1975 La Costa WCT | |
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Date | February 17 – 23 |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | World Championship Tennis (WCT) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $60,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | La Costa, California, U.S. |
Venue | La Costa County Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Rod Laver [1] | |
Doubles | |
Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez [2] [3] |
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Rod Laver defeated Allan Stone 6–2, 6–2
Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated Charlie Pasarell / Roscoe Tanner 7–5, 6–4
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