Richmond WCT | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Fidelity Bankers Invitational United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic |
Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1966–1971) WCT Tour (1972–1984) Grand Prix (1978–1981) |
Founded | 1966 |
Abolished | 1984 |
Editions | 19 |
Location | Richmond, Virginia |
Venue | Richmond Arena Richmond Coliseum Robins Center |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
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 .[1] 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[a] and moved to the Richmond Coliseum.[2] All subsequent editions were held at the Coliseum except for the 1983 edition which was held at the Robins Center.[3] All editions were held on indoor carpet courts. Lou Einwick was the tournament chairman or director for all editions.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1966 | Chuck McKinley | Frank Froehling | 6–1, 6–2 |
1967 | Charlie Pasarell | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 8–6 |
1968 | Arthur Ashe | Chuck McKinley | 6–2, 6–1 |
1969 | Clark Graebner | Thomaz Koch | 6–3, 10–12, 9–7 |
1970 | Arthur Ashe (2) | Stan Smith | 6–2, 13–11 |
1971 | Ilie Năstase | Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
1972 | Rod Laver | Cliff Drysdale | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
1973 | Rod Laver (2) | Roy Emerson | 6–4, 6–3 |
1974 | Ilie Năstase | Tom Gorman | 6–2, 6–3 |
1975 | Björn Borg | Arthur Ashe | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1976 | Arthur Ashe (3) | Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 6–4 |
1977 | Tom Okker | Vitas Gerulaitis | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1978 | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Newcombe | 6–3, 6–4 |
1979 | Björn Borg (2) | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–1 |
1980 | John McEnroe | Roscoe Tanner | 6–1, 6–2 |
1981 | Yannick Noah | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 3–1, RET. |
1982 | José Luis Clerc | Fritz Buehning | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
1983 | Guillermo Vilas | Steve Denton | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
1984 | John McEnroe (2) | Steve Denton | 6–3, 7–6(9–7) |