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WCT Tournament Of Champions
The WCT Tournament of Champions (also Shakeys Tournament of Champions for sponsorship purposes in 1977 and 1978) is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held on the WCT Tour from 1977–1990. It was held in Lakeway, Texas in 1977, Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico in 1979, and Forest Hills, New York City from 1980–1990. The tournament commenced in early May each year. Ivan Lendl won the event a record four times. The US achieved a consistent level of success at the event, with seven of the thirteen tournaments won by Americans. Between 1982 and 1985 it was a major ranking tournament as part of the Grand Prix Super Series. The 1990 edition was the final tournament played in the 23-year history of World Championship Tennis as the organization announced its dissolution the day after the final. Results Singles Doubles See also *WCT Finals The WCT Finals was a men's tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeway, Texas
Lakeway is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 19,189 at the 2020 census; up from 11,391 in 2010. The city is located next to Lake Travis. It is an exurb in Greater Austin.Brick, Michael.Closing of murder case involving UT grads opens window into shadowy business of marijuana dealing" ''The Dallas Morning News''. September 26, 2010. Retrieved on February 17, 2013. "When his mother remarried, Ricky joined his father in Lakeway, an exurban city of stone mini-mansions and wandering deer." Geography Lakeway is located at (30.365307, –97.976154), 16 miles (26 km) west of Austin. Hurst Creek runs directly through Lakeway and empties into Lake Travis, directly north of Lakeway. According to Lakeway's GIS Analyst, the city has a total area of 13.37 square miles (21.51 km), of which, 13.07 square miles (15.0 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2) of it (4.45%) is water. History The town of Lakeway was founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was an American professional tennis player, known as Vitas Gerulaitis. In 1975, he won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon, partnering with Sandy Mayer. He won the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. (Gerulaitis won the tournament that was held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament.) He won two Italian Open titles, in 1977 and 1979, and the WCT Finals in Dallas in 1978. Early life Gerulaitis was born on July 26, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York, to Lithuanian immigrant parents, and grew up in Howard Beach, Queens. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, graduating in 1971. He attended Columbia College of Columbia University with the class of 1975 for one year before dropping out to pursue tennis full-time. Gerulaitis was nicknamed "The Lithuanian Lion". His younger sister Ruta was also a professional tennis player. Both siblings' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 WCT Tournament Of Champions
The 1986 WCT Tournament of Champions, also known by its sponsored name Shearson Lehman Brothers Tournament of Champions, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States. The event was part of the 1986 Grand Prix circuit and was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from May 5 through May 11, 1986. Fourth-seeded Yannick Noah won the singles title. Finals Singles Yannick Noah defeated Guillermo Vilas 7–6(7–3), 6–0 * It was Noah's 1st singles title of the year and the 18th of his career. Doubles Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez defeated Boris Becker / Slobodan Živojinović 7–6, 7–5 References External links International Tennis Federation – tournament edition details {{1986 Nabisco Grand Prix 1986 Grand Prix (tennis) World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 WCT Tournament Of Champions
The 1985 WCT Tournament of Champions was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States. The event was part of the Super Series of the 1985 Grand Prix circuit and was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from May 6 through May 12, 1985. No.2 seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title, his second at the event after 1982. Finals Singles Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3 * It was Lendl's 4th singles title of the year and the 46th of his career. Doubles Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Givaldo Barbosa / Ivan Kley 7–5, 6–2 See also * Lendl–McEnroe rivalry References External links International Tennis Federation – tournament edition details {{1985 Nabisco Grand Prix 1985 Grand Prix (tennis) World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions The WCT Tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 WCT Tournament Of Champions
The 1984 WCT Tournament of Champions was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States that was part of the World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from May 6 through May 13, 1984. Second-seeded John McEnroe won his second consecutive singles title at the event. Finals Singles John McEnroe defeated Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–2 * It was McEnroe's 6th singles title of the year and the 52nd of his career. Doubles David Dowlen / Nduka Odizor defeated Ernie Fernandez / David Pate 7–6, 7–5 See also * Lendl–McEnroe rivalry References External links International Tennis Federation Tournament (ITF) – tournament edition details {{1984 World Championship Tennis circuit 1984 World Championship Tennis circuit World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions The WCT Tournament of Champions (als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 WCT Tournament Of Champions
