1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
1976 champions		Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
Champions		John Newcombe Tony Roche
Runners-up		Ross Case Geoff Masters
Final score		6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles		Doubles

Ismail El Shafei and Brian Fairlie were the defending champions but only Fairlie competed that year with Russell Simpson.

Fairlie and Simpson lost in the first round to Mark Edmondson and John Marks.

John Newcombe and Tony Roche won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 against Ross Case and Geoff Masters.

Contents

1 Seeds
2 Draw
- 2.1 Key
3 External links

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (First Round)
Ross Case / Geoff Masters (Final)
Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler (Semifinals)
Bob Carmichael / Ken Rosewall (First Round)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	S Ball K Warwick	3	3
	J Newcombe T Roche	6	6					J Newcombe T Roche	7	6
	M Edmondson J Marks	6	6	6				M Edmondson J Marks	6	3
	B Fairlie R Simpson	4	7	4										1	J Newcombe T Roche	3	7	7
3	J Fassbender K Meiler	6	6											3	J Fassbender K Meiler	6	6	6
	D Crealy P Dent	4	1				3	J Fassbender K Meiler	7	5	6
	C Dibley C Kachel	6	4					P Kronk C Letcher	5	7	3
	P Kronk C Letcher	7	6																		1	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6	6	6
	S Krulevitz H Solomon	d																			2	Ross Case Geoff Masters	7	3	1
	R Ruffels A Stone							R Ruffels A Stone	3	4
	H Pfister B Walts	7	6	6				H Pfister B Walts	6	6
4	B Carmichael K Rosewall	6	7	2											H Pfister B Walts	6	4	6
	N Saviano J Whitlinger	4	2											2	R Case G Masters	3	6	7
	M Lara S Menon	6	6					M Lara S Menon	2	1
	V Gerulaitis B Scanlon	3	7	4			2	R Case G Masters	6	6
2	R Case G Masters	6	5	6

External links

1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Doubles Draw