Grand Prix Super Series

Grand Prix Super Series
Details
Duration1970 – 1989
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (29)
Most tournament finalsCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (44)

The Grand Prix Super Series[1] of men's tennis tournaments was part of the Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis tours between 1970 and 1989 also known as the Super Grand Prix.[2] They were held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. These tournaments were the most prestigious and highest level events of the Grand Prix Tour after the majors and year-end championships.[3][4] They had six name changes from 1970 through to 1977: Group One, Group B, Group A, Group AA, 5 Star and 6 Star,[5] before settling on a consistent naming format called "Super Series" from 1978 until 1989.[6]

When the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) became the sole governing body of men's tennis in 1990, all of the surviving tournaments of the Grand Prix were absorbed into the new ATP Tour.[7] The nine top events existing at that time are now known as ATP Tour Masters 1000 tournaments.

History[edit]

The Grand Prix tennis circuit was conceived from idea put forward by former World No. 1 player Jack Kramer, turned promoter in 1968. He proposed "a series of tournaments with a money bonus pool that would be split up on the basis of a cumulative point system." and to "encourage players to compete regularly in the series and qualify for a special championship tournament at the end of the tour season".[8] This system formed the basis of the men's professional game. The WCT founded by Lamar Hunt and David Dixon (1968) was merged into the Grand Prix Tour in 1978. The WCT withdrew from 1982 to 1984, and sued the Men's Tennis Council who organized the men's tennis tour.[9] A settlement resulted in WCT's reincorporation into the Grand Prix in 1985. After the Majors and Year-end Championships, these events were the highest in-terms of status at the time.[3][10] Throughout the 20-year period from 1970 to 1989 a number of these tournaments ceased to be top-tier tennis events.

Tournament final[edit]

1970 Grand Prix – Group 1[edit]

The 1970 Grand Prix circuit was the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 20 tournaments which were held from April through December. The tournaments were graded in one of three categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Group A, comprising three Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Group 1, comprising six tournaments and Group 2.[11]
These are Group 1 tournaments:

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Båstad Australia Dick Crealy France Georges Goven 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–2, 2–6, 12–12 (retired)
Indianapolis United States Cliff Richey United States Stan Smith 6–2, 10–8, 3–6, 6–1 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Boston Australia Tony Roche Australia Rod Laver 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Denmark Torben Ulrich
6–1, 7–6
Los Angeles Australia Rod Laver Australia John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
7–6, 6–2
Buenos Aires Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3
London Australia Rod Laver United States Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Stan Smith
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
6–4, 6–3, 6–2

1971 Grand Prix – Group B[edit]

The 1971 Grand Prix circuit was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 31 tournaments which were held from April through December. The tournaments were graded in one of five categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Group A, comprising three Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Group B, comprising eleven tournaments, Group C and Group D.[12]

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Hamburg Spain Andrés Gimeno Hungary Péter Szőke 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Alexander
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
6–4, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4
Bournemouth United Kingdom Gerald Battrick Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Bill Bowrey
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
8–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3
Brussels[13] South Africa Cliff Drysdale Romania Ilie Năstase 6–0, 6–1, 7–5 United States Marty Riessen     Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker          Romania Ion Țiriac
Divided
Båstad Romania Ilie Năstase Denmark Jan Leschly 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo
United States Butch Seewagen
7–6, 6–1
Gstaad[14] Australia John Newcombe Netherlands Tom Okker 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander
Australia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Washington, D.C. Australia Ken Rosewall United States Marty Riessen 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
7–6, 6–2
Indianapolis Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović United States Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–3 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Clark Graebner
United States Erik van Dillen
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Los Angeles United States Pancho Gonzales United States Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
United States Frank Froehling
United States Clark Graebner
7–6, 6–4
Berkeley Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6–3, 6–3
London Romania Ilie Năstase Australia Rod Laver 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Owen Davidson
7–5, 9–7, 6–2
Buenos Aires Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Romania Ilie Năstase
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
6–4, 6–4

1972 Grand Prix – Group A[edit]

The 1972 Grand Prix circuit was the third edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 33 tournaments which were held from February through November. The tournaments were graded in one of five categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Group AA, comprising three Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Group A. Group B, Group C.

