# 1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's doubles

Arthur Ashe and Tony Roche were the defending champions. Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone defeated John Alexander and Phil Dent in the final, 7–6, 7–6.

## Seeds

* John Alexander / Phil Dent (final)
* Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (second round)
* John Newcombe / Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
* Tim Gullikson / Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
* Cliff Letcher / Stan Smith (semifinals)
* Colin Dibley / Chris Kachel (semifinals)
* Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone (champion)
* Brian Fairlie / Karl Meiler (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel | 6 | 3 | | 1 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Cliff Letcher Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Braun D Collings | 5 | 1 | | 1 | J Alexander P Dent | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Docherty E Teltscher | 6 | 2 | | | C Casa G Moretton | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Casa G Moretton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Alexander P Dent | 4 | 6 | 12 | | | | |
| | M Anderson B Drewett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | B Fairlie K Meiler | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | |
| | A Gardiner B Giltinan | 3 | 4 | | | M Anderson B Drewett | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Campbell J Thamin | 3 | 3 | | 8 | B Fairlie K Meiler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Fairlie K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | C Dibley C Kachel | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Dibley C Kachel | 6 | 3 |
| | B Carmichael C Lewis | 0 | 6 | | 6 | C Dibley C Kachel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Clements T Stone | 6 | 3 | 2 | | J Marks B Scanlon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marks B Scanlon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Dibley C Kachel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Eke C Sylvan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | T Gullikson G Masters | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Feaver J James | 3 | 6 | 4 | | V Eke C Sylvan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Carter W Maher | 5 | 4 | | 4 | T Gullikson G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Gullikson G Masters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Little N Phillips | 3 | 4 | | 3 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dougherty R Kelly | 3 | 2 | | | J Bartlett T Rocavert | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett T Rocavert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Newcombe T Roche | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Carnahan B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 5 | C Letcher S Smith | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | |
| | C Fancutt L Hall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Fancutt L Hall | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Clarke W Durham | 3 | 3 | | 5 | C Letcher S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Letcher S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Letcher S Smith | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Ruffels A Stone | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | W Lloyd P McNamee | 3 | 1 | | 7 | R Ruffels A Stone | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Andrew W Lofgren | 6 | 4 | | | W Blocher G Hardie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Blocher G Hardie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | R Frawley G Thomson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | R Drysdale R Lewis | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | R Drysdale R Lewis | 6 | 7 | | | R Drysdale R Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara J Trickey | 1 | 4 | | 2 | S Ball K Warwick | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |