1977 Mutual Benefit Life Open

The 1977 Mutual Benefit Life Open, also known as the South Orange Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, New Jersey, USA. It was classified as a Two Star category tournament and was part of the 1977 Grand Prix circuit. It was the eight edition of the tournament on the Grand Prix circuit and was held from July 31 through August 8, 1977. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas won the singles title.[3][4]

1977 South Orange Open
DateJuly 31 – August 8
Edition8th
CategoryGrand Prix (Two Star)
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationSouth Orange, USA
VenueOrange Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Guillermo Vilas [1]
Doubles
Colin Dibley / Wojciech Fibak [2]

Finals

Singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–1

Doubles

Colin Dibley / Wojciech Fibak defeated Ion Țiriac / Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–5

References
  1. "ATP – South Orange Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "ATP – South Orange 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. p. 123. ISBN 9780354090391.
  4. "Vilas Beats Tanner For Tennis Crown". Herald-Journal. August 9, 1977. p. A7.
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