Australian Open 1977 (January)

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◄ Australian Open 1977 (January) ►
Date: 3rd-9th January 1977
Edition: 65th  Australian Open
Place: Melbourne
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : AustraliaAustralia Mark Edmondson
Ladies singles : AustraliaAustralia Evonne Cawley
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia John Newcombe Tony Roche
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Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Evonne Cawley Helen Gourlay
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winner
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States Roscoe Tanner
Ladies singles : AustraliaAustralia Kerry Reid
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe Tony Roche
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Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Dianne Fromholtz Helen Gourlay
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Grand Slams 1977

The 65 Australian Open 1977 (January) was a Grand Slam tennis grass court tournament organized by the ITF . It took place from January 3rd to 9th, 1977 in Melbourne , Australia .

Defending champions in the singles were Mark Edmondson in the men and Evonne Cawley in the women. In the men's doubles were John Newcombe and Tony Roche , in the women's doubles Evonne Cawley and Helen Gourlay were the defending champions.

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Vilas final
02. United StatesUnited States Roscoe Tanner victory
03. United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe Quarter finals
04th AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall Semifinals

05. AustraliaAustralia Mark Edmondson Quarter finals

06th AustraliaAustralia Ray Ruffels 2nd round

07th United StatesUnited States Dick Stockton Round of 16

08th. AustraliaAustralia Dick Crealy Round of 16
No. player Round reached
09. AustraliaAustralia Phil Dent Quarter finals

10. AustraliaAustralia Ross Case Quarter finals

11. United StatesUnited States Tom Gorman 2nd round

12. AustraliaAustralia John Alexander Semifinals

13. United StatesUnited States Marty Riessen Round of 16

14th AustraliaAustralia Geoff Masters 1 round

15th AustraliaAustralia Tony Roche Round of 16

16. United StatesUnited States Charlie Pasarell Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Dianne Fromholtz final
02. AustraliaAustralia Kerry Reid victory
03. AustraliaAustralia Helen Gourlay Semifinals
04th United StatesUnited States Betsy Nagelsen 1 round

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. South Africa 1961South Africa Bob Hewitt Sherwood Stewart
United StatesUnited States  		Semifinals
02. United StatesUnited States Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner
United StatesUnited States  		Quarter finals
03. AustraliaAustralia Ross Case Geoff Masters
AustraliaAustralia  		Quarter finals
04th United StatesUnited States Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen
United StatesUnited States  		final
No. pairing Round reached
05. AustraliaAustralia Ray Ruffel's Allan Stone
AustraliaAustralia  		1 round

06th United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe Tony Roche
AustraliaAustralia  		victory

07th AustraliaAustralia Bob Carmichael Ken Rosewall
AustraliaAustralia  		1 round

08th. AustraliaAustralia Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
AustraliaAustralia  		1 round

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Dianne Fromholtz Helen Gourlay
AustraliaAustralia  		victory
02. United StatesUnited States Betsy Nagelsen Kerry Reid
AustraliaAustralia  		final
03. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Katja Ebbinghaus Heidi Eisterlehner
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany  		1 round
04th AustraliaAustralia Lesley Bowrey Jan O'Neill
AustraliaAustralia  		Semifinals

Mixed

No mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open between 1970 and 1986.

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