Bahamas International Open

The Bahamas International Open^[1] is a defunct men's tennis founded in 1972.^[2] In 1975 the tournament that was part of Bill Riordan's International Players Association (IPA) circuit, that event with $50,000 prize money was held in Freeport, Bahamas. It was moved to Nassau in 1976 and was played on outdoor hard courts until 1980.

Bahamas International Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	IPA circuit
Founded	1972
Abolished	1980
Editions	9
Location	Freeport & Nassau, Bahamas
Surface	Hard / outdoor

History

In 1922 a Bahamas International Championships was founded in Nassau and was played on outdoor clay courts. That first tournament was staged though till 1936 when it was discontinued. This second Bahamas International tournament was founded in 1972 again in Nassau, but was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1975 the tournament moved to Freeport for one edition only before returning back to Nassau until 1980 when the tournament was discontinued.

Past finals

Incomplete roll

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1973	Brian Gottfried	Buster Mottram	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1975[3]	Jimmy Connors	Karl Meiler[4]	6–0, 6–2
1976[5]	Jeff Borowiak	Gene Mayer	6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1977[6]	Cliff Richey	John McEnroe	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1979[7]	Harold Solomon	Van Winitsky	7–6, 6–1
1980	Mel Purcell	Buster Mottram	6–4, 3–6, 6–3