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1978 St. Louis Tennis Classic
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1978 St. Louis Tennis Classic February 6–12 8th Grand Prix (WCT) $175,000 32S / 16D Carpet / indoor St. Louis, Missouri, United States Checkerdome 38,425 USA Sandy Mayer1978 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1978/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan1978 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1978/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) no St. Louis WCT
The 1978 St. Louis Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the World Championship Tennis series of tournaments that were incorporated into the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was played on indoor carpet courts at the Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the eighth and last edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 12, 1978. Unseeded Sandy Mayer won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 177 John Barrett
Finals
Singles
USA Sandy Mayer defeated AUS John Alexander 7–6(7–3), 6–4
It was Mayer's only singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.
Doubles
RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan defeated POL Wojciech Fibak / NED Tom Okker 6–3, 6–2
It was Hewitt's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 43rd of his career. It was McMillan's 4th doubles title of the year and the 51st of his career.
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World Tennis tournament edition details
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