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

Arthur Ashe and Tony Roche defeated Charlie Pasarell and Erik van Dillen in the final, 6–4, 6–4. John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions.

## Seeds

* Bob Hewitt / Sherwood Stewart (semifinals)
* Marty Riessen / Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
* Ross Case / Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
* Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen (final)
* Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone (first round)
* Arthur Ashe / Tony Roche (champion)
* Bob Carmichael / Ken Rosewall (first round)
* Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher (first round)

## 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 | Bob Hewitt Sherwood Stewart | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | Arthur Ashe Tony Roche | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | |
| 6 | Arthur Ashe Tony Roche | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | Arthur Ashe Tony Roche | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | 4 | 4 |
| | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Hewitt S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Carter W Maher | 3 | 4 | | 1 | B Hewitt S Stewart | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis R Simpson | 6 | 7 | | | C Lewis R Simpson | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson J Marks | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt S Stewart | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | B Carmichael K Rosewall | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Gorman D Stockton | 7 | 6 | | | T Gorman D Stockton | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya S Docherty | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt S Stewart | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | R Case G Masters | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Ashe T Roche | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| | J Holladay B Teacher | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | R Case G Masters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan J Trickey | 6 | 2 | | | I Țiriac G Vilas | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Țiriac G Vilas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Case G Masters | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | A Ashe T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Ashe T Roche | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett A Gardiner | 2 | 1 | | 6 | A Ashe T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Feaver J James | 6 | 6 | | | J Feaver J James | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fleming S Mott | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | R Drysdale R Lewis | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy W Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 4 | | R Drysdale R Lewis | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley C Kachel | 7 | 6 | | | C Dibley C Kachel | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Dibley C Kachel | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Myers J Smith | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 4 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | E Ewert C Hagey | 6 | 5 | 0 | | S Myers J Smith | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara P McNamee | 4 | 3 | | 4 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | B Phillips-Moore R Reid | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| | D Bohrnstedt M Machette | 3 | 6 | 7 | | D Bohrnstedt M Machette | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Kronk C Letcher | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | R Frawley G Thomson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | M Riessen R Tanner | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister N Saviano | 6 | 6 | | | H Pfister N Saviano | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bahrami N Kelaidis | 1 | 2 | | 2 | M Riessen R Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Riessen R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |