1975 Richmond WCT – Doubles

The 1975 Richmond WCT – Doubles was an event of the 1975 Richmond WCT men's tennis tournament that was played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 27 through February 2, 1975. The draw comprised 16 teams and 4 of them were seeded. Nikola Pilić and Allan Stone were the defending doubles champions, but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Hans Kary and Fred McNair won the doubles title, defeating third-seeded Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta in the final, 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 7–6(8–6).[1][2][3]

Doubles
1975 Richmond WCT
Final
ChampionAustria Hans Kary
United States Fred McNair
Runner-upItaly Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
Score7–6(8–6), 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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Draw

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6 6
  Billy Martin
  Ferdi Taygan
2 3 1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
77 6
  Buster Mottram
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 6   Buster Mottram
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
63 2
  Syd Ball
  Bob Giltinan
4 2 1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
5 7 1
  Bruce Manson
  John Whitlinger
5 64 3   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
7 5 6
  Steve Krulevitz
  John Lloyd
7 77   Steve Krulevitz
  John Lloyd
3 6 3
  Jeff Borowiak
  Tony Roche
3   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
6 3 6
3   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
w/o 3   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
66 7 66
4   Dick Crealy
  Onny Parun
3 3   Hans Kary
  Fred McNair
78 5 78
  Hans Kary
  Fred McNair
6 6   Hans Kary
  Fred McNair
7 6
  Björn Borg
  Kjell Johansson
2 6 66   Željko Franulović
  Raz Reid
5 3
  Željko Franulović
  Raz Reid
6 2 78   Hans Kary
  Fred McNair
6 6
  Dick Dell
  Sherwood Stewart
6 6   Patrice Dominguez
  Kim Warwick
2 2
  Corrado Barazzutti
  José Higueras
2 4   Dick Dell
  Sherwood Stewart
6 5 2
  Patrice Dominguez
  Kim Warwick
77 65 6   Patrice Dominguez
  Kim Warwick
4 7 6
2   Arthur Ashe
  Tom Okker
65 77 2

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  2. ^ "Borg downs Arthur Ashe". Bangor Daily News. AP. February 3, 1975. p. 11 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Borg wins title over Ashe". Toledo Blade. AP. February 13, 1975. p. 31 – via Google News Archive.
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