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1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships

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1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Date17–23 October
Edition5th
CategoryGrand Prix circuit (Four star)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueHordern Pavilion
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors[1]
Doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche[2]
← 1976 · Australian Indoor Tennis Championships · 1978 →

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.[3]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Jimmy Connors defeated Australia Ken Rosewall 7–5, 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Connors' 6th singles title of the year and the 59th of his career.

Doubles

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Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Ross Case / Australia 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

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  1. ^ "1977 Sydney Indoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1977 Sydney Indoor – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 106–107. ISBN 9780354090391.
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