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

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1976   Dick Stockton   Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–2
1977 Not held
1978   Kjell Johansson   Robin Drysdale 9–8, 6–3
1979   Hans Kary   Peter Feigl 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1980   Peter Feigl   Harry Fritz 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1981   Larry Stefanki   Peter Feigl 5–7, 6–3, 6–0
1982 Not held
1983   Craig Wittus   Michiel Schapers 6–3, 4–6, 11–9
1984 Not held
1985   Nduka Odizor   Thomas Muster 6–3, 6–2
1986   Nduka Odizor   Marcel Freeman 6–2, 6–3
1987   Jorge Lozano   Nduka Odizor 6–4, 6–4
1988 Not held
1989   Paul Haarhuis   Karel Nováček 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1990 Not held
1991   Paul Haarhuis   T. J. Middleton 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

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

References

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