# 1977 US Open – Women's doubles

Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici.
Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve won the title by defeating Renée Richards and Betty Ann Stuart 6–1, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve (champions)
* Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss (second round)
* Helen Cawley / JoAnne Russell (second round)
* Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
* Lesley Charles / Sue Mappin (quarterfinals)
* Kerry Reid / Greer Stevens (semifinals)
* Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden (first round)
* Mona Guerrant / Ann Kiyomura (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Anthony Billie Jean King | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Anthony Billie Jean King | 3 | 5 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 2 | 2 | 6 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Renée Richards Betty Ann Stuart | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Lesley Charles Sue Mappin | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Renée Richards Betty Ann Stuart | 1 | 6 |
| | Renée Richards Betty Ann Stuart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renée Richards Betty Ann Stuart | 7 | 6 | | Renée Richards Betty Ann Stuart | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Lele Forood Raquel Giscafré | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | Lele Forood Raquel Giscafré | 6 | 7 | | Lele Forood Raquel Giscafré | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | Patricia Bostrom Mary Carillo | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Anliot N Bohm | 1 | 4 | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T Holladay P Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | C Matison P Whytcross | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | T Austin L Hunt | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Matison P Whytcross | 6 | 7 | | C Matison P Whytcross | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds S Tolleson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova B Stöve | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | R Maršíková P Teeguarden | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Anthony BJ King | 3 | 5 |
| | J Anthony BJ King | 6 | 6 | | J Anthony BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T Harford Y Vermaak | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | J Anthony BJ King | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | B Cuypers M Kruger | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cuypers M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | B Cuypers M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Desfor G Galt | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| F Bonicelli M Hamm | 6 | 6 | | | F Bonicelli M Hamm | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Saliba M Sawyer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| I Bentzer H Viragh | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | K Shaw V Ziegenfuss | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| H Eisterlehner K Kuykendall | 6 | 4 | 6 | | H Eisterlehner K Kuykendall | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | K Shaw V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Dürr V Wade | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | K Reid G Stevens | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Bruning S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | B Bruning S Walsh | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Casals L duPont | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | K Reid G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| J Evert M Simionescu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Doerner W Turnbull | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| C Doerner W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | C Doerner W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Gerulaitis S Stap | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | D Fromholtz B Nagelsen | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Baily P Michel | 6 | 3 | | | L Beaven K Harter | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Beaven K Harter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Fromholtz B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Charles S Mappin | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Gregory C-A Thomas | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurdal N Sato | 1 | 1 | | 5 | L Charles S Mappin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Charles S Mappin | 6 | 4 |
| | P Elliott M Louie | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Richards BA Stuart | 7 | 6 |
| | K May W Overton | 6 | 6 | | | K May W Overton | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Richards BA Stuart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | R Richards BA Stuart | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Acker A Smith | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | S Acker A Smith | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | G Coles F Mihai | 3 | 7 | 5 | | S Acker A Smith | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | H Cawley J Russell | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | R Fox L Thomas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | | | L Forood R Giscafré | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | R Khan N Weigel | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | L Forood R Giscafré | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L Antonoplis D Evers | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | L Antonoplis D Evers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds M Tyler | 3 | 6 | 7 | | S Simmonds M Tyler | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Guerrant A Kiyomura | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L Forood R Giscafré | 6 | 7 |
| | P Bostrom M Carillo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Bostrom M Carillo | 4 | 5 |
| | F Hutnick N Yeargin | 3 | 2 | | | P Bostrom M Carillo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Hallquist S McInerney | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | P Bostrom M Carillo | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Louie S Margolin | 0 | 4 | | 2 | L Boshoff I Kloss | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |