1977 Australian Open (January) – 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
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

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

• Australian Open (1977) on ATPWorldTour.com
• 1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation