1977 WCT World Doubles
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The 1977 WCT World Doubles was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kansas City
, United States
that was part of the 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour. The tournament was held from May 4 through May 8, 1977.
Vijay Amritraj
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Dick Stockton
defeated Vitas Gerulaitis
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Adriano Panatta
7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Tennis
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tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States
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that was part of the 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour. The tournament was held from May 4 through May 8, 1977.
Doubles
Vijay AmritrajVijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player, sports commentator and actor.Amritraj was born in Chennai, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He and his brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis...
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Dick StocktonDick Stockton
Dick Stockton is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by Fox Sports and Turner Sports as a football, baseball, and basketball play-by-play announcer.-Early life and career:...
defeated
Vitas GerulaitisVitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...
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Adriano PanattaAdriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976, and for being the only player to ever defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, which he did on two occasions.-Career:...
7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3