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1977 Marlboro South Australian Men's Tennis Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
1977 Marlboro South Australian Men's Tennis Classic
Final
ChampionsAustralia Cliff Letcher
United States Dick Stockton
Runners-upAustralia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
Score6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1976 · South Australian Championships · 1979 →

The event was being held for the first time since 1974.

Cliff Letcher and Dick Stockton won the title, defeating Syd Ball and Kim Warwick 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

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  1. United States Marty Riessen / United States Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Charlie Pasarell / United States Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Ray Ruffels / Australia Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Hank Pfister / United States Sherwood Stewart (second round)
  6. Australia Syd Ball / Australia Kim Warwick (final)
  7. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (semifinals)
  8. Australia Cliff Letcher / United States Dick Stockton (champions)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
3 4  
6 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
6 6  
6 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
3 6 4
8 Australia Cliff Letcher
United States Dick Stockton
6 4 6
  Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Chris Kachel
5 4  
8 Australia Cliff Letcher
United States Dick Stockton
7 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States M Riessen
United States R Tanner
6 6  
  Australia V Eke
Australia T Rocavert
6 6     Australia V Eke
Australia T Rocavert
3 3  
  Australia Chilen
Australia Rodney Fowler
2 3   1 United States M Riessen
United States R Tanner
6    
7 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 6   7 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
8    
  Australia T Little
Australia G Thomson
3 4   7 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 6  
  West Germany K Eberhard
West Germany R Gehring
3 2  
7 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
3 4  
6 Australia S Ball
Australia K Warwick
6 6  
4 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 6  
  Australia B Drewett
Australia B Phillips-Moore
7 6     Australia B Drewett
Australia B Phillips-Moore
3 4  
  Australia J Bartlett
Australia A Gardiner
5 3   4 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
5    
6 Australia S Ball
Australia K Warwick
6 6   6 Australia S Ball
Australia K Warwick
8    
  Australia Lynton Franzi
Australia Grant Kerr
1 4   6 Australia S Ball
Australia K Warwick
6 6  
  West Germany U Marten
West Germany Heiner Seuss
0 2  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel
6 6  
  Australia C Fancutt
Australia Noel Jensen
2 1   5 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart
4 3  
5 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart
6 6     Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel
8    
  Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 7   3 Australia R Ruffels
Australia A Stone
4    
  Australia W Pascoe
Australia Ronald Russo
4 5     Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
5 3  
3 Australia R Ruffels
Australia A Stone
7 6  
  Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel
5 4  
8 Australia C Letcher
United States D Stockton
7 6  
  United Kingdom J Feaver
Australia J James
3 4  
  Australia D Carter
Australia W Maher
4 4   8 Australia C Letcher
United States D Stockton
6 6  
8 Australia C Letcher
United States D Stockton
6 6   8 Australia C Letcher
United States D Stockton
8    
2 United States C Pasarell
United States E van Dillen
4    
  Australia B Carmichael
United Kingdom R Drysdale
6 1  
  United States V Amaya
United States B Teacher
6 4   2 United States C Pasarell
United States E van Dillen
7 6  
2 United States C Pasarell
United States E van Dillen
7 6  

References

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