1977 U.S. National Indoor Championships
Tennis tournament
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] | |||
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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
Singles
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
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
References
- ↑ "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 .
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