WCT Tournaments

380pistol

380pistol

Banned
5 mentioned the "Palm Springs WCT" which I don't recall. I'm aware of Dallas, Philadelphia, Foerst Hills, Stratton Mountain (I believe) and others), but would anyone know all of the WCT tournaments (and surfaces), or where I'd be able to find them????

Thanks.
 
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FiveO

Hall of Fame
1971

2/9/1971 Philadelphia WCT, PA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32
Newcombe, John



4/4/1971 Miami WCT, FL, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Drysdale, Cliff
Dbls Newcombe, John /Roche, Tony


4/28/1971 Chicago WCT, IL, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbls Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

5/1/1971 Dallas WCT, TX, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32
Newcombe, John
Dbls Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty


5/15/1971 Tehran WCT, Iran

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 32 Riessen, Marty
Dbls Newcombe/Roche

6/11/1971 Bristol WCT, England

Grand Prix Outdoor
Grass Sgl 32
Dbl 16


7/17/1971 Washington WTC, DC, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 64 Rosewall, Ken
Dbls Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty


7/24/1971 Louisville WCT, KY, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 32 Okker, Tom
Dbls



8/1/1971 Quebec WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Sgl 32 Okker, Tom
Dbls Emerson/Laver


8/8/1971 Boston WCT, MA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Rosewall, Ken
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

8/15/1971 Toronto WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 64 Newcombe, John
Dbl 32 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

8/22/1971 Fort Worth WCT, TX, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Laver, Rod

10/10/1971 Vancouver WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Outdoor
Sgl 32 Rosewall, Ken
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

10/17/1971 Cologne WCT, Cologne

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Lutz, Robert
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty


10/18/1971 Barcelona WCT, Spain

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 64 Orantes, Manuel
Dbl 32 Franulovic, Zeljko /Gisbert Sr, Juan


11/14/1971 Bologna WCT, Italy

Grand Prix Outdoor
Carpet Sgl 64 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Rosewall, Ken /Stolle, Fred


11/18/1971 Dallas, TX, U.S.A. The WCT Finals

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 8
Rosewall, Ken

And I'm not sure that is all there were.

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FiveO

Hall of Fame
1972

2/6/1972 Richmond WCT, Virginia, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

2/8/1972 Philadelphia WCT, PA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Ashe, Arthur /Lutz, Robert

2/20/1972 Toronto WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Carmichael, Bob /Ruffels, Ray

3/5/1972 Miami WCT, FL, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Rosewall, Ken
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

3/16/1972 Chicago WCT, IL, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Okker, Tom
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

4/9/1972 Houston WCT, TX, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

4/16/1972 Quebec WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Sgl 32 Riessen, Marty
Dbl 16 Carmichael, Bob /Ruffels, Ray

4/23/1972 Charlotte WCT, NC, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 32 Rosewall, Ken
Dbls 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

4/30/1972 Denver WCT, CO, U.S.A.

Grand Slam Cup Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Laver, Rod

5/1/1972 Las Vegas WCT, NV, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

5/10/1972 Dallas WCT, TX, U.S.A. WCT Finals

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 8 Rosewall, Ken

7/1/1972 St. Louis WCT, MO, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Newcombe, John /Roche, Tony

7/6/1972 Boston WCT, MA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Lutz, Robert
Dbl 16 Newcombe, John /Roche, Tony

7/12/1972 Washington WTC, DC, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 32 Roche, Tony
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

7/29/1972 Louisville WCT, KY, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 32 Ashe, Arthur
Dbl 16 Alexander, John /Dent, Phil

8/13/1972 Cleveland WCT, OH, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Cox, Mark
Dbl 16 Drysdale, Cliff /Taylor, Roger

8/20/1972 Fort Worth WCT, TX, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

9/17/1972 Montreal WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Outdoor
Sgl 32 Ashe, Arthur
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

9/18/1972 Los Angeles WCT, CA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $60,000 Sgl 64 Smith, Stan
Dbl 64 Connors, Jimmy /Gonzales, Richard Pancho

10/1/1972 Alamo WCT, CA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

10/22/1972 Vancouver WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Outdoor
Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Newcombe, John /Stolle, Fred

10/29/1972 Essen WCT, Germany

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Pilic, Nikola


11/5/1972 Gothenberg WCT, Sweden

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

11/18/1972 Rotterdam WCT, The Netherlands

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Ashe, Arthur
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Newcombe, John

11/26/1972 Rome WCT, Italy

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 16 Ashe, Arthur


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FiveO

Hall of Fame
1973

First year by agreement WCT began confining its events to first 1/2 of year:

1/15/1973 Miami WCT, Miami, FL, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

