1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships

The 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a 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]

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
Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

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

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

Doubles
Main article: 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ross Case / 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
  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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