1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champions	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Runners-up	Ross Case Geoff Masters
Score	6–7, 6–3, 6–1

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

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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

External links

• 1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Doubles Draw