1977 World Championship Tennis Finals
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The 1977 World Championship Tennis Finals was a tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 7th edition of the WCT Finals
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody...

 and was part of the 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was played at the Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum
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 in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
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 in the United States
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 and began on May 10, 1977.

Men's Singles

  Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....

defeated   Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton (tennis)
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....

6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
  • It was Connors' 4th title of the year and the 70th of his career.
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