1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships s AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 16 4 singles doubles Ismail El Shafei and Brian Fairlie were the defending champions but only Fairlie competed that year with Russell Simpson. Fairlie and Simpson lost in the first round to Mark Edmondson and John Marks. John Newcombe and Tony Roche won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 against Ross Case and Geoff Masters. Seeds AUS Syd Ball / AUS Kim Warwick (first round) AUS Ross Case / AUS Geoff Masters (final) FRG Jürgen Fassbender / FRG Karl Meiler (semifinals) AUS Bob Carmichael / AUS Ken Rosewall (first round) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 AUS S BallAUS K Warwick 3 3     AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 6 6     AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 6 6   NZL B FairlieNZL R Simpson 4 7 4 3 FRG J FassbenderFRG K Meiler 6 6     AUS D CrealyAUS P Dent 4 1     AUS C DibleyAUS C Kachel 6 4     AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 7 6     USA S KrulevitzUSA H Solomon d       AUS R RuffelsAUS A Stone         USA H PfisterUSA B Walts 7 6 6 4 AUS B CarmichaelAUS K Rosewall 6 7 2   USA N SavianoUSA J Whitlinger 4 2     MEX M LaraIND S Menon 6 6     USA V GerulaitisUSA B Scanlon 3 7 4 2 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 5 6   AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 7 6     AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 3   3 FRG J FassbenderFRG K Meiler 7 5 6   AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 5 7 3   AUS R RuffelsAUS A Stone 3 4     USA H PfisterUSA B Walts 6 6     MEX M LaraIND S Menon 2 1   2 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 6   1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 3 7 7 3 FRG J FassbenderFRG K Meiler 6 6 6   USA H PfisterUSA B Walts 6 4 6 2 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 3 6 7 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 6 6 6 2 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 7 3 1 External links 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Doubles Draw Doubles