1977 Australian Open (January)
Appearance
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1977 Australian Open (January) | |
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Date | 3–9 January 1977 |
Edition | 65th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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The 1977 Australian Open (January) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia.[2] The tournament was held from 3 to 9 January 1977.[2] Due to a scheduling change, two Australian Opens took place in 1977 with the second taking place in December.
Seniors
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Roscoe Tanner defeated
Guillermo Vilas, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
- It was Tanner's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
[edit] Kerry Melville Reid defeated
Dianne Fromholtz, 7–5, 6–2
- It was Melville's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
[edit] Arthur Ashe /
Tony Roche defeated
Charlie Pasarell /
Erik van Dillen, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
[edit] Dianne Fromholtz /
Helen Gourlay defeated
Kerry Melville Reid /
Betsy Nagelsen, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Mixed doubles
[edit]- Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
[edit]Boys' singles
[edit] Brad Drewett[3] defeated
Tim Wilkison, 6–4, 7–6[4]
Girls' singles
[edit] Pamela Baily[5] defeated
Amanda Tobin, 6–2, 6–3[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Australian Open men's champions". Reuters. 31 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Australian Open 1977 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Honour Roll – Boys' Singles". AustralianOpen.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010.
- ^ a b Australian Open junior championships, ITF (juniors)
- ^ "Honour Roll – Girls' Singles". AustralianOpen.com0. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010.