Barcelona WCT

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Barcelona WCT
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour WCT tour
Founded1974
Abolished1976
Editions3
Location Barcelona, Spain
Surface Carpet / indoors

The Barcelona WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Barcelona, Spain from 1974 through 1976. [1] [2] [3] [4] The event was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit and was played on indoor carpet courts.

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Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 6–4, 7–6
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Cliff Drysdale 6–1, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Edlefsen
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Leonard
6–3, 6–4
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Bertolucci
Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta
7–5, 6–1
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lutz
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
6–3, 6–3

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References

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  2. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 143. ISBN   9780362002171.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 149. ISBN   9780362002768. OCLC   650229036.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 144. ISBN   9780354090117.