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Tennis tournament
Springfield International Tennis Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSpringfield International Tennis Classic (1977–78)
TourGrand Prix circuit (1977–78)
Founded1977
Abolished1978
Editions2
LocationSpringfield, Massachusetts
SurfaceIndoor carpet

The Springfield International Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1977 to 1978. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts.

It was the successor tournament to the Springfield Open a USTA satellite circuit event held from 1972 to 1974, and succeeded by the Greater Springfield Open in 1979. Both of those events were played on grass courts.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1977 Argentina Guillermo Vilas United States Stan Smith 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1978 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt United States Harold Solomon 6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1977 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–2
1978 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
United States Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–3

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