Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won five grand slam doubles titles including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. All together, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by the Bryan brothers, Daniel Nestor, Mark Woodforde, Todd Woodbridge, John McEnroe and Tom Okker. He was also ranked No.1 in Doubles on the ATP Computer for a significant period from 1977 to 1979 when he was aged 37.
The 1977 U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. It was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from January 24 through January 30, 1977. Dick Stockton, who was seeded 12th, won the singles title while Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the men's doubles. Total attendance for the tournament was 81,798.
The 1978 U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courta at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The tournament was organized by the World Championship Tennis (WCT) and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from January 23 through January 29, 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and the accompanying $35,000 first-prize money.
The 1975 WCT World Doubles was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Mexico City, Mexico that was part of the 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour. The tournament was held from April 30 through May 4, 1975. Title holders Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan had qualified for the tournament but were not allowed to compete by the Mexican authorities in an apparent protest against South Africa's apartheid policy. They were replaced by Vijay and Anand Amritraj.
The 1975 Monte Carlo WCT, also known by its sponsored name Marlboro Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. The tournament was part of the Green Group of the 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the 70th edition of the event and was held from 23 March through 30 March 1975. Manuel Orantes won the singles title.
The 1974 Munich WCT was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Munich, West Germany. The tournament was part of Red Group of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the second edition of the event and was held from 1 April through 7 April 1974. Frew McMillan won the singles title.
The 1975 Munich WCT was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Munich, West Germany. The tournament was part of Green Group of the 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the third edition of the event and was held from 10 March through 16 March 1975. First-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title.
The 1969 British Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth in England. It was the 40th edition of the tournament and the second edition in the Open Era of tennis. The tournament was held from 28 April through 3 May 1969. John Newcombe, seeded first, and Margaret Court won the first open singles titles while the men's team of Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan and the women's team of Margaret Court and Judy Tegart won the doubles titles. The poor state of the courts led to a protest by a number of players. The tournament made a financial loss due to higher expenses compared to the previous edition and poor weather during the final two days.
The 1978 Richmond WCT, also known by its sponsored name United Virginia Bank Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from January 30 through February 5, 1978. Second-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.
Richard Dell is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Roy Emerson and Rod Laver were prevented from defending their title due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation ban on World Championship Tennis contract players competing in their tournaments.
Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but none could compete this year, as both players were banned for the Grand Prix tournaments during the dispute between the ILTF and the WCT.
The 1978 United Bank Tennis Classic, also known as the Denver WCT, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver, Colorado in the United States that was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and took place from February 20 through February 26, 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his third at the event after 1975 and 1976, and earned $25,000 first-prize money as well as 125 Grand Prix ranking points.
The 1973 Pacific Coast Open – Doubles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Coast Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States between September 23 and September 30, 1973. Frew McMillan and Bob Hewitt were the defending Pacific Coast Championships doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. Third-seeded Roy Emerson and Stan Smith won the title by defeating unseeded Ove Nils Bengtson and Jim McManus in the final, 6–2, 6–1.
The 1971 Washington Star International – Doubles was an event of the 1971 Washington Star International tennis tournament and was played in Washington, D.C., United States from July 12 through July 18, 1971. Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won the doubles title, defeating Bob Carmichael and Ray Ruffels in the final, 7–6, 6–2.
The 1975 Richmond WCT – Doubles was an event of the 1975 Richmond WCT men's tennis tournament that was played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 27 through February 2, 1975. The draw comprised 16 teams and 4 of them were seeded. Nikola Pilić and Allan Stone were the defending doubles champions, but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Hans Kary and Fred McNair won the doubles title, defeating third-seeded Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta in the final, 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 7–6(8–6).
The 1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Doubles was an event of the 1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament men's tennis tournament that was played at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 25 March through 31 March 1974. The draw comprised 16 teams of which four were seeded. Roy Emerson and John Newcombe were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. Third-seeded Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the doubles title, defeating unseeded Pierre Barthès and Ilie Năstase in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.
The 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Doubles was an event of the 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament men's tennis tournament that was played at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 24 February until 2 March 1975. The draw comprised 16 teams of which four were seeded. Second-seeded Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending doubles champions and successfully defended the title, defeating unseeded José Higueras and Balázs Taróczy in the final, 6–2, 6–2.
The 1973 WCT International – Doubles was an event of the 1975 WCT International men's tennis tournament that was played in Bologna in Italy from 6 February through 12 February 1975. Ove Nils Bengtson and Björn Borg were the defending doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. First-seeded Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta won the title, defeating unseeded Arthur Ashe and Tom Okker in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.
The 1974 Xerox WCT Tennis Classic , also known as the Washington Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in the United States that was part of the Red Group of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from March 11 through March 17, 1974. First-seeded Ilie Năstase won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money after defeating defending champion Tom Okker in the final.
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