The Columbus Open, also known as the Buckeye Tennis Championships or Buckeye Open, is a defunct affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1984 in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. The inaugural edition in 1970 was an invitational tournament with eight top independent professional players. It was played on synthetic hard court at the newly created 3,200-seat stadium at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, a suburb of Columbus. From 1971 until 1984 the tournament was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts from 1971 to 1979, and then played on outdoor hard courts from 1980 to 1984.
Brian Teacher was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition twice and the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with American William Brown, once with American Bruce Manson and once with American Scott Davis.
Finals
Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1970 Bob Lutz Tom Gorman 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–21971 Tom Gorman Jimmy Connors 6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–31972 Jimmy Connors Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–51973 Jimmy Connors Charlie Pasarell 3–6, 6–3, 6–31974 Raúl Ramírez Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–6, 6–41975 Vijay Amritraj Bob Lutz 6–4, 7–51976 Roscoe Tanner Stan Smith 6–4, 7–61977 Guillermo Vilas Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–11978 Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–41979 Brian Gottfried Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–01980 Bob Lutz Terry Rocavert 6–4, 6–31981 Brian Teacher John Austin 6–3, 6–21982 Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried 7–5, 6–01983 Brian Teacher Bill Scanlon 7–6, 6–41984 Brad Gilbert Hank Pfister 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1970 Bob Lutz Stan Smith Tom Gorman Ray Ruffels 6–2, 8–61971 Jim McManus Jim Osborne Jimmy Connors Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 6–4, 6–21972 Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales Robert McKinley Dick Stockton 6–3, 7–51973 Gerald Battrick Graham Stilwell Colin Dibley Charlie Pasarell 6–4, 7–61974 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj Tom Gorman Bob Lutz W/O1975 Bob Lutz Stan Smith Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–2, 6–7, 6–31976 William Brown Brian Teacher Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 6–31977 Bob Lutz Stan Smith Peter Fleming Gene Mayer 4–6, 7–5, 6–21978 Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan Marcello Lara Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–31979 Brian Gottfried Bob Lutz Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)1980 Brian Gottfried Sandy Mayer Peter Fleming Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–21981 Bruce Manson Brian Teacher Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 6–1, 6–11982 Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton Victor Amaya Hank Pfister 4–6, 6–1, 6–41983 Scott Davis Brian Teacher Vijay Amritraj John Fitzgerald 6–1, 4–6, 7–61984 Sandy Mayer Stan Smith Charles Bud Cox Terry Moor 6–4, 6–7, 7–5
See also Virginia Slims of Columbus – women's tournament Columbus Challenger – men's challenger tournament
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External links ATP results archive