1/18/1973 London WCT, London

Grand Prix Indoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Fairlie, Brian
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

1/22/1973 Lacosta WCT, CA, USA

Grand Slam Cup Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Dibley, Colin
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

1/29/1973 Milan WCT, Italy

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Riessen, Marty
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

1/29/1973 Richmond WCT, VA, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

2/6/1973 Philadelphia WCT, PA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 Gottfried, Brian /Stockton, Dick

2/11/1973 Toronto WCT, Ontario, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Alexander, John /Dent, Phil

2/12/1973 Copenhagen WCT, Denmark

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Taylor, Roger
Dbl 16 Gorman, Tom /Van Dillen, Erik

2/19/1973 Cologne WCT, Cologne

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Kodes, Jan
Dbl 16 Cox, Mark /Stilwell, Graham

2/26/1973 Chicago WCT, IL, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Ashe, Arthur
Dbl 16 Rosewall, Ken /Stolle, Fred

3/19/1973 Atlanta WCT, GA, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay $50,000 Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

3/19/1973 Washington WCT, DC, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Okker, Tom
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

3/26/1973 St. Louis WCT, MO, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 Bengtson, Ove Nils/McManus, Jim

4/1/1973 Vancouver WCT, Canada

Grand Prix
Sgl 32 Gorman, Tom
Dbl 16 Barthes, Pierre /Taylor, Roger

4/2/1973 Houston WCT, TX, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay $50,000 Sgl 32 Rosewall, Ken
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

4/2/1973 Munich WCT, Germany

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 Pilic, Nikola /Stone, Allan

4/9/1973 Cleveland WCT, OH, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Rosewall, Ken
Dbl 16 Rosewall, Ken /Stolle, Fred

4/9/1973 Brussels WCT, Brussels

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 Lutz, Robert /Smith, Stan

4/16/1973 Johannesburg WCT, Johannesburg

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Gottfried, Brian
Dbl 16 Lutz, Robert /Smith, Stan

4/16/1973 Charlotte WCT, NC, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay $50,000 Sgl 32 Rosewall, Ken
Dbl 16 Okker, Tom /Riessen, Marty

4/23/1973 Denver WCT, CO, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Cox, Mark
Dbl 16 Ashe, Arthur /Tanner, Roscoe

4/23/1973 Gothenberg WCT, Sweden

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 Emerson, Roy /Laver, Rod

5/3/1973 World Doubles WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Dbl 8 Lutz, Robert /Smith, Stan

5/9/1973 Dallas WCT, TX, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 8 Smith, Stan

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F

FiveO

Hall of Fame
1974

1/21/1974 Philadelphia WCT, PA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 128 Laver, Rod
Dbl 64 Cramer, Pat /Estep, Mike

1/29/1974 Richmond-WCT, Virginia, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Nastase, Ilie
Dbl 16 Pilic, Nikola /Stone, Allan

2/4/1974 St. Petersburg WCT, St. Petersburg, FL

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Davidson, Owen /Newcombe, John

2/17/1974 Toronto WCT, Ontario, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Okker, Tom
Dbl 16 Ramirez, Raul /Roche, Tony

2/17/1974 Bologna WCT, Italy

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Ashe, Arthur
Dbl 16 Borg, Bjorn /Bengtson, Ove Nils

2/18/1974 London WCT, London

Grand Prix Indoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Borg, Bjorn
Dbl 16 Borg, Bjorn /Bengtson, Ove Nils

2/18/1974 Hempstead WCT, Hempstead, NY, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 Borowiak, Jeff /Crealy, Dick

3/3/1974 Barcelona WCT, Spain

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Ashe, Arthur
Dbl 16 Ashe, Arthur /Tanner, Roscoe

3/3/1974 Miami WCT, Miami, FL, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Drysdale, Cliff
Dbl 16 Alexander, John /Dent, Phil

3/3/1974 Lacosta WCT, CA, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Graebner, Clark /Pasarell, Charlie

3/17/1974 Sao Paulo WCT, Brazil

Grand Prix Indoors
Carpet Sgl 32 Borg, Bjorn

3/17/1974 Washington WCT, DC, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Nastase, Ilie
Dbl 16 Hewitt, Bob /McMillan, Frew

3/31/1974 Atlanta WCT, GA, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay Sgl 32
Dbl 16 Stockton, Dick
Lutz, Robert /
Smith, Stan

3/31/1974 Palm Desert WCT, CA, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Kodes, Jan /Zednik, Vladimir

4/7/1974 Munich WCT, Germany

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 McMillan, Frew
Dbl 16 Hewitt, Bob /McMillan, Frew

4/7/1974 New Orleans WCT, LA, U.S.A

Grand Prix Other
Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Lutz, Robert /Smith, Stan

