1977 Florida Federal Open

1977 Florida Federal Open
Date	September 26 – October 2
Edition	5th
Category	Colgate Series (A)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$35,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Palm Harbor, Florida, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Virginia Ruzici
Doubles
Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss
←  1974  · Eckerd Open ·  1978  →

The 1977 Florida Federal Open was a women's singles tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Palm Harbor, Florida in the United States. The event was part of the A ^[a] category of the 1977 Colgate Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from September 26 through October 2, 1977. ^[1] Unseeded Virginia Ruzici won the title and earned $6,000 first-prize money. ^{[1] [2]}

Finals

Singles

Virginia Ruzici defeated Laura DuPont 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

• It was Ruzici's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss defeated Brigitte Cuypers / Marise Kruger 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [1]	$6,000	$3,000	$1,550	$900	$600	$325

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $35,000.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 263, 275.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 141–142, 149. ISBN   9780354090391.