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

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]

Seeds

  1. South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (Semifinals)
  2. United States Arthur Ashe / Netherlands Tom Okker (First round)
  3. Italy Paolo Bertolucci / Italy Adriano Panatta (Final)
  4. Australia Dick Crealy / New Zealand Onny Parun (First round)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6
United States Billy Martin
United States Ferdi Taygan
2 3 1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
77 6
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 6 United Kingdom Buster Mottram
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
63 2
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan
4 2 1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
5 7 1
United States Bruce Manson
United States John Whitlinger
5 64 3 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
7 5 6
United States Steve Krulevitz
United Kingdom John Lloyd
7 77 United States Steve Krulevitz
United Kingdom John Lloyd
3 6 3
United States Jeff Borowiak
Australia Tony Roche
3 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
6 3 6
3 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
w/o 3 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
66 7 66
4 Australia Dick Crealy
New Zealand Onny Parun
3 3 Austria Hans Kary
United States Fred McNair
78 5 78
Austria Hans Kary
United States Fred McNair
6 6 Austria Hans Kary
United States Fred McNair
7 6
Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Kjell Johansson
2 6 66 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Raz Reid
5 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Raz Reid
6 2 78 Austria Hans Kary
United States Fred McNair
6 6
United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
6 6 France Patrice Dominguez
Australia Kim Warwick
2 2
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Spain José Higueras
2 4 United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
6 5 2
France Patrice Dominguez
Australia Kim Warwick
77 65 6 France Patrice Dominguez
Australia Kim Warwick
4 7 6
2 United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
65 77 2

References

  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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