Columbus Open

The Columbus Open, also known as the Buckeye Tennis Championships or Buckeye Open, is a defunct affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1984 in Columbus, Ohio in the United States. The inaugural edition in 1970 was an invitational tournament with eight top independent professional players.[1] It was played on synthetic hard court at the newly created 3,200-seat stadium at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, a suburb of Columbus.[2] From 1971 until 1984 the tournament was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts from 1971 to 1979, and then played on outdoor hard courts from 1980 to 1984.

For the LPGA golf tournament, see Royal Crown Open.
Columbus Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameColumbus Open
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1970
Abolished1984
Editions15
SurfaceClay (1971–79)
Hard (1980–84)

Brian Teacher was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition twice and the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with American William Brown, once with American Bruce Manson and once with American Scott Davis.

Finals

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970United States Bob LutzUnited States Tom Gorman7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1971United States Tom GormanUnited States Jimmy Connors6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1972United States Jimmy ConnorsRhodesia Andrew Pattison7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1973United States Jimmy ConnorsUnited States Charlie Pasarell3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1974Mexico Raúl RamírezUnited States Roscoe Tanner3–6, 7–6, 6–4
1975India Vijay AmritrajUnited States Bob Lutz6–4, 7–5
1976United States Roscoe TannerUnited States Stan Smith6–4, 7–6
1977Argentina Guillermo VilasUnited States Brian Gottfried6–2, 6–1
1978United States Arthur AsheUnited States Robert Lutz6–3, 6–4
1979United States Brian GottfriedUnited States Eddie Dibbs6–3, 6–0
1980United States Bob LutzAustralia Terry Rocavert6–4, 6–3
1981United States Brian TeacherUnited States John Austin6–3, 6–2
1982United States Jimmy ConnorsUnited States Brian Gottfried7–5, 6–0
1983United States Brian TeacherUnited States Bill Scanlon7–6, 6–4
1984United States Brad GilbertUnited States Hank Pfister6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith		United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ray Ruffels		6–2, 8–6
1971United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne		United States Jimmy Connors
United States Roscoe Tanner		6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1972United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales		United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton		6–3, 7–5
1973United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell		Australia Colin Dibley
United States Charlie Pasarell		6–4, 7–6
1974India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj		United States Tom Gorman
United States Bob Lutz		W/O
1975United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith		West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		6–2, 6–7, 6–3
1976United States William Brown
United States Brian Teacher		United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart		6–4, 6–3
1977United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith		United States Peter Fleming
United States Gene Mayer		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1978Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Bob Giltinan		Mexico Marcello Lara
United States Eliot Teltscher		6–2, 6–3
1979United States Brian Gottfried
United States Bob Lutz		United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson		4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
1980United States Brian Gottfried
United States Sandy Mayer		United States Peter Fleming
United States Brian Teacher [lower-alpha 1]		6–4, 6–2
1981United States Bruce Manson
United States Brian Teacher		India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj		6–1, 6–1
1982United States Tim Gullikson
South Africa Bernard Mitton		United States Victor Amaya
United States Hank Pfister		4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1983United States Scott Davis
United States Brian Teacher		India Vijay Amritraj
Australia John Fitzgerald		6–1, 4–6, 7–6
1984United States Sandy Mayer
United States Stan Smith		United States Charles Bud Cox
United States Terry Moor		6–4, 6–7, 7–5

See also

Notes
  1. His partner was incorrectly listed by the ATP as Eliot Teltscher. It was actually Brian Teacher as listed by the ITF.[3]

References
  1. Dick Kinney (August 14, 1970). "Pro tennis tourney opens on new Columbus courts". News Journal. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. Tennis buffs from around Ohio moved in to the Columbus area today for the inaugural event of the Buckeye Cup Tennis Championships. The tournament, which includes eight of the top touring independent professional netters, is being held at Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City [...].
  2. "Buckeye Tennis Championships headed for Columbus Aug. 14". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. July 28, 1970. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. The surface to be used in the stadium will be DYNATURF, the new synthetic tennis covering.
  3. "Columbus Doubles 1980". itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 2021-01-10.


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