# 1977 IBF World Championships – Women's singles

The 1. IBF World Championships took place 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. Following the results of the women's singles.

## Main stage
### Section 1

| First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Saori Kondō | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saori Kondō | bye | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Saori Kondō | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Cecilia Jeppson | | | | | Cecilia Jeppson | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Cecilia Jeppson | bye | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Saori Kondō | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Lene Køppen | | | | | | | | Lene Køppen | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| | Lene Køppen | w.o. | | | | | | | | | |
| Taty Sumirah | Taty Sumirah | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lene Køppen | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Jane Webster | | | | | ' Jane Webster | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jane Webster | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Barbara Beckett | Barbara Beckett | 11 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| Margaret Lockwood | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Margaret Lockwood | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Eva-Maria Kranz | | | | Eva-Maria Kranz | 8 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Margaret Lockwood | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Jane Youngberg | | | | | | | | Jane Youngberg | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | Jane Youngberg | bye | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Margaret Lockwood | 11 | 11 |
| Atsuko Tokuda | | | | | | | | | | | Atsuko Tokuda | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | Atsuko Tokuda | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Marjan Ridder | 11 | 11 | | Marjan Ridder | 11 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Anette Börjesson | 8 | 4 | | | | | | Atsuko Tokuda | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Sri Wiyanti | 7 | 12 | 11 | | | | | Sri Wiyanti | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Lonny Bostofte | 11 | 10 | 2 | Sri Wiyanti | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Marica Amf | 11 | 11 | | Marica Amf | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Marta Margarida | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Wendy Clarkson | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wendy Clarkson | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Susan Daly | Susan Daly | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wendy Clarkson | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | |
| Inge Borgström | | | | Inge Borgström | 11 | 5 | 9 | | | |
| | Inge Borgström | bye | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Wendy Clarkson | 5 | 9 |
| Hiroe Yuki | | | | | | | | Hiroe Yuki | 11 | 12 |
| | Hiroe Yuki | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Paula Kilvington | Paula Kilvington | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hiroe Yuki | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Brigitte Steden | | | | Brigitte Steden | 11 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | Brigitte Steden | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Theresia Widiastuti | Theresia Widiastuti | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Emiko Ueno | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eva Stuart | 5 | 7 | Emiko Ueno | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Soo Lin | 11 | 11 | Soo Lin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Lesley Harris | 4 | 2 | | | | | Emiko Ueno | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Joke van Beusekom | | | | | | | Joke van Beusekom | 7 | 8 | | | |
| | | | Joke van Beusekom | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Pia Nielsen | 11 | 11 | Pia Nielsen | 11 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Teresa Koloko | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | Emiko Ueno | 2 | 7 |
| Gillian Gilks | | | | | | | | | | Gillian Gilks | 11 | 11 |
| | | | Gillian Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Joanna Flockhart | | | Joanna Flockhart | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Gillian Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Vera Winter | | | | | | | Vera Winter | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | | | Vera Winter | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Else Thoresen | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Saori Kondō | 12 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lene Køppen | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lene Køppen | 10 | 11 | 11 | Lene Køppen | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | Margaret Lockwood | 6 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Margaret Lockwood | 11 | 11 | | Margaret Lockwood | 6 | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Atsuko Tokuda | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Atsuko Tokuda | 6 | 1 | | | | | Lene Køppen | 12 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | Gillian Gilks | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Wendy Clarkson | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | Gillian Gilks | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Hiroe Yuki | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Hiroe Yuki | 11 | 12 | | Hiroe Yuki | 4 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | Gillian Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | |
| 2 | Emiko Ueno | 2 | 7 | | Gillian Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | |
| 7 | Gillian Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |

## Remarks

* ↑ Results of the first rounds incomplete.