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Johannesburg United States Cliff Richey Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
France Georges Goven
South Africa Ray Moore
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Rome Spain Manuel Orantes Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
Australia Lew Hoad
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–3 (retired)
Indianapolis South Africa Bob Hewitt United States Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–1, 6–2 South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
6–2, 6–3
Toronto Romania Ilie Năstase Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 6–4, 6–3 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
7-6, 6-3
Los Angeles United States Stan Smith United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Brian Fairlie
6–3, 7–6
Barcelona Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Spain Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 Spain Manuel Orantes
Spain Juan Gisbert
South Africa Frew McMillan
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Stockholm United States Stan Smith Netherlands Tom Okker 6–4, 6–3 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Colin Dibley
6–3, 6–2

1973 Grand Prix – Group A[edit]

The 1973 Grand Prix circuit was the fourth edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 72 tournaments which were held from January through December. The tournaments were graded in one of five categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Group AA, comprising three Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Group A, Group B, Group C. The Australian Open, although a Grand Slam event, was a Group A tournament on the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. In total there were 11 Group A tournaments.[15]

  Grand Slam tournament.
Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Australian Open Australia John Newcombe New Zealand Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Mal Anderson
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Rome Romania Ilie Năstase Spain Manuel Orantes 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 Australia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Washington, D.C. United States Arthur Ashe Netherlands Tom Okker 6–4, 6–2 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Australia Dick Crealy
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Louisville Spain Manuel Orantes Australia John Newcombe 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Spain Manuel Orantes
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Clark Graebner
Australia John Newcombe
0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Toronto Netherlands Tom Okker Spain Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 Australia Rod Laver
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
7–5, 7–6
Los Angeles United States Jimmy Connors Netherlands Tom Okker 7–5, 7–6(11–9) Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–4
Barcelona Romania Ilie Năstase Spain Manuel Orantes 2–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
Spain Antonio Muñoz
Spain Manuel Orantes
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Madrid Netherlands Tom Okker Chile Jaime Fillol 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–0
Tehran Mexico Raúl Ramírez Australia John Newcombe 6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 Australia Rod Laver
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
7–6, 6–2
Stockholm United States Tom Gorman Sweden Björn Borg 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 7–5
Johannesburg United States Jimmy Connors United States Arthur Ashe 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Lew Hoad
South Africa Bob Maud
6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

1974 Grand Prix – Group AA[edit]

The 1974 Grand Prix circuit was the fifth edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 49 tournaments which were held from December 73 through December 74. The tournaments were graded in one of six categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Group TC (Triple Crown), comprising three Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Group AA. Group A, Group B and Group C. In total there were 12 Group AA tournaments.[16]

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Rome Sweden Björn Borg Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Spain Juan Gisbert
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Nottingham United States Stan Smith Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik van Dillen
United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
9–7, 6–3
Washington, D.C. United States Harold Solomon Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 United States Tom Gorman
United States Marty Riessen
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
7–5, 6–1
Louisville Argentina Guillermo Vilas Chile Jaime Fillol 6–4, 7–5 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik van Dillen
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–2, 6–3
Indianapolis United States Jimmy Connors Sweden Björn Borg 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Toronto Argentina Guillermo Vilas Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 Spain Manuel Orantes
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Boston Sweden Björn Borg Netherlands Tom Okker 7–6, 6–1, 6–1 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
United States Marty Riessen
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Los Angeles United States Jimmy Connors United States Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–1 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–2
San Francisco Australia Ross Case United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Australia John Alexander
Australia Syd Ball
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Tehran Argentina Guillermo Vilas Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 Spain Manuel Orantes
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Stockholm United States Arthur Ashe Netherlands Tom Okker 6–2, 6–2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Johannesburg United States Jimmy Connors United States Arthur Ashe 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–4, 6–3

1975 Grand Prix – Group AA[edit]

The 1975 Grand Prix circuit was the sixth edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 42 tournaments which were held from December 74 through December 75. The tournaments were graded in one of five categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Group TC (Triple Crown), comprising three Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Group AA. Group A, and Group B.

