# 1977 Marlboro South Australian Men's Tennis Classic – Doubles

The event was being held for the first time since 1974.
Cliff Letcher and Dick Stockton won the title, defeating Syd Ball and Kim Warwick 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Marty Riessen / Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
* Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals)
* Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
* Ross Case / Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
* Hank Pfister / Sherwood Stewart (second round)
* Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (final)
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (semifinals)
* Cliff Letcher / Dick Stockton (champions)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Syd Ball Kim Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Syd Ball Kim Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | Syd Ball Kim Warwick | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel | 5 | 4 | 8 | Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | M Riessen R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | V Eke T Rocavert | 6 | 6 | | V Eke T Rocavert | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Chilen Rodney Fowler | 2 | 3 | | | | | 1 | M Riessen R Tanner | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 8 | | | | |
| | T Little G Thomson | 3 | 4 | 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | K Eberhard R Gehring | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | R Case G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 6 | | B Drewett B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett A Gardiner | 5 | 3 | | | | | 4 | R Case G Masters | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | S Ball K Warwick | 8 | | | | |
| | Lynton Franzi Grant Kerr | 1 | 4 | 6 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | U Marten Heiner Seuss | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | C Dibley C Kachel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Fancutt Noel Jensen | 2 | 1 | 5 | H Pfister S Stewart | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | H Pfister S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Dibley C Kachel | 8 | | | | |
| | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 7 | | | | | 3 | R Ruffels A Stone | 4 | | | | |
| | W Pascoe Ronald Russo | 4 | 5 | | M Edmondson J Marks | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | R Ruffels A Stone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dibley C Kachel | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Letcher D Stockton | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | J Feaver J James | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | D Carter W Maher | 4 | 4 | 8 | C Letcher D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Letcher D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | C Letcher D Stockton | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | B Carmichael R Drysdale | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya B Teacher | 6 | 4 | 2 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |