1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1977 Australian Open (January)
Final
Champion	Roscoe Tanner
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Score	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	4
Events

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]

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.

Guillermo Vilas (final)
Roscoe Tanner (champion)
Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
Ken Rosewall (semifinals)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

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

^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

Preceded by 1976 US Open	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1977 French Open

[World_of_Tennis-1-1] 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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