ATP US Open 1977 Draw, Results & Schedule

Guillermo Vilas won the 1977 US Open, defeating Jimmy Connors 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in New York, United States, from August 31 to September 14, 1977. The match log contains 125 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Guillermo Vilas
def. Jimmy Connors , 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-0
Dates
Aug 31 — Sep 14
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Results

Match type
US Open 1977 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Guillermo Vilas #4 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-0 Jimmy Connors #1DEF · 2× H2H Match data Sep 14, 1977* F
SF (2)
Jimmy Connors #1DEF · 2× 7-5 6-3 7-5 Corrado Barazzutti #15 H2H Match data Sep 13, 1977* SF
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-2 7-6 6-2 Harold Solomon #11 H2H Match data Sep 13, 1977* SF
QF (4)
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-1 6-0 Raymond Moore #45 H2H Match data Sep 11, 1977* QF
Harold Solomon #12 6-4 6-4 6-2 Dick Stockton #10 H2H Match data Sep 11, 1977* QF
Jimmy Connors #1DEF · 2× 6-2 6-4 6-3 Manuel Orantes #5CH H2H Match data Sep 11, 1977* QF
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-2 6-1 6-2 Brian Gottfried #3 H2H Match data Sep 11, 1977* QF
R16 (8)
Brian Gottfried #3 6-7 6-3 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #14 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16
Harold Solomon #12 7-6 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #6 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16
Dick Stockton #10 3-6 6-4 1-0 (ret.) Bjorn Borg #2 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Manuel Orantes #5CH 6-2 6-3 John McEnroe #29 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16
Raymond Moore #45 5-7 6-4 6-2 John Feaver — Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16
Jimmy Connors #1DEF · 2× 6-0 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #11 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-2 6-0 Butch Walts H2H Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 6-1 Jose Higueras #35 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16
R32 (16)
Butch Walts 6-1 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic #36 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Brian Gottfried #3 6-4 6-2 Jan Kodes #32 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Raymond Moore #45 6-3 6-2 Ricardo Ycaza H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 6-1 Terry Moor #64 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Harold Solomon #12 2-6 6-1 6-3 Rick Fagel #78 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Jimmy Connors #1DEF · 2× 6-1 6-4 Zan Guerry H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
John Feaver 2-6 6-4 6-0 Mike Fishbach — Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
John McEnroe #29 6-2 4-6 6-4 Eddie Dibbs #9 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Jose Higueras #35 6-4 6-4 Ken Rosewall #16CH H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Dick Stockton #10 2-6 6-4 6-4 Adriano Panatta #23 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-1 6-0 Mark Edmondson #58 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Manuel Orantes #5CH 6-4 6-3 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Bjorn Borg #2 6-1 6-3 Onny Parun H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 7-5 6-1 John Yuill #81 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 6-3 Victor Amaya #99 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-1 6-1 Doug Crawford H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
R64 (31)
Zan Guerry 6-4 7-5 Mike Cahill H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-2 7-6 Tomas Smid #78 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-1 6-2 Sashi Menon H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Mark Edmondson #58 6-1 6-2 Alvaro Fillol H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Onny Parun 3-6 6-0 6-1 Willem Prinsloo #93 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Sherwood Stewart 7-5 6-3 Francois Jauffret #61 — Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Brian Gottfried #3 7-5 2-6 6-3 Marty Riessen #41 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Jan Kodes #32 7-5 6-0 Cliff Richey #50 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Victor Amaya #99 4-6 6-3 7-5 Steve Docherty H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Ken Rosewall #16CH 6-1 6-3 Phil Dent #17 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Eddie Dibbs #9 6-2 6-2 Fred Mcnair — Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Manuel Orantes #5CH 6-2 6-2 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Dick Stockton #10 6-3 3-6 7-6 John Alexander #18 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-4 6-4 Ilie Nastase #8CH H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
John McEnroe #29 7-5 6-1 Hans Gildemeister — Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Terry Moor #64 6-2 6-4 Henry Bunis H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Bjorn Borg #2 7-5 6-4 John James H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Doug Crawford 6-3 6-3 Francisco Gonzalez H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Jimmy Connors #1DEF · 2× 6-2 6-2 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Harold Solomon #12 6-3 6-1 Paul Gerken H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Jose Higueras #35 7-6 3-6 6-2 Bruce Manson H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Butch Walts 6-3 6-3 John Lloyd — Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 6-0 Gene Mayer #89 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Raymond Moore #45 6-1 6-2 Patrick Proisy #57 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Ricardo Ycaza 7-6 6-4 Ivan Molina #96 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mike Fishbach 6-0 6-2 Stan Smith CH H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Rick Fagel #78 6-2 6-4 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
