# 1977 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Brian Gottfried won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 against Guillermo Vilas.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Bill Scanlon | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Brian Gottfried | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Brian Gottfried | 2 | 6 | 6 | Brian Gottfried | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 3 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| M Machette | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| V Pecci | 6 | 4 | 0 | M Machette | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| J Hřebec | 2 | 1 | | R Case | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Case | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| J Alexander | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| R Ruffels | 6 | 3 | 7 | R Ruffels | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| B Scanlon | 6 | 7 | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| J Higueras | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Dent | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| R Cano | 3 | 1 | | D Stockton | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| B Mitton | 6 | 6 | | B Mitton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| R Fisher | 1 | 2 | | | | | | B Mitton | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| M Cox | 1 | 0 | | | | | | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| P Dent | 6 | 6 | | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| O Parun | 7 | 4 | 6 | O Parun | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J James | 3 | 4 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| K Meiler | 7 | 7 | K Meiler | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Delaney | 6 | 6 | | | | | R Tanner | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| V Amritraj | 7 | 6 | | | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| C Dibley | 6 | 4 | V Amritraj | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Pasarell | 6 | 7 | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Taróczy | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | C Pasarell | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| B Bertram | 2 | 2 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| H Rahim | 3 | 2 | R Laver | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| R Lutz | 6 | 7 | | | | | R Lutz | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| D Schneider | 3 | 5 | R Lutz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| G Masters | 6 | 6 | G Masters | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Lloyd | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| O N Bengtson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 1 | O N Bengtson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| R Moore | 6 | 2 | 3 | J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| J Fillol | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | J Fillol | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Z Guerry | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| A Metreveli | 6 | 5 | 7 | A Metreveli | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A Pattison | 1 | 0 | | H Solomon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Solomon | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| V Amaya | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| T Šmíd | 6 | 7 | | T Šmíd | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| B Martin | 6 | 6 | | B Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| C Drysdale | 4 | 1 | | | | | | B Martin | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| S Krulevitz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| R Thung | 5 | 2 | | S Krulevitz | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| M Riessen | 4 | 2 | | G Vilas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| L Álvarez | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Fleming | 6 | 7 | 6 | P Fleming | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| T Gorman | 3 | 6 | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| S Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | P Fleming | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | F McMillan | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | |
| U Pinner | 3 | 1 | | B Teacher | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | F McMillan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| W Fibak | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | F McMillan | 4 | 3 |
| F McNair | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 |
| E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | | E Teltscher | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| G Mayer | 1 | 1 | | C Richey | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Teltscher | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| S Ball | 4 | 2 | | | | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | K Warwick | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| B Walts | 4 | 2 | | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |