton
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Andrew Pattison
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–1
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
6–0, 6–3
1982 Flag of Uruguay.svg José Luis Damiani
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Dieter Beutel
Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Zipf
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Saviano
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Florin Segărceanu
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Korita
6–3, 6–4
1984 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström
6–1, 6–3
1985 Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel Schapers
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren
6–4, 7–5
1986 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Evernden
Flag of the United States.svg Chip Hooper
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren
6–4, 6–7, 6–3

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References

  1. "Connors Defeats McMillan In Final at Cologne, 6‐2, 6‐3". The New York Times. 8 November 1976. p. 55.