New Orleans Open
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The New Orleans Open is a defunct tennis
tournament for male tennis players, held in New Orleans, United States
. It was established in 1978 and was played until 1980. Wojtek Fibak, John McEnroe
and Roscoe Tanner
all won the tournament during its run.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament for male tennis players, held in New Orleans, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was established in 1978 and was played until 1980. Wojtek Fibak, John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
and Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No...
all won the tournament during its run.
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  United States Roscoe TannerRoscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No... |
United States Victor Amaya Victor Amaya Victor Amaya is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 1980.... |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 1979 | United States John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title... |
United States Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 1980 |  Poland Wojtek Fibak |
United States Eliot Teltscher Eliot Teltscher Eliot Teltscher is a retired professional American tennis player.-Early years:Teltscher's mother was born in Israel; his father emigrated there during the Holocaust, and joined the British army... |
6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | United States Dick Stockton Dick Stockton Dick Stockton is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by Fox Sports and Turner Sports as a football, baseball, and basketball play-by-play announcer.-Early life and career:... / United States Eric van Dillen |
 Egypt Ismail El ShafeiIsmail El Shafei Ismail El-Shafei was the Head of Egyptian Tennis Federation and Member of International Tennis Federation. El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to enter Top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history... /  Australia Brian FairlieBrian Fairlie Brian Fairlie, born 13 June 1948 in Christchurch, is a retired tennis player from New Zealand. During his career from 1968 to 1979 he won four titles in doubles, all with the Egyptian player Ismail El Shafei, and two singles titles... |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 1979 | United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title... |
United States Robert Lutz / United States Stan Smith Stan Smith Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world... |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 1980 | United States Terry Moor Terry Moor Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career.... / United States Eliot TeltscherEliot Teltscher Eliot Teltscher is a retired professional American tennis player.-Early years:Teltscher's mother was born in Israel; his father emigrated there during the Holocaust, and joined the British army... |
United States Raymond Moore Raymond Moore (tennis) Raymond Moore , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 12 times... / United States Robert Trogolo |
6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |