1977 WCT Tournament of Champions – Singles

1977 WCT Tournament of Champions USA Harold Solomon AUS Ken Rosewall 6–5(7–5), 6–2, 2–6, 0–6, 6–3 16 no 1st 1977 WCT Tournament of Champions In the inaugural edition of the tournament, Harold Solomon won the title by defeating Ken Rosewall 6–5(7–5), 6–2, 2–6, 0–6, 6–3 in the final.A roundup of the week Sept. 12–18 https://www.si.com/vault/1977/09/26/622733/a-roundup-of-the-week-sept-1218 25 October 2018 Sports Illustrated 26 September 1977 It took 25-year-old Harold Solomon five sets, including a 13-point tie breaker, to beat 42-year-old Ken Rosewall 6-5, 6-2, 2-6, 0-6, 6-3 in the $200,000 Tournament of Champions in New York. Solomon's first-place check of $60,000 was the largest of his career. The tournament was played in three stages. The preliminary draw was played at the World of Tennis Resort in Lakeway, Texas, with the top half being played in March and the bottom half being played in July.Tennis tourney begins today https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YtIfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NNYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2550%2C1365894 25 October 2018 Associated Press The Gadsden Times 10 March 1977 Lakeway, Texas The tournament continues through Sunday in this central Texas resort community. The winner of this eight-man draw will play the winner of a similar eight-man tournament in July for the $60,000 first prize. The final match was played at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The final was played with so-called television rules: no-ad scoring (first player to reach four points wins the game) and tiebreaks at 5-all. Draw Final (September) Final Madison Square Garden, New York City USA Harold Solomon AUS Ken Rosewall 6 5 6 2 2 6 0 6 6 3 Top half (March) First round Second round Semifinal 175 no ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 USA Bill Scanlon 1 1 AUS Ken Rosewall 1 6 6 POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak 6 3 3 USA Eddie Dibbs 3 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 5 2 IND Vijay Amritraj 2 6 6 ITA 1946 Adriano Panatta 6 3 3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 3 3 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 IND Vijay Amritraj 5 3 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 2 2 Bottom half (July) First round Second round Semifinal 175 no USA Dick Stockton 6 6 AUS John Alexander 4 4 USA Jimmy Connors 2 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 6 1 1 AUS Phil Dent 6 5 6 NZL Onny Parun 5 6 4 USA Harold Solomon 6 6 GBR Mark Cox 3 3 USA Dick Stockton w/o USA Jimmy Connors AUS Phil Dent 6 0 2 USA Harold Solomon 4 6 6 USA Dick Stockton 4 4 USA Harold Solomon 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Singles