WTA US Open 1977 Draw, Results & Schedule

Chris Evert won the 1977 US Open, defeating Wendy Turnbull 7-6 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in New York, United States, from August 31 to September 13, 1977. The match log contains 96 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
Chris Evert
def. Wendy Turnbull , 7-6 6-2
Dates
Aug 31 — Sep 13
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1977 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Chris Evert 7-6 6-2 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data Sep 13, 1977* F
SF (2)
Chris Evert 6-3 7-5 Betty Stove H2H Match data Sep 12, 1977* SF
Wendy Turnbull 2-6 7-5 6-4 Martina Navratilova H2H Match data Sep 12, 1977* SF Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
QF (4)
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-1 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data Sep 10, 1977* QF
Betty Stove 6-2 6-2 Tracy Austin H2H Match data Sep 10, 1977* QF
Chris Evert 6-2 6-0 Billie Jean King H2H Match data Sep 10, 1977* QF
Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-1 Virginia Wade H2H Match data Sep 10, 1977* QF Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R16 (8)
Billie Jean King 6-1 3-6 7-6 Kerry Reid H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
Wendy Turnbull 4-6 6-0 6-0 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-2 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
Tracy Austin 6-3 7-5 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
Betty Stove 6-3 6-0 Kathy Kuykendall H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-1 Marise Kruger H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
Virginia Wade 7-5 6-4 Mona Guerrant H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
Chris Evert 6-3 6-0 Nancy Richey H2H Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16
R32 (16)
Marise Kruger 6-0 6-0 Kathleen Harter H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-1 Patricia Bostrom H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Virginia Wade 4-6 6-1 6-2 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Kerry Reid 7-6 6-1 Zenda Liess H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Kathy Kuykendall 6-3 6-1 Florenta Mihai H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Rosie Casals 6-2 1-6 6-2 Brigette Cuypers H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Nancy Richey 6-1 7-6 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Mima Jausovec 6-1 6-2 Janet Newberry H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Billie Jean King 6-1 2-6 6-1 Sheila Mcinerney H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-4 Sue Barker H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32 Upset: winner had a 4 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-2 Tanya Harford H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Betty Stove 7-5 6-4 Laura Dupont H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 6-3 Michelle Tyler H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Wendy Turnbull 6-4 6-3 Barbara Jordan H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Mona Guerrant 5-7 6-3 6-1 Joanne Russell H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
Chris Evert 6-2 6-2 Helena Anliot H2H Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32
R64 (32)
Tanya Harford 6-4 6-2 Dianne Evers H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Fiorella Bonicelli 6-3 6-4 Rayni Fox H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Janet Newberry 6-4 7-6 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-2 Donna Ganz H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Sheila Mcinerney 7-5 6-0 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Wendy Turnbull 6-0 6-2 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Brigette Cuypers 6-2 6-3 Pauline Elliott H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Billie Jean King 6-3 3-6 7-5 Anne Smith H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-0 Margaret Riley H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Lesley Hunt 7-5 3-6 6-3 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Kathleen Harter 5-7 6-4 7-5 Glynis Coles H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Joanne Russell 6-2 3-6 6-1 Terry Holladay H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Florenta Mihai 2-6 6-1 6-1 Stacy Margolin H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Nancy Richey 7-6 6-2 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Barbara Jordan 6-4 6-4 Greer Stevens H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mona Guerrant 6-0 4-6 7-5 Wendy Overton H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Rosie Casals 6-3 7-6 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Kathy Kuykendall 6-0 6-4 Lindsey Beaven H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Chris Evert 6-0 6-0 Pam Whytcross H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Marise Kruger 6-2 6-2 Peggy Michel H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-2 Julie Anthony H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-3 Marcela Bueno H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Zenda Liess 6-3 6-3 Sue Saliba H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Betty Stove 6-4 6-1 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Laura Dupont 6-4 6-4 Lele Forood H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Patricia Bostrom 6-2 6-1 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-1 Carrie Meyer H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Sue Barker 6-4 4-6 6-1 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Kerry Reid 6-0 6-2 Jeanne Evert H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Michelle Tyler 6-2 6-4 Robin Harris H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Mima Jausovec 6-1 6-1 Ingrid Bentzer H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
Helena Anliot 2-6 6-4 6-1 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data Sep 3, 1977* R64
R128 (33)
Lindsey Beaven 6-4 6-2 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-3 Mary Carillo H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Chris Evert 6-1 6-0 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Dianne Evers 6-4 6-2 Sue Mappin H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Anne Smith 7-5 6-4 Marcie Louie H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Brigette Cuypers 7-5 6-7 6-2 Caroline Stoll H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Zenda Liess 6-3 0-6 6-4 Ruta Gerulaitis H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Tracy Austin 3-6 6-3 6-1 Heidi Eisterlehner H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Lele Forood 3-6 6-4 7-6 Helle Sparre H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Glynis Coles 1-6 6-2 7-5 Chris Penn H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Candy Reynolds 6-4 6-2 Linda Thomas H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Pam Whytcross 2-6 6-0 7-6 Nina Bohm H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 6-4 Linky Boshoff H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Rosie Casals 2-6 6-4 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Mona Guerrant 7-6 2-6 6-1 Yvonne Vermaak H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Janet Newberry 6-1 6-0 Carol Baily H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Joanne Russell 7-5 6-4 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Helena Anliot 7-5 6-2 Bunny Bruning H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Sue Barker 6-4 5-7 6-3 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Barbara Hallquist 6-4 6-4 Lesley Charles H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Renee Richards H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-1 Mary Hamm H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Michelle Tyler 6-4 2-0 (ret.) Kathy May H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Virginia Ruzici 2-6 6-3 6-2 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Betty Stove 6-3 3-6 6-2 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Nancy Richey 7-6 6-0 Mary Struthers H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Rayni Fox 6-4 6-3 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Florenta Mihai 6-3 6-2 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-1 Sabina Simmonds H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Peggy Michel 6-4 6-3 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Greer Stevens 6-3 6-4 Kate Latham H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-1 Francoise Durr H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128
Kerry Reid 6-2 6-3 Jane Stratton H2H Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 2 players share this record.

  1. Chris Evert 6 titles

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Venus Williams 26 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-6(3).
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When was the first US Open played?
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