1975 Richmond WCT – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1975 Richmond WCT
Final
Champion	Hans Kary ; Fred McNair
Runner-up	Paolo Bertolucci ; Adriano Panatta
Score	7–6(8–6), 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles	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]

Seeds

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Semifinals)
Arthur Ashe / Tom Okker (First round)
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta (Final)
Dick Crealy / Onny Parun (First round)

Draw

Key

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

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

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[wot1976-1] 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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