The Arkansas International Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played at Burns Park in North Little Rock, Arkansas in the United States from 1974 to 1979. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1977 through 1979 and was played on indoor carpet courts. From 1977 onward the tournament was also known under its sponsored name Fairfield Bay Classic.
| Arkansas International Tennis Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Fairfield Bay Classic Little Rock Open |
| Tour | USLTA Indoor Circuit (1974–1976) Grand Prix (1977–1979) |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Abolished | 1979 |
| Editions | 6 |
| Location | North Little Rock, Arkansas United States |
| Venue | Burns Park |
| Surface | Carpet (indoor) Hard (indoor) |
Past finals
editSingles
edit| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Jimmy Connors |
 Karl Meiler |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 1975 | Billy Martin |
George Hardie |
6–2, 7–6(5–4) |
| 1976 |  Haroon Rahim |
 Colin Dibley |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 1977 | Sandy Mayer |
Haroon Rahim |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Dick Stockton |
Hank Pfister |
6–4, 3–5, ret. [a] |
| 1979 | Vitas Gerulaitis |
Butch Walts |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles
edit| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler |
Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Hewitt |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 1975 |  Marcello Lara Barry Phillips-Moore |
Jeff Austin Charles Owens |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Syd Ball Ray Ruffels |
 Giuliano Pecci Haroon Rahim |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 1977 | Colin Dibley Haroon Rahim |
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1978 | Colin Dibley Geoff Masters |
Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Vitas Gerulaitis Vladimír Zedník |
Phil Dent Colin Dibley |
5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stockton Cops Little Rock Net Event". Schenectady Gazette. AP. February 4, 1978. p. 30 – via Google News Archive.