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1971 Buckeye Tennis Championships

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1971 Buckeye Tennis Championships
DateJuly 26 – August 1
Edition2nd
CategoryGrand Prix (Group D)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$20,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationGrove City, Columbus, Ohio, United States
VenueBuckeye Boys Ranch
Champions
Singles
United States Tom Gorman[1]
Doubles
United States Jim Osborne / United States Jim McManus[2]
← 1970 · Columbus Open · 1972 →

The 1971 Buckeye Tennis Championships, als known as the Buckeye Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Group D of the 1971 Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from July 26 through August 1, 1971. Second-seeded Tom Gorman won the singles title and earned $5,000 first-prize money as well as 15 ranking points.[3][4]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Tom Gorman defeated United States Jimmy Connors 6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6(5–2), 6–3

  • It was Gorman's first singles title of his career.

Doubles

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United States Jim Osborne / United States Jim McManus defeated United States Jimmy Connors / United States Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–5, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "1971 Columbus – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1971 Columbus – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 253. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  4. ^ Dave Wohlfarth (August 2, 1971). "Gorman's rally pays". The Journal Herald). p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.