ATP Australian Open 1977 Draw, Results & Schedule

Roscoe Tanner won the 1977 Australian Open, defeating Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 1 to January 15, 1977. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Roscoe Tanner
def. Guillermo Vilas , 6-3 6-3 6-3
Dates
Jan 1 — Jan 15
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1977 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Roscoe Tanner #10 6-3 6-3 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #6 H2H Match data Jan 15, 1977* F
SF (2)
Roscoe Tanner #10 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 Ken Rosewall #132× CH H2H Match data Jan 14, 1977* SF
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4 John Alexander #47 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1977* SF
QF (4)
John Alexander #47 6-3 6-4 4-6 7-6 Arthur Ashe #12CH H2H Match data Jan 12, 1977* QF
Roscoe Tanner #10 6-3 6-4 6-2 Phil Dent #36 H2H Match data Jan 12, 1977* QF
Ken Rosewall #132× CH 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-4 Mark Edmondson #37DEF H2H Match data Jan 12, 1977* QF
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-4 7-5 1-6 6-3 Ross Case #44 H2H Match data Jan 12, 1977* QF
R16 (8)
Ross Case #44 6-4 4-6 6-7 7-5 6-2 Dick Stockton #15 H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
Phil Dent #36 6-3 6-3 7-6 Dick Crealy #41 H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
Mark Edmondson #37DEF 6-1 6-3 6-3 Richard Lewis H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
Guillermo Vilas #6 7-6 6-2 6-3 Charlie Pasarell #56 H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
Ken Rosewall #132× CH 6-7 7-6 7-5 3-6 6-4 Marty Riessen #59 H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
John Alexander #47 6-4 6-2 6-2 Colin Dibley #84 H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
Roscoe Tanner #10 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-1 Tony Roche #25 H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
Arthur Ashe #12CH 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Hank Pfister #76 H2H Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16
R32 (16)
Dick Stockton #15 6-2 6-2 6-3 Charlie Fancutt — Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Mark Edmondson #37DEF 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-2 John Bartlett H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Ross Case #44 6-3 6-3 6-1 Bill Lloyd — Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
John Alexander #47 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4 Ulrich Marten H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Phil Dent #36 6-4 6-3 6-3 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Dick Crealy #41 7-5 7-6 3-0 (ret.) Werner Zirngibl H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Arthur Ashe #12CH 7-6 7-5 6-4 Dick R Bohrnstedt — Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Roscoe Tanner #10 7-6 6-2 6-1 Peter Fleming #100 H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Nick Saviano H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Charlie Pasarell #56 7-6 7-6 6-4 Steve Docherty H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Tony Roche #25 6-1 6-0 6-2 Bill Lofgren H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Marty Riessen #59 7-6 7-6 6-3 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Colin Dibley #84 4-6 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-1 Ray Ruffels #29 H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Richard Lewis 6-4 6-3 6-1 Tom Gorman #48 H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hank Pfister #76 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-1 Cliff Letcher — Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
Ken Rosewall #132× CH 6-4 7-6 6-4 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Jan 7, 1977* R32
R64 (32)
Ulrich Marten 6-2 7-5 6-3 Graeme Thomson H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Roscoe Tanner #10 6-3 5-7 6-3 7-5 Brian Teacher #81 H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Tony Roche #25 7-6 6-3 6-0 Warren Maher — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Phil Dent #36 7-5 7-6 6-2 John James H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Nick Saviano 7-5 7-6 6-4 Tim Wilkison H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Richard Lewis 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-4 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Charlie Pasarell #56 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 Bob Hewitt #87 H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Cliff Letcher 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-4 Allan Stone — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Dick Crealy #41 6-3 1-6 7-6 1-6 7-5 Victor Amaya H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Werner Zirngibl 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1 John Marks H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Steve Docherty 6-3 6-2 6-4 Robin Drysdale H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Ray Ruffels #29 7-5 6-1 6-4 Paul Kronk — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Bill Lofgren 6-3 6-2 6-3 Mark Meyers H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Mark Edmondson #37DEF 6-4 6-3 6-3 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Ross Case #44 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-1 Chris Lewis H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Peter Fleming #100 6-0 5-7 6-1 6-2 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Colin Dibley #84 6-1 6-3 6-2 Kim Warwick #71 H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Charlie Fancutt 4-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4 Alvin Gardiner — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Tom Gorman #48 6-3 6-2 6-2 Russell Simpson H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Ken Rosewall #132× CH 6-2 6-3 7-5 Syd Ball #97 H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-2 6-4 6-2 Paul Mcnamee H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Marty Riessen #59 7-6 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 James Chico Hagey #72 H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Sherwood Stewart 6-7 6-3 6-4 7-6 Grover Raz Reid — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
John Alexander #47 7-6 7-6 6-7 6-4 Mike Machette #90 H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Bill Lloyd 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 Brad Drewett — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
John Bartlett 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-4 John Trickey H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Ion Tiriac 6-0 6-4 6-4 Peter Campbell H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Dick Stockton #15 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 John Feaver — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Dick R Bohrnstedt 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Harald Elschenbroich — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Arthur Ashe #12CH 6-3 6-0 6-3 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-2 6-0 Chris Kachel — Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64
Hank Pfister #76 3-6 6-3 6-0 6-3 Geoff Masters #55 H2H Match data Jan 5, 1977* R64

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