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Borg–Connors Rivalry
The Borg–Connors rivalry was a List of tennis rivalries, tennis rivalry between Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors. They met 23 times during their careers, and 42 times including invitational and exhibition tournaments. Borg leads 15–8 in their official head-to-head, 8–5 in finals, 5–3 in Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam meetings and they are 2–2 in Grand Slam finals. Connors leads 7–3 and 8–1 in invitational and exhibition matches, respectively. In 1975 Connors met Borg in the semifinals of the U.S. Open (tennis), U.S. Open and defeated him in straight sets, on clay. Connors defeated Borg again at the U.S. Open again in 1976, this time in a four-set final, capturing his second U.S. Open title. In 1977 they met in the The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon final, and Borg won in five sets. Borg defeated Connors at Wimbledon again in the 1978 final, this time in straight sets, to claim his third straight Wimbledon title. Two months later, Connors defeated Borg at the U.S. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 268 weeks (List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players#Weeks at No. 1, fifth-most of all time), and finished as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 five times. By virtue of his long and prolific career, Connors still holds three prominent Open Era tennis records – men's singles#All tournaments, Open Era men's singles records: 109 titles, 1,557 matches played, and 1,274 match wins. His titles include eight singles Grand Slam (tennis), majors (an Open Era joint-record five US Open (tennis), US Opens, two The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledons, one Australian Open) and three Open Era tennis records – men's singles#Year-end championships, year-end championships. In 1974, he became the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepsi Grand Slam
The Pepsi Grand Slam of Tennis was a men's tennis tournament played as part of the Grand Prix circuit from 1976 to 1981. The tournament was played in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in 1976 and Boca Raton, Florida, from 1977 to 1981. It was held on outdoor clay courts and featured a field of four players: winners of the semi-finals played in the final, while losers played a consolation match. The tournament's official name was the "Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis". It was sponsored by Pepsi-Cola, who also sponsored a "mobile tennis program" (youth instruction) and a worldwide junior tournament circuit. CBS Sports broadcast the matches as part of its tennis coverage. Results Singles champions See also * Grand Slam Cup The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's ... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCT Invitational
The WCT Invitational was a professional men's tennis tournament held from 1978 through 1981 in the United States. The tournament was held in Forest Hills, New York on clay courts from 1978–79 and in Salisbury, Maryland on indoor carpet courts from 1980–81. The singles event was played as a round-robin format and a doubles event was played when the tournament was held in Forest Hills, also in a round-robin format. Finals Singles Doubles {, class="wikitable" , - !style="width:120px", Location !style="width:40px", Year !style="width:200px", Champions !style="width:200px", Runners-up !style="width:160px" class="unsortable", Score , - ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ededed" , Forest Hills , 1978 , , John Alexander Phil Dent , , Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart , , 7–6, 7–6 , - , 1979 , , Peter Fleming John McEnroe , , Gene Mayer{{flagicon, USA Sandy Mayer Alexander Mayer (born April 5, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States. He won twelve tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Singles
Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles title at the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters. John McEnroe was the defending champion, but lost to Borg in the semifinals. Draw Finals Group A ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' Group B ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' See also *ATP World Tour Finals appearances This list shows the appearances of all participants in the men's tennis ATP Finals singles since their inception as the Pepsi-Cola Masters in 1970. The tournament is currently held in Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. Qualification Format ATP ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCT Challenge Cup
The WCT Challenge Cup was a men's tennis tournament held from 1976 until 1980 that was part of the World Championship Tennis circuit. It was played on outdoor hard courts in 1976, 1978 and indoor carpet courts in 1977 and 1979–80, The tournament was played in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1976, Las Vegas, Nevada in 1977, Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1978, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1979–1980. The tournament featured a field of four or eight players. Finals Singles {, class="wikitable" , - !Location !style="width:40px", Year !style="width:200px", Champions !style="width:200px", Runners-up !style="width:160px" class="unsortable", Score , - ! rowspan="1" style="background:#ededed" , Honolulu , 1976 , , Ilie Năstase , , Arthur Ashe , , 6–3, 1–6, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 , - ! rowspan="1" style="background:#ededed" , Las Vegas , 1977 , , Ilie Nastase , , Jimmy Connors , , 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–5 , - ! rowspan="1" style="background:#ededed" , Montego Bay , 1978 , , Ilie N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Indoor
