Tennis tournament
1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships | ||||
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Date | 17–23 October | |||
Edition | 5th | |||
Category | Grand Prix circuit (Four star) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $50,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / indoor | |||
Location | Sydney, Australia | |||
Venue | Hordern Pavilion | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Jimmy Connors | ||||
Doubles | ||||
John Newcombe / Tony Roche | ||||
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The 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney in Australia and was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 17 October through 23 October 1977. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – SinglesJimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Connors' 6th singles title of the year and the 59th of his career.
Doubles
Main article: 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – DoublesJohn Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ross Case / Geoff Masters 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
- It was Newcombe's only title of the year and the 64th of his career. It was Roche's 2nd title of the year and the 25th of his career.
References
- "1977 Sydney Indoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "1977 Sydney Indoor – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 106–107. ISBN 9780354090391.
External links
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