WCT Invitational

The WCT Invitational was a professional men's tennis tournament held from 1978 through 1981 in the United States. The tournament was held in Forest Hills, New York on clay courts from 1978–79 and in Salisbury, Maryland on indoor carpet courts from 1980–81. The singles event was played as a round-robin format and a doubles event was played when the tournament was held in Forest Hills, also in a round-robin format.

WCT Invitational
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWCT Tour
Founded1978
Abolished1981
Editions4
LocationForest Hills, New York, US
(1978–1979)
Salisbury, Maryland, US
(1980–1981)
SurfaceClay, (1978–79)
Carpet (1980–81)

Finals

Singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Forest Hills 1978United States Vitas GerulaitisRomania Ilie Năstase6–2, 6–0
1979United States Eddie DibbsUnited States Harold Solomon7–6, 6–1
Salisbury 1980Sweden Björn BorgIndia Vijay Amritraj7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1981United States Bill ScanlonIndia Vijay Amritraj3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Forest Hills 1978Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 7–6
1979United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
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