1974 WCT World Doubles
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The 1974 WCT World Doubles was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Montreal
in Canada
that was part of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour. The tournament was held from May 2 through May 5, 1974.
Bob Hewitt
/ Frew McMillan
defeated
Owen Davidson
/ John Newcombe
6–2, 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Canada
Canada
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that was part of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour. The tournament was held from May 2 through May 5, 1974.
Doubles
Bob HewittBob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia...
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Frew McMillanFrew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...
defeated
Owen DavidsonOwen Davidson
' was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s.Partnering Billie Jean King, Davidson managed to win eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. Davidson was one of very few to win a calendar year slam for mixed doubles, when he won the Australian Championships, French Championships,...
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John NewcombeJohn Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
6–2, 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–2