The Los Angeles Strings were a
team tennis franchise in
World Team Tennis. They were owned by
Jerry Buss. The Strings played their home matches at the
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in 1974, before moving to
The Forum in
Inglewood, California for the 1975 season. The Strings featured
Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record s ...
as a player and
Ilie Năstase as the coach on their 1978 WTT championship team.
See also
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Los Angeles Strings - Current team
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World TeamTennis
References
Defunct World TeamTennis teams
Sports clubs established in 1973
Strings (1974-1978)
Strings (1974-1978)
Strings
1973 establishments in California
Sports clubs disestablished in 1978
1978 disestablishments in California
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