1977 Italian Open – Men's Singles

The Men’s Singles tournament (the Rome Masters) of the 1977 Italian Open tennis championships took place in Rome between 16 May and 1 July 1977. 64 players from 19 countries competed in the 6-round tournament. The final winner was Vitas Gerulaitis of the USA, who defeated Antonio Zugarelli of Italy. The defending champion from 1976, Adriano Panatta of Italy, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Gerulaitis.[1]

Men's Singles
1977 Italian Open
Champion Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up Antonio Zugarelli
Final score6–2, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6

Seeds
  1. Adriano Panatta (Quarterfinals)
  2. Guillermo Vilas (Second Round)
  3. Ilie Năstase (Quarterfinals)
  4. Brian Gottfried (Semifinals)
  5. Raúl Ramírez (Second Round)
  6. Manuel Orantes (withdrew) [2]
  7. Roscoe Tanner (First Round)
  8. Vitas Gerulaitis (Champion)
  9. Corrado Barazzutti (Second Round)
  10. Jan Kodeš (Third Round)
  11. Bill Scanlon (Third Round)
  12. Phil Dent (Semifinals)
  13. Antonio Zugarelli (Final)
  14. Balázs Taróczy (Second Round)
  15. Paolo Bertolucci (Second Round)
  16. Dick Crealy (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
1 Adriano Panatta 6 6 3
8 Vitas Gerulaitis 1 7 6
8 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7 4 7  
4 Brian Gottfried 2 6 6 5  
4 Brian Gottfried 7 6  
  Kim Warwick 5 2  
8 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7 3 7  
13 Antonio Zugarelli 2 6 6 6
12 Phil Dent 6 6  
3 Ilie Năstase 3 2  
12 Phil Dent 4 7 4 2  
13 Antonio Zugarelli 6 5 6 6
  Víctor Pecci 6 6  
13 Antonio Zugarelli 7 7  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 A Panatta 6 6  
  N Saviano 1 3   1 A Panatta 6 6  
  T Gullikson 7 6     T Gullikson 2 2  
  F Gebert 5 3   1 A Panatta 6 6  
16 D Crealy 6 6     T Waltke 4 3  
  J Lloyd 1 2   16 D Crealy 6 7  
Q J Soler 5 5     T Waltke 4 5  
  T Waltke 7 7   1 A Panatta 6 6 3
8 V Gerulaitis 6 6   8 V Gerulaitis 1 7 6
  C Dibley 3 2   8 V Gerulaitis 6 6  
  V Amaya 6 0 6   V Amaya 0 3  
  J-F Caujolle 4 6 4 8 V Gerulaitis 6 6  
10 J Kodeš 7 5 6 10 J Kodeš 4 3  
  C Dowdeswell 5 7 1 10 J Kodeš 6 4 6
  V Franchitti 6 6 2 Q J Feaver 4 6 4
Q J Feaver 3 7 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 B Gottfried 6 6  
  G Marchetti 0 1   4 B Gottfried 6 6  
Q T Šmíd 6 6   Q T Šmíd 3 3  
  S Stewart 2 3   4 B Gottfried 6 6  
15 P Bertolucci 6 2 6 Q N Špear 3 3  
  M Edmondson 2 6 1 15 P Bertolucci 4 4  
  C Hagey 1 1   Q N Špear 6 6  
Q N Špear 6 6   4 B Gottfried 7 6  
5 R Ramírez 6 6     K Warwick 5 2  
  G Mayer 3 0   5 R Ramírez 6 4 2
  K Warwick 5 6 6   K Warwick 4 6 6
Q J Granát 7 4 3   K Warwick 0 6 6
11 B Scanlon 6 6   11 B Scanlon 6 1 1
  P DuPré 3 4   11 B Scanlon 4 6 6
  L Álvarez 1 6 6   L Álvarez 6 4 2
  P Fleming 6 3 4

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
  D Bohrnstedt 3 6  
  B Teacher 6 7     B Teacher 1 4  
  M di Domenico 5 3   12 P Dent 6 6  
12 P Dent 7 6   12 P Dent 6 6  
Q É Deblicker 5 6 6 Q É Deblicker 1 4  
  O Parun 7 3 3 Q É Deblicker 6 6  
  G Ocleppo 3 6 6   G Ocleppo 1 4  
  D Schneider 6 2 3 12 P Dent 6 6  
  B Hewitt 6 6   3 I Năstase 3 2  
  B Bertram 4 4     B Hewitt 6 6  
  S Menon 3 1   14 B Taróczy 4 4  
14 B Taróczy 6 6     B Hewitt 3 5  
  J Higueras 3 6 4 3 I Năstase 6 7  
  R Cano 6 4 6   R Cano 6 6 2
  B Prajoux 2 4   3 I Năstase 7 1 6
3 I Năstase 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
  V Pecci 6 3 7
  J Delaney 3 6 5   V Pecci 7 6  
Q P McNamee 6 3 2 9 C Barazzutti 6 2  
9 C Barazzutti 4 6 6   V Pecci 7 2 6
Q D Hărădău 3 6 3   I Țiriac 5 6 4
  I Țiriac 6 2 6   I Țiriac 6 7  
  B Mitton 4 6 6   B Mitton 2 6  
7 R Tanner 6 3 4   V Pecci 6 6  
  S Krulevitz 3 6 6 13 A Zugarelli 7 7  
  F McNair 6 3 4   S Krulevitz 3 3  
  Roberto Lombardi 6 4 2 13 A Zugarelli 6 6  
13 A Zugarelli 3 6 6 13 A Zugarelli 6 1 6
  Ž Franulović 3 6 6   Ž Franulović 1 6 0
  B Martin 6 0 0   Ž Franulović 7 6  
  R Taylor 1 2   2 G Vilas 5 4  
2 G Vilas 6 6  

References
General
  • "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  • "Rome 1977". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
Specific
  1. "Gerulaitis, Newberry Capture Italian Open Tennis Crowns". The Hour. Norwalk, CT. 1977-05-23.
  2. "Top seeds tumble in Italian open". The Age. Melbourne, Aus. 1977-05-20.
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