Stowe Open

Stowe Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameEnglish Leather Grand Prix
Head Classic
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1978
Abolished1983
Editions6
LocationStowe, Vermont, U.S.
SurfaceHard

The Stowe Open, also known in 1978 and 1979 by its sponsored name English Leather Grand Prix and from 1983 onward as the Head Classic, was a Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1983. It was held in Stowe, Vermont in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts. In 2017, it has been replaced by the Stowe Mountain Lodge Classic, an exhibition event which serves as a warm up event for the US Open which takes place every August 22nd–24th.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978 Jimmy Connors Tim Gullikson 6–2, 6–3
1979 Jimmy Connors Mike Cahill 6–0, 6–1
1980 Robert Lutz Johan Kriek 6–3, 6–1
1981 Brian Gottfried Tony Graham 6–3, 6–3
1982 Jay Lapidus Eric Fromm 6–4, 6–2
1983 John Fitzgerald Vijay Amritraj 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
↓  Exhibition tournament  ↓
1984 Tomáš Šmíd Mel Purcell 6–3, 6–2
1985 Jimmy Connors Gene Mayer 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1986 Eliot Teltscher Andrés Gómez 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–2
1987 Ivan Lendl Jimmy Arias 6–3, 6–3
1988 Andrés Gómez Dan Goldie 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson		 Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick		 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1979 Mike Cahill
Steve Krulevitz		 Anand Amritraj
Colin Dibley		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1980 Robert Lutz
Bernard Mitton		 Ilie Năstase
Ferdi Taygan		 6–4, 6–3
1981 Johan Kriek
Larry Stefanki		 Brian Gottfried
Robert Lutz		 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1982 Andy Andrews
John Sadri		 Mike Fishbach
Eric Fromm		 6–3, 6–4
1983 Brad Drewett
Kim Warwick		 Fritz Buehning
Tom Gullikson		 4–6, 7–5, 6–2

See also


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