The WCT Atlanta Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Atlanta, Georgia founded in 1969 as the Atlanta Tennis Classic. It ran annually with breaks until 1986. The event was first part of the WCT Circuit from 1970 to 1976, then part of the ITF Grand Prix Circuit from 1978 to 1981, 1985 to 1986. It was played on outdoor hard courts in 1969 and 1970, and on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in 1973–76.
This tournament was replaced in the tour calendar by the Atlanta Tennis Challenge (1992-2001), that was later succeeded by the Atlanta Open (2010-2024).
Past finals
Singles Included: YearChampionsRunners-upScore1969 Butch Buchholz John Newcombe6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 1970 Tom Okker Dennis Ralston 6–4, 10–8, 6–2 1971–72Not held 1973 Stan Smith Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4 1974 Dick Stockton Jiří Hřebec 6–2, 6–1 1975 Mark Cox John Alexander 6–3, 7–6 1976 Ilie Năstase Jeff Borowiak 6–2, 6–4 1977Not held 1978 Stan Smith Eliot Teltscher4–6, 6–1, 2–1, ret1979 Eliot Teltscher John Alexander6–3, 4–6, 6–21980 Eliot Teltscher Terry Moor 6–2, 6–21981 Mel Purcell Gilles Moretton 6–4, 6–21982-84Not held 1985 John McEnroe Paul Annacone7–6, 7–6, 6–21986 Kevin Curren Tim Wilkison7–6, 7–6
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1973 Roy Emerson Rod Laver Robert Maud Andrew Pattison 7–6, 6–3 1974 Robert Lutz Stan Smith Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 1975 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale 6–3, 6–2 1976 John Alexander Phil Dent Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 6–3, 6–4
Event Names Official Atlanta Tennis Classic (1970-1976) Atlanta Open (1978-1981) WCT Atlanta Championships (1985-1986)
Tour WCT Atlanta (1970-1976)
Sponsored Peachtree Corners Classic (1973-1974) First National Bank Classic (Atlanta) (1975) Phoenix Cup (1976) Atlanta Journal Constitution Open (1978-1980) Atlanta Journal-Constitution Championships (1981)
See also Atlanta Open - men's tournament (since 2010) WTA Atlanta – women's tournament (1975–1983)
References
External links ATP World Tour archive