The 1977 Volvo Classic, also known as the Washington Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the Three Star category of the 1977 Grand Prix circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from March 14 through March 20, 1977. Third-seeded Brian Gottfried won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money after defeating sixth-seeded Bob Lutz in the final.[3][4]

Finals

Singles

United States Brian Gottfried defeated United States Bob Lutz 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Gottfried's 3rd singles title of the year and the 10th of his career.

Doubles

United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith defeated United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–5

See also

References

  1. ^ "1977 Washington D.C. – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1977 Washington D.C. – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Gottfried, Connors earn titles". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 21, 1977. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 27, 120. ISBN 9780354090391.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Volvo_Classic
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