Roscoe Tanner defeated Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the January 1977 Australian Open. It was his first and only major singles title. Tanner was making his tournament debut. This was the first Australian Open men's singles final since 1912 not to feature an Australian player.
Mark Edmondson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ken Rosewall.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Roscoe Tanner is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Guillermo Vilas (final) Roscoe Tanner (champion) Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals) Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
Qualifying
Draw
Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired
Final eight
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links Australian Open (1977) on ATPWorldTour.com 1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation