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

Roscoe Tanner defeated Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the January 1977 Australian Open. It was his first and only major singles title. Tanner was making his tournament debut. This was the first Australian Open men's singles final since 1912 not to feature an Australian player.
Mark Edmondson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ken Rosewall.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Roscoe Tanner is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Guillermo Vilas (final)
* Roscoe Tanner (champion)
* Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
* Ken Rosewall (semifinals)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Case | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Case | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | John Alexander | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | John Alexander | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Mark Edmondson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Phil Dent | 3 | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | 1 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | N Saviano | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | G Vilas | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | C Pasarell | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Drysdale | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | S Docherty | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Docherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Vilas | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | D Stockton | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Case | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | J Feaver | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Fancutt | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | C Fancutt | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | D Stockton | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Case | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | R Case | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | B Lloyd | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lloyd | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 3 | A Ashe | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | H Elschenbroich | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | DR Bohrnstedt | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DR Bohrnstedt | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | H Pfister | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | H Pfister | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | | C Letcher | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Letcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Ashe | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | P Kronk | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | C Dibley | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Warwick | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Machette | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Marten | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | U Marten | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Thomson | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | B Giltinan | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | T Gorman | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Lewis | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Trickey | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | J Bartlett | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Carmichael | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | C Kachel | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Hagey | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Riessen | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Riessen | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | P Campbell | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | I Țiriac | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | 4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | GR Reid | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | S Stewart | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J James | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | W Zirngibl | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | D Crealy | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Marks | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | W Zirngibl | 5 | 6 | 0 | r. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | D Crealy | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Dent | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Q | W Lofgren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | M Meyers | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | Q | W Lofgren | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Maher | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | T Roche | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Roche | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Roche | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Fleming | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | R Tanner | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | P Fleming | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | | 2 | R Tanner | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Tanner | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |