Women's doubles | |
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1977 Wimbledon Championships | |
Champions | Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell |
Runners-up | Betty Stöve Martina Navratilova |
Final score | 6–3, 6–3 |
Draw | 48 (3 Q ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Evert partnered with Rosie Casals, but they lost in the second round to Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell.
Cawley and Russell defeated Navratilova and Betty Stöve in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships. [1]
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jane Stratton Mimmi Wikstedt | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Lesley Charles Sue Mappin | 6 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Lesley Charles Sue Mappin | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 8 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Doerner W Turnbull | 2 | 5 | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | R Khan N Weigel | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
F Bonicelli R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | A Jones W Wooldridge | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Beaven Y Vermaak | 3 | 2 | F Bonicelli R Giscafré | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Jones W Wooldridge | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Stratton M Wikstedt | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 9 | 6 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Durie A Hobbs | 7 | 2 | 6 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L duPont J Newberry | 1 | 6 | 4 | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Stratton M Wikstedt | 6 | 3 | 6 | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Bentzer S Tolleson | 7 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
T Holladay K May | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Simmonds M Tyler | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Matison P Whytcross | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | G Sammel L Whitfield | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Fox K Harter | 7 | 1 | Q | C Matison P Whytcross | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Matison P Whytcross | 9 | 6 | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | K Reid G Stevens | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Antonoplis A Smith | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Anthony E Nagelsen | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Hamm C Reynolds | 7 | 6 | M Hamm C Reynolds | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Molesworth B Thompson | 5 | 3 | M Hamm C Reynolds | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B Simon F Thibault |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Evers M Pinterová | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A-M Bruning S Walsh | 3 | 6 | 1 | T Austin L Hunt | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Austin L Hunt | 6 | 1 | 6 | T Austin L Hunt | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A McDade E Vessies-Appel | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Connor T Harford | 5 | 1 | 7 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | L Charles S Mappin | 7 | 6 | 7 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
C Meyer R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Coles L Mottram | 6 | 3 | Q | S Saliba M Sawyer | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Saliba M Sawyer | 8 | 6 | C Meyer R Tomanová | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
J Dalton K Ruddell | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
F Mihai P Peled | 3 | 2 | 3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K Shaw V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | E Dignam C Lane | 2 | 2 | K Shaw V Ziegenfuss | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Cuypers M Kruger | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Cuypers M Kruger | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | P Moor J Preyer | 1 | 3 | P Bostrom M Carillo | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Bostrom M Carillo | 6 | 6 | P Bostrom M Carillo | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | BJ King K Susman | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B Cuypers M Kruger | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Drury C Harrison | 6 | 2 | 2 | H Cawley J Russell | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Fayter R Maršíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | J Fayter R Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Gurdal N Sato | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Fayter R Maršíková | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Cawley J Russell | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Cawley J Russell | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Eisterlehner I Riedel | 1 | 1 | 2 | R Casals C Evert | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | R Casals C Evert | 6 | 6 |
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