1977 Raquette d'Or

1977 Raquette d'Or 26 September – 2 October 1st Grand Prix (One star) 32S / 16D $50,000 Clay / outdoor Aix-en-Provence, France ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase1977 Aix-en-Provence – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/aix-en-provence/342/1977/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac1977 Aix-en-Provence – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/aix-en-provence/342/1977/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Aix-en-Provence Open The 1977 Raquette d'Or was a men's tennis tournament staged in Aix-en-Provence, France that was part of the One star category of the 1977 Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 26 September until 2 October 1977. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament. Ilie Năstase won the singles title. In a five-set final against Guillermo Vilas he had won the first two sets when Vilas retired in protest of Năstase's use of a spaghetti strung racquet (which was banned shortly after by the ITF).https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20040831tuesday.html With Few Exceptions, the String Remains the Same Ron Dicker The New York Times 30 August 2004 World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook 1978 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090391 124 John Barrett Finals Singles ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase defeated ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–5, def. It was Năstase's 3rd singles title of the year and the 62nd of his career. Doubles ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac defeated FRA Patrice Dominguez / SWE Rolf Norberg 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 References Raquette d'Or Raquette d'Or Raquette d'Or Raquette d'Or