1977 Louisville Open

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1977 Louisville Open

Date

July 25 – August 1

Edition

8th

Category

Grand Prix (Four Star)

Draw

64S / 32D

Prize money

$125,000

Surface

Clay / outdoor

Location

Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

Venue

Louisville Tennis Center

Champions

Singles

Guillermo Vilas^[1]

Doubles

John Alexander /

Phil Dent^[2]

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The 1977 Louisville Open, also known as the Louisville International Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 25 July through August 1, 1977. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and categorized as a Four Star event. The singles final was won by first-seeded Guillermo Vilas who received $20,000 first prize money. It was Vilas' third title win at the tournament after 1974 and 1975.^[3]^[4]

Finals

Singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated Eddie Dibbs 1–6, 6–0, 6–1

It was Vilas' 7th singles title of the year and the 26th of his career.

Doubles

John Alexander / Phil Dent defeated Chris Kachel / Cliff Letcher 6–1, 6–4

References

^ "1977 Louisville singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "1977 Louisville doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 102. ISBN 9780354090391.
^ Mike Clark (August 2, 1977). "Vilas In Top Form To Win Louisville Classic". Lewiston Evening Journal. AP. p. 19 – via Google News Archive.

External links

International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament details

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