Florida Men's tennis tournament in La Costa, California, from 1973 to 1977 Tennis tournamentLa Costa WCTDefunct tennis tournamentTourWCT TourFounded1973Abolished1977Editions5LocationLa Costa, CA, USAVenueLa Costa Country ClubSurfaceHard / outdoor The La Costa WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in La Costa, California, from 1973 to 1977. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was played on outdoor hard courts. Finals Singles Year Champions Runners-up Score 1973 Colin Dibley Stan Smith 6–3, 7–6 1974 John Newcombe Stan Smith 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 1975 Rod Laver Allan Stone 6–2, 6–2 1976 Ilie Năstase Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 1977 Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–2 Doubles Year Champions Runners-up Score 1973 Roy Emerson Rod Laver Nikola Pilić Allan Stone 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 1974 Clark Graebner Charlie Pasarell Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 1975 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner 7–5, 6–4 1976 Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner Peter Fleming Gene Mayer 7–6, 7–6 1977 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 6–4, 6–2 Event names La Costa Invitational (1969-70) WCT La Costa (1973) WCT Michelob Pro Celebrity Classic (1974)[1] WCT Pro Celebrity Classic (1975-76) La Costa International Tennis Classic (1977) WCT California Classic (1982)[2] References ^ Daily Times-Advocate. Thu, Feb 21, 1974 ·Page 16. ^ Palm Desert Post. Thu, Aug 19, 1982 ·Page 4. Sources ATP World Tour archive World Championship Tennis seasons 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 NH NH NH NH 1982 1983 1984