1978 Richmond WCT
1978 Richmond WCT | |
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Date | January 30 – February 5 |
Edition | 8th |
Category | Grand Prix (WCT) |
Draw | 32S/16D |
Prize money | $175,000 |
Surface | Carpet / Indoor |
Location | Richmond, Virginia, USA |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1978 Richmond WCT, also known by its sponsored name United Virginia Bank Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Richmond, Virginia, USA. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 30 through February 5, 1978. Second-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.[3]
Champions
Men's Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis defeated
John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4
Men's Doubles
Bob Hewitt /
Frew McMillan defeated
Vitas Gerulaitis /
Sandy Mayer 6–3, 7–5
References
- ↑ "1978 Richmond – Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "1978 Richmond – Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 177. ISBN 978-0354090681.
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