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.

Men's singles
1977 Australian Open (January)
Champion Roscoe Tanner
Runner-up Guillermo Vilas
Final 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. 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


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