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{{TennisEventInfo|1977|U.S. Pro Indoor|
| date=January 24–30
| edition=10th
| category=[[World Championship Tennis]]
| prize_money=$200,000
| draw=64S / 32D
| surface= [[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor
| location=[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], United States
| venue=[[Wachovia Spectrum|Spectrum]]
| attendance=81,798
| champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1977 Philadelphia – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/philadelphia/401/1977/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>
| champd={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1977 Philadelphia – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/philadelphia/401/1977/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>
}}

The '''1977 U.S. Pro Indoor''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s that was part of the [[World Championship Tennis]] (WCT) circuit. It was played at the [[Wachovia Spectrum|Spectrum]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the United States. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from January 24 through January 30, 1977.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Pro Indoor Kicks Off Today|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5D8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9cwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5217%2C3859785 |work=The Spartanburg Herald |date=January 24, 1977 |page=B2 |agency=AP}}</ref> [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]], who was seeded 12th, won the singles title while Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the men's doubles.<ref name="wot1978">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook|year=1978|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090391|pages=173, 175|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref> Total attendance for the tournament was 81,798.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Yates|editor1-first=Bob|title=WCT-78 Media Guide|date=1978|location=[[World Championship Tennis]]|pages=48, 50–53}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Singles===
{{main article|1977 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 <ref name=ms/>
* It was Stockton's 1st title for that year and the 13th of his career.

===Doubles===
{{main article|1977 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] defeated {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 <ref name=md/>

It was Hewitt's 1st title for that year and the 31st of his career. It was McMillan's 1st title of the year and the 36th of his career.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/philadelphia/usa/1977/m-gp-usa-03a-1977/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

{{U.S. Pro Indoor tournaments}}
{{1977 World Championship Tennis circuit}}

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