1978 United Bank Tennis Classic – Doubles
Appearance
Doubles | |
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1978 United Bank Tennis Classic | |
Champion | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
Runner-up | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart |
Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
The 1976 United Bank Tennis Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1976 United Bank Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts in Denver, Colorado in the United States, between February 20 and February 26, 1978. The draw consisted of 16 teams of which four were seeded. Colin Dibley and Geoff Masters were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded team of Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the United Bank Tennis Classic doubles title by defeating the third-seeded pairing Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart in the final, 6–3, 6–2.[1][2][3]
Seeds
[edit]- Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)
- Wojciech Fibak / Marty Riessen (first round)
- Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (final)
- Colin Dibley / Geoff Masters (semifinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
References
[edit]- ^ Teri Thompson (February 27, 1978). "It's all just a breeze for Connors". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
Connors disposed of one Stan Smith Sunday in the finals of the United Bank Tennis tournament 6-2, 7-6 at the Denver Auditorium Arena.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 27, 118. ISBN 978-0354090681.
- ^ "1978 Denver – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).