title: 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
text: # 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
  
  Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Evert partnered with Rosie Casals, but they lost in the second round to Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell.
  
  Cawley and Russell defeated Navratilova and Betty Stöve in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve (final)
      02. Rosie Casals / Chris Evert (second round)
      03. Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss (quarterfinals)
      04. Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (semifinals)
      05. Kerry Reid / Greer Stevens (quarterfinals)
      06. Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura (third round)
      07. Lesley Charles / Sue Mappin (semifinals)
      08. Billie Jean King / Karen Susman (second round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jane Stratton Mimmi Wikstedt | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jane Stratton Mimmi Wikstedt | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | 4 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 7 | 7 | | 4 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | 5 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Lesley Charles Sue Mappin | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Lesley Charles Sue Mappin | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Brigitte Cuypers Marise Kruger | 9 | 4 | 2 | | Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Doerner W Turnbull | 2 | 5 | | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | LL | R Khan N Weigel | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Bonicelli R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Jones W Wooldridge | 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | |
  | | L Beaven Y Vermaak | 3 | 2 | | | F Bonicelli R Giscafré | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A Jones W Wooldridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 2 | 0 |
  | | | | | | 6 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 9 | 6 | | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Durie A Hobbs | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | L duPont J Newberry | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | I Bentzer S Tolleson | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Holladay K May | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | S Simmonds M Tyler | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Matison P Whytcross | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Q | G Sammel L Whitfield | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fox K Harter | 7 | 1 | | Q | C Matison P Whytcross | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Matison P Whytcross | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 7 | 7 |
  | 5 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Reid G Stevens | 5 | 5 |
  | | L Antonoplis A Smith | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Anthony E Nagelsen | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Hamm C Reynolds | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Hamm C Reynolds | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | C Molesworth B Thompson | 5 | 3 | | | M Hamm C Reynolds | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B Simon F Thibault | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | D Evers M Pinterová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A-M Bruning S Walsh | 3 | 6 | 1 | | T Austin L Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Austin L Hunt | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | T Austin L Hunt | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A McDade E Vessies-Appel | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Connor T Harford | 5 | 1 | | 7 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | L Charles S Mappin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 8 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 3 | 9 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | C Meyer R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Coles L Mottram | 6 | 3 | | Q | S Saliba M Sawyer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Saliba M Sawyer | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | C Meyer R Tomanová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Dalton K Ruddell | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mihai P Peled | 3 | 2 | | 3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | D Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | K Shaw V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | E Dignam C Lane | 2 | 2 | | | K Shaw V Ziegenfuss | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B Cuypers M Kruger | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | B Cuypers M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | P Moor J Preyer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | P Bostrom M Carillo | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | P Bostrom M Carillo | 6 | 6 | | | P Bostrom M Carillo | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | BJ King K Susman | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Cuypers M Kruger | 9 | 4 | 2 |
  | | C Drury C Harrison | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | H Cawley J Russell | 8 | 6 | 6 |
  | | J Fayter R Maršíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Fayter R Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | M Gurdal N Sato | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | J Fayter R Maršíková | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | H Cawley J Russell | 8 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H Cawley J Russell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Eisterlehner I Riedel | 1 | 1 | | 2 | R Casals C Evert | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | R Casals C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  