1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's singles explained

See main article: 1977 Australian Open (December).

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John Lloyd in the final, 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2 to win the December edition of the men's singles tennis tournament at the 1977 Australian Open.^[1]

Roscoe Tanner was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Chris Lewis.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Vitas Gerulaitis is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
2. Roscoe Tanner (first round)
3. Tony Roche (first round)
4. Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
5. Phil Dent (second round)
6. John Alexander (semifinals)
7. Stan Smith (third round)
8. Tim Gullikson (third round)

Qualifying

See main article: 1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's singles qualifying.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Section 4

External links

• Australian Open (December 1977) on ATPWorldTour.com
• 1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Notes and References

1. Book: Barrett, John . World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook . Flink . Steve . Tingay . Lance . Macdonald and Jane's . 1978 . 978-0-354-09039-1 . 10th Year . London . 77-80 . en . Marlboro Australian Open Championships (Dec 1977) . 0305-6325 . 237184605 . 15012356M . John Barrett (tennis) . Steve Flink . Lance Tingay.