ATP Cincinnati 1977 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Harold Solomon won the 1977 Cincinnati, defeating Mark Cox 6-2 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Cincinnati, United States, from July 11 to July 18, 1977.

Champion
Harold Solomon
def. Mark Cox , 6-2 6-3
Dates
Jul 11 — Jul 18
Location
Cincinnati, United States
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 18, 1977* F Harold Solomon #13 6-2 6-3 Mark Cox #14 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 17, 1977* SF Harold Solomon #13 7-5 7-5 John Alexander #29 H2H Match data
Jul 17, 1977* SF Mark Cox #14 4-4 (ret.) Rick Fagel #148 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jul 17, 1977* QF Harold Solomon #13 6-3 6-2 John James #143 H2H Match data
Jul 17, 1977* QF Mark Cox #14 6-3 7-6 Ismail El Shafei — Match data
Jul 17, 1977* QF Rick Fagel #148 6-1 6-2 John McEnroe #64 H2H Match data
Jul 17, 1977* QF John Alexander #29 4-6 6-3 6-2 Terry Moor #82 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jul 16, 1977* R16 Rick Fagel #148 6-2 6-4 Gene Mayer #80 H2H Match data
Jul 16, 1977* R16 Ismail El Shafei 6-2 3-6 7-6 Van Winitsky #228 — Match data
Jul 16, 1977* R16 John James #143 6-2 2-6 (ret.) Bob Hewitt #56 H2H Match data
Jul 16, 1977* R16 John Alexander #29 6-2 6-1 Keith Richardson #99 H2H Match data
Jul 16, 1977* R16 Terry Moor #82 6-1 7-6 Bernie Mitton #65 H2H Match data
Jul 16, 1977* R16 Harold Solomon #13 6-4 6-3 Hank Pfister #46 H2H Match data
Jul 16, 1977* R16 John McEnroe #64 6-4 6-4 Phil Dent #22 H2H Match data
Jul 16, 1977* R16 Mark Cox #14 7-5 (ret.) Dick Crealy #38 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Van Winitsky #228 6-3 6-2 Larry Gottfried #228 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Hank Pfister #46 6-2 7-5 Christopher Sylvan H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Harold Solomon #13 6-0 6-2 Jorge Andrew #118 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Dick Crealy #38 6-2 7-6 Mark Meyers #182 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 John McEnroe #64 6-4 1-6 6-4 Andrew Pattison — Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Gene Mayer #80 6-4 6-4 John Feaver — Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Bernie Mitton #65 6-2 6-2 Bruce Manson #197 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Phil Dent #22 6-4 3-6 6-3 Tim Wilkison #197 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Mark Cox #14 4-6 6-3 7-6 George Hardie #101 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Terry Moor #82 6-3 6-7 6-3 Roscoe Tanner #9 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 John Alexander #29 6-4 6-1 Tony Giammalva #322 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Rick Fagel #148 6-2 6-3 Tim Gullikson — Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Bob Hewitt #56 7-6 6-0 Butch Seewagen #191 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-0 Henry Bunis #137 — Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 John James #143 6-1 3-1 (ret.) Cliff Richey #35 H2H Match data
Jul 14, 1977* R32 Keith Richardson #99 6-2 6-2 Mike Cahill #107 H2H Match data
R64 (31)
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Larry Gottfried #228 6-0 6-2 Peter Pearson #216 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Mark Cox #14 6-4 6-1 Kenneth McMillan #220 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Bruce Manson #197 6-2 7-5 Anand Amritraj — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Butch Seewagen #191 6-3 6-4 Brian Teacher #71 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Jorge Andrew #118 6-0 6-3 Woody Blocher #182 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Phil Dent #22 6-4 5-7 6-1 Bill Lofgren #169 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 George Hardie #101 7-5 7-5 Terry Ryan — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 John James #143 6-0 6-4 Patricio Cornejo #139 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Van Winitsky #228 7-5 2-1 (ret.) Brian Fairlie #37 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Mike Cahill #107 6-2 6-0 Byron Bertram #66 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Christopher Sylvan 4-6 6-4 6-2 John Whitlinger #127 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Rick Fagel #148 6-2 6-2 Doug Crawford #152 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Dick Crealy #38 6-2 6-3 Steve Turner #190 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Bernie Mitton #65 6-2 6-3 Trey Waltke #99 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Cliff Richey #35 6-1 6-4 Jeff Austin — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Tony Giammalva #322 4-6 6-4 7-5 Hubertus Hoyt #281 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Hank Pfister #46 6-1 6-3 Mike Powers #249 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Roscoe Tanner #9 6-4 6-2 Bill Lloyd — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Terry Moor #82 6-3 6-2 John Yuill #75 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Harold Solomon #13 6-2 6-2 Francisco Gonzalez #281 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 John Feaver 6-1 6-4 Emilio Montano #120 — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Tim Wilkison #197 7-6 6-3 Ricardo Ycaza #264 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 John McEnroe #64 6-3 6-2 Timothy Noonan #201 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Henry Bunis #137 6-1 6-2 Ashok Amritraj — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Gene Mayer #80 2-6 6-3 7-6 Eddie Dibbs #10 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Keith Richardson #99 4-6 6-2 7-6 Bobby Webb #209 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 John Alexander #29 6-3 3-6 6-2 Zan Guerry #123 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-0 Peter Fleming #62 — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-0 John Bartlett #163 — Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Bob Hewitt #56 4-6 6-4 6-3 Matt Mitchell #220 H2H Match data
Jul 13, 1977* R64 Mark Meyers #182 6-2 7-6 Sashi Menon #95 H2H Match data

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