title: 1977 American Airlines Tennis Games – Doubles
text: # 1977 American Airlines Tennis Games – Doubles
  
  Colin Dibley and Sandy Mayer were the defending champions but only Dibley competed that year with Haroon Rahim.
  
  Dibley and Rahim lost in the first round to Robert Lutz and Stan Smith.
  
  Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against Marty Riessen and Roscoe Tanner.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
  * Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)
  * Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
  * Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (first round)
  * Marty Riessen / Roscoe Tanner (final)
  * Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen (semifinals)
  * Wojciech Fibak / Dick Stockton (semifinals)
  * Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Final
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Wojciech Fibak Dick Stockton | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner | 7 | 6 | | 5 | Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 7 | 7 |
  | 6 | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 7 | 7 |
  | 2 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Pfister B Walts | 4 | 2 | | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Metreveli B Taróczy | 0 | 5 | | | B Carmichael C B Cox | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Carmichael C B Cox | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | K Meiler U Pinner | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | W Fibak D Stockton | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | I Țiriac G Vilas | 6 | 7 | | | I Țiriac G Vilas | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Richey H Solomon | 2 | 0 | | 7 | W Fibak D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | W Fibak D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Fibak D Stockton | 6 | 4 |
  | 3 | R Lutz S Smith | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Riessen R Tanner | 7 | 6 |
  | | C Dibley H Rahim | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gorman D Ralston | 6 | 4 | 6 | | T Gorman D Ralston | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kronk C Letcher | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | R Lutz S Smith | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | M Estep P Fleming | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Riessen R Tanner | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | C Kirmayr V Pecci | 6 | 2 | | Q | M Estep P Fleming | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Moore O Parun | 2 | 3 | | 5 | M Riessen R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | M Riessen R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | É Deblicker N Špear | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Bertram B Mitton | 5 | 6 | | | B Martin B Scanlon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Martin B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J McManus J Osborne | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | R Laver J Newcombe | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | R Laver J Newcombe | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Laver J Newcombe | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Ball K Warwick | 7 | 6 | 6 | | S Ball K Warwick | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 1 | 7 | 2 |
  | 8 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | R Case G Masters | 3 | 6 | | 8 | R Ruffels A Stone | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Borowiak A Pattison | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | F Gebert J Niedźwiedzki | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Gebert J Niedźwiedzki | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Alexander C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | J Alexander C Drysdale | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Delaney G Mayer | 6 | 3 | | 2 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  