Английская Википедия:1977 World Championship Tennis circuit

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Шаблон:Infobox tennis circuit season The 1977 season of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1977. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT) and consisted of a preliminary series of twelve tournaments leading up to a singles play-off in Dallas and doubles play-off in Kansas City in May. 23 players participated and the season final was played by the eight best performers. It was won by American Jimmy Connors who defeated compatriot Dick Stockton in four sets. The total prize money for the 1977 WCT circuit was $2,400,000.

Additionally there were three special events that did not count towards the standings; the Aetna World Cup held in Hartford between America and Australia (10–13 March), the $320,000 Challenge Cup in Las Vegas (14–20 November) and the Tournament of Champions held in Lakeway, Texas (10–13 March, 10–13 July) and Madison Square Garden, New York (17 September).

Borg lawsuit

In February the WCT sued Björn Borg, as well as his management company IMG claiming that Borg had committed a breach of contract by electing to participate in the competing 1977 Grand Prix circuit instead of the WCT circuit. Borg eventually played a single WCT event, the Monte Carlo WCT, and won the tournament. As part of the settlement Borg committed to playing six or eight WCT events in 1978 which were then part of the Grand Prix circuit.

Overview

Date	Tournament	Location	Draw	Prize Money	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score
12 January	Alabama WCT	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	16S / 8D	$175,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Scanlon	6–3, 6–3
24 January	U.S. Pro Indoor	Philadelphia, U.S.	64S / 32D	$200,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
31 January	Richmond Tennis Classic	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.	16S / 8D	$100,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
7 February	Mexico City WCT	Mexico City, Mexico	16S / 8D	$100,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak	4–6, 6–2, 7–6
15 February	Toronto Indoor WCT	Toronto, Canada	16S / 8D	$100,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	5–6, ret.
1 March	Monterrey WCT	Monterrey, Mexico	16S / 8D	$100,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	6–4, 6–3
16 March	St. Louis WCT	St. Louis, U.S.	16S / 8D	$100,000	Hard (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	Шаблон:Flagicon John Alexander	7–6, 6–2
22 March	Rotterdam WCT	Rotterdam, Netherlands	16S / 8D	$100,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton	Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
28 March	London WCT	London, UK	16S / 8D	$100,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
5 April	Monte Carlo WCT	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France	16S / 8D	$100,000	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Björn Borg	Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti	6–3, 7–5, 6–0
11 April	Houston WCT	Houston, U.S.	16S / 8D	$100,000	Har-Tru	Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	7–6, 6–7, 6–1
18 April	Charlotte WCT	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.	16S / 8D	$100,000	Har-Tru	Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti	Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs	7–6, 6–0
4 May	Kansas WCT Doubles Finals	Kansas City, U.S.	8D	$200,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta	7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
10 May	Dallas WCT Singles Finals	Dallas, Texas, U.S.	8S	$200,000	Carpet (i)	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton	6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

Schedule

The schedule of events on the 1977 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Jan	Alabama WCT Birmingham, United States	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–3	Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Scanlon	Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Moore	Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Шаблон:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
		Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker 6–3, 6–4	Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Martin Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Scanlon
24 Jan	U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeff Borowiak Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale	Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj Шаблон:Flagicon Bernard Mitton Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche
		Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Шаблон:Flagicon Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–3	Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker
31 Jan	Richmond WCT Richmond, United States	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche	Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Case Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta Шаблон:Flagicon Manuel Orantes Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
		Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker 6–4, 6–4	Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Case Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Feb	Mexico City WCT Mexico City, Mexico	Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–2, 7–6	Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak	Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis Шаблон:Flagicon Manuel Orantes
		Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker 6–2, 6–3	Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta
16 Feb	Toronto Indoor Toronto, Canada	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton 5–6 ret.	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker	Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Case
		Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker 6–4, 6–1	Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Case Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche
28 Feb	Monterrey WCT Monterrey, Mexico	Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–3	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Scanlon	Шаблон:Flagicon Manuel Orantes Шаблон:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Solomon Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs
		Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Case Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Martin Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Scanlon

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
16 Mar	St. Louis Tennis Classic St. Louis, United States	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–2	Шаблон:Flagicon John Alexander	Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Solomon Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Шаблон:Flagicon Raz Reid Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Шаблон:Flagicon Bernard Mitton
		Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta 6–4, 3–6, 7–6	Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj Шаблон:FlagiconDick Stockton
22 Mar	Rotterdam WCT Rotterdam, Netherlands	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Cox	Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj Шаблон:Flagicon John Alexander Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale
		Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–4	Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton
28 Mar	Rothmans International London London, England	Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–7, 6–4	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton	Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Case Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Solomon
		Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 6–3	Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Cox Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Apr	Monte Carlo WCT Monte Carlo, Monaco	Шаблон:Flagicon Björn Borg 6–3, 7–5, 6–0	Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti	Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš Шаблон:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas	Шаблон:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta
		Шаблон:Flagicon François Jauffret Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Шаблон:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker
11 Apr	Houston Open Houston, United States	Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta 7–6, 6–7, 6–1	Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Solomon Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Case
		Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–4	Шаблон:Flagicon John Alexander Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Dent
18 Apr	Charlotte Tennis Classic Charlotte, United States	Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti 7–6, 6–0	Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs	Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta Шаблон:Flagicon John Alexander	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Solomon Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche
		Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall 6–1, 3–6, 7–6	Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta

Special events

These WCT events did not count towards the standings.

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Mar	World Cup Hartford, USA	Шаблон:Flagu 7–0	Шаблон:Flagicon Australia	N.A.	N.A.
25 Apr	Caesar's Palace Challenge Las Vegas, U.S. $100,000	Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–5	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	N.A.	N.A.
10 Mar – 10 Jul – 17 Sep	Shakeys Tournament of Champions Lakeway, USA New York City, U.S. (final)	Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Solomon 7–6, 6–2, 2–6, 0–6, 6–3	Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs	Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Dent Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj

Standings

Player	Tournaments Played	Tournaments Won	Matches Won	Matches Lost	Points
Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Stockton *	7	3	15	4	520
Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs *	9	1	17	8	500
Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Connors *	5	2	12	3	460
Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase *	8	1	15	7	440
Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale *	9	0	10	8	420
Шаблон:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak *	9	1	11	8	420
Шаблон:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis *	7	0	15	7	420
Шаблон:Flagicon Adriano Panatta *	9	1	11	8	400
Шаблон:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti	7	1	10	6	330
Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	8	0	7	8	320
Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Solomon	9	0	7	8	320

^* Qualified for the WCT Finals.

See also

• 1977 Grand Prix circuit

External links

• ATP 1977 results archive