Richmond WCT
Richmond WCT | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | WCT Tour |
Founded | 1970 |
Abolished | 1984 |
Editions | 15 |
Location | Richmond, Virginia |
Surface | Carpet / Indoor |
The Richmond WCT (also known as United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic) was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia from 1970-1984. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.
Finals
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1970 | Arthur Ashe | Stan Smith | 6–2, 13–11 |
1971 | Ilie Năstase | Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
1972 | Rod Laver | Cliff Drysdale | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
1973 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson | 6–4, 6–3 |
1974 | Ilie Năstase | Tom Gorman | 6–2, 6–3 |
1975 | Björn Borg | Arthur Ashe | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1976 | Arthur Ashe | Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 6–4 |
1977 | Tom Okker | Vitas Gerulaitis | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1978 | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Newcombe | 6–3, 6–4 |
1979 | Björn Borg | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–1 |
1980 | John McEnroe | Roscoe Tanner | 6–1, 6–2 |
1981 | Yannick Noah | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 3–1, RET. |
1982 | José Luis Clerc | Fritz Buehning | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
1983 | Guillermo Vilas | Steve Denton | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
1984 | John McEnroe | Steve Denton | 6–3, 7–6 |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1971[1] | Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston |
John Newcombe Ken Rosewall |
7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
1972 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
John Newcombe Tony Roche |
7–6, 7–6 |
1973 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
Terry Addison Colin Dibley |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1974 | Nikola Pilić Allan Stone |
John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
1975 | Hans Kary Fred McNair |
Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta |
7–6, 5–7, 7–6 |
1976 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
Arthur Ashe Tom Okker |
6–4, 7–5 |
1977 | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
Ross Case Tony Roche |
6–4, 6–4 |
1978 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer |
6–3, 7–5 |
1979 | Brian Gottfried John McEnroe |
Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas |
6–4, 6–3 |
1980 | Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek |
Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
1981 | Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton |
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
1982 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
Syd Ball Rolf Gehring |
6–4, 6–2 |
1983 | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
Fritz Buehning Brian Teacher |
6–2, 6–4 |
1984 | John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe |
Steve Denton Kevin Curren |
7–6, 6–2 |
References
- ^ "Nastase Takes Upset Victory Against Ashe". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. 1971-02-08. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
External links
- ATP World Tour archive
- Reports and photos of 1977 Richmond WCT Mike Harris, Ben Blake, Tom Savage Commonwealth Times 1977-02-08, pages 12–15
- The $35,000 Racquet Dave Cody, Commonwealth Times 1981-02-17, pages 1,12-13,24