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The Aptos Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1973. The event was held in Aptos, California and was played on outdoor hard courts. Jeff Austin won the singles title while Jeff Austin and Fred McNair partnered to win the doubles title.

Tennis ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. It was the more prominent of two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, the other being World Championship Tennis (WCT).

Aptos, California Census designated place in California, United States

Aptos is an unincorporated town in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The town includes several small communities with a combined population of 24,402:

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Austin Flag of New Zealand.svg Onny Parun 7–6, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Austin
Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Raymond Moore
Flag of New Zealand.svg Onny Parun
6–2, 6–1

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