# Tampa Open

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{{for|the [LPGA Tour](/source/LPGA_Tour) golf tournament|Tampa Women's Open}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament
| name           = Tampa Open
| type           = defunct
| founded        = 1980
| ended          = 1983
| editions       = 4
| event name     = Tampa Open 
| location       = [Tampa, Florida](/source/Tampa%2C_Florida), U.S.
| tour           = [Grand Prix circuit](/source/Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit) 
| surface        = [Hard](/source/Hardcourt) (1980–82)<br />[Carpet](/source/Carpet_court) (1983)
}}

The '''Tampa Open''' is a defunct [Grand Prix](/source/Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit) affiliated men's [tennis](/source/tennis) tournament played from 1980 to 1983. It was held in the [Tampa Bay area](/source/Tampa_Bay_area), Florida in the United States and played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/hard_courts) from 1980 to 1982 and on indoor [carpet court](/source/carpet_court)s in 1983. The first three editions were played at the East Lake Woodlands Golf and Country Club while the last edition was held at the [USF Sun Dome](/source/USF_Sun_Dome).<ref>{{cite news |author1=Mark Leary |title=Grand Slam will feature tennis' best – almost |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/222242527/ |work=Fort-Meyers News Press |date=January 29, 1980 |page=3C |quote=The Robinson's Men's Tennis Open (March 31-April 6 at East Lake Woodlands), a $50,000 Volvo Grand Prix event (...).}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Greg Gordon |title=Tennis anyone? area fans have pick of pros |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/335515720/ |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=April 25, 1982 |page=9-D |quote=Where: East Lake Woodlands Golf and Country Club, Oldsmar.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Greg Gordon |title=Tampa may get major tennis event |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/335884353/ |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=May 14, 1984 |page=7-C |quote=The $75,000 Robinson's Men's Tennis Open lasted four years in Tampa, three at the East Lake Woodlands Golf and Country Club in Oldsmar and one at the Sun Dome in the University of South Florida campus.}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable" 
!style="width:40px"|Year
!style="width:200px"|Champions
!style="width:200px"|Runners-up
!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|1980 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [Paul McNamee](/source/Paul_McNamee) || {{flagicon|USA}} [Stan Smith](/source/Stan_Smith) || 6–4, 6–3
|-
|1981 || {{flagicon|USA}} [Mel Purcell](/source/Mel_Purcell) || {{flagicon|USA}} [Jeff Borowiak](/source/Jeff_Borowiak) || 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
|-
|1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} [Brian Gottfried](/source/Brian_Gottfried) || {{flagicon|USA}} [Mike Estep](/source/Mike_Estep) || 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 6–2, 6–4
|-
|1983 || {{flagicon|USA}} [Johan Kriek](/source/Johan_Kriek) || {{flagicon|USA}} [Robert Lutz](/source/Robert_Lutz_(tennis)) || 6–2, 6–4
|}

===Doubles===
{|class="wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Year
!style="width:200px"|Champions
!style="width:200px"|Runners-up
!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|1980 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [Paul Kronk](/source/Paul_Kronk)<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [Paul McNamee](/source/Paul_McNamee) || {{flagicon|AUS}} [Steve Docherty](/source/Steve_Docherty)<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [John James](/source/John_James_(tennis)) || 6–4, 7–5
|-
|1981 || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [Bernard Mitton](/source/Bernard_Mitton)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [Butch Walts](/source/Butch_Walts) || {{flagicon|AUS}} [David Carter](/source/David_Carter_(tennis))<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [Paul Kronk](/source/Paul_Kronk) || 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
|-
|1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} [Tim Gullikson](/source/Tim_Gullikson)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [Tom Gullikson](/source/Tom_Gullikson) || {{flagicon|USA}} [Brian Gottfried](/source/Brian_Gottfried)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [Hank Pfister](/source/Hank_Pfister) || 6–2, 6–3
|-
|1983 || {{flagicon|USA}} [Tony Giammalva](/source/Tony_Giammalva)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [Steve Meister](/source/Steve_Meister) || {{flagicon|USA}} [Eric Fromm](/source/Eric_Fromm)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [Drew Gitlin](/source/Drew_Gitlin) || 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
|}

==References==
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==See also==
* [Eckerd Open](/source/Eckerd_Open) – women's tournament (1971–1990) held in [Tampa Bay Area](/source/Tampa_Bay_Area)

==External links==
* [https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/results-archive ATP results archive]

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Tampa Open
Category:Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States
Category:Carpet court tennis tournaments
Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit
Category:1981 establishments in Florida
Category:1983 disestablishments in Florida
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1981
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1983
Category:Tennis tournaments in Tampa, Florida

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