# Italian Open 1977

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1977
Tour: ATP

Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1977 Italian Open, defeating Antonio Zugarelli 6-2 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 16 to May 23, 1977. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1977-05-16
- End date: 1977-05-23

## Champion
- Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis
- Runner-up: Antonio Zugarelli
- Final score: 6-2 7-6 3-6 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Antonio Zugarelli 6-2 7-6 3-6 7-6

### SF
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Phil Dent 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Brian Gottfried 6-2 7-6 4-6 7-5

### QF
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Victor Pecci 7-6 7-6
- Phil Dent d. Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-2
- Brian Gottfried d. Kim Warwick 7-5 6-2
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Adriano Panatta 1-6 7-6 6-3

### R16
- Victor Pecci d. Ion Tiriac 7-5 2-6 6-4
- Ilie Nastase d. Bob Hewitt 6-3 7-5
- Adriano Panatta d. Trey Waltke 6-4 6-3
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-1 1-6 6-0
- Brian Gottfried d. Nicola Spear 6-3 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Jan Kodes 6-4 6-3
- Phil Dent d. Eric Deblicker 6-1 6-4
- Kim Warwick d. Bill Scanlon 0-6 6-1 6-1

### R32
- Jan Kodes d. John Feaver 6-4 4-6 6-4
- Kim Warwick d. Raul Ramirez 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Adriano Panatta d. Tom Gullikson 6-2 6-2
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Guillermo Vilas 7-5 6-4
- Bill Scanlon d. Lito Alvarez 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Victor Pecci d. Corrado Barazzutti 7-6 6-2
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Victor Amaya 6-0 6-3
- Eric Deblicker d. Gianni Ocleppo 6-1 6-4
- Bob Hewitt d. Balazs Taroczy 6-4 6-4
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Steve Krulevitz 6-3 6-3
- Nicola Spear d. Paolo Bertolucci 6-4 6-4
- Trey Waltke d. Dick Crealy 6-4 7-5
- Phil Dent d. Brian Teacher 6-1 6-4
- Brian Gottfried d. Tomas Smid 6-3 6-3
- Ion Tiriac d. Bernie Mitton 6-2 7-6
- Ilie Nastase d. Ricardo Cano 7-6 1-6 6-2

### R64
- Paolo Bertolucci d. Mark Edmondson 6-2 2-6 6-1
- Eric Deblicker d. Onny Parun 5-7 6-3 6-3
- Steve Krulevitz d. Fred Mcnair 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Victor Amaya d. Jean Francois Caujolle 6-4 0-6 6-4
- Bill Scanlon d. Pat Dupre 6-3 6-4
- Bob Hewitt d. Byron Bertram 6-4 6-4
- Balazs Taroczy d. Sashi Menon 6-3 6-1
- Brian Gottfried d. Gianni Marchetti 6-0 6-1
- Gianni Ocleppo d. David Schneider 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Brian Teacher d. Dick R Bohrnstedt 6-3 7-6
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Paul Mcnamee 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Adriano Panatta d. Nick Saviano 6-1 6-3
- Victor Pecci d. Jim Delaney 6-3 3-6 7-5
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Roberto Lombardi 3-6 6-4 6-2
- Kim Warwick d. Jiri Granat 5-7 6-4 6-3
- Phil Dent d. Massimo Di Domenico 7-5 6-3
- John Feaver d. Vincenzo Franchitti 3-6 7-6 6-2
- Ricardo Cano d. Jose Higueras 6-3 4-6 6-4
- Trey Waltke d. Javier Soler 7-5 7-5
- Raul Ramirez d. Gene Mayer 6-3 6-0
- Nicola Spear d. James Chico Hagey 6-1 6-1
- Dick Crealy d. John Lloyd 6-1 6-2
- Bernie Mitton d. Roscoe Tanner 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Lito Alvarez d. Peter Fleming 1-6 6-3 6-4
- Tomas Smid d. Sherwood Stewart 6-2 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Colin Dibley 6-3 6-2
- Ilie Nastase d. Belus Prajoux 6-2 6-4
- Ion Tiriac d. Dimitru Haradau 6-3 2-6 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Roger Taylor 6-1 6-2
- Tom Gullikson d. Frank Gebert 7-5 6-3
- Jan Kodes d. Colin Dowdeswell 7-5 5-7 6-1
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Billy Martin 3-6 6-0 6-0

## Stats
- Total matches: 63
- Players: 64

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