Lorraine Open

Summary

The Lorraine Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was played as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1979 to 1989. It was held in Lorraine, one of the 26 regions of France. The venue alternated annually from Lorraine's two main cities of Metz and Nancy, with Nancy hosting odd-numbered years, and Metz even-numbered. The surface in both locations was indoor carpet courts.[1]

Lorraine Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameLorraine Open
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1979
Abolished1989
Editions11
LocationNancy, France (odd years)
Metz, France (even years)
SurfaceIndoor carpet court

Results edit

Singles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1979   Yannick Noah   Jean-Louis Haillet 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
1980   Gene Mayer   Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1981   Pavel Složil   Ilie Năstase 6–2, 7–5
1982   Erick Iskersky   Steve Denton 6–4, 6–3
1983   Nick Saviano   Chip Hooper 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1984   Ramesh Krishnan   Jan Gunnarsson 6–3, 6–3
1985   Tim Wilkison   Slobodan Živojinović 4–6, 7–6, 9–7
1986   Thierry Tulasne   Broderick Dyke 6–4, 6–3
1987   Pat Cash   Wally Masur 6–2, 6–3
1988   Jonas Svensson   Michiel Schapers 6–2, 6–4
1989   Guy Forget   Michiel Schapers 6–3, 7–6

Doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1979   Klaus Eberhard
  Karl Meiler
  Robin Drysdale
  Andrew Jarrett
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1980   Colin Dibley
  Gene Mayer
  Chris Delaney
  Kim Warwick
7–6, 7–5
1981   Ilie Năstase
  Adriano Panatta
  John Feaver
  Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1982   David Carter
  Paul Kronk
  Matt Doyle
  David Siegler
6–3, 7–6
1983   Jan Gunnarsson
  Anders Järryd
  Ricardo Acuña
  Belus Prajoux
7–5, 6–3
1984   Eddie Edwards
  Danie Visser
  Wayne Hampson
  Wally Masur
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1985   Marcel Freeman
  Rodney Harmon
  Jaroslav Navrátil
  Jonas Svensson
6–4, 7–6
1986   Wojtek Fibak
  Guy Forget
  Francisco González
  Michiel Schapers
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1987   Ramesh Krishnan
  Claudio Mezzadri
  Grant Connell
  Scott Davis
6–4, 6–4
1988   Jaroslav Navrátil
  Tom Nijssen
  Rill Baxter
  Nduka Odizor
6–2, 6–7, 7–6
1989   Udo Riglewski
  Tobias Svantesson
  João Cunha Silva
  Eduardo Masso
6–4, 6–7, 7–6

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rico Rizzitelli (22 May 2012). "Top 10: the extinct tournaments of French tennis". We Are Tennis.