Rothmans International Tennis Tournament
| Rothmans International Tennis Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | WCT (1973–1977) |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Abolished | 1977 |
| Editions | 7 |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall (1970–1975) Earls Court Exhibition Centre (1977) |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
The Rothmans International Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament held in London, England between 1970 and 1977. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts at Royal Albert Hall in London, except for the final edition in 1977 which was played at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, and was held in the March.[1] From 1973 until 1977 the tournament was organized as part of the World Championship Tennis circuit.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Marty Riessen | Ken Rosewall | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1971 | Rod Laver | Nikola Pilić | 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Cliff Richey | Clark Graebner | 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1973 | Brian Fairlie | Mark Cox | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1974 | Björn Borg | Mark Cox | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1975 | Mark Cox | Brian Fairlie | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1976 | Not played | ||
| 1977 | Eddie Dibbs | Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
Rod Laver Owen Davidson |
6–3, 13–11, 9–11, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1971 | Not played | ||
| 1972 | Clark Graebner Tom Gorman |
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
6–7, 6–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Björn Borg Ove Bengtson |
Mark Farrell John Lloyd |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 1975 | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta |
Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–3, 6–4 |
Notes
References
- ^ Matt Griffin (July 4, 2012). "Tennis at the Hall". Royal Albert Hall. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013.