1975 St. Louis Tennis Classic

The 1975 St. Louis 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 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was played on indoor carpet courts at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from April 7 through April 13, 1975. Fourth-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title and earned $12,000 first-prize money.[3][4]

1975 St. Louis Tennis Classic
DateApril 7–13
Edition5th
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$60,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
VenueKiel Auditorium
Champions
Singles
United States Vitas Gerulaitis[1]
Doubles
Australia Colin Dibley / Australia Ray Ruffels[2]
← 1974 · St. Louis WCT · 1976 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Vitas Gerulaitis defeated   Roscoe Tanner 2–6, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Gerulaitis' 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Doubles

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  Colin Dibley /   Ray Ruffels defeated   Ross Case /   Geoff Masters 6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "1975 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1975 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Jerry Stack (April 14, 1975). "Hair, flair, shots make Gerulaitis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
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