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La Costa WCT

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La Costa WCT
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWCT Tour
Founded1973
Abolished1977
Editions5
LocationLa Costa, CA, USA
VenueLa Costa Country Club
SurfaceHard / outdoor

The La Costa WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in La Costa, California, from 1973 to 1977. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was played on outdoor hard courts.

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Australia Colin Dibley United States Stan Smith 6–3, 7–6
1974 Australia John Newcombe United States Stan Smith 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1975 Australia Rod Laver Australia Allan Stone 6–2, 6–2
1976 Romania Ilie Năstase United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1977 United States Brian Gottfried United States Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1974 United States Clark Graebner
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Dennis Ralston
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1975 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–4
1976 United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Peter Fleming
United States Gene Mayer
7–6, 7–6
1977 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6–4, 6–2

Event names

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  • La Costa Invitational (1969-70)
  • WCT La Costa (1973)
  • WCT Michelob Pro Celebrity Classic (1974)[1]
  • WCT Pro Celebrity Classic (1975-76)
  • La Costa International Tennis Classic (1977)
  • WCT California Classic (1982)[2]

References

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  1. ^ Daily Times-Advocate. Thu, Feb 21, 1974 ·Page 16.
  2. ^ Palm Desert Post. Thu, Aug 19, 1982 ·Page 4.

Sources

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