January – Men's Singles 1977 Australian Open

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

Mark Edmondson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ken Rosewall. 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

External links

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

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