1977 Pepsi Grand Slam

Date

January 21–23

Edition

2nd

Category

Special event

Draw

Prize money

$200,000

Surface

Clay / outdoor

Location

Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

Venue

Mission Hills Country Club

Champions

Singles

Björn Borg^[1]

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The 1977 Pepsi Grand Slam, officially the Pepsi-Cola Grand Slam of Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from January 21 through January 23, 1977. Björn Borg won the singles title and earned $100,000 first prize money

Final

Singles

Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

It was Borg's 2nd singles title of the year and the 20th of his career.

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th
Singles ^[2]	$100,000	$50,000	$30,000	$20,000

Draw

Semifinals				Final

Björn Borg	6	4	7

Adriano Panatta	2	6	5
				Björn Borg	6	5	6

				Jimmy Connors	4	7	3
Manuel Orantes	6	6	5^r

Jimmy Connors	7	2	5

References

^ "1977 Pepsi Grand Slam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ Peggy Gossett (January 21, 1977). "Weather upsets Connors". The Palm Beach Post. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com. Connors, ranked No. 1 in the world, said the top prize of $100,000 could go to any of the four players. The runner-up will earn $50,000, with $30,000 awarded for third and $20,000 for fourth.