International tennis championships of Germany 1977 / men's singles
This article describes the results of the men's singles at the 1977 International Tennis Championships in Germany .
Seeding list
16 players were seeded, including Guillermo Vilas at No. 1 and Manuel Orantes at No. 2.
qualification
On May 7th and 8th, a three-round qualification was played, from which the following eight players qualified for the main tournament:
| Qualifiers | |
|---|---|
|  Pavel Huťka |  Robin Drysdale | 
|  Carlos Kirmayr |  David Schneider | 
|  Vladimír Zedník |  Bob Carmichael | 
|  František Pála |  Álvaro Fillol | 
Tournament schedule
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Results
Up to the quarter-finals the game was played on two winning sets and from the semi-finals on three winning sets.
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||||||
|  Buster Mottram | 3 | 6th | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
|  Paolo Bertolucci | 6th | 3 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||
|  Paolo Bertolucci | 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||
|  Manuel Orantes | 3 | 6th | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
|  Jaime Fillol | 2 | 6th | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
|  Manuel Orantes | 6th | 1 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||
Upper half
Upper half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  G. Vilas | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  P. Huťka | 1 | 2 |  G. Vilas | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  C. Kirmayr | 4th | 0 | r |  J.-L. Haillet | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  J.-L. Haillet | 6th | 1 |  G. Vilas | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  K. Meiler | 3 | 7th | 6th |  J.-F. Caujolle | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  F. Gebert | 6th | 5 | 3 |  K. Meiler | 6th | 4th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
|  V. Amaya | 2 | 4th |  J.-F. Caujolle | 3 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  J.-F. Caujolle | 6th | 6th |  G. Vilas | 6th | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  B. Taróczy | 6th | 6th |  B. Mottram | 4th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  K. Eberhard | 2 | 3 |  B. Taróczy | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  I. Țiriac | 6th | 6th |  I. Țiriac | 4th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Fassbender | 2 | 3 |  B. Taróczy | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  B. Mottram | 6th | 6th |  B. Mottram | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  V. Zedník | 3 | 3 |  B. Mottram | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  R. Gehring | 7th | 6th |  R. Gehring | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Delaney | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Upper half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Ph. Dent | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|  P. DuPré | 1 | 6th |  Ph. Dent | 7th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  O. Parun | 6th | 6th |  O. Parun | 5 | 7th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  P. Kronk | 1 | 0 |  Ph. Dent | 6th | 6th | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  R. Norberg | 6th | 6th |  C. Dowdeswell | 7th | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  Á. Betancur | 2 | 0 |  R. Norberg | 6th | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Higueras | 6th | 3 | 4th |  C. Dowdeswell | 2 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
|  C. Dowdeswell | 3 | 6th | 6th |  C. Dowdeswell | 0 | 6th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  A. Zugarelli | 4th | 6th | 7th |  P. Bertolucci | 6th | 4th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  F. Pála | 6th | 1 | 5 |  A. Zugarelli | 6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
|  S. Menon | 3 | 2 |  S. Krulevitz | 3 | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  S. Krulevitz | 6th | 6th |  A. Zugarelli | 6th | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  P. Bertolucci | 6th | 6th |  P. Bertolucci | 4th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  I. Molina | 1 | 1 |  P. Bertolucci | 3 | 7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  K. Warwick | 6th | 6th |  K. Warwick | 6th | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  R. Cano | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
Lower half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  W. Zirngibl | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|  C. Letcher | 3 | 2 |  W. Zirngibl | 5 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Yuill | 6th | 2 | 6th |  J. Yuill | 7th | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  V. Pecci | 2 | 6th | 4th |  W. Zirngibl | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  U. Pinner | 6th | 7th |  F. Jauffret | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  R. Lewis | 1 | 6th |  U. Pinner | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  U. Marten | 4th | 2 |  F. Jauffret | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  F. Jauffret | 6th | 6th |  W. Zirngibl | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  R. Drysdale | 6th | 4th | 2 |  J. Fillol | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Velasco | 4th | 6th | 6th |  J. Velasco | 4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  B. Prajoux | 3 | 6th | 6th |  B. Prajoux | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  Ž. Franulović | 6th | 4th | 3 |  B. Prajoux | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Ganzabal | 4th | 3 |  J. Fillol | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  N. Pilic | 6th | 6th |  N. Pilic | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  H. Kary | 3 | 2 |  J. Fillol | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Fillol | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  P. Parent | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|  B. Hewitt | 7th | 6th |  B. Hewitt | 2 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Hřebec | 2 | 2 |  D. Crealy | 6th | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  D. Crealy | 6th | 6th |  B. Hewitt | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  B. Bertram | 6th | 6th |  B. Fairlie | 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  Ch. Hagey | 2 | 4th |  B. Bertram | 7th | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  B. Mitton | 1 | 6th | 3 |  B. Fairlie | 6th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
|  B. Fairlie | 6th | 1 | 6th |  B. Hewitt | 2 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  Kj. Johansson | 6th | 6th |  M. Orantes | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  D. Schneider | 3 | 3 |  Kj. Johansson | 7th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  B. Carmichael | 6th | 1 |  M. Edmondson | 6th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
|  M. Edmondson | 7th | 6th |  Kj. Johansson | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  I. El Shafei | 6th | 6th |  M. Orantes | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  J. Soler | 2 | 3 |  I. El Shafei | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Á. Fillol | 2 | 1 |  M. Orantes | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
|  M. Orantes | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
swell
- Hamburger Abendblatt , issues from May 9 to 16, 1977, available in the online archive of http://www.abendblatt.de (fee required)
- Tennis, official body of the German Tennis Federation , Volume 31, Issue 11 (June 1st, 1977 edition)
