# 1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1977 Australian Open (January).

## Qualifiers

* Tim Wilkison
* William Lofgren
* Warren Maher
* Peter Campbell
* Charlie Fancutt
* John Trickey
* Graeme Thomson
* William Lloyd

## Lucky losers

* Harald Elschenbroich
* Mark Meyers

## Qualifying 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

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Rolf Gehring | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Wayne Cowley | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Wayne Cowley | 6 | 1 | 6 | Wayne Cowley | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | Tim Wilkison | 6 | 6 |
| Tim Wilkison | 7 | 6 | | Tim Wilkison | 6 | 6 |
| Robert Casey | 5 | 3 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| William Lofgren | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Ernie Ewert | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| Ernie Ewert | 7 | 3 | 4 | William Lofgren | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Tim Clements | 4 | 2 |
| Joel Bailey | 7 | 2 | 4 | Tim Clements | 4 | 2 |
| Tim Clements | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Warren Maher | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Dale Collings | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Dale Collings | 6 | 6 | 3 | Warren Maher | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Mark Meyers | 3 | 3 |
| Peter Feigl | 5 | 3 | | Mark Meyers | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Meyers | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Klaus Eberhard | 4 | 6 | | | |
| Will Coghlan | 6 | 7 | | | |
| Will Coghlan | 6 | 7 | Will Coghlan | 1 | 3 |
| | | | Peter Campbell | 6 | 6 |
| Nicolas Kelaidis | 1 | 1 | Peter Campbell | 6 | 6 |
| Peter Campbell | 6 | 6 | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| David Carter | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Jonathan Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Jonathan Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | Jonathan Smith | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| | | | | Charlie Fancutt | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Greg Braun | 6 | 4 | | Charlie Fancutt | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Charlie Fancutt | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| William Durham | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Harald Elschenbroich | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Harald Elschenbroich | 6 | 7 | Harald Elschenbroich | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | John Trickey | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| John Trickey | 7 | 6 | John Trickey | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Dean Martin | 6 | 2 | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Graeme Thomson | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| John Holladay | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| John Holladay | 6 | 6 | 3 | Graeme Thomson | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | Peter Elter | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Trevor Little | 2 | 4 | | Peter Elter | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Peter Elter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Jeff Tobin | 1 | 0 | | | |
| William Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | |
| William Lloyd | 6 | 6 | William Lloyd | 6 | 6 |
| | | | Stephen Mott | 4 | 4 |
| Mansour Bahrami | 5 | 3 | Stephen Mott | 4 | 4 |
| Stephen Mott | 7 | 6 | | | |