The Hampton Grand Prix is a defunct men's
tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1977. The first edition was held at the
Hampton Institute in
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton () is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 137,148. It is the List ...
in the United States and subsequent editions were held at the
Hampton Coliseum. All editions were played on indoor
carpet courts.
The first seven editions were part of the USLTA Winter Indoor circuit, organized by Bill Riordan. The 1972 edition was also part of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit. When the USLTA circuit was abolished after 1976 the tournament became part of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit its final edition in 1977.
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 ...
and
Ilie Năstase were the most successful players at the tournament, with Connors winning the singles competition four times while Năstase won the singles title once and the doubles title three times, twice with compatriot
Ion Țiriac and once with American
Clark Graebner.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
ATP results archive
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
Hard court tennis tournaments
Indoor tennis tournaments
Grand Prix tennis circuit
Recurring sporting events established in 1971
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1977
1971 establishments in Virginia
1977 disestablishments in Virginia
Sports in Hampton Roads
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