1977 Swiss Indoors

The 1977 Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland that was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 25 October through 30 October 1977. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.[3][4]

1977 Swiss Indoors
Date25–30 October
Edition9th
CategoryGrand Prix (One star)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBasel, Switzerland
VenueSt. Jakobshalle
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Doubles
United States Mark Cox / United Kingdom Buster Mottram[2]

Finals

Singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated United Kingdom John Lloyd 6–4, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Borg's 9th singles title of the year and the 28th of his career.

Doubles

United States Mark Cox / United Kingdom Buster Mottram defeated United Kingdom John Feaver / Australia John James 7–5, 6–4, 6–3

References

  1. "1977 Basel – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1977 Basel – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 126. ISBN 9780354090391.
  4. "Borg takes Swiss final". The New York Times. 31 October 1977.
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