1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Doubles

Tennis tournament event 1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic AUS Kim Warwick AUS Syd Ball USA Marty Riessen USA Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 6–3 singles doubles Hong Kong Open (tennis) Hong Kong Open 16 2 Citizen's Classic – Doubles The 1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic tennis tournament, also known as the Hong Kong Open, and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 7 November and 13 November 1977. The draw comprised 16 teams and two of them were seeded. Hank Pfister and Butch Walts were the defending Hong Kong Open doubles champions but did not participate in this edition. The second seeded team of Kim Warwick and Syd Ball won the doubles title by defeating the first-seeded pairing of Marty Riessen and Roscoe Tanner in the final, 7–6, 6–3.World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook 1978 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090391 26, 29, 127 John Barrett1977 Hong Kong – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1977/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em USA Marty Riessen / USA Roscoe Tanner (Final) AUS Syd Ball / AUS Kim Warwick (Champions) Draw First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA Marty Riessen USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 AUS Colin Dibley AUS Chris Kachel 4 3 USA Pat DuPré MEX Marcello Lara 3 2 AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Allan Stone 6 6 USA Tom Gorman AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 TCH Jiří Hřebec TCH Vladimír Zedník 4 7 1 EGY Ismail El Shafei AUS Geoff Masters 6 4 6 USA Mike Cahill USA Terry Moor 3 6 4 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Karl Meiler 7 6 FRA Jean-François Caujolle USA Jim Delaney 6 2 USA Nick Saviano USA John Whitlinger 6 7 USA Scott Carnahan USA Chico Hagey 2 6 USA Tim Gullikson USA Tom Gullikson 6 6 7 AUS Dick Crealy AUS Cliff Letcher 7 4 6 NZL Russell Simpson AUS John Bartlett 2 3 2 AUS Syd Ball AUS Kim Warwick 6 6 1 USA Marty Riessen USA Roscoe Tanner 7 6 AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Allan Stone 6 4 USA Tom Gorman AUS Ken Rosewall 2 7 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei AUS Geoff Masters 6 6 2 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Karl Meiler 2 7 7 USA Nick Saviano USA John Whitlinger 6 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson USA Tom Gullikson 6 6 2 AUS Syd Ball AUS Kim Warwick 7 7 1 USA Marty Riessen USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 USA Tom Gorman AUS Ken Rosewall 4 2 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Karl Meiler 6 6 3 2 AUS Syd Ball AUS Kim Warwick 7 3 6 1 USA Marty Riessen USA Roscoe Tanner 6 3 2 AUS Syd Ball AUS Kim Warwick 7 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Hong Kong Open (tennis) Singles