St. Louis WCT
Tennis tournament
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The St. Louis WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in St. Louis, Missouri from 1970 to 1978. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts except from 1974 to 1975, when it was held on outdoor clay courts.
| St. Louis WCT | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | WCT Tour |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor Clay / outdoor (1974–75) |
The inugural 1970 edition was sponsored by the Rawling's Sporting Goods Company the events title name was the Rawling's Tennis Classic.
The following year 1971 the company sponsored another indoor WCT event the Dallas Tennis Classic as the Rawlings Classic Dallas.
From 1972 to 1974 the Holton Capital Group was the event main sponsors.
Finals
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1971 | Not held | ||
| 1972 | John Newcombe |  Nikola Pilić | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1973 |  Stan Smith | Rod Laver | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Stan Smith |  Alex Metreveli | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Roscoe Tanner | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1976 |  Guillermo Vilas |  Vijay Amritraj | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Jimmy Connors | John Alexander | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 1978 | Sandy Mayer | Eddie Dibbs | 7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Andrés Gimeno John Newcombe | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1971 | Not held | ||
| 1972 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1973 |  Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus | Terry Addison Colin Dibley | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1974 |  Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 1975 | Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1977 |  Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta | Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 1978 |  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |  Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker | 6–3, 6–2 |