Denver Open (tennis)

The Denver Open, also known as the Denver WCT or by its sponsored name United Bank Tennis Classic, is a defunct WCT and Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1982. It was held in Denver, Colorado in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts. The loss of the main sponsor led to the cancellation of the tournament after the 1982 edition.^[1][2]

Denver Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Denver WCT (1972–76) United Bank Tennis Classic (1977–82)
Tour	WCT circuit (1972–76) Grand Prix circuit (1977–82)
Founded	1972
Abolished	1982
Editions	11
Location	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Surface	Carpet (i)

Jimmy Connors was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Rod Laver	Marty Riessen	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1973	Mark Cox	Arthur Ashe	6–1, 6–1
1974	Roscoe Tanner	Arthur Ashe	6–2, 6–4
1975	Jimmy Connors	Brian Gottfried	6–3, 6–4
1976	Jimmy Connors	Ross Case	7–6, 6–2
1977	Björn Borg	Brian Gottfried	7–5, 6–2
1978	Jimmy Connors	Stan Smith	6–2, 7–6
1979	Wojciech Fibak	Victor Amaya	6–4, 6–1
1980	Gene Mayer	Victor Amaya	6–2, 6–2
1981	Gene Mayer	John Sadri	6–4, 6–4
1982	John Sadri	Andrés Gómez	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
succeeded by Dallas Open

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	John Newcombe   Tony Roche	6–2, 5–7, 7–6
1973	Arthur Ashe   Roscoe Tanner	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1974	Arthur Ashe   Roscoe Tanner	Mark Cox   Jun Kamiwazumi	6–3, 7–6
1975	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	Bob Carmichael   Allan Stone	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1976	John Alexander   Phil Dent	Jimmy Connors   Billy Martin	6–7, 6–2, 7–5
1977	Colin Dibley   Geoff Masters	Syd Ball   Kim Warwick	6–2, 6–3
1978	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	Fred McNair   Sherwood Stewart	6–3, 6–2
1979	Robert Lutz   Stan Smith	Wojciech Fibak   Tom Okker	7–6, 6–3
1980	Kevin Curren   Steve Denton	Wojciech Fibak   Heinz Günthardt	7–5, 6–2
1981	Andrew Pattison   Butch Walts	Mel Purcell   Dick Stockton	6–3, 6–4
1982	Kevin Curren   Steve Denton	Phil Dent   Kim Warwick	6–4, 6–4
succeeded by Dallas Open

• 1972 doubles results not included on ATP website

See also

• Virginia Slims of Denver – women's tournament

References

1. "Sports digest". The Daily Sentinel. September 13, 1982. p. 15 – via Newsletter.com.
2. McManus, Jim (2010). History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups. Pont Vedra Beach: MAC and Company Publishing. pp. 236–237. ISBN 9781450728331.

External links

• ATP results archive