# 1977 Australian Open (January) – Women's singles

Kerry Reid defeated Dianne Fromholtz in the final, 7–5 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the January 1977 Australian Open. It was her first and only major singles title.
Evonne Goolagong was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete in January 1977.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Kerry Reid is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Dianne Fromholtz (final)
* Kerry Reid (champion)
* Helen Gourlay (semifinals)
* Betsy Nagelsen (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dianne Fromholtz | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Wilton | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Wilton | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Dianne Fromholtz | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karen Krantzcke | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Karen Krantzcke | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Karen Krantzcke | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Naoko Sato | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naoko Sato | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Dianne Fromholtz | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kerry Reid | 7 | 6 |
| Q | Mary Sawyer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kerry Reid | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Helen Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Helen Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Helen Gourlay | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kerry Reid | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katja Ebbinghaus | 0 | 4 | | 2 | Kerry Reid | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Kerry Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | D Fromholtz | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Bostrom | 0 | 0 | r. | 1 | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J O'Neil | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J O'Neil | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Matison | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 1 | D Fromholtz | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Gurdal | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | J Wilton | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Marzano | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Marzano | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dalton | 3 | 6 | 1 | | J Wilton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wilton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Fromholtz | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | B Nagelsen | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | K Krantzcke | 6 | 4 |
| | N Gregory | 2 | 7 | 6 | | N Gregory | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Connor | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | K Krantzcke | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Harter | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | N Sato | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Whytcross | 5 | 6 | 6 | | P Whytcross | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ruddell | 4 | 4 | | | N Sato | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Q | M Sawyer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dimond | 3 | 4 | | Q | M Sawyer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bruning | 7 | 6 | 6 | | B Bruning | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Paish | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | Q | M Sawyer | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | C Zeeman | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | H Gourley | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | R Maršíková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Baily | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | H Gourley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Gourley | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Gourley | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | R Fox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Reid | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Q | A Tobin | 2 | 2 | | | R Fox | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | | | K Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Eisterlehner | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Ebbinghaus | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Young | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Young | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bowrey | 3 | 2 | | 2 | K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |