1975 St. Louis Tennis Classic

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1975 St. Louis Tennis Classic
DateApril 7–13
Edition5th
Category World Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$60,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Venue Kiel Auditorium
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Ruffels [2]
  1974  · St. Louis WCT ·  1976  

The 1975 St. Louis Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the Blue Group of the 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was played on indoor carpet courts at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from April 7 through April 13, 1975. Fourth-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title and earned $12,000 first-prize money. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 2–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Ruffels defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters 6–4, 6–4

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References

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  2. "1975 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Jerry Stack (April 14, 1975). "Hair, flair, shots make Gerulaitis" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B via Newspapers.com.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 151. ISBN   9780362002768. OCLC   650229036.