1978 United Bank Tennis Classic – Doubles

January 2024 1978 United Bank Tennis Classic RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 6–2 16 4 singles doubles Denver Open (tennis) Denver Open 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.Teri Thompson It's all just a breeze for Connors https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/65769865/ Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph February 27, 1978 B1 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. Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 27, 118 John Barrett1978 Denver – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/denver/389/1978/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (champions) POL Wojciech Fibak / USA Marty Riessen (first round) USA Fred McNair / USA Sherwood Stewart (final) AUS Colin Dibley / AUS Geoff Masters (semifinals) Draw First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 6 USA Arthur Ashe USA Stan Smith 7 4 2 USA Nick Saviano USA John Whitlinger 5 7 7 USA Tom Leonard USA Mike MacHette 7 6 6 4 AUS Colin Dibley AUS Geoff Masters 6 6 USA Billy Martin USA Butch Walts 4 4 ESP 1977 José Higueras ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy USA Van Winitsky 2 4 SWE Jan Norbäck SWE Jan-Eric Palm 6 4 AUS Bob Carmichael USA Brian Teacher 7 6 USA Tim Gullikson USA Tom Gullikson 5 6 3 3 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 7 4 6 ESP 1977 Aniceto Álvarez CHI Álvaro Fillol 5 3 USA Bud Cox RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 7 6 GBR John Lloyd AUS Kim Warwick 6 6 2 POL Wojciech Fibak USA Marty Riessen 4 4 1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 7 6 USA Nick Saviano USA John Whitlinger 6 1 4 AUS Colin Dibley AUS Geoff Masters 6 6 ESP 1977 José Higueras ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 3 4 AUS Bob Carmichael USA Brian Teacher 6 6 5 3 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 7 3 7 USA Bud Cox RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 4 7 6 GBR John Lloyd AUS Kim Warwick 6 5 7 1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 7 6 4 AUS Colin Dibley AUS Geoff Masters 7 6 3 3 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 7 2 6 GBR John Lloyd AUS Kim Warwick 6 6 3 1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 3 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 3 2 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:1978 in sports in Colorado Category:1978 in American tennis