1977 French Open – Women's doubles

Fiorella Bonicelli and Gail Benedetti were the defending champions[1] but only Fiorella Bonicelli competed that year with Anna-Maria Nasuelli. Fiorella Bonicelli and Anna-Maria Nasuelli lost in the first round to Mary Carillo and Dianne Evers.[1]

Women's doubles
1977 French Open
1976 ChampionUruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
France Gail Lovera
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
United States Pam Teeguarden
Runner-upUnited States Rayni Fox
Australia Helen Gourlay
Score5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Regina Maršíková and Pam Teeguarden won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 against Rayni Fox and Helen Gourlay.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1.   Linky Boshoff /   Ilana Kloss (quarterfinals)
  2.   Mima Jaušovec /   Renáta Tomanová (second round)
  3.   Brigitte Cuypers /   Marise Kruger (first round)
  4.   Laura duPont /   Janet Newberry (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Regina Maršíková
  Pam Teeguarden
6 7
    Cynthia Doerner
  Raquel Giscafré
3 5
    Regina Maršíková
  Pam Teeguarden
5 6 6
    Rayni Fox
  Helen Gourlay
7 4 2
    Lesley Charles
  Sue Mappin
6 3 6
    Rayni Fox
  Helen Gourlay
4 6 8

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   L Boshoff
  I Kloss
6 6
  M Álvarez de Mon
  C Perea
2 2 1   L Boshoff
  I Kloss
6 6
  G Coles
  L Mottram
3 3   D Marzano
  C O'Neil
0 3
  D Marzano
  C O'Neil
6 6 1   L Boshoff
  I Kloss
6 7 4
  R Maršíková
  P Teeguarden
6 5 6   R Maršíková
  P Teeguarden
7 5 6
  C Casabianca
  I Madruga
2 7 2   R Maršíková
  P Teeguarden
6 6
  I Bentzer
  K May
3 6 6   I Bentzer
  K May
4 1
  SM Villaverde
  E Weisenberger
6 3 4   R Maršíková
  P Teeguarden
6 7
  C Doerner
  R Giscafré
3 5
4   L duPont
  J Newberry
4 6 3
  N Fuchs
  F Guédy
4 5   M Hamm
  C Reynolds
6 2 6
  M Hamm
  C Reynolds
6 7   M Hamm
  C Reynolds
6 2
  K Ebbinghaus
  H Masthoff
6 6   C Doerner
  R Giscafré
7 6
  M Struthers
  C-A Thomas
3 3   K Ebbinghaus
  H Masthoff
1 6 5
  C Doerner
  R Giscafré
6 7   C Doerner
  R Giscafré
6 2 7
  K Harter
  Y Vermaak
3 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  L Charles
  S Mappin
6 6
  D Beillan
  R Darmon
1 2   L Charles
  S Mappin
6 6
  P du Puy
  M Rodríguez
3 3   L Hunt
  F Mihai
3 0
  L Hunt
  F Mihai
6 6   L Charles
  S Mappin
4 6 6
  S Rual
  S Urroz
2 7 2   C Matison
  P Whytcross
6 2 4
  H Eisterlehner
  I Riedel
6 5 6   H Eisterlehner
  I Riedel
2 4
  C Matison
  P Whytcross
7 1 7   C Matison
  P Whytcross
6 6
3   B Cuypers
  M Kruger
6 6 5   L Charles
  S Mappin
6 3 6
  R Fox
  H Gourlay
6 6   R Fox
  H Gourlay
4 6 8
  B Simon
  F Thibault
0 1   R Fox
  H Gourlay
6 6
  M Gurdal
  N Sato
1 4   B Bruning
  S Walsh
3 2
  B Bruning
  S Walsh
6 6   R Fox
  H Gourlay
7 7
  F Bonicelli
  A-M Nasuelli
5 6 5   M Carillo
  D Evers
5 5
  M Carillo
  D Evers
7 4 7   M Carillo
  D Evers
1 6 6
  V González
  B Villaverde
0 6 2 2   M Jaušovec
  R Tomanová
6 3 2
2   M Jaušovec
  R Tomanová
6 3 6

References

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  1. ^ a b c Barrett, John; Flink, Steve; Tingay, Lance (1978). "French Championships". World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook (10th Year ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 40, 46. ISBN 978-0-354-09039-1. ISSN 0305-6325. OCLC 237184605. OL 15012356M.
  2. ^ "Ramirez and Vilas Reach French Tennis Semifinals". nytimes.com.
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