US Open 1977

◄ US Open 1977 ►
Date:	31st August – 11th September 1977
Edition:	97th  US Open
Place:	Forest Hills, New York
Covering:	sand
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Jimmy Connors
Ladies singles :	Chris Evert
Men's double :	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
Ladies doubles :	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss
Mixed :	Billie Jean King Phil Dent
winner
Men's singles :	Guillermo Vilas
Ladies singles :	Chris Evert
Men's double :	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Ladies doubles :	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
Mixed :	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
Grand Slams 1977
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The 97th US Open in 1977 was a Grand Slam tennis clay court tournament hosted by the ITF . It took place from August 31 to September 11, 1977 in Forest Hills , New York , United States . For the third and last time the game was played on clay. Also for the last time it was played in Forest Hills. Then you switched to Flushing Meadow .

Defending champions in the singles were Jimmy Connors in the men and Chris Evert in the women. In the men's doubles Tom Okker and Marty Riessen were the defending champions , in the ladies doubles Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss and in the mixed Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Bjorn Borg Round of 16 02.  Jimmy Connors final 03.  Brian Gottfried Quarter finals 04th  Guillermo Vilas victory 05.  Manuel Orantes Quarter finals 06th  Raúl Ramírez 1 round 07th  Ilie Năstase 2nd round 08th.  Vitas gerulaitis Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Eddie Dibbs 3rd round 10.  Dick Stockton Quarter finals 11.  Roscoe Tanner Round of 16 12.  Harold Solomon Semifinals 13.  Mark Cox 1 round 14th  Ken Rosewall 3rd round 15th  Wojciech Fibak Round of 16 16.  Stan Smith 2nd round

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert victory 02.  Martina Navrátilová Semifinals 03.  Virginia Wade Quarter finals 04th  Sue Barker 3rd round 05.  Betty Stöve Semifinals 06th  Rosie Casals Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 07th  Billie Jean King Quarter finals 08th.  Dianne Fromholtz Round of 16 09.  Kerry Reid Round of 16 10.  Mima Jaušovec Quarter finals 11.  Kristien Shaw 1 round 12.  Wendy Turnbull final

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan   victory 02.  Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez   final 03.  Tom Okker Marty Riessen   Quarter finals 04th  Bob Lutz Stan Smith   Quarter finals 05.  Wojciech Fibak Dick Stockton   2nd round 06th  John Alexander Phil Dent   1 round 07th  Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart   Round of 16 08th.     retreat

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Syd Ball Kim Warwick   Semifinals 10.  Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher   Quarter finals 11.  Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj   Round of 16 12.  Colin Dibley Chris tile   Round of 16 13.  David Lloyd John Lloyd   1 round 14th  Mark Edmondson John Marks   2nd round 15th  Hank Pfister Butch Walts   Round of 16 16.  Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux   Round of 16

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve   victory 02.  Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss   2nd round 03.  Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell   2nd round 04th  Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Lesley Charles Sue Mappin   Quarter finals 06th  Kerry Reid Greer Stevens   Semifinals 07th  Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden   1 round 08th.  Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura   1 round

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens   Semifinals 02.  Frew McMillan Betty Stöve   victory 03.  Vitas Gerulaitis Billie Jean King   final 04th  Marty Riessen Françoise Dürr   1 round

Web links

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