1977 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF, later the ITF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Colgate-Palmolive Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.
Schedule
- Key
| Grand Slam events |
| Grand Prix Masters |
| Six-star events |
| Five-star events |
| Four-star events |
| Three-star events |
| Two-star events |
| One-star events |
| Team events |
December 1976
| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 26 December | Marlboro New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Grand Slam $75,000 – Grass – 48S/24D |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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6–3, 6–4 |
January
February
March
April
| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 11 April | Murcia Open Murcia, Spain $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |
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7–5, 6–2 |
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| 18 April | United Bank Classic Denver, United States $100,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D |
7–5, 6–2 |
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6–2, 6–3 |
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| 25 April | Romika Cup Munich, West Germany Clay – 32S/16D |
6–1, 6–1, 6–7, 7–5 |
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6–3, 6–4 |
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 5 December | Adelaide, Australia Grass – $100,000 – S64/D32 |
3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
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3-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
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| 12 December | Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 |
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7-6, 2-6, 6-3 |
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| 19 December | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grass |
6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2 |
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7-6, 7-6 |
January 1978
| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 4 January | Masters New York, USA Carpet – $400,000 – S8/D4 |
7-6, 7-5 |
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Grand Prix rankings
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Statistical information
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
John Alexander (1) North Conway
Victor Amaya (1) Adelaide
Vijay Amritraj (2) Auckland, Bombay
Corrado Barazzutti (3) Charlotte WCT, Båstad, Paris Bercy
Paolo Bertolucci (3) Florence, Hamburg, Berlin
Björn Borg (11) Boca Raton, Memphis, Nice, Monte Carlo WCT, Denver, Madrid, Barcelona, Wimbledon, Basel, Cologne, Wembley
Jeff Borowiak (3) Dayton, Gstaad, Montreal
Jimmy Connors (7) Birmingham WCT, St. Louis WCT, Las Vegas, Dallas WCT, Maui, Sydney Indoor. WCT Challenge Cup
Mark Cox (1) Helsinki
Eddie Dibbs (3) Miami, London WCT, Oviedo
Wojtek Fibak (2) Monterrey, Düsseldorf
Željko Franulović (1) Munich
Vitas Gerulaitis (5) Ocean City, Rome, Brisbane, Perth, Australian Open (December)
Brian Gottfried (5) Baltimore, Palm Springs, Washington Indoor, La Costa, Vienna
Tim Gullikson (3) Newport, Taiwan, Adelaide
José Higueras (1) Murcia
Jiří Hřebec (1) San Jose
François Jauffret (1) Cairo
Sandy Mayer (3) Little Rock, Hampton, Stockholm
Karl Meiler (1) Manila
Ilie Năstase (3) Mexico City WCT, WCT Challenge Cup, Aix-en-Provence
Jan Norback (1) Zurich
Tom Okker (1) Richmond WCT
Manuel Orantes (3) Indianapolis, Boston, Tokyo Outdoor
Adriano Panatta (1) Houston WCT
Andrew Pattison (1) Laguna Niguel
Patrick Proisy (1) Hilversum
Raúl Ramírez (2) Queen's Club, Los Angeles
Ken Rosewall (1) Hong Kong
Stan Smith (1) Los Angeles PSW
Harold Solomon (3) Brussels, Cincinnati, Tournament of Champions WCT
Dick Stockton (3) Philadelphia, Toronto Indoor WCT, Rotterdam
Roscoe Tanner (2) Australian Open (January), Sydney Outdoor
Brian Teacher (1) Jackson
Guillermo Vilas (16) Springfield, Buenos Aires, Virginia Beach, Kitzbühel, French Open, Washington, D.C., Louisville, South Orange, Columbus, US Open, Paris, Tehran, Bogotá, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg WCT
Butch Walts (1) San Francisco
The following players won their first title in 1977:
Victor Amaya Adelaide
Tim Gullikson Newport
Chris Kachel Manila
Jan Norback Zurich
Patrick Proisy Hilversum
Brian Teacher Jackson
References
- ^ "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ATP Archive 1977: Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix Tournaments: Accessed 22/10/2010.
- History Mens Professional Tours:Accessed 22/10/2010.
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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