1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic
ChampionAustralia Kim Warwick
Australia Syd Ball
Runner-upUnited States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
Score7–6, 6–3
Draw16
Seeds2

The 1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic tennis tournament, also known as the Hong Kong Open, and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 7 November and 13 November 1977. The draw comprised 16 teams and two of them were seeded. Hank Pfister and Butch Walts were the defending Hong Kong Open doubles champions but did not participate in this edition. The second seeded team of Kim Warwick and Syd Ball won the doubles title by defeating the first-seeded pairing of Marty Riessen and Roscoe Tanner in the final, 7–6, 6–3.[1][2]

Seeds

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 6
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Chris Kachel
4 3 1 United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
7 6
United States Pat DuPré
Mexico Marcello Lara
3 2 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Allan Stone
6 4
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Allan Stone
6 6 1 United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 6
United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ken Rosewall
6 6 6 United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ken Rosewall
4 2
Czech Republic Jiří Hřebec
Czech Republic Vladimír Zedník
4 7 1 United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ken Rosewall
2 7 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Geoff Masters
6 4 6 Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Geoff Masters
6 6 2
United States Mike Cahill
United States Terry Moor
3 6 4 1 United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 3
Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Germany Karl Meiler
7 6 2 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
7 6
France Jean-François Caujolle
United States Jim Delaney
6 2 Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Germany Karl Meiler
2 7 7
United States Nick Saviano
United States John Whitlinger
6 7 United States Nick Saviano
United States John Whitlinger
6 6 6
United States Scott Carnahan
United States Chico Hagey
2 6 Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Germany Karl Meiler
6 6 3
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
6 6 7 2 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
7 3 6
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Cliff Letcher
7 4 6 United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
6 6
New Zealand Russell Simpson
Australia John Bartlett
2 3 2 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
7 7
2 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 26, 29, 127. ISBN 9780354090391.
  2. ^ "1977 Hong Kong – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).