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Melbourne Outdoor

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Melbourne Outdoor
Defunct tennis tournament
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1983
Abolished1985
Editions3
LocationMelbourne, Australia
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

The Melbourne Outdoor (also called the Victorian Open) was a short-lived men's tennis tournament played in Melbourne, Australia that was re-established from an earlier tournament, held three times from 1983 to 1985. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on outdoor grass courts.

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1982/83 Australia Pat Cash Australia Rod Frawley 6–4, 7–6[1]
1984/85 United States Dan Cassidy Australia John Fitzgerald 7–6, 7–6[2]
1985 United States Jonathan Canter Australia Peter Doohan 5–7, 6–3, 6–4[3]

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1982/83 South Africa Eddie Edwards
United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wayne Hampson
7–6, 6–3
1984/85 Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur
United States Mike Bauer
United States Scott McCain
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
1985 Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Peter Carter
United States Brett Dickinson
Argentina Roberto Saad
7–6(7–3), 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Illustrated: January 1983".
  2. ^ "LA Times: Cassidy upsets Fitzgerald in final". Los Angeles Times. 2 January 1985.
  3. ^ "Business Times: Canter wins Victorian grand prix title".