1978 St. Louis Tennis Classic

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1978 St. Louis Tennis Classic
DateFebruary 6–12
Edition8th
Category Grand Prix (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$175,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Venue Checkerdome
Attendance38,425
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer [1]
Doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan [2]
  1977  · St. Louis WCT

The 1978 St. Louis Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the World Championship Tennis series of tournaments that were incorporated into the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was played on indoor carpet courts at the Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the eighth and last edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 12, 1978. Unseeded Sandy Mayer won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer defeated Flag of the United States.svg John Alexander 7–6(7–3), 6–4

Doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan defeated Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker 6–3, 6–2

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References

  1. "1978 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1978 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 177. ISBN   978-0354090681.