The 1983 WCT Tournament of Champions, also known by its sponsored name Mercedes Tournament of Champions, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States that was part of the World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from May 1 through May 8, 1983. Second-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title. Finals Singles John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 7–5 * It was McEnroe's 3rd singles title of the year and the 42nd of his career. Doubles Tracy Delatte / Johan Kriek defeated Kevin Curren / Steve Denton 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 References External links International Tennis Federation (ITF) – tournament edition details {{1983 World Championship Tennis circuit 1983 World Championship Tennis circuit World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions The WCT Tournament of Champions (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 WCT Tournament Of Champions
The 1982 WCT Tournament of Champions was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States and part of the 1982 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from May 2 through May 9, 1982. Finals Singles Ivan Lendl defeated Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 6–1 * It was Lendl's 8th singles title of the year and the 25th of his career. Doubles Tracy Delatte / Johan Kriek defeated Dick Stockton / Erik van Dillen 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1982 World Championship Tennis circuit 1982 World Championship Tennis circuit World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions The WCT Tournament of Champions (also Shakeys Tournament of Champions for sponsorship purposes in 1977 and 1978) is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held on the WCT Tour from 1977–199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Kirmayr (born 23 September 1950) is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player. Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... doubles titles. In singles, he achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36. Career finals Singles 6 (1–5) Doubles 24 (10–14) External links * * * 1950 births Living people Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian male tennis players Tennis players from São Paulo {{Brazil-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Dibbs
Eddie Dibbs (born February 23, 1951) is a retired American tennis player also nicknamed "Fast Eddie". He attained a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 in July 1978, winning 22 titles and being a runner-up another 20 times. Dibbs holds the record number of ATP Tour career match wins for a player who never reached a Grand Slam final. He did reach two semifinals, both at Roland Garros, losing to Guillermo Vilas in 1975 and to Adriano Panatta in 1976. His most significant victory was defeating Jimmy Connors, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 in London on carpet. In 1976, only one other American player, Connors, had a better record than Dibbs. In 1977, Dibbs was the 2nd highest ranked American in the tour. In the 1978 season, he ended the year as the leading money winner on the professional tennis tour. Dibbs was consistently ranked in the top 10 tour rankings for five years from 1975 to 1979. He is also the American tennis player with most singles victories in clay ever in the Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 WCT Tournament Of Champions
The 1981 WCT Tournament of Champions was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States and part of the 1981 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from May 4 through May 10, 1981. The event was open to players who had won a tournament worth at least $25,000 during the previous 12 months. Tenth-seeded Eddie Dibbs won the singles title and the accompanying first prize of $100,000 plus $3,050 in bonus money. Finals Singles Eddie Dibbs defeated Carlos Kirmayr 6–3, 6–2 * It was Dibbs' 1st singles title of the year and the 21st of his career. Doubles Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated John Fitzgerald / Andy Kohlberg 6–4, 6–4 References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix WCT Tournament of Champions World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. McEnroe is the only male player in tennis history to hold the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles simultaneously. Only one other male player, Stefan Edberg, ever attained No. 1 in both, although at different times. McEnroe finished his career with 77 singles titles on the ATP Tour and 78 doubles titles; this remains the highest men's combined total of the Open Era. He is the only male player to win more than 70 titles in both the men's singles and the men's doubles categories. He also won 25 singles titles on the ATP Champions tour. He won seven Grand Slam singles titles (four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon), nine Grand Slam men's doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 WCT Tournament Of Champions
The 1980 WCT Tournament of Champions was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States and part of the 1980 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from May 5 through May 11, 1980. Third-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title. Finals Singles Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John McEnroe 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 * It was Gerulaitis' first singles title of the year and the 16th of his career. Doubles Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Peter McNamara/ Paul McNamee 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1980 Volvo Grand Prix 1980 Grand Prix (tennis) World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions WCT Tournament of Champions The WCT Tournament of Champions (also Shakeys Tournament of Champions for sponsorship purposes in 1977 and 1978) is a defunct men's tennis tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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