1977 South African Open (tennis)

The 1977 South African Open, also known by its sponsored name SAB Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa. The men's tournament was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix while the women's event was part of the 1977–1978 Colgate International Series. It was the 74th edition of the tournament and was held from 28 November through 6 December 1977. Guillermo Vilas and Linky Boshoff won the singles titles.[3][4]

1977 South African Open
Date28 November – 6 December
Edition74th
CategoryGrand Prix (5 Star) (M)
Colgate series (W)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000 (M)
$35,000 (W)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
VenueEllis Park Tennis Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Guillermo Vilas[1]
Women's singles
Linky Boshoff
Men's doubles
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith[2]
Women's doubles
Ilana Kloss / Linky Boshoff
Mixed doubles
Linky Boshoff / Colin Dowdeswell

Finals

Men's singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated Buster Mottram 7–6, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles

Linky Boshoff defeated Brigitte Cuypers 6–1, 6–4

Men's doubles

Bob Lutz / Stan Smith defeated Peter Fleming / Raymond Moore 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6

Women's doubles

Ilana Kloss / Linky Boshoff defeated Brigitte Cuypers / Marise Kruger 5–7, 6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Linky Boshoff / Colin Dowdeswell defeated Ilana Kloss / Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 4–6. 7–5

References
  1. "1977 Johannesburg – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1977 Johannesburg – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 113, 114, 159. ISBN 9780354090391.
  4. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 279.
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