South Orange Open

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South Orange Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSouth Orange Open
Tour Grand Prix circuit
Founded1970
Abolished1983
Editions14
Location South Orange, New Jersey, US
Venue Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Grass (1970–74)
Clay (1975–83)

The South Orange Open, formerly known as the Eastern Grass Court Championships, is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1970 as the Marlborough Open Championships [1] and in existence until 1983. It was held in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor grass courts from 1970 to 1974, and then played on outdoor clay courts from 1975 to 1983. There were men's and women's singles tournaments as well as men's, women's, and mixed doubles.

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Ilie Năstase was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times on two different surfaces and the doubles competition twice with American Jimmy Connors.

Results

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Carmichael 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1971 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner Flag of France.svg Pierre Barthès 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1972 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–4
1973 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1974 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors walkover
1975 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt 7–6, 6–1
1976 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
1977 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner6–4, 6–1
1978 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas Flag of Argentina.svg José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–3
1979 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd 6–7, 6–4, 6–0
1980 Flag of Argentina.svg José Luis Clerc Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 6–3, 6–2
1981 Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Glickstein Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1982 Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–6
1983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander 4–6, 6–4, 7–6

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1970 Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Cornejo
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Andrés Gimeno
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
6–2, 6–4
1971 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Carmichael
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Leonard
Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner
Flag of the United States.svg Erik van Dillen
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1972Not held
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gorman
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj
Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Crealy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd
7–6, 7–5
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 7–5
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–3
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Nichols
6–1, 6–3
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Maze
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky
7–6, 6–4
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Andrew Pattison
Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Glickstein
Flag of Israel.svg David Schneider
6–1, 6–4
1982 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky
Flag of the United States.svg Jai DiLouie
Flag of the United States.svg Blaine Willenborg
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Cain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton
6–2, 7–5

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville Flag of the United States.svg Patti Hogan 7–6, 6–4. [2]

Women's doubles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
Flag of France.svg Gail Chanfreau
Flag of France.svg Francoise Durr
6–3, 6–4. [3]

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