Perth Indoor Tennis Classic

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Perth Indoor Tennis Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1975
Abolished1977
Editions3
LocationPerth, Western Australia, Australia
VenuePerth Entertainment Centre
SurfaceHard / indoor

The Perth Indoor Tennis Classic[1] was a men's tennis tournament played in Perth, Western Australia founded in 1975 as the Hitachi-Datsun Indoor Tennis Classic (for sponsorship reasons).[2]

In 1976 the carmaker Nissan and brand (Datsun) withdrew its sponsorship of the event and the event became known as the Hitachi West Coast Classic until 1977 when it was discontinued.[3][4] The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was usually played at the end of October annually on indoor hard courts at the Perth Entertainment Centre.

Finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1975 United States Harold Solomon United States Alex Mayer 6–2, 7–6, 7–5
1976 Australia Ray Ruffels Australia Phil Dent 6–0, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1977 United States Vitas Gerulaitis Australia Geoff Masters 6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1975 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
1976 United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Bob Carmichael
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
1977 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
United States Nick Saviano
United States John Whitlinger
6–2, 6–1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LETCHER GETS HIS REVENGE". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: newspapers.com. 22 October 1975. p. 29. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Indian Walkout". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: newspapers.com. 24 October 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Kim's game butchered". The Age. Melbourne, Australia: newspapers.com. 27 October 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Splits floors Connors". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: newspapers.com. 27 October 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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