The Hampton Grand Prix is a defunct men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1977. The first edition was held at the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia in the United States and subsequent editions were held at the Hampton Coliseum. All editions were played on indoor carpet courts.
The first seven editions were part of the USLTA Winter Indoor circuit, organized by Bill Riordan. The 1972 edition was also part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. When the USLTA circuit was abolished after 1976 the tournament became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit its final edition in 1977.
Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the most successful players at the tournament, with Connors winning the singles competition four times while Năstase won the singles title once and the doubles title three times, twice with compatriot Ion Țiriac and once with American Clark Graebner.
Past finals
Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1970 Stan Smith Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–2, 7–51971 Ilie Năstase Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–4, 7–61972 Stan Smith Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–41973 Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–31974 Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–41975 Jimmy Connors Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–01976 Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–2, 6–21977 Sandy Mayer Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1971 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch 6–4, 4–6, 7–51972 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes 6–4, 7–61973 Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase Jimmy Connors Ion Țiriac 6–2, 6–11974 Željko Franulović Nikola Pilić Pat Cramer Mike Estep 6–3, 1–2, RET.1975 Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher Karl Meiler Jan Písecký 6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–41976 Not held1977 Sandy Mayer Stan Smith Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher 6–4, 6–3
References
External links ATP results archive