The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan on indoor carpet courts from 1966 to 1995. History The event was established in 1966 but had periods when it was not staged. It was played as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour from 1978 to 1989 and part of the Grand Prix Super Series, the precursors to the Masters 1000, from 1978 to 1988. It became part of the ATP Championship Series between 1990 and 1995. The tournament was held at the Tokyo Municipal Gym in 1978 and 1979, then the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, before returning to the former for the 1990s. It was played on indoor carpet courts. The tournament was known for offering more prize money than most others. Sponsorship names The tournament was also known by its sponsorship names such as the ''Seiko World Super Tennis'' and ''Seiko Super Tennis''. Past finals Singles Doubles Records Singles Included: *Most titles: / Ivan Lendl (5) *Most finals: / Ivan Lendl (7) *Most consecutive titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Tokyo Indoor – Singles
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fourth Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major title overall. Seeds Björn Borg (champion) John McEnroe ''(fourth round)'' Jimmy Connors ''(semifinals)'' Vitas Gerulaitis ''(first round)'' Roscoe Tanner ''(final)'' Guillermo Vilas ''(second round)'' Arthur Ashe ''(first round)'' Víctor Pecci ''(third round)'' Brian Gottfried ''(third round)'' Wojciech Fibak ''(first round)'' John Alexander (Australian politician), John Alexander ''(third round)'' José Higueras ''(second round)'' Manuel Orantes ''(second round)'' José Luis Clerc ''(fourth round)'' Tim Gullikson ''(quarterfinals)'' Corrado Barazzutti ''(first round)'' Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan King Tennis Classic
The Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1972 to 1985. It was an event of the WCT Tour in 1972 before joining the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 until 1985, and was one of the major ranking tournaments of both tours. It was part of the Grand Prix Super Series between 1972 and 1981. The event was hosted by American comedian Alan King and was played on outdoor hard courts of the Caesars Palace Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks. Caesar ... hotel. Past finals Singles Doubles See also * Tennis Channel Open * Las Vegas Challenger References External links ATP World Tour archive {{Grand Prix Super Series tournaments ATP Tour Grand Prix tennis circuit Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States Hard court te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Alan King Tennis Classic
The 1979 Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the eighth edition of the tournament was held from April 23 through April 29, 1979. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title and earned $33,750 first-prize money. Finals Singles Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2 * It was Borg's 5th singles title of the year and the 44th of his career. Doubles Sherwood Stewart / Marty Riessen defeated Adriano Panatta / Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix Alan King Tennis Classic Alan King Tennis Classic Alan King Tennis Classic Alan King Tennis Classic The Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1972 to 1985. It was an event of the WCT Tour in 1972 bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 US Open – Men's Singles
Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 US Open. It was his third US Open (tennis), US Open singles title and fifth Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles title overall. The final was watched by a sell-out crowd of 19,537 spectators. Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Butch Walts. This was the first edition of the US Open to be played on hard courts, and the first to be held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Flushing Meadows, relocating from its former site at West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Björn Borg ''(finalist)'' # Jimmy Connors (champion) # Guillermo Vilas ''(fourth round)'' # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(semifinalist)'' # Eddie Dibbs ''(thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. It was his third Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall. Seeds Björn Borg (champion) Jimmy Connors ''(final)'' Vitas Gerulaitis ''(semifinals)'' Guillermo Vilas ''(third round)'' Brian Gottfried ''(quarterfinals)'' Roscoe Tanner ''(fourth round)'' Raúl Ramírez ''(quarterfinals)'' Sandy Mayer ''(quarterfinals)'' Ilie Năstase ''(quarterfinals)'' Dick Stockton ''(first round)'' John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ... ''(first round)'' Buster Mottram ''(second round)'' Wojciech Fibak ''(fourth round)'' J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
