# South African Open 1977

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/atp_archive:6815/south-african-open?season=1977
Tour: ATP

Guillermo Vilas won the 1977 South African Open, defeating Buster C Mottram 7-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 28 to December 4, 1977. The match log contains 29 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1977-11-28
- End date: 1977-12-04

## Champion
- Winner: Guillermo Vilas
- Runner-up: Buster C Mottram
- Final score: 7-6 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Guillermo Vilas def. Buster C Mottram 7-6 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Buster C Mottram def. Frew Mcmillan 6-2 1-6 8-6
- Guillermo Vilas def. Stan Smith 6-2 6-4

### QF
- Buster C Mottram def. Eddie Dibbs 6-1 7-5
- Guillermo Vilas def. Peter Fleming 7-6 0-6 6-4
- Frew Mcmillan def. Sherwood Stewart 6-2 6-4

### R16
- Buster C Mottram def. Cliff Richey 7-5 6-1
- Guillermo Vilas def. Jim Delaney 6-1 6-1
- Peter Fleming def. Andrew Pattison 6-3 6-3
- Stan Smith def. George Rudman 6-2 6-2
- Sherwood Stewart def. Bernie Mitton 6-3 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs def. Byron Bertram 6-2 2-6 7-6
- D Sullivan def. Raymond Moore 6-4 6-3
- Frew Mcmillan def. Willem Prinsloo 6-4 6-2

### R32
- Peter Fleming def. Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-4
- Sherwood Stewart def. John Muller 6-3 6-1
- Willem Prinsloo def. Jaime Fillol 6-3 6-4
- Eddie Dibbs def. Bob Hewitt 6-2 6-1
- Frew Mcmillan def. Mike Machette 6-2 6-3
- Jim Delaney def. Ion Tiriac 6-4 4-6 6-3
- Byron Bertram def. Bob Lutz 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas def. Onny Parun 1-6 6-2 7-5
- Stan Smith def. Andrew Jarrett 7-6 6-0
- George Rudman def. Mike Myburg 6-4 6-2
- D Sullivan def. Colin Dowdeswell 6-0 7-6
- Raymond Moore def. Jeff Borowiak 6-1 7-5
- Cliff Richey def. Mike Fishbach 1-6 6-4 6-3
- Buster C Mottram def. Paul Mcnamee 7-5 6-2
- Bernie Mitton def. Mark Cox 6-2 4-6 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 29
- Players: 31

Other editions available: 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
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