1977 Benson & Hedges Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1977 Benson & Hedges Championships was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena
in London in England that was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from November 14 through November 18, 1977.
Björn Borg
defeated John Lloyd
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Frew McMillan
/
Sandy Mayer
defeated Brian Gottfried
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Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
in London in England that was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
The 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. The tournament was held from November 14 through November 18, 1977.
Men's Singles
Björn BorgBjörn Borg
Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
defeated John Lloyd
John Lloyd
John Lloyd may refer to:* John Lloyd Co-founder of design consultancy Lloyd Northover* John Lloyd , British tennis player* John Lloyd , former head coach to Wales national rugby union team...
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Men's Doubles
Frew McMillanFrew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...
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Sandy MayerSandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973....
defeated
Brian GottfriedBrian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....
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Raúl RamírezRaúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...
6–3, 7–6