South_Pacific_Tennis_Classic

South Pacific Tennis Classic
South Pacific Tennis Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	South Pacific Tennis Classic
Tour	Grand Prix circuit
Founded	1974
Abolished	1981
Editions	8
Surface	Clay / Grass

South Pacific Tennis Classic

Tennis tournament

The South Pacific Tennis Classic, also known as the South Pacific Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Melbourne, Australia in 1974 and 1975, and in Brisbane, Australia from 1976 through 1981. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdoor grass courts from 1976.

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Location	Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Melbourne	1974	Dick Stockton	Geoff Masters	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Melbourne	1975	Brian Gottfried	Harold Solomon	6–2, 7–6, 6–1
Brisbane	1976	Mark Edmondson	Phil Dent	3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
	1977	Vitas Gerulaitis	Tony Roche	6–7^(2–7), 6–1, 6–1, 7–5
	1978	Mark Edmondson	John Alexander	6–4, 7–6
	1979	Phil Dent	Ross Case	7–6, 6–2, 6–3
	1980	John McEnroe	Phil Dent	6–3, 6–4
	1981	Mark Edmondson	Chris Lewis	7–6, 3–6, 6–4

Location	Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Melbourne	1974	Raz Reid Allan Stone	Mike Estep Paul Kronk	7–6, 6–4
Melbourne	1975	Ross Case Geoff Masters	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramirez	6–4, 6–0
Brisbane	1976	Syd Ball Kim Warwick	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–4, 6–4
	1977	Vitas Gerulaitis Bill Scanlon	Mal Anderson Ken Rosewall	7–6, 6–4
	1978	John Alexander Phil Dent	Syd Ball Allan Stone	6–3, 7–6
	1979	Ross Case Geoff Masters	John James Chris Kachel	7–6, 6–2
	1980	John McEnroe Matt Mitchell	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	8–6 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
	1981	Rod Frawley Chris Lewis	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep	7–5, 4–6, 7–6

South Pacific Tennis Classic