The Bordeaux Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1979 as the Bordeaux Open. It was the successor event to the Bordeaux International (1907–1969) played at the same venue. It was held annually under variations of the name including the Grand Prix Passing Shot and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit tour. It then became an ATP Tour event until 1995. The tournament was played on two different surfaces during its tenure: clay from 1979 through 1990 and hard from 1991 through 1995.
Bordeaux Grand Prix | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Various |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1979–1989) ATP Tour (1990–95) |
Founded | 1979 |
Abolished | 1995 |
Editions | 17 |
Location | Bordeaux, France |
Venue | Villa Primrose |
Surface | Clay |
Guy Forget was the only man to win the tournament more than once, doing so in 1990 and 1991. Yannick Noah, the only other Frenchman to triumph in the singles event, won the inaugural event of 1979.
In 1995 the tournament license was sold to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) of Great Britain for a fee of $620,000.[1]
Results
editSingles
editFor the precursor men's event see Bordeaux International | ||||
Year | Tournament Name | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1979 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Yannick Noah | Harold Solomon | 6–0, 6–7, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 |
1980 | Grand Prix de Passing Shot | Mario Martinez | Gianni Ocleppo | 6–0, 7–5, 7–5 |
1981 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Andrés Gómez | Thierry Tulasne | 7–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
1982 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Hans Gildemeister | Pablo Arraya | 7–5, 6–1 |
1983 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Pablo Arraya | Juan Aguilera | 7–5, 7–5 |
1984 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | José Higueras | Francesco Cancellotti | 7–6, 6–1 |
1985 | Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot | Diego Pérez | Jimmy Brown | 6–4, 7–6 |
1986 | Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot | Paolo Canè | Kent Carlsson | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
1987 | Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot | Emilio Sánchez | Ronald Agénor | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
1988 | NGP Passing Shot de Bordeaux | Thomas Muster | Ronald Agénor | 6–3, 6–3 |
1989 | Grand Prix Passing Shot de Bordeaux | Ivan Lendl | Emilio Sánchez | 6–2, 6–2 |
1990 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Guy Forget | Goran Ivanišević | 6–4, 6–3 |
1991 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Guy Forget | Olivier Delaître | 6–1, 6–3 |
1992 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Andrei Medvedev | Sergi Bruguera | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
1993 | Grand Prix Passing Shot Bordeaux | Sergi Bruguera | Diego Nargiso | 7–5, 6–2 |
1994 | Grand Prix Passing Shot | Wayne Ferreira | Jeff Tarango | 6–0, 7–5 |
1995 | Grand Prix Passing Shot Bordeaux | Yahiya Doumbia | Jakob Hlasek | 6–4, 6–4 |
Succeeded by Bournemouth International |
Doubles
editSee also
edit- BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Challenger Tour tournament
References
edit- ^ McManus, Jim (2010). History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups. Pont Vedra Beach: MAC and Company Publishing. pp. 246–247. ISBN 9781450728331.