1977 Mutual Benefit Life Open

August 2023 1977 Mutual Benefit Life Open July 31 – August 8 8th Grand Prix (Two Star) $75,000 32S/16D Clay / Outdoor South Orange, New Jersey, US Orange Lawn Tennis Club ARG Guillermo VilasSouth Orange – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/south-orange/707/1977/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) AUS Colin Dibley / POL Wojciech FibakSouth Orange – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/south-orange/707/1977/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) South Orange 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 in the United States. It was classified as a Two Star category tournament and was part of the 1977 Grand Prix circuit. This was the eighth 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.World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook 1978 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090391 123 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Vilas Beats Tanner For Tennis Crown https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kHAsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wMsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4921%2C1483066 Herald-Journal August 9, 1977 A7 Finals Singles ARG Guillermo Vilas defeated USA Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–1 It was Vilas' 8th singles title of the year and the 27th of his career. Doubles AUS Colin Dibley / POL Wojciech Fibak defeated ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac / ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–5 References External links World Tennis tournament edition South Orange Open South Orange Open South Orange Open South Orange Open South Orange Open Category:Tennis tournaments in New Jersey Category:South Orange Open