1977 South Pacific Championships

Tennis tournament

1977 South Pacific Championships

Date| 10–16 October
Edition| 4th
Category| Grand Prix (One Star)
Draw| 32S / 16D
Prize money| $50,000
Surface| Grass / outdoor
Location| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Venue| Milton Courts
Champions
Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis[1]
Doubles
Vitas Gerulaitis /  Bill Scanlon[2]
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The 1977 South Pacific Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tournament held on outdoor grass courts at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that was part of the One Star category of the 1977 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 10 October until 16 October 1977. First-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.[3][4]

## Finals

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### Singles

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Vitas Gerulaitis defeated  Tony Roche 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–1, 7–5

* It was Gerulaitis' 3rd singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.

### Doubles

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Vitas Gerulaitis /  Bill Scanlon defeated  Mal Anderson /  Ken Rosewall 7–6, 6–4

## References

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1. ^ "1977 Brisbane – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. ^ "1977 Brisbane – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. ^ "Gerulaitis takes South Pacific". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1977. p. 16 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 124\. ISBN 9780354090391.

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