Richmond Wct

The Richmond WCT, also known by its sponsored names Fidelity Bankers Invitational and United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia in the United States founded in 1966 as the Richmond Invitational Indoor Championships .

The inaugural edition in February 1966 was a two-day event with eight player and without prize money. The first six editions, from 1966 through 1971, were invitational tournaments and were held at the Richmond Arena. The 1970 edition was the first one to offer prize money, namely $12,500. In 1972 the event became part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour and moved to the Richmond Coliseum. All subsequent editions were held at the Coliseum except for the 1983 edition which was held at the Robins Center. All editions were held on indoor carpet courts. Lou Einwick was the tournament chairman or director for all editions.

Richmond WCT
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameFidelity Bankers Invitational
United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic
TourILTF World Circuit (1966–1971)
WCT Tour (1972–1984)
Grand Prix (1978–1981)
Founded1966
Abolished1984
Editions19
LocationRichmond, Virginia
VenueRichmond Arena
Richmond Coliseum
Robins Center
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

Finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1966 Richmond Wct  Chuck McKinley Richmond Wct  Frank Froehling 6–1, 6–2
1967 Richmond Wct  Charlie Pasarell Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe 6–3, 8–6
1968 Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe Richmond Wct  Chuck McKinley 6–2, 6–1
1969 Richmond Wct  Clark Graebner Richmond Wct  Thomaz Koch 6–3, 10–12, 9–7
1970 Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe (2) Richmond Wct  Stan Smith 6–2, 13–11
1971 Richmond Wct  Ilie Năstase Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1972 Richmond Wct  Rod Laver Richmond Wct  Cliff Drysdale 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1973 Richmond Wct  Rod Laver (2) Richmond Wct  Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3
1974 Richmond Wct  Ilie Năstase Richmond Wct  Tom Gorman 6–2, 6–3
1975 Richmond Wct  Björn Borg Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1976 Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe (3) Richmond Wct  Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4
1977 Richmond Wct  Tom Okker Richmond Wct  Vitas Gerulaitis 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1978 Richmond Wct  Vitas Gerulaitis Richmond Wct  John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4
1979 Richmond Wct  Björn Borg (2) Richmond Wct  Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–1
1980 Richmond Wct  John McEnroe Richmond Wct  Roscoe Tanner 6–1, 6–2
1981 Richmond Wct  Yannick Noah Richmond Wct  Ivan Lendl 6–1, 3–1, RET.
1982 Richmond Wct  José Luis Clerc Richmond Wct  Fritz Buehning 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1983 Richmond Wct  Guillermo Vilas Richmond Wct  Steve Denton 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1984 Richmond Wct  John McEnroe (2) Richmond Wct  Steve Denton 6–3, 7–6(9–7)

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1966 Richmond Wct  Chuck McKinley
Richmond Wct  Gene Scott
Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe
Richmond Wct  Cliff Richey
6–8, 8–6, 7–5
1967 Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe
Richmond Wct  Charlie Pasarell
Richmond Wct  Cliff Drysdale
Richmond Wct  Ron Holmberg
6–1, 6–4
1968 Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe
Richmond Wct  Charlie Pasarell
Richmond Wct  Ron Holmberg
Richmond Wct  Bob Lutz
6–4, 6–4
1969 Richmond Wct  Bob McKinley
Richmond Wct  Jim McManus
Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe
Richmond Wct  Cliff Richey
8–6, 3–6, 7–5
1970 Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe
Richmond Wct  Charlie Pasarell
Richmond Wct  Jim McManus
Richmond Wct  Stan Smith
9–7, 6–2
1971 Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe
Richmond Wct  Dennis Ralston
Richmond Wct  John Newcombe
Richmond Wct  Ken Rosewall
7–6, 3–6, 7–6
1972 Richmond Wct  Tom Okker
Richmond Wct  Marty Riessen
Richmond Wct  John Newcombe
Richmond Wct  Tony Roche
7–6, 7–6
1973 Richmond Wct  Roy Emerson
Richmond Wct  Rod Laver
Richmond Wct  Terry Addison
Richmond Wct  Colin Dibley
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1974 Richmond Wct  Nikola Pilić
Richmond Wct  Allan Stone
Richmond Wct  John Alexander
Richmond Wct  Phil Dent
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
1975 Richmond Wct  Hans Kary
Richmond Wct  Fred McNair
Richmond Wct  Paolo Bertolucci
Richmond Wct  Adriano Panatta
7–6, 5–7, 7–6
1976 Richmond Wct  Brian Gottfried
Richmond Wct  Raúl Ramírez
Richmond Wct  Arthur Ashe
Richmond Wct  Tom Okker
6–4, 7–5
1977 Richmond Wct  Wojtek Fibak
Richmond Wct  Tom Okker
Richmond Wct  Ross Case
Richmond Wct  Tony Roche
6–4, 6–4
1978 Richmond Wct  Bob Hewitt
Richmond Wct  Frew McMillan
Richmond Wct  Vitas Gerulaitis
Richmond Wct  Sandy Mayer
6–3, 7–5
1979 Richmond Wct  Brian Gottfried
Richmond Wct  John McEnroe
Richmond Wct  Ion Țiriac
Richmond Wct  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3
1980 Richmond Wct  Fritz Buehning
Richmond Wct  Johan Kriek
Richmond Wct  Brian Gottfried
Richmond Wct  Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1981 Richmond Wct  Tim Gullikson
Richmond Wct  Bernard Mitton
Richmond Wct  Brian Gottfried
Richmond Wct  Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1982 Richmond Wct  Mark Edmondson
Richmond Wct  Kim Warwick
Richmond Wct  Syd Ball
Richmond Wct  Rolf Gehring
6–4, 6–2
1983 Richmond Wct  Pavel Složil
Richmond Wct  Tomáš Šmíd
Richmond Wct  Fritz Buehning
Richmond Wct  Brian Teacher
6–2, 6–4
1984 Richmond Wct  John McEnroe
Richmond Wct  Patrick McEnroe
Richmond Wct  Steve Denton
Richmond Wct  Kevin Curren
7–6, 6–2

See also

Notes

References

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