1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
| Champions | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
| Runners-up | Dick Crealy Cliff Letcher |
| Score | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions, but they played in the Buckeye Classic this year.[1] Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol claimed the title following victory over Dick Crealy and Cliff Letcher in the final.[2] Crealy and Letcher were denied their prize money because their late appearance had caused the final to be delayed.[3]
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- Wojciech Fibak / Dick Stockton (semifinals)
- Mark Edmondson / John Marks (second round)
- Antonio Muñoz / Manuel Orantes (first round)
- Phil Dent / Andrew Pattison (second round)
- Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol (champions)
- Željko Franulović / Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
- Mike Cahill / Terry Moor (second round)
- Anand Amritraj / Jean-Louis Haillet (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wojciech Fibak Dick Stockton | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dick Crealy Cliff Letcher | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Victor Amaya Trey Waltke | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Dick Crealy Cliff Letcher | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | W Fibak D Stockton | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Esguerra C Gómez | 1 | W Fibak D Stockton | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Blocher C Sylvan | 6 | 1 | E Teltscher T Wilkison | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Teltscher T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | 1 | W Fibak D Stockton | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Bunis P McNamee | 6 | 5 | 7 | H Bunis P McNamee | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Schneider W Zirngibl | 2 | 7 | 5 | H Bunis P McNamee | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Scanlon B Teacher | 6 | 6 | B Scanlon B Teacher | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Amritraj J-L Haillet | 3 | 3 | 1 | W Fibak D Stockton | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Dent A Pattison | w/o | 5 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W Lofgren B Seewagen | 4 | P Dent A Pattison | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J McEnroe M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | J McEnroe M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C DeVoe Mike Smart | 0 | 2 | J McEnroe M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Dominguez J James | 6 | 6 | 5 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Drewett C Fancutt | 1 | 0 | P Dominguez J James | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Schoenfield Nick White | 1 | 3 | 5 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ž Franulović B Taróczy | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Á Betancur E Montaño | 6 | Ž Franulović B Taróczy | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nial Brash B Maze | 5 | 6 | 6 | N Brash B Maze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Lewis T Graham | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ž Franulović B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Jones Doug Potkay | 3 | 6 | 2 | V Amaya T Waltke | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| V Amaya T Waltke | 6 | 4 | 6 | V Amaya T Waltke | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Guerry G Hardie | 7 | 6 | Z Guerry G Hardie | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Muñoz M Orantes | 6 | 4 | V Amaya T Waltke | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Cahill T Moor | 3 | 7 | D Crealy C Letcher | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Mottram O Parun | 6 | 6 | r | 7 | M Cahill T Moor | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Golden R Pascale | H Kary S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Kary S Krulevitz | w/o | H Kary S Krulevitz | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Fritz C Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 5 | D Crealy C Letcher | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Crealy C Letcher | 6 | 7 | D Crealy C Letcher | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Manson H Pfister | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | M Edmondson J Marks | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Top seed leads Dublin tennis match". The Bryan Times. Bryan, OH. UPI. August 6, 1977.
- ^ "Historia del Tenis Chileno - Comienza la Era Abierta (1968–1980)" [History of Chilean Tennis - The Open Era begins (1968–1980)]. TenisChileno.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
In 1977, [...] Jaime Fillol, alongside Patricio Cornejo, won the doubles final at Indianapolis.
- ^ "Orantes zaps Jimmy, sets up problem". St. Petersburg Times. August 15, 1977. p. 6C.
External links
- "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- "USCC-Indianapolis 1977". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved June 1, 2016.