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1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1977 Australian Open (January)
Final
ChampionUnited States Roscoe Tanner
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Score6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds4
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

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The seeded players are listed below. Roscoe Tanner is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (final)
  2. United States Roscoe Tanner (champion)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Ken Rosewall (semifinals)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 7 1 6
  Australia Ross Case 4 5 6 3
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 1 6 6
  Australia John Alexander 4 6 3 4
3 United States Arthur Ashe 3 4 6 6
  Australia John Alexander 6 6 4 7
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 3 3 3
2 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6
  Australia Mark Edmondson 4 6 6 4
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 7 4 6
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 4 6 4 1
2 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 3 6 6
  Australia Phil Dent 3 4 2
2 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Australia P McNamee 2 4 2 1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
United States N Saviano 7 7 6 United States N Saviano 1 4 4
United States T Wilkison 5 6 4 1 Argentina G Vilas 7 6 6
United States C Pasarell 2 7 6 7 United States C Pasarell 6 2 3
South Africa B Hewitt 6 6 2 6 United States C Pasarell 7 7 6
United Kingdom R Drysdale 3 2 4 Australia S Docherty 6 6 4
Australia S Docherty 6 6 6 1 Argentina G Vilas 6 7 1 6
United States D Stockton 2 7 6 7 Australia R Case 4 5 6 3
United Kingdom J Feaver 6 6 2 6 United States D Stockton 6 6 6
Australia C Fancutt 4 4 7 6 6 Australia C Fancutt 2 2 3
Australia A Gardiner 6 6 6 4 4 United States D Stockton 4 6 7 5 2
Australia R Case 3 6 7 6 Australia R Case 6 4 6 7 6
New Zealand C Lewis 6 1 6 1 Australia R Case 6 6 6
Australia B Drewett 6 3 1 1 Australia B Lloyd 3 3 1
Australia B Lloyd 4 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States A Ashe 6 6 6
Australia P McNamara 3 0 3 3 United States A Ashe 7 7 6
LL West Germany H Elschenbroich 6 3 3 3 United States DR Bohrnstedt 6 5 4
United States DR Bohrnstedt 3 6 6 6 3 United States A Ashe 7 6 3 6
Australia G Masters 6 3 0 3 United States H Pfister 6 3 6 3
United States H Pfister 3 6 6 6 United States H Pfister 4 6 6 6
Australia A Stone 3 7 1 4 Australia C Letcher 6 1 4 1
Australia C Letcher 6 6 6 6 3 United States A Ashe 3 4 6 6
Australia R Ruffels 7 6 6 Australia J Alexander 6 6 4 7
Australia P Kronk 5 1 4 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 3 6 1
Australia C Dibley 6 6 6 Australia C Dibley 4 2 6 7 6
Australia K Warwick 1 3 2 Australia C Dibley 4 2 2
Australia J Alexander 7 7 6 6 Australia J Alexander 6 6 6
United States M Machette 6 6 7 4 Australia J Alexander 6 6 5 6
West Germany U Marten 6 7 6 West Germany U Marten 2 4 7 4
Q Australia G Thomson 2 5 3

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia B Giltinan 2 7 4 4
United Kingdom R Lewis 6 6 6 6 United Kingdom R Lewis 6 6 6
New Zealand R Simpson 3 2 2 United States T Gorman 4 3 1
United States T Gorman 6 6 6 United Kingdom R Lewis 1 3 3
Australia J Bartlett 7 6 4 6 Australia M Edmondson 6 6 6
Australia J Trickey 6 2 6 4 Australia J Bartlett 4 6 1 2
Q Australia B Carmichael 4 3 3 Australia M Edmondson 6 1 6 6
Australia M Edmondson 6 6 6 Australia M Edmondson 4 6 6 4
United States E van Dillen 6 6 6 4 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 4 6
Australia C Kachel 3 2 0 United States E van Dillen 6 6 3
United States JC Hagey 6 6 3 6 3 United States M Riessen 7 7 6
United States M Riessen 7 2 6 3 6 United States M Riessen 7 6 5 6 4
Q Australia P Campbell 0 4 4 4 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 7 3 6
Romania I Țiriac 6 6 6 Romania I Țiriac 4 6 4
Australia S Ball 2 3 5 4 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 6
4 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States S Stewart 6 6 6 7
United States GR Reid 7 3 4 6 United States S Stewart 4 3 3
Australia J James 5 6 2 Australia P Dent 6 6 6
Australia P Dent 7 7 6 Australia P Dent 6 6 7
West Germany W Zirngibl 6 3 6 6 Australia D Crealy 3 3 6
Australia J Marks 4 6 2 1 West Germany W Zirngibl 5 6 0 r.
United States V Amaya 3 6 6 6 5 Australia D Crealy 7 7 3
Australia D Crealy 6 1 7 1 7 Australia P Dent 3 4 2
Q United States W Lofgren 6 6 6 2 United States R Tanner 6 6 6
LL United States M Meyers 3 2 3 Q United States W Lofgren 1 0 2
Q Australia W Maher 6 3 0 Australia T Roche 6 6 6
Australia T Roche 7 6 6 Australia T Roche 6 1 2 1
United States P Fleming 6 5 6 6 2 United States R Tanner 4 6 6 6
Australia B Phillips-Moore 0 7 1 2 United States P Fleming 6 2 1
United States B Teacher 3 7 3 5 2 United States R Tanner 7 6 6
2 United States R Tanner 6 5 6 7

References

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  1. ^ a b Barrett, John; Flink, Steve; Tingay, Lance (1978). "Australian Championships (Jan 1977)". World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook (10th Year ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 31–34. ISBN 978-0-354-09039-1. ISSN 0305-6325. OCLC 237184605. OL 15012356M.
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