Lagos Open (1976–1991)

The Lagos Open is a defunct WCT, Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1976 to 1991. It was held in Lagos in Nigeria and played on outdoor clay courts from 1976 to 1980, then on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1991.

Lagos Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameLagos WCT (1976)
Lagos Open (1978–80)
Lagos Challenger(1981, 1983, 1985–87, 1989, 1991)
TourWCT circuit (1976)
Grand Prix circuit (1978–80)
Challenger circuit (1981, 1983, 1985–87, 1989, 1991)
Founded1976
Abolished1991
LocationLagos, Nigeria
SurfaceClay (1976, 1978–80)
Hard (1981, 1983, 1985–87, 1989, 1991)

Nduka Odizor and Paul Haarhuis were the most successful players at the event, each winning the singles competition twice.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1976United States Dick StocktonUnited States Arthur Ashe6–3, 6–2
1977Not held
1978Sweden Kjell JohanssonUnited Kingdom Robin Drysdale9–8, 6–3
1979Austria Hans KaryAustria Peter Feigl6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1980Austria Peter FeiglCanada Harry Fritz6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1981United States Larry StefankiAustria Peter Feigl5–7, 6–3, 6–0
1982Not held
1983United States Craig WittusNetherlands Michiel Schapers6–3, 4–6, 11–9
1984Not held
1985Nigeria Nduka OdizorAustria Thomas Muster6–3, 6–2
1986Nigeria Nduka OdizorUnited States Marcel Freeman6–2, 6–3
1987Mexico Jorge LozanoNigeria Nduka Odizor6–4, 6–4
1988Not held
1989Netherlands Paul HaarhuisCzechoslovakia Karel Nováček4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1990Not held
1991Netherlands Paul HaarhuisUnited States T. J. Middleton6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1976Not completed
1977Not held
1978United States George Hardie
India Sashi Menon
United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1979United States Joel Bailey
United States Bruce Kleege
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Austria Peter Feigl
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
1980United States Tony Graham
United States Bruce Nichols
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Finland Leo Palin
6–3, 0–6, 6–3
1981United States Bruce Kleege
United States Larry Stefanki
United States Ian Harris
United States Craig Wittus
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1982Not held
1983United States Wesley Cash
United States John Mattke
United States Jonathan Canter
United States Joe Meyers
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1984Not held
1985United States Egan Adams
United States Mark Wooldridge
West Germany Peter Elter
Austria Peter Feigl
6–4, 6–4
1986Finland Leo Palin
Finland Olli Rahnasto
United States Lloyd Bourne
United States Brett Dickinson
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1987United States Lloyd Bourne
United States Jeff Klaparda
France Loïc Courteau
France Eric Winogradsky
6–7, 6–2, 7–6
1988Not held
1989Venezuela Alfonso Mora
United States James Schor
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
1990Not held
1991Italy Ugo Colombini
Kenya Paul Wekesa
Spain Daniel Marco
Ivory Coast Clement N'Goran
7–5, 6–1

References


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