Alan King Tennis Classic
Tennis tournament
The Alan King Tennis Classic [ 1] was a men's tennis tournament held in Las Vegas , Nevada from 1972 to 1985. It was an event of the WCT Tour in 1972 before joining the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 until 1985, and was one of the major ranking tournaments of both tours. It was part of the Grand Prix Super Series between 1972 and 1981. The event was hosted by American comedian Alan King and was played on outdoor hard courts of the Caesars Palace hotel.
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1972
John Newcombe
Cliff Drysdale
6–3, 6–4
1973
Brian Gottfried
Arthur Ashe
6–1, 6–3
1974
Rod Laver
Marty Riessen
6–2, 6–2
1975
Roscoe Tanner
Ross Case
5–7, 7–5, 7–6
1976
Jimmy Connors
Ken Rosewall
6–1, 6–3
1977
Jimmy Connors
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1978
Harold Solomon
Corrado Barazzutti
6–1, 3–0, RET.
1979
Björn Borg
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–2
1980
Björn Borg
Harold Solomon
6–3, 6–1
1981
Ivan Lendl
Harold Solomon
6–4, 6–2
1982
Jimmy Connors
Gene Mayer
5–2, RET.
1983
Jimmy Connors
Mark Edmondson
7–6, 6–1
1984
Not Held
1985
Johan Kriek
Jimmy Arias
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Doubles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1972
Roy Emerson Rod Laver
John Newcombe Tony Roche
DEF
1973
Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton
Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1974
Roy Emerson Rod Laver
Frew McMillan John Newcombe
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1975
John Alexander Phil Dent
Bob Carmichael Cliff Drysdale
6–1, 6–4
1976
Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
6–4, 6–2
1977
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1978
Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol
Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
1979
Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
1980
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
Wojtek Fibak Gene Mayer
6–2, 7–5
1981
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
Tracy Delatte Trey Waltke
6–3, 7–6
1982
Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan
Carlos Kirmayr Van Winitsky
7–6, 6–4
1983
Kevin Curren Steve Denton
Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek
6–3, 7–5
1984
Not Held
1985
Pat Cash John Fitzgerald
Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
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