Frankfurt Grand Prix (tennis)

Frankfurt Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameFrankfurt Grand Prix
Trevira Cup
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1980
Abolished1982
Editions3
LocationFrankfurt, West Germany
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor

The Frankfurt Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played in Frankfurt West Germany from 1980 until 1982. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts. After the 1982 edition tournament director Hans Burkert moved the event to Lisbon where it was known as the Lights Cup.[1]

Finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1980 Stan Smith Johan Kriek 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
1981 John McEnroe Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–3
1982 Ivan Lendl Peter McNamara 6–2, 6–2
succeeded by Lisbon Open

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1980 Vijay Amritraj
Stan Smith
Andrew Pattison
Butch Walts
6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1981 Brian Teacher
Butch Walts
Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe
7–5, 6–7, 7–5
1982 Steve Denton
Mark Edmondson
Tony Giammalva
Tim Mayotte
6–7, 6–3, 6–3
succeeded by Lisbon Open

See also

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 133. ISBN 0002181223.