Vitas Gerulaitis defeated in a long hard fought battle John Lloyd in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–2 in 69 hours, rain delay, to win the men's singles tennis title at the December 1977 Australian Open. It was his first and only major singles title. Gerulaitis was making his tournament debut.
Roscoe Tanner was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Chris Lewis.
The second of the two Australian Opens held in 1977 started on 19 December and ended on 31 December. For the first Australian Open held in 1977, see: 1977 Australian Open (January).
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Vitas Gerulaitis is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Vitas Gerulaitis (champion) Roscoe Tanner (first round) Tony Roche (first round) Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals) Phil Dent (second round) John Alexander (semifinals) Stan Smith (third round) Tim Gullikson (third round)
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 (December 1977) on ATPWorldTour.com 1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation