1977 Birmingham WCT

The 1977 Birmingham WCT was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the fifth edition of the Grand Prix Birmingham, and part of the 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from January 12 through January 16, 1977. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won his fourth consecutive singles title at the event.

1977 Birmingham WCT
DateJanuary 12–16
Edition5th
CategoryWCT
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBirmingham, United States
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors[1]
Doubles
Poland Wojciech Fibak / Netherlands Tom Okker[2]

Finals

Singles

United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Bill Scanlon 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Connors' 1st singles title of the year and the 54th of his career.

Doubles

Poland Wojciech Fibak / Netherlands Tom Okker defeated United States Billy Martin / United States Bill Scanlon 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. "1977 Birmingham – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1977 Birmingham – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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