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Hamburg Spain Manuel Orantes Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Spain Juan Gisbert
Spain Manuel Orantes
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–3, 7–6
Rome Mexico Raúl Ramírez Spain Manuel Orantes 7–6, 7–5, 7–5 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Nottingham Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Tony Roche 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Roscoe Tanner
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–2, 6–3
Washington, D.C. Argentina Guillermo Vilas United States Harold Solomon 6–1, 6–3 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Louisville Argentina Guillermo Vilas Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3 Poland Wojciech Fibak vs. India Anand Amritraj
Argentina Guillermo Vilas       India Vijay Amritraj
Not played
Indianapolis Spain Manuel Orantes United States Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2 Spain Juan Gisbert
Spain Manuel Orantes
Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–5, 6–0
Toronto Spain Manuel Orantes Romania Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–0, 6–1 South Africa Cliff Drysdale
South Africa Raymond Moore
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Boston Sweden Björn Borg Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States John Andrews
United States Mike Estep
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Los Angeles United States Arthur Ashe United States Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
San Francisco United States Arthur Ashe Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 7–6(7–4) United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Allan Stone
Australia Kim Warwick
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Sydney United States Stan Smith United States Bob Lutz 7–6, 6–2 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–2
Tehran United States Eddie Dibbs Colombia Iván Molina 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Stockholm Italy Adriano Panatta United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Tokyo Mexico Raúl Ramírez Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–4
Johannesburg United States Harold Solomon United States Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
West Germany Karl Meiler
United States Charlie Pasarell
7–5, 6–4

1976 Grand Prix – 5 Star[edit]

The 1976 Grand Prix circuit was the seventh edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 48 tournaments which were held from December 75 through December 76. The tournaments were graded in one of seven categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Group TC (Triple Crown), comprising three Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Five Star, Four Star, Three Star, Two Star and One Star. There were four Five Star tournaments.[17]

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Rome Italy Adriano Panatta Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Australia Geoff Masters
Australia John Newcombe
7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Tehran Spain Manuel Orantes Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–1
Stockholm United Kingdom Mark Cox Spain Manuel Orantes 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Johannesburg United States Harold Solomon United States Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 United States Brian Gottfried
United States Sherwood Stewart
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United States Stan Smith
1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6

1977 Grand Prix – 6 Star[edit]

The 1977 Grand Prix circuit was the eighth edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 76 tournaments which were held from December 76 through December 77. The tournaments were graded in one of eight categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Grand Slam events, comprising four Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Six Star. Five Star, Four Star, Three Star, Two Star and One Star. There were two Six Star tournaments.[6][18]

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Palm Springs United States Brian Gottfried Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 7–6
Memphis Sweden Björn Borg United States Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
4–6, 7–6, 7–6

1978 Grand Prix – Super Series[edit]

The 1978 Grand Prix circuit was the ninth edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 84 tournaments which were held from January through December. The tournaments were graded in three main categories: 1) Grand Slam events 2) Super Series tournaments with prize money of at least $175,000 and 3) tournaments with prize money between $50,000 and $175,000. Both latter categories were subdivided in four prize money categories which determined the number of ranking points available. In addition the season-ending Masters tournament carried prize money of $400,000. There were 32 Super Series tournaments, including 8 WCT tournaments.[19][20]

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Birmingham WCT Sweden Björn Borg United States Dick Stockton 7–6, 7–5 United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Dick Stockton
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Philadelphia WCT United States Jimmy Connors United States Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
6–3, 6–4
Richmond WCT United States Vitas Gerulaitis Australia John Newcombe 7–5, 6–3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
6–3, 7–5
St. Louis WCT United States Sandy Mayer United States Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 6–2
Palm Springs United States Roscoe Tanner Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 7–6 South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Roscoe Tanner
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–4
Memphis United States Jimmy Connors United States Tim Gullikson 7–6, 6–3 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Brian Gottfried
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Newcombe
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Milan WCT Sweden Björn Borg United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–3 Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Spain José Higueras
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Rotterdam WCT United States Jimmy Connors Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–5 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Fred McNair
United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6–2, 6–3
Monte Carlo WCT Mexico Raúl Ramírez Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Peter Fleming
Chile Jaime Fillol
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–5
Houston WCT[21] United States Brian Gottfried Romania Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Netherlands Tom Okker
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Tom Leonard
United States Mike Machette
7–5, 7–5
Las Vegas United States Harold Solomon Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6–1, 3–0 (retired) Chile Álvaro Fillol
Chile Jaime Fillol
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Hamburg Argentina Guillermo Vilas Poland Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
Spain Antonio Muñoz
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–2, 6–4
Rome Sweden Björn Borg Italy Adriano Panatta 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Chile Belus Prajoux
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Washington United States Jimmy Connors United States Eddie Dibbs 7–5, 7–5 United States Arthur Ashe
South Africa Bob Hewitt
United States Fred McNair
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–3
Louisville[22] United States Harold Solomon Australia John Alexander 6–2, 6–2 Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Victor Amaya
Australia John James
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
North Conway United States Eddie Dibbs Australia John Alexander 6–4, 6–4 United States Van Winitsky
United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United States Mike Fishbach
South Africa Bernard Mitton
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Indianapolis United States Jimmy Connors Spain José Higueras 7–5, 6–1 United States Hank Pfister
United States Gene Mayer
United States Jeff Borowiak
New Zealand Chris Lewis
6–3, 6–1
Toronto United States Eddie Dibbs Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 7–6
Boston Spain Manuel Orantes United States Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3 Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
United States Van Winitsky
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Los Angeles United States Arthur Ashe United States Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4 Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander
United States Fred McNair
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
San Francisco United States John McEnroe United States Dick Stockton 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Barcelona Hungary Balázs Taróczy Romania Ilie Năstase 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
France Jean-Louis Haillet
France Gilles Moretton
6–1, 6–4
Sydney United States Jimmy Connors Australia Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 Australia Tony Roche
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
6–4, 6–3
Tokyo Sweden Björn Borg United States Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–4 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
United States Pat DuPré
United States Tom Gorman
6–3, 6–4
Stockholm United States John McEnroe United States Tim Gullikson 6–2, 6–2 Netherlands Tom Okker
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Stan Smith
United States Bob Lutz
6–3, 6–2
London United States John McEnroe United States Tim Gullikson 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Buenos Aires Argentina José Luis Clerc Paraguay Víctor Pecci 6–4, 6–4 New Zealand Chris Lewis
United States Van Winitsky
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Johannesburg United States Tim Gullikson United States Harold Solomon 2–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Peter Fleming
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6

