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WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a men's tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the WCT Circuit. From 1971–1989 the event was held annually in Texas on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. The 1972–1979 editions were played at Moody Coliseum, and the 1980–1989 tournaments at Reunion Arena in Dallas. The 1974 edition was the first tennis tournament to experiment with electronic line calling. The first edition of the WCT Finals was in November 1971, just a few days before the equivalent event of the rival Grand Prix circuit. But the second edition occurred just six months later to accommodate NBC's new tennis coverage; the tournament final between Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver is credited as "the match that made tennis in the United States" because its unprecedented domestic television audience of 23 million fueled a massive increase in the sport's popularity.Only one matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Texas (an inner suburb of Dallas). The arena opened in 1956. It is home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs basketball teams and volleyball team. It was also home to the Dallas Chaparrals and Texas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association before they moved to San Antonio, Texas, as the San Antonio Spurs. It was also later the home for the Dallas Diamonds of the Women's Professional Basketball League. Moody Coliseum has been the home of SMU basketball since December 3, 1956, when the Mustangs defeated McMurry, 113–36. Moody has hosted Mustang Volleyball since the program's inception in 1996. It was also home to the Dallas Mavericks on April 26, 1984, for Game 5 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series against the Seattle SuperSonics, locally referred to as "Moody Madness". The Mavericks won the game in overtime, 105–104. Less than 48 hours later, the Mavs lost Game 1 of the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border. The Metro Detroit area, home to 4.3 million people, is the second-largest in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area and the 14th-largest in the United States. The county seat, seat of Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. In 1701, Kingdom of France, Royal French explorers Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and Alphonse de Tonty founded Fort Pontc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Björn Borg was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 against Dick Stockton. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Jimmy Connors (champion) # Dick Stockton ''(final)'' # Ilie Năstase ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wojciech Fibak ''(quarterfinals)'' # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(semifinals)'' # Eddie Dibbs ''(semifinals)'' # Adriano Panatta ''(quarterfinals)'' # Cliff Drysdale ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw References1977 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw 2009-05-06) {{DEFAULTSORT:1977 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles |
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas (; born 17 August 1952) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was the world No. 1 of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix seasons in 1974, 1975 and 1977. He won 62 singles titles and 16 doubles titles during his career, including four singles Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles and the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles, 1974 Tour Finals. World Tennis, ''Agence France-Presse'' and ''Livre d'or du tennis 1977'' (Christian Collin-Bernard Ficot), among other rankings and publications, rated him as World number 1 ranked male tennis players, world No. 1 in 1977. In the computerized ATP rankings, he peaked at No. 2 in April 1975, a position he held for a total of 83 weeks, although some have argued that Vilas should have been ranked No. 1 for at least 10 weeks, particularly in 1977 when he won two majors. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991, two years after his first retirement. Vilas is kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon. Björn Borg won in the final 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 against Guillermo Vilas. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Arthur Ashe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Guillermo Vilas ''(final)'' # Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his caree ... (champion) # Raúl Ramirez ''(quarterfinals)'' # Dick Stockton ''(semifinals)'' # Eddie Dibbs ''(quarterfinals)'' # Harold Solomon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Robert Lutz ''(semifinals)'' Draw References1976 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles ...
John Newcombe was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Arthur Ashe won in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 against Björn Borg. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Arthur Ashe (champion) # Harold Solomon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Björn Borg ''(final)'' # Roscoe Tanner ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Alexander ''(semifinals)'' # Raúl Ramirez ''(quarterfinals)'' # Rod Laver ''(semifinals)'' # Mark Cox ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw External links1975 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1975 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his career, including eleven majors: six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon. Borg was ATP Player of the Year from 1976 to 1980, the year-end No. 1 in the ATP rankings in 1979 and 1980, and the ITF World Champion from 1978 to 1980. A teenage sensation at the start of his career, Borg experienced unprecedented stardom and consistent success that helped propel the rising popularity of tennis during the 1970s. Between 1974 and 1981, Borg claimed 11 major singles titles, the most by any man in the Open Era up to that point. His rivalries with Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe became cultural touchstones beyond the world of tennis, with the latter rivalry peaking at the 1980 Wimbledon final, considered one of the greatest matches e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven in singles, a former record 17 in men's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. He also contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when the Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the majors. ''Tennis'' magazine rated him the 10th best male player of the period 1965–2005. Biography Newcombe played several sports as a boy before devoting himself to tennis. Newcombe's powerful serve and volley was the backbone of his attacking game. He frequently came up with a second-serve ace. He was the Australian junior champion from 1961 to 1963 and was a member of Australia's Davis Cup winning team in 1964. He won his first Grand Slam title in 1965 by taking the Australian Championships doubles title with fellow Australian Tony Roche. That same year, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles ...
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe. Newcombe won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 against Björn Borg. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. Draw References External links 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1974 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles champion (at the 1971 US Open and 1972 Wimbledon Championships), Smith also paired with Bob Lutz to create one of the most successful doubles teams of all-time. In 1970, Smith won the inaugural year-end championships title. In 1972, he was the year-end world No. 1 singles player. In 1973, he won his second and last year end championship title at the Dallas WCT Finals. In addition, he won four Grand Prix Championship Series titles. In his early years he improved his tennis game through lessons from Pancho Segura, the Pasadena Tennis Patrons, and the sponsorship of the Southern California Tennis Association headed by Perry T. Jones. Smith is a past President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and an ITHF Life Trustee. Outside tennis circles, Smith is best known as the namesake of a line of tennis shoes made by Adidas. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles ...
Ken Rosewall was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Arthur Ashe. Stan Smith won the singles title of the 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals after a 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final against Ashe. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Stan Smith (champion) # Roger Taylor ''(quarterfinals)'' # Marty Riessen ''(quarterfinals)'' # Rod Laver ''(semifinals)'' # Roy Emerson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Arthur Ashe ''(final)'' # Ken Rosewall ''(semifinals)'' # John Alexander ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw References External links ATP draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1973 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
In the 1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles, Ken Rosewall was the defending champion, having previously won the tennis competition, and won in the final 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5) against Rod Laver. Of particular note, the final is credited as the "match that made tennis in the United States" because its unprecedented domestic television audience of 23 million fueled a massive increase in the sport's popularity.Only one match has since had a larger U.S. TV audience: the legendary Battle of the Sexes the following year, signifying how popular tennis had become during this boom period. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Rod Laver ''(final)'' # Ken Rosewall (champion) # Arthur Ashe ''(semifinals)'' # Cliff Drysdale ''(quarterfinals)'' # Marty Riessen ''(semifinals)'' # Tom Okker ''(quarterfinals)'' # Robert Lutz ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Newcombe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
