ATP US Open 1977 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-0
Manuel Santana #234
Gene Mayer #89 7-6 6-3
Jan Norback #109
Victor Amaya #99 6-2 7-5
George Hardie #101
Steve Docherty #93 6-4 7-6
James Chico Hagey #110
Jose Higueras #35 6-2 6-2
Tim Wilkison #93
Bruce Manson #197 3-6 7-6 5-3 (ret.)
Howard Schoenfield #269
Ken Rosewall #16 6-0 6-4
Tim Gullikson
Phil Dent #17 6-4 6-4
Keith Richardson #71
Raymond Moore #45 6-4 6-3
Tom Gullikson
Patrick Proisy #57 6-4 6-2
Jim Delaney #72
Ricardo Ycaza #264 6-3 6-2
Raul Ramirez #7
Ivan Molina #96 2-6 7-5 6-3
Bob Hewitt #59
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Mike Fishbach #216 6-1 7-5
Billy Martin #66
Stan Smith #15
BYE
Harold Solomon #12 3-6 6-3 7-5
Bernie Mitton #67
Paul Gerken #199 6-4 4-6 6-2
John Marks #174
Rick Fagel #78 6-1 4-6 6-4
Russell Simpson #83
Antonio Munoz #130 6-3 4-6 6-4
Richard Lewis #105
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-2 6-0
Patrice Dominguez #91
Tomas Smid #78 6-2 6-4
Belus Prajoux #87
John Yuill #81 6-2 6-4
Leo Palin #366
Peter Fleming #63 7-5 6-2
Colin Dibley #39
Dick Stockton #10 7-5 6-2
George Amaya
John Alexander #18 3-6 6-3 6-4
Armistead Neely #201
Adriano Panatta #23 6-4 6-3
Frank Gebert #90
Steve Krulevitz #92 6-4 6-3
David Schneider #136
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-1
Trey Waltke #99
John James #97 6-4 4-6 6-3
Victor Pecci #42
Onny Parun #89 6-2 6-4
Javier Soler #94
Willem Prinsloo #93 3-6 7-6 6-1
Jeff Borowiak #20
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-0
Jasjit Singh
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2
Balazs Taroczy #34
Zan Guerry #123 6-2 6-1
Cliff Letcher
Mike Cahill #107 6-3 7-6
Kim Warwick #38
Roscoe Tanner #11 4-6 7-6 6-1
Matt Mitchell #220
Andrew Pattison 6-4 6-0
Paul Mcnamee #148
Terry Moor #64 7-6 6-2
Cliff Drysdale #27
Henry Bunis #137 6-7 6-4 6-2
Jorge Andrew #118
Manuel Orantes #5 6-1 6-0
Bill Maze #373
Fred Stolle #272 3-6 7-6 7-5
Vijay Amritraj #55
Sherwood Stewart 6-1 6-4
Mike Machette #137
Francois Jauffret #61 7-5 6-0
Pat Dupre #132
John McEnroe #29 6-1 6-3
Eliot Teltscher #160
Hans Gildemeister 6-0 6-3
Jaime Fillol #19
Eddie Dibbs #9 6-4 6-3
Lito Alvarez
Fred Mcnair 6-4 4-6 6-2
Eric Deblicker #152
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-2 6-4
Bill Scanlon #37
Ilie Nastase #8 6-0 6-0
Frew Mcmillan #62
Mark Edmondson #58 3-6 6-1 6-4
Roger Guedes #310
Alvaro Fillol #157 6-2 6-0
Paul Kronk
Butch Walts #98 7-6 7-6
Mark Cox #13
John Lloyd 6-2 0-6 6-4
Deon Joubert #87
Zeljko Franulovic #36 4-6 6-1 6-3
Hank Pfister #40
Brian Teacher #85 3-6 7-6 6-2
Chris Kachel #151
Brian Gottfried #3 6-3 6-3
Van Winitsky #228
Marty Riessen #41 6-3 6-2
Bob Carmichael #158
Jan Kodes #32 7-5 6-0
Bill Lofgren #169
Cliff Richey #50 6-2 6-2
Tony Giammalva #322
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-2 6-2
Ross Case #54
Sashi Menon #100 7-6 2-6 6-3
Nick Saviano #82
Doug Crawford #152 6-7 7-5 6-4
Nicola Spear #83
Francisco Gonzalez #281 6-3 7-5
Ricardo Cano #80
Round of 64
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 6-0
Gene Mayer #89
Victor Amaya #99 4-6 6-3 7-5
Steve Docherty #93
Jose Higueras #35 7-6 3-6 6-2
Bruce Manson #197
Ken Rosewall #16 6-1 6-3
Phil Dent #17
Raymond Moore #45 6-1 6-2
Patrick Proisy #57