1979 Grand Prix – Super Series[edit]

The 1979 Grand Prix circuit was the tenth edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 91 tournaments which were held from January through December. The tournaments were graded in one of twelve categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Grand Slam events, comprising four Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Super Series.

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Philadelphia United States Jimmy Connors United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6–4, 6–3
Monte Carlo Sweden Björn Borg United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 Romania Ilie Năstase
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 6–4
Las Vegas Sweden Björn Borg United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2 United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
Italy Adriano Panatta
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Hamburg SpainJosé Higueras United States Harold Solomon 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Rome United States Vitas Gerulaitis Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 United States Peter Fleming
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Toronto Sweden Björn Borg United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Tokyo Sweden Björn Borg United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–2 United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Mike Cahill
United States Terry Moor
6–4, 7–6
Stockholm United States John McEnroe United States Gene Mayer 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Fleming
Netherlands Tom Okker
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 6–4
London United States John McEnroe United States Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Fleming
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–2

1980 Grand Prix – Super Series[edit]

The 1980 Grand Prix circuit was the eleventh edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 83 tournaments which were held from January 80 through January 81. The tournaments were graded in one of twelve categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Grand Slam events, comprising four Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Super Series, Regular Series.

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Philadelphia WCT United States Jimmy Connors United States John McEnroe 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Monte Carlo Sweden Björn Borg Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States John McEnroe
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Las Vegas Sweden Björn Borg United States Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–1 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Gene Mayer
6–2, 7–5
Hamburg United States Harold Solomon Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
West Germany Reinhart Probst
West Germany Max Wünschig
6–3, 6–4
Rome Argentina Guillermo Vilas France Yannick Noah 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 7–6
Toronto Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Sweden Björn Borg 4–6, 5–4 (retired) United States Bruce Manson
United States Brian Teacher
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
United States Sandy Mayer
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Tokyo United States Jimmy Connors United States Tim Gullikson 6–1, 6–2 United States Victor Amaya
United States Hank Pfister
United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Stockholm[23] Sweden Björn Borg United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Stan Smith
United States Bob Lutz (tennis)
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
London United States John McEnroe United States Gene Mayer 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Fleming
United States Bill Scanlon
United States Eliot Teltscher
7–5, 6–3

1981 Grand Prix – Super Series[edit]

The 1981 Grand Prix circuit was the twelfth edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of 89 tournaments which were held from January 1981 through January 1982. The tournaments were graded in one of twelve categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Grand Slam events, comprising four Grand Slam tournaments, Grand Prix Masters, Super Series, Regular Series. The Super Series consisted of 28 tournaments with prize money of at least $175,000 (excluding Grand Slams).

Tournament Singles Doubles
Winner Runner-up Score Winner Runner-up Score
Monterrey WCT