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Roanoke International Tennis Tournament

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Roanoke International Tennis Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameRoanoke International Tennis Tournament
Roanoke Invitational Tennis Tournament
TourUSLTA Indoor Circuit
Founded1972
Abolished1975
Editions4
LocationRoanoke, Virginia, US
VenueRoanoke Civic Center
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Roanoke International Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia in the United States. The event was part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit and was held from 1972 until 1975. Jimmy Connors won three of the four editions.

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1972 United States Jimmy Connors Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 6–4, 7–6
1973 United States Jimmy Connors Australia Ian Fletcher 6–2, 6–3
1974 United States Jimmy Connors West Germany Karl Meiler 6–4, 6–3
1975 United Kingdom Roger Taylor United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 7–6

Doubles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1972 United States Jimmy Connors
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
New Zealand Ian Crookenden
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1973 United States Jimmy Connors
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Butch Seewagen
6–0, 7–6
1974 United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
New Zealand Ian Crookenden
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
7–6, 6–1
1975 United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Romania Ion Țiriac
7–6, 1–6, 6–3
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