Australian Open 1977 (January) / men's singles

Australian Open 1977 (January)
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed

Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors

R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open 1977 (Jan men's singles
1976 ◄ 1977 (January) ► 1977 (December)
Grand Slams 1977 men's singles
Australian Open (January) Australian Open (December) French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's singles at the Australian Open 1977 (January)

The defending champion was Mark Edmondson .

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Argentina Guillermo Vilas	final
02.	United States Roscoe Tanner	victory
03.	United States Arthur Ashe	Quarter finals
04th	Australia Ken Rosewall	Semifinals
05.	Australia Mark Edmondson	Quarter finals
06th	Australia Ray Ruffels	2nd round
07th	United States Dick Stockton	Round of 16
08th.	Australia Dick Crealy	Round of 16

No.	player	Round reached
09.	Australia Phil Dent	Quarter finals
10.	Australia Ross Case	Quarter finals
11.	United States Tom Gorman	2nd round
12.	Australia John Alexander	Semifinals
13.	United States Marty Riessen	Round of 16
14th	Australia Geoff Masters	1 round
15th	Australia Tony Roche	Round of 16
16.	United States Charlie Pasarell	Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

6th

1

6th

12

John Alexander

4th

6th

3

4th

1

Guillermo Vilas

3

2

United States Roscoe Tanner

6th

4th

Ken Rosewall

4th

6th

4th

1

2

United States Roscoe Tanner

6th

3

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

Argentina G. Vilas

6th

P. McNamee

2

4th

2

1

Argentina G. Vilas

6th

United States N. Saviano

7th

6th

N. Saviano

1

4th

Q

T. Wilkison

5

6th

4th

1

Argentina G. Vilas

7th

6th

16

United States C. Pasarell

2

7th

6th

7th

16

C. Pasarell

6th

2

3

B. Hewitt

6th

5

3

6th

16

United States C. Pasarell

7th

6th

R. Drysdale

3

2

4th

S. Docherty

6th

4th

Australia S. Docherty

6th

1

Argentina G. Vilas

6th

7th

1

6th

7th

United States D. Stockton

2

7th

6th

7th

10

R. Case

4th

5

6th

3

J. Feaver

6th

6th

2

6th

7th

United States D. Stockton

6th

Q

Australia C. Fancutt

4th

7th

6th

Q

C. Fancutt

2

3

A. Gardiner

6th

6th

4th

7th

D. Stockton

4th

6th

7th

5

2

10

Australia R. Case

3

6th

7th

6th

10

Australia R. Case

6th

4th

6th

7th

6th

C. Lewis

6th

1

6th

1

10

Australia R. Case

6th

B. Drewett

6th

3

1

Q

W. Lloyd

3

1

Q

Australia W. Lloyd

4th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

United States A. Ashe

6th

P. McNamara

3

0

3

United States A. Ashe

7th

6th

LL

H. Elschenbroich

6th

3

D. Bohrnstedt

6th

5

4th

United States D. Bohrnstedt

3

6th

3

United States A. Ashe

7th

6th

3

6th

14th

G. Masters

6th

3

0

3

H. Pfister

6th

3

6th

3

United States H. Pfister

3

6th

United States H. Pfister

4th

6th

A. Stone

3

7th

1

4th

C. Letcher

6th

1

4th

1

Australia C. Letcher

6th

6th

6th

3

A. Ashe

3

4th

6th

6th

Australia R. Ruffels

7th

6th

12

Australia J. Alexander

6th

4th

7th

P. Kronk

5

1

4th

6th

R. Ruffels

6th

3

6th

1

Australia C. Dibley

6th

Australia C. Dibley

4th

2

6th

7th

6th

K. Warwick

1

3

2

C. Dibley

4th

2

12

Australia J. Alexander

7th

6th

6th

12

Australia J. Alexander

6th

M. Machette

6th

7th

4th

12

Australia J. Alexander

6th

5

6th

Germany Federal Republic U. Marten

6th

7th

6th

U. Marten

2

4th

7th

4th

Q

G. Thomson

2

5

3

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

B. Giltinan

2

7th

4th

United Kingdom R. Lewis

6th

6th

6th

United Kingdom R. Lewis

6th

R. Simpson

3

2

11

T. Gorman

4th

3

1

11

United States T. Gorman

6th

R. Lewis

1

3

Australia J. Bartlett

7th

6th

4th

6th

5

Australia M. Edmondson

6th

Q

J. Trickey

6th

2

6th

4th

J. Bartlett

4th

6th

1

2

B. Carmichael

4th

3

5

Australia M. Edmondson

6th

1

6th

5

Australia M. Edmondson

6th

5

M. Edmondson

4th

6th

6th

4th

United States E. van Dillen

6th

4th

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

7th

4th

6th

C. tile

3

2

0

E. van Dillen

6th

3

C. Hagey

6th

6th

3

6th

3

13

United States M. Riessen

7th

6th

13

United States M. Riessen

7th

2

6th

3

6th

13

M. Riessen

7th

6th

5

6th

4th

Q

P. Campbell

0

4th

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

7th

3

6th

Romania 1965 I. Țiriac

6th

I. Țiriac

4th

6th

4th

S. Ball

2

3

5

4th

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

7th

6th

4th

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

United States S. Stewart

6th

6th

7th

G. Reid

7th

3

4th

6th

S. Stewart

4th

3

J. James

5

6th

2

9

Australia P. Dent

6th

9

Australia P. Dent

7th

6th

9

Australia P. Dent

6th

7th

Germany Federal Republic W. Zirngibl

6th

3

6th

8th

D. Crealy

3

6th

J. Marks

4th

6th

2

1

W. Zirngibl

5

6th

0

r

V. Amaya

3

6th

6th

6th

5

8th

Australia D. Crealy

7th

3

8th

Australia D. Crealy

6th

1

7th

1

7th

9

P. Dent

3

4th

2

Q

United States W. Lofgren

6th

2

United States R. Tanner

6th

LL

S. Myers

3

2

Q

W. Lofgren

1

0

2

Q

W. Maher

6th

3

0

15th

Australia T. Roche

6th

15th

Australia T. Roche

7th

6th

15th

T. Roche

6th

1

2

1

United States P. Fleming

6th

5

6th

2

United States R. Tanner

4th

6th

B. Phillips-Moore

0

7th

1

2

P. Fleming

6th

2

1

B. Teacher

3

7th

3

5

2

United States R. Tanner

7th

6th

2

United States R. Tanner

6th

5

6th

7th

Web links

Draw of the Australian Open on ITFtennis.com (English)