Ricardo Ycaza #264 7-6 6-4
Ivan Molina #96
John Feaver
BYE
Mike Fishbach #216 6-0 6-2
Stan Smith #15
Harold Solomon #12 6-3 6-1
Paul Gerken #199
Rick Fagel #78 6-2 6-4
Antonio Munoz #130
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-2 7-6
Tomas Smid #78
John Yuill #81 6-1 6-3
Peter Fleming #63
Dick Stockton #10 6-3 3-6 7-6
John Alexander #18
Adriano Panatta #23 6-1 7-6
Steve Krulevitz #92
Bjorn Borg #2 7-5 6-4
John James #97
Onny Parun #89 3-6 6-0 6-1
Willem Prinsloo #93
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-2
Bob Lutz
Zan Guerry #123 6-4 7-5
Mike Cahill #107
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-7 6-0 6-3
Andrew Pattison
Terry Moor #64 6-2 6-4
Henry Bunis #137
Manuel Orantes #5 6-2 6-2
Fred Stolle #272
Sherwood Stewart 7-5 6-3
Francois Jauffret #61
John McEnroe #29 7-5 6-1
Hans Gildemeister
Eddie Dibbs #9 6-2 6-2
Fred Mcnair
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-4 6-4
Ilie Nastase #8
Mark Edmondson #58 6-1 6-2
Alvaro Fillol #157
Butch Walts #98 6-3 6-3
John Lloyd
Zeljko Franulovic #36 6-2 6-2
Brian Teacher #85
Brian Gottfried #3 7-5 2-6 6-3
Marty Riessen #41
Jan Kodes #32 7-5 6-0
Cliff Richey #50
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-1 6-2
Sashi Menon #100
Doug Crawford #152 6-3 6-3
Francisco Gonzalez #281
Round of 32
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 6-3
Victor Amaya #99
Jose Higueras #35 6-4 6-4
Ken Rosewall #16
Raymond Moore #45 6-3 6-2
Ricardo Ycaza #264
John Feaver 2-6 6-4 6-0
Mike Fishbach #216
Harold Solomon #12 2-6 6-1 6-3
Rick Fagel #78
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 7-5 6-1
John Yuill #81
Dick Stockton #10 2-6 6-4 6-4
Adriano Panatta #23
Bjorn Borg #2 6-1 6-3
Onny Parun #89
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-4
Zan Guerry #123
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 6-1
Terry Moor #64
Manuel Orantes #5 6-4 6-3
Sherwood Stewart
John McEnroe #29 6-2 4-6 6-4
Eddie Dibbs #9
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-1 6-0
Mark Edmondson #58
Butch Walts #98 6-1 6-2
Zeljko Franulovic #36
Brian Gottfried #3 6-4 6-2
Jan Kodes #32
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-1 6-1
Doug Crawford #152
Round of 16
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 6-1
Jose Higueras #35
Raymond Moore #45 5-7 6-4 6-2
John Feaver
Harold Solomon #12 7-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis #6
Dick Stockton #10 3-6 6-4 1-0 (ret.)
Bjorn Borg #2
Jimmy Connors #1 6-0 6-2
Roscoe Tanner #11
Manuel Orantes #5 6-2 6-3
John McEnroe #29
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-2 6-0
Butch Walts #98
Brian Gottfried #3 6-7 6-3 6-4
Wojtek Fibak #14
Quarterfinals
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-1 6-0
Raymond Moore #45
Harold Solomon #12 6-4 6-4 6-2
Dick Stockton #10
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-4 6-3
Manuel Orantes #5
Corrado Barazzutti #24 6-2 6-1 6-2
Brian Gottfried #3
Semifinals
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-2 7-6 6-2
Harold Solomon #11
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-3 7-5
Corrado Barazzutti #15
Final
Guillermo Vilas #4 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-0
Jimmy Connors #1

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