Vancouver WCT

Tennis tournament

Vancouver WCT
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Rothman's International WCT
Tour	WCT circuit
Founded	1970 (1970)
Abolished	1973
Editions	4
Location	Vancouver, Canada
Venue	PNE Agrodome
Surface	Carpet / indoor

The Vancouver WCT, also known by its sponsored name Rothmans International Vancouver, was a men's tennis tournament held at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1970^[1] to 1973.^[2]^[3]^[4] The event was part of the WCT Tour and was played in indoor carpet courts. The tournament was cancelled in July 1973 due to diminishing interest and decreasing attendance.^[5]^[6]

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1971	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1972	John Newcombe	Marty Riessen	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(14–12), 7–5
1973	Tom Gorman	Jan Kodeš	3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1971	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	John Alexander Phil Dent	5–7, 6–7, 6–0, 7–5, 7–6
1972	John Newcombe Fred Stolle	Cliff Drysdale Allan Stone	7–6, 6–0
1973	Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor	Tom Gorman Erik van Dillen	5–7, 6–3, 7–6

References

^ "Tennis pros chase $10,000". The Vancouver Sun. 29 September 1970. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 149, 152. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141, 147. ISBN 9780671216238.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780362001686.
^ Tony Gallagher (14 July 1973). "Championship circuit to bypass Vancouver". The Province. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com. The Rothmans International tournament, an annual event at the PNE Agrodome since 1970, has been discontinued as one of the stops of the Dallas centered WCT group because of the lack of attendance during the eight-day event.
^ "Vancouver lays tennis egg". The Vancouver Sun. 16 July 1973. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com. After three years of apathetic interest in the Rothman's International tennis championships, the sponsoring company has sacked the event in Vancouver.