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1977 U.S. National Indoor Championships - Wikipedia

1977 U.S. National Indoor Championships

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]

1977 U.S. National Indoor Championships
DateFebruary 28 – March 6
Edition8th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceHard / Indoor
LocationMemphis, TN, United States
VenueRacquet Club of Memphis
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Doubles
United States Fred McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart[2]
← 1976 · U.S. National Indoor Championships · 1978 →

Finals

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Singles

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  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

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  Fred McNair /   Sherwood Stewart defeated   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith 4–6, 7–6, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "1977 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1977 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9780354090391.
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