1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's Singles

Second-seeded Roscoe Tanner defeated Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1977 Australian Open (January). Mark Edmondson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ken Rosewall. This was the first final since 1912 not to include an Australian player.

Men's Singles
1977 Australian Open (January)
Champion Roscoe Tanner
Runner-up Guillermo Vilas
Final score6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Draw64
Seeds4

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

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • L = Loser
  • r. = retired

Final eight

Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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 B Lofgren 6 6 6 2 R Tanner 6 6 6
LL S Myers 3 2 3 Q B 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


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