Atlanta WCT

Atlanta WCT
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour World Championship Tennis
Founded 1969
Abolished 1976
Editions 5
Surface Clay(1973–1974)
Carpet (1975–1976)

The Atlanta WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Atlanta, Georgia from 1973–1976. The event was part of the WCT Tour. It was played on outdoor clay courts in 1973–74 and on indoor carpet courts in 1975 and 1976. This tournament is not to be confused with the WCT Atlanta, a WCT tournament played in the 1980s.

Singles

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1969 [1]United States Butch BuchholzAustralia John Newcombe6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1970 [2]Netherlands Tom OkkerUnited States Dennis Ralston6–4, 10–8, 6–2
1971–72Not held
1973 [3]United States Stan SmithAustralia Rod Laver6–3, 6–4
1974 [4]United States Dick StocktonCzech Republic Jiří Hřebec6–2, 6–1
1975 [5]United Kingdom Mark CoxAustralia John Alexander6–3, 7–6
1976 [6]Romania Ilie NăstaseUnited States Jeff Borowiak6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
South Africa Robert Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
7–6, 6–3
1974United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Dick Stockton
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
1975India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
United Kingdom Mark Cox
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
6–3, 6–2
1976Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
Poland Wojtek Fibak
Germany Karl Meiler
6–3, 6–4

See also

References

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  2. Archives, Tennis. "Atlanta WCT 1970". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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  6. "ATLANTA WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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