# 1977 French Open – Men's singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated Brian Gottfried in the final, 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1977 French Open. It was his first major singles title. He was the first Argentine to win a singles major.
Adriano Panatta was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Raúl Ramírez.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
* Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
* Guillermo Vilas (champion)
* Eddie Dibbs (second round)
* Brian Gottfried (finalist)
* Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
* Harold Solomon (fourth round)
* Antonio Muñoz (second round)
* Wojtek Fibak (quarterfinals)
* Stan Smith (fourth round)
* Corrado Barazzutti (first round)
* Robert Lutz (first round)
* Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
* Jaime Fillol Sr. (first round)
* Balázs Taróczy (third round)
* François Jauffret (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Phil Dent | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Phil Dent | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Phil Dent | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | José Higueras | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Higueras | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Wojtek Fibak | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Raúl Ramírez | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | 6 | Raúl Ramírez | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | I Năstase | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Álvarez | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | I Năstase | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | T Gullikson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | I Năstase | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J I Muntañola | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Andrew | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Andrew | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | K Meiler | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Năstase | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | S Menon | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Kodeš | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| | P Fleming | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | P Fleming | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pinto-Bravo | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | J Pinto-Bravo | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mayer | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | J Pinto-Bravo | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Norbäck | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Norbäck | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kuki | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | 13 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | J Fillol Sr. | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zednik | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | V Zednik | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | P Dominguez | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dominguez | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Dominguez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Gullikson | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | R Drysdale | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci Sr. | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | T Koch | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Dominguez | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | C Casa | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | C Casa | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Deblicker | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | E Deblicker | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Bunis | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | E Deblicker | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | G Ocleppo | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | T Waltke | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Molina | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | 5 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 4 | E Dibbs | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Norberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | R Norberg | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Složil | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | R Norberg | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | E Montaño | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Zirngibl | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | E Montaño | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Noah | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Q | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Gardiner | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | Q | J McEnroe | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | P Dent | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Dent | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Cornejo | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Špear | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | 15 | B Taróczy | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | C Barazzutti | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Rocavert | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | J-F Caujolle | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Gildemeister | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Higueras | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D R. Bohrnstedt | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | C Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | J Higueras | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Higueras | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Higueras | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Q | P Elter | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Solomon | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | Q | P Elter | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kachel | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | Q | P Elter | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | 7 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | A Pattison | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Feaver | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | 7 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | A Muñoz | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmid | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | A Muñoz | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L Haillet | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | R Gehring | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gehring | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Gehring | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Šimbera | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | P Hutka | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hutka | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | P Hutka | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | B Teacher | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betancur | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Gehring | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | R Ycaza | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | C Lewis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | I El Shafei | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J C Hagey | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | C Lewis | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | M Edmondson | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stewart | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | 9 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | S Smith | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | 10 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F McNair | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | J Fassbender | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fassbender | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | 10 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | D Bedel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Hřebec | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Machette | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | Q | D Bedel | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Hřebec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Parun | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Smith | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | B Mitton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | P Du Pré | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | B Mitton | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gauvain | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | C Dowdeswell | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Mitton | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Benavides | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Prajoux | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | B Prajoux | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Franulović | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 3 | G Vilas | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | 6 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 6 | 5 | | | | | J Borowiak | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hewitt | 4 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Ramírez | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | U Pinner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | U Pinner | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Schneider | 0 | 4 | 2 | | | | U Pinner | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bertram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Bertram | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Whitlinger | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Velasco Sr. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Yuill | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| | F Pála | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | F Pála | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Zugarelli | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Prinsloo | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | T Zugarelli | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yuill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Yuill | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Moreno | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | J Yuill | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Gebert | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | F Jauffret | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Jauffret | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | R Lutz | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Proisy | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | P Proisy | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Soler | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | B Mottram | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | P Bertolucci | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P Bertolucci | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | P Bertolucci | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | H Kary | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| | C Freyss | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Panatta | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | K Warwick | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | K Warwick | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Johansson | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | P McNamee | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | P McNamee | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ganzábal | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | J Ganzábal | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Beust | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | 2 | A Panatta | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Panatta | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |