La Costa WCT

La Costa WCT
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWCT Tour
Founded1973
Abolished1977
Editions5
LocationLa Costa, CA, USA
VenueLa Costa Country Club
SurfaceHard / outdoor

The La Costa WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in La Costa, California, from 1973 to 1977. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was played on outdoor hard courts.

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Colin Dibley Stan Smith 6–3, 7–6
1974 John Newcombe Stan Smith 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1975 Rod Laver Allan Stone 6–2, 6–2
1976 Ilie Năstase Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1977 Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Nikola Pilić
Allan Stone
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1974 Clark Graebner
Charlie Pasarell
Roy Emerson
Dennis Ralston
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1975 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Charlie Pasarell
Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–4
1976 Marty Riessen
Roscoe Tanner
Peter Fleming
Gene Mayer
7–6, 7–6
1977 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
Ray Ruffels
Allan Stone
6–4, 6–2

Event names

  • La Costa Invitational (1969-70)
  • WCT La Costa (1973)
  • WCT Michelob Pro Celebrity Classic (1974)[1]
  • WCT Pro Celebrity Classic (1975-76)
  • La Costa International Tennis Classic (1977)
  • WCT California Classic (1982)[2]

References

  1. ^ Daily Times-Advocate. Thu, Feb 21, 1974 ·Page 16.
  2. ^ Palm Desert Post. Thu, Aug 19, 1982 ·Page 4.

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