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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