1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles

Roscoe Tanner defeated Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the January 1977 Australian Open.[1]

Men's singles
1977 Australian Open (January)
Champion Roscoe Tanner
Runner-up Guillermo Vilas
Score6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Draw64
Seeds4
Main article: 1977 Australian Open (January)

Mark Edmondson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ken Rosewall.[1] This was the first Australian Open men's singles final since 1912 not to feature an Australian player.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Roscoe Tanner is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Guillermo Vilas (final)
  2. Roscoe Tanner (champion)
  3. Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  4. Ken Rosewall (semifinals)

Qualifying
Main article: 1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Guillermo Vilas 6 7 1 6
  Ross Case 4 5 6 3
1 Guillermo Vilas 6 1 6 6
  John Alexander 4 6 3 4
3 Arthur Ashe 3 4 6 6
  John Alexander 6 6 4 7
1 Guillermo Vilas 3 3 3
2 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6
  Mark Edmondson 4 6 6 4
4 Ken Rosewall 6 7 4 6
4 Ken Rosewall 4 6 4 1
2 Roscoe Tanner 6 3 6 6
  Phil Dent 3 4 2
2 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Vilas 6 6 6
P McNamee 2 4 2 1 G Vilas 6 6 6
N Saviano 7 7 6 N Saviano 1 4 4
T Wilkison 5 6 4 1 G Vilas 7 6 6
C Pasarell 2 7 6 7 C Pasarell 6 2 3
B Hewitt 6 6 2 6 C Pasarell 7 7 6
R Drysdale 3 2 4 S Docherty 6 6 4
S Docherty 6 6 6 1 G Vilas 6 7 1 6
D Stockton 2 7 6 7 R Case 4 5 6 3
J Feaver 6 6 2 6 D Stockton 6 6 6
C Fancutt 4 4 7 6 6 C Fancutt 2 2 3
A Gardiner 6 6 6 4 4 D Stockton 4 6 7 5 2
R Case 3 6 7 6 R Case 6 4 6 7 6
C Lewis 6 1 6 1 R Case 6 6 6
B Drewett 6 3 1 1 B Lloyd 3 3 1
B Lloyd 4 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Ashe 6 6 6
P McNamara 3 0 3 3 A Ashe 7 7 6
LL H Elschenbroich 6 3 3 3 DR Bohrnstedt 6 5 4
DR Bohrnstedt 3 6 6 6 3 A Ashe 7 6 3 6
G Masters 6 3 0 3 H Pfister 6 3 6 3
H Pfister 3 6 6 6 H Pfister 4 6 6 6
A Stone 3 7 1 4 C Letcher 6 1 4 1
C Letcher 6 6 6 6 3 A Ashe 3 4 6 6
R Ruffels 7 6 6 J Alexander 6 6 4 7
P Kronk 5 1 4 R Ruffels 6 6 3 6 1
C Dibley 6 6 6 C Dibley 4 2 6 7 6
K Warwick 1 3 2 C Dibley 4 2 2
J Alexander 7 7 6 6 J Alexander 6 6 6
M Machette 6 6 7 4 J Alexander 6 6 5 6
U Marten 6 7 6 U Marten 2 4 7 4
Q G Thomson 2 5 3

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
B Giltinan 2 7 4 4
R Lewis 6 6 6 6 R Lewis 6 6 6
R Simpson 3 2 2 T Gorman 4 3 1
T Gorman 6 6 6 R Lewis 1 3 3
J Bartlett 7 6 4 6 M Edmondson 6 6 6
J Trickey 6 2 6 4 J Bartlett 4 6 1 2
Q B Carmichael 4 3 3 M Edmondson 6 1 6 6
M Edmondson 6 6 6 M Edmondson 4 6 6 4
E van Dillen 6 6 6 4 K Rosewall 6 7 4 6
C Kachel 3 2 0 E van Dillen 6 6 3
JC Hagey 6 6 3 6 3 M Riessen 7 7 6
M Riessen 7 2 6 3 6 M Riessen 7 6 5 6 4
Q P Campbell 0 4 4 4 K Rosewall 6 7 7 3 6
I Țiriac 6 6 6 I Țiriac 4 6 4
S Ball 2 3 5 4 K Rosewall 6 7 6
4 K Rosewall 6 6 7

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
S Stewart 6 6 6 7
GR Reid 7 3 4 6 S Stewart 4 3 3
J James 5 6 2 P Dent 6 6 6
P Dent 7 7 6 P Dent 6 6 7
W Zirngibl 6 3 6 6 D Crealy 3 3 6
J Marks 4 6 2 1 W Zirngibl 5 6 0 r.
V Amaya 3 6 6 6 5 D Crealy 7 7 3
D Crealy 6 1 7 1 7 P Dent 3 4 2
Q W Lofgren 6 6 6 2 R Tanner 6 6 6
LL M Meyers 3 2 3 Q W Lofgren 1 0 2
Q W Maher 6 3 0 T Roche 6 6 6
T Roche 7 6 6 T Roche 6 1 2 1
P Fleming 6 5 6 6 2 R Tanner 4 6 6 6
B Phillips-Moore 0 7 1 2 P Fleming 6 2 1
B Teacher 3 7 3 5 2 R Tanner 7 6 6
2 R Tanner 6 5 6 7

References
  1. Barrett, John; Flink, Steve; Tingay, Lance (1978). "Australian Championships (Jan 1977)". World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook (10th Year ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 31–34. ISBN 978-0-354-09039-1. ISSN 0305-6325. OCLC 237184605. OL 15012356M.
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