Zurich Covered Courts 1977


General 1976-12-30 - 1977-01-02
Open
Indoor
5
Buchs, ZH
Switzerland


Info Coupe Noel.
Prize Money $25,000


Report The event started on 30.XII.1976, which was the reason for big trouble between the players and the officials because it was not staged according ATP regulations.
Other troubles arose from the fact that the officials tried to coerce the players to work as umpires and linesmen and only very reluctantly paid the prize money.



Media


Winner Jan E. Norback (Norbäck)


Players
Rene Bortolani
Michel Burgener
Christophe Casa
Eric Deblicker
Aly Fathy El Dawoudi Hamad
Bernard Fritz
Frank Gebert
Georges Goven
Jiří Granat (Granát)
Heinz Peter Gunthardt
Patrice Hagelauer
Hubertus Georg (Bert) Hoyt
Petr Kanderal
Ludwig-Lajos Levai
Herbert Loerke
Bernard Mignot
Jose A. Moreno
Juan Igancio Muntanola-Vilamela
Jacek Niedzwiedzki (Niedźwiedzki)
Jan E. Norback (Norbäck)
Rolf Norberg
Douglas Palm
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Reinhart Probst
Bruno Renoult
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Louk Sanders
Dragan Savic
Nikola Spear
Rolf Spitzer Jr.
Dimitri (Tim) Sturdza
Rolf Thung


Rounds
Round 1
Jan Norback*
Georges Goven
6-2 7-5
Lajos Levai*
Dragan Savic
6-3 6-2
Aly El Dawoudi*
Hubertus Hoyt
7-6 7-6
Juan Igancio Muntanola*
Dimitri (Tim) Sturdza
7-6 6-4
Bernard Mignot*
Christophe Casa
6-2 6-3
Rolf Norberg*
Patrice Hagelauer
6-4 6-1
Rene Bortolani*
Bernard Fritz
6-7 6-4 6-2
Nikola Spear*
Heinz Gunthardt
3-6 6-1 6-3
Frank Gebert*
Louk Sanders
6-4 3-6 6-2
Reinhart Probst*
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
7-5 6-4
Rolf Thung*
Petr Kanderal
7-5 6-2
Eric Deblicker*
Rolf Spitzer Jr.
6-1 6-3
Jiri Granat*
Jose A. Moreno
6-2 6-0
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Herbert Loerke
6-4 6-7 6-4
Michel Burgener*
Douglas Palm
6-3 3-6 7-6
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Bruno Renoult
6-2 6-3

Round 2
Jan Norback*
Lajos Levai
6-3 6-4
Juan Igancio Muntanola*
Aly El Dawoudi
4-6 6-2 6-1
Bernard Mignot*
Rolf Norberg
4-6 7-6 6-1
Nikola Spear*
Rene Bortolani
6-2 6-0
Frank Gebert*
Reinhart Probst
6-3 7-5
Eric Deblicker*
Rolf Thung
2-6 6-3 7-6
Jiri Granat*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
7-6 7-6
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Michel Burgener
3-6 7-5 6-3

Quarterfinals
Jan Norback*
Juan Igancio Muntanola
6-3 6-1
Nikola Spear*
Bernard Mignot
6-4 7-6
Frank Gebert*
Eric Deblicker
6-3 7-6
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Jiri Granat
7-6 6-3

Semifinals
Jan Norback*
Nikola Spear
6-3 6-2
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Frank Gebert
3-6 6-1 6-3

Final
Jan Norback*
Jacek Niedzwiedzki
7-5 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Jan Norback*
Georges Goven
Lajos Levai*
Dragan Savic
Juan Igancio Muntanola*
Dimitri (Tim) Sturdza
Aly El Dawoudi*
Hubertus Hoyt
Nikola Spear*
Heinz Gunthardt
Rene Bortolani*
Bernard Fritz
Bernard Mignot*
Christophe Casa
Rolf Norberg*
Patrice Hagelauer
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Bruno Renoult
Michel Burgener*
Douglas Palm
Jiri Granat*
Jose A. Moreno
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Herbert Loerke
Frank Gebert*
Louk Sanders
Reinhart Probst*
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Eric Deblicker*
Rolf Spitzer Jr.
Rolf Thung*
Petr Kanderal
Round 2
Jan Norback*
Lajos Levai
Juan Igancio Muntanola*
Aly El Dawoudi
Nikola Spear*
Rene Bortolani
Bernard Mignot*
Rolf Norberg
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Michel Burgener
Jiri Granat*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Frank Gebert*
Reinhart Probst
Eric Deblicker*
Rolf Thung
Quarterfinals
Jan Norback*
Juan Igancio Muntanola
Nikola Spear*
Bernard Mignot
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Jiri Granat
Frank Gebert*
Eric Deblicker
Semifinals
Jan Norback*
Nikola Spear
Jacek Niedzwiedzki*
Frank Gebert
Final
Jan Norback*
Jacek Niedzwiedzki