The 1977 South African Open, also known by its sponsored name SAB Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa. The men's tournament was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix while the women's event was part of the 1977–1978 Colgate International Series. It was the 74th edition of the tournament and was held from 28 November through 6 December 1977. Guillermo Vilas and Linky Boshoff won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles Guillermo Vilas defeated Buster Mottram 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles Linky Boshoff defeated Brigitte Cuypers 6–1, 6–4
Men's doubles Bob Lutz / Stan Smith defeated Peter Fleming / Raymond Moore 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Women's doubles Ilana Kloss / Linky Boshoff defeated Brigitte Cuypers / Marise Kruger 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles Linky Boshoff / Colin Dowdeswell defeated Ilana Kloss / Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 4–6. 7–5
References
External links ITF – Johannesburg tournament details