4/8/1974 Orlando WCT, Orlando, FL

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Newcombe, John
Dbl 16 Davidson, Owen /Newcombe, John

4/8/1974 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay $50,000 Sgl 32 Pattison, Andrew
Dbl 16 Alexander, John /Dent, Phil

4/14/1974 Tokyo WCT, Japan

Grand Prix Other
Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Moore, Raymond /Parun, Onny

4/15/1974 Johannesburg WCT, Johannesburg

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Pattison, Andrew
Dbl 16 Hewitt, Bob /McMillan, Frew

4/15/1974 Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay $50,000 Sgl 32 Laver, Rod
Dbl 16 Dibley, Colin /Laver, Rod

4/22/1974 Denver WCT, CO, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Tanner, Roscoe
Dbl 16 Ashe, Arthur /Tanner, Roscoe

5/2/1974 World Doubles WCT, Canada

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Dbl 8 Hewitt, Bob /McMillan, Frew

5/8/1974 Dallas WCT, TX, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 8 Newcombe, John


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urban

Legend
Good list, here are some additions for 1971. In 1971, there were 3 other WCT tournaments at Rome in May on clay and Berkeley on hard court, both won by Laver, and Melbourne AO in Feb, won by Rosewall. The 1971 tour included 20 events, plus the final for the best 8 in Houston and Dallas. In the points standings, Laver lead Okker, Rosewall and Ashe.
 
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FiveO

Hall of Fame
Thanks urban,

I did not know that the '71 AO was a "WCT" event.

I know there are several events I've missed but couldn't find any documentation to support their being WCT events. Maybe some other posters have "local knowledge" can fill us in.

One example I am almost sure was a WCT event is:

4/22/1974 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Outdoor
Clay $50,000 Sgl 32 Smith, Stan
Dbl 16 El Shafei, Ismail /Fairlie, Brian

which was played at the same time as:

4/22/1974 Denver WCT, CO, USA

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet $50,000 Sgl 32 Tanner, Roscoe
Dbl 16 Ashe, Arthur /Tanner, Roscoe


For those that don't know, starting in '73 (I believe) the WCT actually split its stable of players and would play two events in the same weekend. And some weekends Riordan's competing group with headliners Connors and Nastase would be playing in a third city. For example:

2/17/1974 Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.

Grand Prix Indoor
Carpet Sgl 32 Connors, Jimmy Connors def Sandy Mayer
Dbl 16 Fletcher, Ian /Mayer, Sandy

2/18/1974 London WCT, London

Grand Prix Indoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Bjorn Borg def. Mark Cox
Dbl 16
Borg, Bjorn /Bengtson, Ove Nils

2/18/1974 Hempstead WCT, Hempstead, NY, USA

Grand Prix Outdoor
Hard $50,000 Sgl 32 Stan Smith def. John Newcombe
Dbl 16 Borowiak, Jeff /Crealy, Dick

Two things strike me about this time.

Due to some relatively serious coin becoming available during this time serving as motivation for 2 and 3 "older generations" to hang around, the professional ranks being divided between competing tours, and those competing tours, in the interest of gaining greater exposure, playing multiple events in the same week, there was always the potential for 6 Hall of Famers being in Finals on the same Sunday.

Another great thing were the headliners regularly playing doubles at these events.

It was very, very cool time for tennis.

One more memory, and for those not so familiar with sports history, is how the 1972 WCT Finals held in Dallas, where:

Rosewall def. Laver 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-7 7-6(5) in front of a national TV audience on WNBC who aired the match in its entirety, ostensibly elevated tennis to mainstream sport status in America, in a way similar to what TV had done for the NFL by airing the "Greatest Game Ever Played" when the Baltimore Colts def. the NY Giants in 1958.

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FiveO

Hall of Fame
380pistol said:
5 mentioned the "Palm Springs WCT" which I don't recall. I'm aware of Dallas, Philadelphia, Foerst Hills, Stratton Mountain (I believe) and others), but would anyone know all of the WCT tournaments (and surfaces), or where I'd be able to find them????

Thanks.
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Here's a link to that event's draw/results:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/5/en/vault/draws.asp?TournamentID=2034&TournamentYear=1974

If people are interested, I'll post up more WCT years when I get the chance.

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Rosebud

New User
Rod Humphries' 1981 "Guide to World Championship Tennis", includes a review of the WCT Tours from 1971-1980. It lists the 20 events of the 1971 tour in chronological order as follows:
Philadelphia, Sydney, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Rome, Tehran, Bristol, Washington, Louisville, Quebec, Boston, Toronto, Fort Worth, San Fransisco, Vancouver, Cologne, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bologna.

