The ATP Birmingham, also known as the Birmingham International Indoor Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, from 1973 until 1980. The tournament was a part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit from 1973 through 1975, of the World Championship Tennis series in 1977 and of the Grand Prix circuit from 1978 until the last edition in 1980. Jimmy Connors won the singles title six times out of the eight times the tournament was held.
ATP Birmingham | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | USLTA Indoor Circuit World Championship Tennis Grand Prix |
Founded | 1973 |
Abolished | 1980 |
Editions | 8 |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Finals
editSingles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | Sandy Mayer | Charles Owens | 6–4, 7–6 |
1974 | Jimmy Connors | Sandy Mayer | 7–5, 6–3 |
1975 | Jimmy Connors | Billy Martin | 6–4, 6–3 |
1976 | Jimmy Connors | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
1977 | Jimmy Connors | Bill Scanlon | 6–3, 6–3 |
1978 | Björn Borg | Dick Stockton | 7–6, 7–5 |
1979 | Jimmy Connors | Eddie Dibbs | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
1980 | Jimmy Connors | Eliot Teltscher | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | Pat Cramer Jürgen Fassbender |
Clark Graebner Ion Țiriac |
6–4, 7–5 |
1974 | Ian Fletcher Sandy Mayer |
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Iván Molina |
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
1975 | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler |
Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
1976 | Jimmy Connors Erik van Dillen |
Hank Pfister Dennis Ralston |
6–3, 6–2 |
1977 | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker |
Billy Martin Bill Scanlon |
6–3, 6–4 |
1978 | Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer |
Frew McMillan Dick Stockton |
3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
1979 | Stan Smith Dick Stockton |
Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–2, 6–3 |
1980 | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker |
José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 6–3 |