1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles

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
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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] It was his first and only major singles title. Tanner was making his tournament debut. This was the first Australian Open men's singles final since 1912 not to feature an Australian player.

Champion

Roscoe Tanner

Runner-up

Guillermo Vilas

Score6–3, 6–3, 6–3

Draw64

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Close

Mark Edmondson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ken Rosewall.^[1]

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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

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

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

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

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	S 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

1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles

Seeds

Qualifying

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Key

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Section 3

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