1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
1976 champion		Geoff Masters
Champion		Jimmy Connors
Runner-up		Ken Rosewall
Final score		7–5, 6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles		Doubles

Geoff Masters was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Tony Roche.

Jimmy Connors won in the final 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 against Ken Rosewall.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Final 2.3 Section 1 2.4 Section 2 3 External links

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Jimmy Connors (Champion) Vitas Gerulaitis (Semifinals) Harold Solomon (First Round) Ken Rosewall (Final)

Bill Scanlon (Second Round) Kim Warwick (First Round) Tony Roche (Quarterfinals) Phil Dent (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

• NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

Final
1	Jimmy Connors	7	6	6
4	Ken Rosewall	5	4	2

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	J Connors	6	6
	B Drewett	1	0				1	J Connors	6	6
	C Letcher	3	6	7				C Letcher	0	4
	A Stone	6	4	5										1	J Connors	6	6
	R Simpson	5	1											7	T Roche	2	0
	G Masters	7	6					G Masters	0	3
	D Crealy	6	3	5			7	T Roche	6	6
7	T Roche	4	6	7																	1	J Connors	6	6
3	H Solomon	1	6																			N Saviano	1	1
	C Dibley	6	7					C Dibley	6	4	7
	R Ruffels	4	2					R Lewis	3	6	5
	R Lewis	6	6												C Dibley	5	7	3
	J Fassbender	1	2												N Saviano	7	6	6
	N Saviano	6	6					N Saviano	6	6
	R Case	6	6					R Case	3	2
6	K Warwick	1	3

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	B Scanlon	6	6
	P Kronk	4	4				5	B Scanlon	2	3
	H Pfister	6	7					H Pfister	6	6
	B Carmichael	3	6												H Pfister	2	3
	M Edmondson	3	6	4										4	K Rosewall	6	6
	T Wilkison	6	2	6				T Wilkison	2	5
	K Meiler	1	0				4	K Rosewall	6	7
4	K Rosewall	6	6																		4	K Rosewall	7	6
8	P Dent	6	7																		2	V Gerulaitis	6	4
	S Ball	3	6				8	P Dent	7	7
	J Newcombe	2	6	7				J Newcombe	6	5
	S Krulevitz	6	4	5										8	P Dent	2	2
	L Sanders	6	6											2	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	J Hřebec	4	3					L Sanders	1	3
	B Fairlie	1	4				2	V Gerulaitis	6	6
2	V Gerulaitis	6	6

External links

• 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Draw