# Melbourne 1977

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Tour: WTA

Evonne Goolagong won the 1977 Melbourne, defeating Wendy Turnbull 6-4 6-1 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from November 21 to November 27, 1977. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Grass
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Start date: 1977-11-21
- End date: 1977-11-27

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## Champion
- Winner: Evonne Goolagong
- Runner-up: Wendy Turnbull
- Final score: 6-4 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Evonne Goolagong def. Wendy Turnbull 6-4 6-1

### SF
- Evonne Goolagong def. Betty Stove 6-1 6-2
- Wendy Turnbull def. Sue Barker 7-5 6-3

### QF
- Sue Barker def. Pam Whytcross 6-0 7-6
- Evonne Goolagong def. Dianne Fromholtz 3-6 6-1 6-3
- Betty Stove def. Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-3
- Wendy Turnbull def. Kerry Reid 7-6 6-3

### R16
- Dianne Fromholtz def. Naoko Sato 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Wendy Turnbull def. Sue Saliba 6-4 6-1
- Evonne Goolagong def. Lesley Hunt 6-3 6-1
- Kerry Reid def. Patricia Bostrom 6-1 6-3
- Pam Whytcross def. Betsy Nagelsen 6-4 2-6 6-3
- Betty Stove def. Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-0
- Helen Gourlay def. Greer Stevens 6-3 6-3
- Sue Barker def. Renata Tomanova 6-4 3-6 6-3

### R32
- Patricia Bostrom def. Sue Mappin 6-4 6-0
- Kerry Reid def. Helena Anliot 6-1 6-0
- Helen Gourlay def. Laura Dupont 6-4 6-4
- Pam Teeguarden def. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3 6-3
- Sue Barker def. Mary Sawyer 7-6 6-4
- Betsy Nagelsen def. Carrie Meyer 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Greer Stevens def. Heidi Eisterlehner 6-4 6-3
- Sue Saliba def. Caroline Stoll 6-3 7-5
- Naoko Sato def. Lesley Charles 7-6 6-1
- Renata Tomanova def. Nerida Gregory 7-5 6-4
- Wendy Turnbull def. Amanda Tobin 6-4 6-2
- Betty Stove def. Jeanne Evert 6-1 6-1
- Pam Whytcross def. Regina Marsikova 6-4 6-1
- Evonne Goolagong def. Glynis Coles 6-1 6-1
- Dianne Fromholtz def. Rayni Fox 6-3 6-3
- Lesley Hunt def. Kathleen Harter 7-6 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

Other editions available: 1977

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