1977 U.S. National Indoor Championships
1977 U.S. National Indoor Championships | |
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Date | February 28 – March 6 |
Edition | 8th |
Category | Grand Prix |
Draw | 64S / 32D |
Prize money | $175,000 |
Surface | Hard / Indoor |
Location | Memphis, TN, United States |
Venue | Racquet Club of Memphis |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Doubles | |
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart[2] |
The 1977 U.S. National Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the eighth edition of the tournament was held from February 28 through March 6, 1977. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title and $24,500 first-prize money.[3]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Björn Borg defeated Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
- It was Borg's first singles title of the year and the 20th of his career.
Doubles
[edit]Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
References
[edit]- ^ "1977 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1977 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9780354090391.