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1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles
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August 2023
1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships s CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol AUS Dick Crealy AUS Cliff Letcher 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions, but they played in the Buckeye Classic this year.Top seed leads Dublin tennis match https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=46tTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FYgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3572%2C2957954 UPI The Bryan Times Bryan, OH. Aug 6, 1977
Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol claimed the title following victory over Dick Crealy and Cliff Letcher in the final.Historia del Tenis Chileno - Comienza la Era Abierta (1968–1980) History of Chilean Tennis - The Open Era begins (1968–1980) https://www.tenischileno.com/historia/ TenisChileno.com 28 April 2025 es In 1977, [...] Jaime Fillol, alongside Patricio Cornejo, won the doubles final at Indianapolis. Crealy and Letcher were denied their prize money because their late appearance had caused the final to be delayed.Orantes zaps Jimmy, sets up problem https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=46tTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FYgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3572%2C2957954 St. Petersburg Times Aug 15, 1977 6C
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
30em POL Wojciech Fibak / USA Dick Stockton (semifinals)
AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (second round)
ESP 1977 Antonio Muñoz / ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (first round)
AUS Phil Dent / RHO Andrew Pattison (second round)
CHI Patricio Cornejo / CHI Jaime Fillol (champions)
YUG Željko Franulović / HUN Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
USA Mike Cahill / USA Terry Moor (second round)
IND Anand Amritraj / FRA Jean-Louis Haillet (first round)
Draw
Finals
Semifinals Final 175 1 POL Wojciech Fibak USA Dick Stockton 3 6 5 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 6 7 USA Victor Amaya USA Trey Waltke 4 6 8 AUS Dick Crealy AUS Cliff Letcher 6 4 10 5 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy AUS Cliff Letcher 7 4 3
Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 POL W Fibak USA D Stockton w/o COL Jorge Esguerra COL C Gómez USA W Blocher USA C Sylvan 6 1 USA E Teltscher USA T Wilkison 7 6 USA H Bunis AUS P McNamee 6 5 7 RSA 1928 D Schneider FRG W Zirngibl 2 7 5 USA B Scanlon USA B Teacher 6 6 8 IND A Amritraj FRA J-L Haillet 3 3 4 AUS P Dent RHO A Pattison w/o USA W Lofgren USA B Seewagen USA J McEnroe USA M Mitchell 6 6 USA C DeVoe USA Mike Smart 0 2 FRA P Dominguez AUS J James 6 6 AUS B Drewett AUS C Fancutt 1 0 USA H Schoenfield USA Nick White 1 3 5 CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 6 6 1 POL W Fibak USA D Stockton 6 6 USA E Teltscher USA T Wilkison 2 2 USA H Bunis AUS P McNamee 6 7 USA B Scanlon USA B Teacher 4 6 4 AUS P Dent RHO A Pattison 2 4 USA J McEnroe USA M Mitchell 6 6 FRA P Dominguez AUS J James 1 3 5 CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 6 6 1 POL W Fibak USA D Stockton 6 7 USA H Bunis AUS P McNamee 1 5 USA J McEnroe USA M Mitchell 6 6 3 5 CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 3 7 6 1 POL W Fibak USA D Stockton 3 6 5 CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 6 7
Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 YUG Ž Franulović HUN B Taróczy w/o COL Á Betancur MEX E Montaño USA Nial Brash USA B Maze 5 6 6 NZL C Lewis USA T Graham 7 4 3 USA Jeff Jones USA Doug Potkay 3 6 2 USA V Amaya USA T Waltke 6 4 6 USA Z Guerry USA G Hardie 7 6 3 ESP 1977 A Muñoz ESP 1977 M Orantes 6 4 7 USA M Cahill USA T Moor 3 7 GBR B Mottram NZL O Parun 6 6 r USA N Golden USA R Pascale AUT H Kary USA S Krulevitz w/o FRA B Fritz FRA C Roger-Vasselin 3 5 AUS D Crealy AUS C Letcher 6 7 USA B Manson USA H Pfister 2 7 4 2 AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 6 6 6 6 YUG Ž Franulović HUN B Taróczy w/o USA N Brash USA B Maze USA V Amaya USA T Waltke 6 6 USA Z Guerry USA G Hardie 3 0 7 USA M Cahill USA T Moor 3 2 AUT H Kary USA S Krulevitz 6 6 AUS D Crealy AUS C Letcher 7 7 2 AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 5 5 6 YUG Ž Franulović HUN B Taróczy 6 6 2 USA V Amaya USA T Waltke 7 2 6 AUT H Kary USA S Krulevitz 3 5 AUS D Crealy AUS C Letcher 6 7 USA V Amaya USA T Waltke 4 6 8 AUS D Crealy AUS C Letcher 6 4 10
References
External links
atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1977/draws?matchType=doubles 2016-06-01
itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1977 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003398 2016-06-01
U.S. Clay Court Championships
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