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1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Runners-upAustralia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Score6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1976 · Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships · 1978 →

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

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  1. Australia Syd Ball / Australia Kim Warwick (first round)
  2. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (final)
  3. West Germany Jürgen Fassbender / West Germany Karl Meiler (semifinals)
  4. Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Ken Rosewall (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia S Ball
Australia K Warwick
3 3  
  Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6     Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
7 6  
  Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 6 6   Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 3  
  New Zealand B Fairlie
New Zealand R Simpson
4 7 4 1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
3 7 7
3 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany K Meiler
6 6   3 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany K Meiler
6 6 6
  Australia D Crealy
Australia P Dent
4 1   3 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany K Meiler
7 5 6
  Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel
6 4     Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher
5 7 3
  Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher
7 6   1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6 6
  United States S Krulevitz
United States H Solomon
d     2 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
7 3 1
  Australia R Ruffels
Australia A Stone
        Australia R Ruffels
Australia A Stone
3 4  
  United States H Pfister
United States B Walts
7 6 6   United States H Pfister
United States B Walts
6 6  
4 Australia B Carmichael
Australia K Rosewall
6 7 2   United States H Pfister
United States B Walts
6 4 6
  United States N Saviano
United States J Whitlinger
4 2   2 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
3 6 7
  Mexico M Lara
India S Menon
6 6     Mexico M Lara
India S Menon
2 1  
  United States V Gerulaitis
United States B Scanlon
3 7 4 2 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 6  
2 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 5 6
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