ATP Rome 1977 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1977 Rome, 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.

Champion
Vitas Gerulaitis
def. Antonio Zugarelli , 6-2 7-6 3-6 7-6
Dates
May 16 — May 23
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 23, 1977* F Vitas Gerulaitis #11 6-2 7-6 3-6 7-6 Antonio Zugarelli #25 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 22, 1977* SF Antonio Zugarelli #33 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 Phil Dent #37 H2H Match data
May 22, 1977* SF Vitas Gerulaitis #13 6-2 7-6 4-6 7-5 Brian Gottfried #6 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 22, 1977* QF Antonio Zugarelli #33 7-6 7-6 Victor Pecci #38 H2H Match data
May 22, 1977* QF Phil Dent #37 6-3 6-2 Ilie Nastase #4 H2H Match data
May 22, 1977* QF Brian Gottfried #6 7-5 6-2 Kim Warwick #59 H2H Match data
May 22, 1977* QF Vitas Gerulaitis #13 1-6 7-6 6-3 Adriano Panatta #11 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 21, 1977* R16 Victor Pecci #38 7-5 2-6 6-4 Ion Tiriac #248 H2H Match data
May 21, 1977* R16 Ilie Nastase #4 6-3 7-5 Bob Hewitt #50 H2H Match data
May 21, 1977* R16 Adriano Panatta #11 6-4 6-3 Trey Waltke #85 H2H Match data
May 21, 1977* R16 Antonio Zugarelli #33 6-1 1-6 6-0 Zeljko Franulovic #33 H2H Match data
May 21, 1977* R16 Brian Gottfried #6 6-3 6-3 Nicola Spear #151 H2H Match data
May 21, 1977* R16 Vitas Gerulaitis #13 6-4 6-3 Jan Kodes #23 H2H Match data
May 21, 1977* R16 Phil Dent #37 6-1 6-4 Eric Deblicker #136 H2H Match data
May 21, 1977* R16 Kim Warwick #59 0-6 6-1 6-1 Bill Scanlon #32 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 19, 1977* R32 Jan Kodes #23 6-4 4-6 6-4 John Feaver — Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Kim Warwick #59 4-6 6-4 6-2 Raul Ramirez #5 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Adriano Panatta #11 6-2 6-2 Tom Gullikson — Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Zeljko Franulovic #33 7-5 6-4 Guillermo Vilas #3 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Bill Scanlon #32 4-6 6-4 6-2 Lito Alvarez — Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Victor Pecci #38 7-6 6-2 Corrado Barazzutti #19 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #13 6-0 6-3 Victor Amaya #83 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Eric Deblicker #136 6-1 6-4 Gianni Ocleppo #211 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Bob Hewitt #50 6-4 6-4 Balazs Taroczy #36 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Antonio Zugarelli #33 6-3 6-3 Steve Krulevitz #94 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Nicola Spear #151 6-4 6-4 Paolo Bertolucci #26 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Trey Waltke #85 6-4 7-5 Dick Crealy #35 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Phil Dent #37 6-1 6-4 Brian Teacher #60 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Brian Gottfried #6 6-3 6-3 Tomas Smid #154 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Ion Tiriac #248 6-2 7-6 Bernie Mitton #57 H2H Match data
May 19, 1977* R32 Ilie Nastase #4 7-6 1-6 6-2 Ricardo Cano #62 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 18, 1977* R64 Paolo Bertolucci #26 6-2 2-6 6-1 Mark Edmondson #43 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Eric Deblicker #136 5-7 6-3 6-3 Onny Parun #65 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Steve Krulevitz #94 3-6 6-3 6-4 Fred Mcnair — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Victor Amaya #83 6-4 0-6 6-4 Jean Francois Caujolle #95 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Bill Scanlon #32 6-3 6-4 Pat Dupre #99 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Bob Hewitt #50 6-4 6-4 Byron Bertram #64 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Balazs Taroczy #36 6-3 6-1 Sashi Menon #82 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Brian Gottfried #6 6-0 6-1 Gianni Marchetti #360 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Gianni Ocleppo #211 3-6 6-2 6-3 David Schneider #148 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Brian Teacher #60 6-3 7-6 Dick Bohrnstedt — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Corrado Barazzutti #19 4-6 6-3 6-2 Paul Mcnamee #174 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Adriano Panatta #11 6-1 6-3 Nick Saviano #89 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Victor Pecci #38 6-3 3-6 7-5 Jim Delaney #76 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Antonio Zugarelli #33 3-6 6-4 6-2 Roberto Lombardi #248 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Kim Warwick #59 5-7 6-4 6-3 Jiri Granat #252 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Phil Dent #37 7-5 6-3 Massimo Di Domenico — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 John Feaver 3-6 7-6 6-2 Vincenzo Franchitti #360 — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Ricardo Cano #62 6-3 4-6 6-4 Jose Higueras #31 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Trey Waltke #85 7-5 7-5 Javier Soler #98 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Raul Ramirez #5 6-3 6-0 Gene Mayer #70 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Nicola Spear #151 6-1 6-1 James Chico Hagey #91 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Dick Crealy #35 6-1 6-2 John Lloyd — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Bernie Mitton #57 4-6 6-3 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #9 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Lito Alvarez 1-6 6-3 6-4 Peter Fleming #42 — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Tomas Smid #154 6-2 6-3 Sherwood Stewart — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #13 6-3 6-2 Colin Dibley #48 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Ilie Nastase #4 6-2 6-4 Belus Prajoux #68 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Ion Tiriac #248 6-3 2-6 6-3 Dimitru Haradau H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Guillermo Vilas #3 6-1 6-2 Roger Taylor #79 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Tom Gullikson 7-5 6-3 Frank Gebert #72 — Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Jan Kodes #23 7-5 5-7 6-1 Colin Dowdeswell #83 H2H Match data
May 18, 1977* R64 Zeljko Franulovic #33 3-6 6-0 6-0 Billy Martin #74 H2H Match data

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