ATP Japan Open 1977 Draw, Results & Schedule

Manuel Orantes won the 1977 Japan Open, defeating Kim Warwick 6-2 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 31 to November 6, 1977. The match log contains 47 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
def. Kim Warwick , 6-2 6-1
Dates
Oct 31 — Nov 6
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
Japan Open 1977 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Manuel Orantes #6 6-2 6-1 Kim Warwick #44 H2H Match data Nov 6, 1977* F
SF (2)
Kim Warwick #44 2-6 6-3 6-1 Tim Gullikson Match data Nov 5, 1977* SF
Manuel Orantes #6 6-1 6-0 Harold Solomon #13 H2H Match data Nov 5, 1977* SF
QF (4)
Kim Warwick #44 6-1 4-6 6-3 Roscoe Tanner #11 H2H Match data Nov 5, 1977* QF
Harold Solomon #13 6-2 6-1 Stan Smith #19 Match data Nov 5, 1977* QF
Manuel Orantes #6 6-2 6-2 Colin Dibley #33 H2H Match data Nov 5, 1977* QF
Tim Gullikson 6-1 7-5 Vladimir Zednik #100 Match data Nov 5, 1977* QF
R16 (8)
Stan Smith #19 6-0 6-2 Jiri Hrebec #64 Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
Manuel Orantes #6 6-3 6-0 Steve Docherty #93 H2H Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
Harold Solomon #13 6-0 6-4 Jurgen Fassbender #56 H2H Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
Colin Dibley #33 4-6 6-0 6-1 Nick Saviano #65 H2H Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-3 Alvin Gardiner #167 Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
Roscoe Tanner #11 4-6 6-0 6-3 Rick Fagel #62 H2H Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
Vladimir Zednik #100 6-2 7-6 Jun Kuki #171 H2H Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
Kim Warwick #44 6-2 6-0 Bill Scanlon #36 H2H Match data Nov 4, 1977* R16
R32 (16)
Vladimir Zednik #100 6-1 6-3 Bob Carmichael #158 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Kim Warwick #44 7-6 1-6 6-4 Onny Parun #89 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-4 6-2 Jean Francois Caujolle #59 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Nick Saviano #65 6-1 7-6 Hank Pfister #40 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Stan Smith #19 6-4 6-4 John Whitlinger #127 Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Colin Dibley #33 6-2 7-5 Tsuyoshi Fukui H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Alvin Gardiner #167 6-3 6-2 Tom Gorman #49 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Manuel Orantes #6 6-1 6-3 Butch Walts #53 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Rick Fagel #62 1-6 7-6 6-3 Karl Meiler #50 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Steve Docherty #93 4-6 6-2 6-4 Jun Kamiwazumi #264 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Tim Gullikson 6-2 2-6 6-1 Terry Moor #55 Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Bill Scanlon #36 6-4 6-1 Tom Gullikson Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Harold Solomon #13 6-3 6-2 Pat Dupre #132 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Jurgen Fassbender #56 6-4 6-4 Ismail El Shafei Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Jiri Hrebec #64 6-4 6-4 Geoff Masters #73 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
Jun Kuki #171 6-1 6-3 Ray Ruffels #81 H2H Match data Nov 3, 1977* R32
R64 (16)
Jurgen Fassbender #56 7-6 3-6 6-1 Doug Crawford #152 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Tom Gullikson 7-6 2-6 6-3 Mike Cahill #107 Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Jun Kamiwazumi #264 6-4 6-4 Dick Crealy #61 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Kim Warwick #44 6-4 6-0 Hans Jurgen Pohmann #89 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Pat Dupre #132 6-7 6-3 7-5 Takao Yamamoto H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
John Whitlinger #127 6-0 7-6 Kenichi Hirai #220 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Karl Meiler #50 7-6 7-6 Werner Zirngibl #122 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Jiri Hrebec #64 7-5 6-1 Greg Halder #220 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Manuel Orantes #6 6-3 6-1 Marty Riessen #52 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Hank Pfister #40 6-3 7-6 Marcello Lara #89 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Alvin Gardiner #167 6-1 6-4 Allan Stone #81 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jean Francois Caujolle #59 6-4 6-2 Tim Wilkison #93 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Ray Ruffels #81 3-6 6-2 6-4 Russell Simpson #96 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Colin Dibley #33 7-5 6-4 Sashi Menon #92 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Terry Moor #55 6-3 6-3 Richard Lewis #105 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64
Vladimir Zednik #100 7-5 4-6 6-4 Dick Stockton #8 H2H Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.

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