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The Los Angeles Strings of the World Team Tennis league played home matches at the Forum from 1975 to 1978, led on the court by Chris Evert. The team was owned by Los Angeles businessman Jerry Buss. The Forum hosted several boxing fights, most notably the second Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton on September 10, 1973.
The 1974 World Team Tennis season was the inaugural season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States. The Denver Racquets defeated the Philadelphia Freedoms in the WTT Finals to win the league's first championship.
3 5 5 Los Angeles, California Strings: 3 2 San Diego, California Buds, Aviators: 3 1 7 Springfield, Missouri Lasers: 2 6 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Freedoms: 2 2 9 Atlanta, Georgia Thunder 2 1 Franklin Township, New Jersey Stars: 2 1 San Antonio, Texas Racquets 2 1 12 Charlotte, North Carolina Heat 2 0 13 Albany, New York OTBuzz/Buzz: 1 3
The Friars opened the best-of-three Western Division Semifinals against the two-time defending Western Division Champion San Francisco Golden Gaters at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena on August 16, with a 24–22 victory. The Golden Gaters appeared to be on their way to victory leading 17–12 after three sets.
The Southern California Tennis Association held its first tournament in 1887 the Southern California Championships in Santa Monica. [8] The first men's singles champion was William Henry Young, who won both tournaments contested in 1887, one at the Casa Blanca Club in Riverside, and the other at the Casino courts in Santa Monica. [9]
Long Beach also was part of the 1932 and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park, which opened in 2003 as the Home Depot Center and is home to the Galaxy, will be used ...
The Los Angeles Strings were a team tennis franchise in TeamTennis. They were the namesake of the original Los Angeles Strings (1974–78) and were owned by Jerry Buss, who also owned the original team. The Strings played their home matches at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The Strings won the 1981 TeamTennis championship in their ...
The Los Angeles Strings were a team tennis franchise in World Team Tennis. They were owned by Jerry Buss . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Strings played their home matches at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in 1974, before moving to The Forum in Inglewood, California for the 1975 season.