Urban, are you sure about Berkeley & Melbourne?
Five-O: In addition to what you already have, this guide gives the following results for 1971:

Sydney (March 8-14)
Singles Rosewall d. Ashe 61 75 63
Doubles Newcombe/Roche d. Okker/Riessen 62 76

Rome (May 3-10)
Singles Laver d. Kodes 75 63 63
Doubles Newcombe/Roche d. Gimeno/Taylor 64 64

San Fransisco (sept.27-Oct.3)
Singles Laver d. Rosewall 64 64 67
Doubles Emerson/Laver d. Rosewall/Stolle 63 63

Stockholm (Oct.31-Nov.7)
Singles Ashe d. Kodes 63 36 62 16 64
Doubles Gorman/Smith d. Ashe/Lutz 63 64

To complete your other results for 1971:
Bristol: Singles event not completed due to rain, with Ashe, Drysdale, Laver and Maud reaching semis. Doubles were not played.
Louisville: Doubles Emerson/Laver d. Rosewall/Stolle 64 64
Fort Worth: Doubles Emerson/Laver d. Okker/Riessen 64 75
 
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urban

Legend
Sorry, i gave the false venue with Melbourne, it was Sydney, but it was indeed the Australian Open that year 1971. The same week the famous title bout Ali-Frazier at Madison Square Garden took place. The Berkeley event was identical with the San Francisco event. It had probably the best field of the whole year (behind Wimbledon and with Rome), because top non-contract players like Stan Smith were also in the 64-draw. Some of the WCT events in 1971(like Rome, Stockholm or Madrid) had extended fields. The Bristol event was stopped at the semifinal stage due to rain. In that series of 20 events for at least 50000$ (winner 10.000$), the winner got 10 points, the runner-up 7, the sf 4, the qf 2 points, and the first round winner 1 point respectively.
 
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FiveO

Hall of Fame
Rosebud said:
Rod Humphries' 1981 "Guide to World Championship Tennis", includes a review of the WCT Tours from 1971-1980. It lists the 20 events of the 1971 tour in chronological order as follows:
Philadelphia, Sydney, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Rome, Tehran, Bristol, Washington, Louisville, Quebec, Boston, Toronto, Fort Worth, San Fransisco, Vancouver, Cologne, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bologna.

Urban, are you sure about Berkeley & Melbourne?
Five-O: In addition to what you already have, this guide gives the following results for 1971:

Sydney (March 8-14)
Singles Rosewall d. Ashe 61 75 63
Doubles Newcombe/Roche d. Okker/Riessen 62 76

Rome (May 3-10)
Singles Laver d. Kodes 75 63 63
Doubles Newcombe/Roche d. Gimeno/Taylor 64 64

San Fransisco (sept.27-Oct.3)
Singles Laver d. Rosewall 64 64 67
Doubles Emerson/Laver d. Rosewall/Stolle 63 63

Stockholm (Oct.31-Nov.7)
Singles Ashe d. Kodes 63 36 62 16 64
Doubles Gorman/Smith d. Ashe/Lutz 63 64

To complete your other results for 1971:
Bristol: Singles event not completed due to rain, with Ashe, Drysdale, Laver and Maud reaching semis. Doubles were not played.
Louisville: Doubles Emerson/Laver d. Rosewall/Stolle 64 64
Fort Worth: Doubles Emerson/Laver d. Okker/Riessen 64 75
Click to expand...

Thanks for your contribution and the reference.

Can you tell us if that '74 St. Louis, Missouri tourney was, in fact, a WCT event?

Thanks again,

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Rosebud

New User
urban said:
Sorry, i gave the false venue with Melbourne, it was Sydney, but it was indeed the Australian Open that year 1971.
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Yes of course, how mindless of me.

Urban, can I ask you a question about the World of Tennis yearbooks? It's not related to the topic at hand but Angela Lumpkin in her 1985 Guide to the Literature of Tennis claims that the yearbooks were supposedly annually published in both New York and London, identical in content regarding facts and figures for the major events and circuits, but with some changes in focus depending on the audience. I ask because the yearbooks do have interesting write-ups in between all the numbers & figures, but I have only ever seen the UK publications. I think there may be nothing in it, but still.
 
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urban

Legend
Rosebud, I don't know about an US edition of the World of Tennis yearbooks. I have some early British editions by Barrett and Tingay. They had a lot of British country results in addition to the international circuit. Later on, there were the bigger editions by Barrett in cooperation with the ITF. I think, they closed the series around 2002. This series was a excellent reference. From the 70s, i have some more magazine like illustrated yearbooks by Slazenger or BP, with articles by the leading British journalists of the time.
 
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