1977 Island Holidays Classic

The 1977 Island Holidays Classic, also known as the Hawaii Open, was a men's tennis tournament played an outdoor hard courts in Maui, Hawaii, in the United States that was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit and categorized as 3 star event. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from October 3 through October 9, 1977. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his second at the event after 1975.[3]

1977 Island Holidays Classic
DateOctober 3–9
Edition4th
CategoryGrand Prix (3 star)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceHard court / outdoor
LocationMaui, Hawaii, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
Stan Smith / Bob Lutz [2]

Finals

Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–0

  • It was Connors's 5th singles title of the year and the 58th of his career.

Doubles

Stan Smith / Bob Lutz defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–4

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References

  1. "1977 Maui – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1977 Maui – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 124. ISBN 9780354090391.
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