1975 Richmond WCT – Doubles

Doubles
1975 Richmond WCT
Champion Hans Kary
Fred McNair
Runner-up Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
Score7–6(8–6), 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Draw16
Seeds4

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).[1][2][3]

Seeds

  1. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Semifinals)
  2. Arthur Ashe / Tom Okker (First round)
  3. Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta (Final)
  4. Dick Crealy / Onny Parun (First round)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 6
Billy Martin
Ferdi Taygan
2 3 1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
77 6
Buster Mottram
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 6 Buster Mottram
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
63 2
Syd Ball
Bob Giltinan
4 2 1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
5 7 1
Bruce Manson
John Whitlinger
5 64 3 Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
7 5 6
Steve Krulevitz
John Lloyd
7 77 Steve Krulevitz
John Lloyd
3 6 3
Jeff Borowiak
Tony Roche
3 Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6 3 6
3 Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
w/o 3 Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
66 7 66
4 Dick Crealy
Onny Parun
3 3 Hans Kary
Fred McNair
78 5 78
Hans Kary
Fred McNair
6 6 Hans Kary
Fred McNair
7 6
Björn Borg
Kjell Johansson
2 6 66 Željko Franulović
Raz Reid
5 3
Željko Franulović
Raz Reid
6 2 78 Hans Kary
Fred McNair
6 6
Dick Dell
Sherwood Stewart
6 6 Patrice Dominguez
Kim Warwick
2 2
Corrado Barazzutti
José Higueras
2 4 Dick Dell
Sherwood Stewart
6 5 2
Patrice Dominguez
Kim Warwick
77 65 6 Patrice Dominguez
Kim Warwick
4 7 6
2 Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker
65 77 2

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  2. ^ "Borg downs Arthur Ashe". Bangor Daily News. AP. February 3, 1975. p. 11 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Borg wins title over Ashe". Toledo Blade. AP. February 13, 1975. p. 31 – via Google News Archive.