1977 Wyler's Classic

1977 Wyler's Classic
Date	October 3–9
Edition	2nd
Category	Colgate Series (AA)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$75,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Atlanta, United States
Venue	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve
←  1975  · WTA Atlanta ·  1978  →

The 1977 Wyler's Classic, also known as the Atlanta Women's Tennis Classic, was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the AA ^[a] category of the 1977 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from October 3 through October 9, 1977. ^[1] First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title, her second at the event after 1975, and earned $14,000 first-prize money. ^{[1] [2]}

Finals

Singles

Chris Evert defeated Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–2

• It was Evert's 10th singles title of the year and the 77th of her career.

Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve defeated Brigitte Cuypers / Marise Kruger 6–4, 6–2

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [1]	$14,000	$7,000	$3,500	$1,850	$1,000	$550

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for women of at least $75,000.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 275–276.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 150–151. ISBN   9780354090391.