1977 Australian Open (December) Explained
The 1977 Australian Open (December) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1] It was the 66th edition of the tournament and was held from 19 to 31 December 1977.[1] Due to a scheduling change two Australian Opens took place in 1977 with the first taking place in January. Vitas Gerulaitis and Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles titles.
Seniors
Men's singles
See main article: 1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's singles. Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John Lloyd, 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Gerulaitis's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
See main article: 1977 Australian Open (December) – Women's singles. Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Helen Gourlay Cawley, 6–3, 6–0
- It was Goolagong Cawley's 6th career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone defeated John Alexander / Phil Dent, 7–6, 7–6
Women's doubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley vs. Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid, shared due to rained out final[2]
Mixed doubles
Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Ray Kelly[3]
Girls' singles
Amanda Tobin defeated Leanne Harrison, 6–1, 6–2[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Australian Open 1977 - Overview. ITFTennis.com. 19 December 2010. 27 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927213847/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004433. dead.
- [Mona Guerrant]
- Web site: Honour Roll - Boys' Singles . AustralianOpen.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100402175400/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/boys_singles.html . 2 April 2010 .
- Web site: Honour Roll - Girls' Singles . AustralianOpen.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100326004118/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/girls_singles.html . 26 March 2010 .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170822010309if_/http://www.itftennis.com/media/133602/133602.pdf Australian Open junior championships