John Yuill #81 6-1 6-3 Peter Fleming #63 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Zeljko Franulovic #36 6-2 6-2 Brian Teacher #85 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Adriano Panatta #23 6-1 7-6 Steve Krulevitz #92 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-7 6-0 6-3 Andrew Pattison — Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64
R128 (63)
Tomas Smid #78 6-2 6-4 Belus Prajoux H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Jose Higueras #35 6-2 6-2 Tim Wilkison #93 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Dick Stockton #10 7-5 6-2 George Amaya — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Zan Guerry 6-2 6-1 Cliff Letcher — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Fred Mcnair 6-4 4-6 6-2 Eric Deblicker — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-2 6-0 Patrice Dominguez #91 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Butch Walts 7-6 7-6 Mark Cox #13 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Alvaro Fillol 6-2 6-0 Paul Kronk — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Bruce Manson 3-6 7-6 5-3 (ret.) Howard Schoenfield H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Steve Docherty 6-4 7-6 James Chico Hagey H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-1 Trey Waltke H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
John Yuill #81 6-2 6-4 Leo Palin H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Jan Kodes #32 7-5 6-0 Bill Lofgren H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 Balazs Taroczy #34 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Francois Jauffret #61 7-5 6-0 Pat Dupre H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Victor Amaya #99 6-2 7-5 George Hardie H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Ricardo Ycaza 6-3 6-2 Raul Ramirez #7 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128 Upset: winner had a 4 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Feaver 7-5 6-1 Charlie Pasarell #52 — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Mike Fishbach 6-1 7-5 Billy Martin #66 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-2 6-4 Bill Scanlon #37 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Willem Prinsloo #93 3-6 7-6 6-1 Jeff Borowiak #20 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Zeljko Franulovic #36 4-6 6-1 6-3 Hank Pfister #40 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
John Alexander #18 3-6 6-3 6-4 Armistead Neely H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Rick Fagel #78 6-1 4-6 6-4 Russell Simpson #83 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
John McEnroe #29 6-1 6-3 Eliot Teltscher H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-2 6-2 Ross Case #54 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Sashi Menon 7-6 2-6 6-3 Nick Saviano #82 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Marty Riessen #41 6-3 6-2 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-0 Manuel Santana H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Sherwood Stewart 6-1 6-4 Mike Machette — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Raymond Moore #45 6-4 6-3 Tom Gullikson — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Paul Gerken 6-4 4-6 6-2 John Marks H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Doug Crawford 6-7 7-5 6-4 Nicola Spear #83 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Onny Parun 6-2 6-4 Javier Soler #94 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Jimmy Connors #1DEF · 2× 6-2 6-0 Jasjit Singh — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Andrew Pattison 6-4 6-0 Paul Mcnamee — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Anand Amritraj 3-6 6-4 6-3 Alvaro Betancur — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Harold Solomon #12 3-6 6-3 7-5 Bernie Mitton #67 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Peter Fleming #63 7-5 6-2 Colin Dibley #39 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Fred Stolle 3-6 7-6 7-5 Vijay Amritraj #55 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Ilie Nastase #8CH 6-0 6-0 Frew Mcmillan #62 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Eddie Dibbs #9 6-4 6-3 Lito Alvarez — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
John James 6-4 4-6 6-3 Victor Pecci #42 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
John Lloyd 6-2 0-6 6-4 Deon Joubert #87 — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Patrick Proisy #57 6-4 6-2 Jim Delaney #72 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Mark Edmondson #58 3-6 6-1 6-4 Roger Guedes H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Cliff Richey #50 6-2 6-2 Tony Giammalva H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Antonio Munoz 6-3 4-6 6-4 Richard Lewis H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Francisco Gonzalez 6-3 7-5 Ricardo Cano #80 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Henry Bunis 6-7 6-4 6-2 Jorge Andrew H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Mike Cahill 6-3 7-6 Kim Warwick #38 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Brian Teacher #85 3-6 7-6 6-2 Chris Kachel H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Phil Dent #17 6-4 6-4 Keith Richardson #71 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Adriano Panatta #23 6-4 6-3 Frank Gebert #90 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Brian Gottfried #3 6-3 6-3 Van Winitsky H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Roscoe Tanner #11 4-6 7-6 6-1 Matt Mitchell H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Ken Rosewall #16CH 6-0 6-4 Tim Gullikson — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Manuel Orantes #5CH 6-1 6-0 Bill Maze H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Steve Krulevitz #92 6-4 6-3 David Schneider H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Hans Gildemeister 6-0 6-3 Jaime Fillol #19 — Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Ivan Molina #96 2-6 7-5 6-3 Bob Hewitt #59 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Terry Moor #64 7-6 6-2 Cliff Drysdale #27 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Gene Mayer #89 7-6 6-3 Jan Norback H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128

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