Robert Lutz is an American former amateur and professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. He and his longtime partner Stan Smith were one of the best doubles teams of all time. Bud Collins ranked Lutz as world No. 7 in singles in 1972. Between 1967 and 1977, he was ranked among the top-10 American players eight times, with his highest ranking being No. 5 in both 1968 and 1970.
The 1972 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1972 but rain on the final Saturday meant that the men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals were played on Sunday 9 July. It was the first time in the tournament's history that finals were played on a Sunday. It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1972.
The 1970 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia from 19 to 27 January. It was the 58th edition of the Australian Open, the 16th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam of the year. Margaret Smith Court's win in the singles was the first step towards her achieving a Grand Slam.
Richard Crealy is an Australian former tennis player most notable for reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team, and winning three Grand Slam titles in doubles.
The 1972 Jean Becker Open, also known as the Paris Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and classified as a B category tournament. It was the 3rd edition of the Paris Open and took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 30 October through 5 November 1972. First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title.
The 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 October until 28 October 1979. Fifth-seeded Stan Smith won his second consecutive singles title at the event.
The 1971 Queen's Club Championships, also known as the Rothmans London Grass Court Championships, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom that was part of the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix. It was the 72nd edition of the tournament and was held from 14 June until 19 June 1971. Stan Smith and Margaret Court won the singles titles.
The 1970 Stockholm Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts and part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix and took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held from 1 November through 7 November 1970. Stan Smith won the singles title.
The 1970 Pepsi-Cola ILTF Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of men's tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The creation of the Grand Prix circuit, on an experimental basis during its first year, was announced in April 1970 by the president of the ILTF, Ben Barnett. It was the brainchild of Jack Kramer, former tennis promoter and winner of the Wimbledon and US championships, and was aimed at countering the influence of commercial promoters, particularly Lamar Hunt and his World Championship Tennis circuit and George MacCall's National Tennis League.
The 1970 Pacific Southwest Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The men's tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 44th edition of the tournament and ran from September 21 through September 27, 1970. Rod Laver and Sharon Walsh won the singles titles.
The 1970 Pacific Coast International Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Berkeley Tennis Club in Berkeley, California in the United States and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 82nd edition of the tournament and ran from September 28 through October 4, 1970. Second-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title.
The 1971 Western Championships, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Cincinnati Tennis Club in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from August 2 through August 8, 1971. Stan Smith and Virginia Wade won the singles titles.
The 1970 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was part of the Grand Prix. It was held at the Woodstock Country Club in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament in the Open Era and was held in from 27 July through 2 August. Cliff Richey and Linda Tuero won the singles titles.
The 1973 Swedish Open, also known as the Swedish International Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts held in Båstad, Sweden. It was classified as a Group B category tournament and was part of the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July through 15 July 1973. First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title and earned $8,400 first-prize money. It was the third tournament he won in Sweden within an eight month period, after the Stockholm Open on hard court in November 1972 and the Swedish Pro on carpet court in April 1973.
The 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Arena in London in England and ran from 16 November until 21 November 1970.
The 1968 Pacific Coast International Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Berkeley Tennis Club in Berkeley, California in the United States. It was the 80th edition of the tournament, the first one in the Open Era, and ran from September 30 through October 6, 1968. Stan Smith and Margaret Court won the singles titles.
The 1974 Pacific Coast Open, also known by its sponsored name Fireman's Fund International, was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the Grade AA category of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. The event was played on indoor hard courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, United States. It was the first time the venue was used for the tournament which was the 86th edition and ran from September 24 through September 30, 1974. Unseeded Ross Case won the singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first prize money and 80 Grand Prix points.
The 1973 Pacific Coast Open, also known by its sponsored name Fireman's Fund International, was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the Grade B category of the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. The event was played on outdoor hard courts at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo in the San Francisco Bay Area, United States. It was the 85th edition of the tournament and was held from September 23 through September 30, 1973. Fourth-seeded Roy Emerson won the singles title and the accompanying $9,000 first-prize money and 40 Grand Prix points.
The 1969 Western Championships, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Cincinnati Tennis Club in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. The tournament was held from July 14 through July 21, 1969. Third-seeded Cliff Richey won the men's singles title and the accompanying $5,000 first-prize money. Lesley Turner Bowrey won the women's singles title.
The 1972 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament held at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland in the United States. The event was part of the 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit and was also a Grade B event on the 1972 Grand Prix Circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 13 through February 20, 1972, and played on indoor hard courts. First-seeded national Stan Smith won the singles title and $9,000 first-prize money as well as 50 Grand Prix ranking points. It was his second singles title at the event after 1969.
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