1974 Holton Tennis Classic

The 1974 Holton Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the blue Group of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was held on indoor carpet courts at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States.[3] It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from April 22 through April 28, 1974. Second-seeded Stan Smith won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $10,000 first-prize money.[4]

1974 Holton Tennis Classic
DateApril 22–28
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
VenueKiel Auditorium
Champions
Singles
United States Stan Smith[1]
Doubles
Egypt Ismail El Shafei / New Zealand Brian Fairlie[2]
← 1973 · St. Louis WCT · 1975 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Stan Smith defeated   Alex Metreveli 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

  • It was Smith' 2nd singles title of the year and the 45th of his career in the Open Era.

Doubles

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  Ismail El Shafei /   Brian Fairlie defeated   Ross Case /   Geoff Masters 7–6, 6–7, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "1974 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1974 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Don Frost (April 22, 1974). "Holton tennis meet opens today at Kiel". The Belleville News-Democrat. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Don Frost (April 29, 1974). "Smith wins 2nd straight Holton". The News-Democrat. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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