Mar del Plata Open (tennis)

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The Mar del Plata Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated men's tennis tournament founded in 1979 as the Mar del Plata Invitation. It was held at the Patinódromo Municipal, Mar del Plata in Argentina and played on outdoor clay courts.[1]

Mar del Plata Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMar del Plata Open
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1979
Abolished1981
Editions3
LocationMar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
SurfaceClay / outdoor

It was the successor tournament to the earlier Mar del Plata Championships (an open international event) that was staged at the Temperley Lawn Tennis Club, Temperley, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina from 1930 to 1966.

Results

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1979   Guillermo Vilas   Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1980   Björn Borg   Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1981   Guillermo Vilas (2)   Víctor Pecci 2–6, 6–3, 2–1 RET.

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1981   David Carter
  Paul Kronk
  Ángel Giménez
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
6–7, 6–4, 6–0

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780356085968.
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