1977 US Open (tennis)

January 2025 March 2026 1977 US Open August 29 – September 11 97th Clay / outdoor Grand Slam (ITF) Forest Hills, Queens, United States West Side Tennis Club ARG Guillermo VilasCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 462 USA Chris Evert RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Martina Navratilova / NED Betty Stöve NED Betty Stöve / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan The 1977 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, New York. The tournament was held from August 29 until September 11, 1977. It was the 97th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1977. This was the third and final year in which the US Open was played on clay courts.Queens Was Burning, Too: The Chaotic Spectacle of the 1977 U.S. Open https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/magazine/the-chaotic-spectacle-of-the-1977-us-open.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times Magazine August 23, 2012 Michael Steinberger MM34 After 68 years, it was the final time the championship was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills before moving to Flushing Meadows for the 1978 tournament.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 187, 452, 453 Seniors Men's singles 1977 US Open – Men's singles ARG Guillermo Vilas defeated USA Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7-4), 6–0 It was Vilas' second career Grand Slam title and his first (and only) US Open title. He was the first Argentine tennis player to win the US Open. Women's singles 1977 US Open – Women's singles USA Chris Evert defeated AUS Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–2 It was Evert's seventh career Grand Slam title and her third (consecutive) US Open title. Men's doubles 1977 US Open – Men's doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan defeated USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–0 Women's doubles 1977 US Open – Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova / NED Betty Stöve defeated USA Renee Richards / USA Betty-Ann Stuart 6–1, 7–6 Mixed doubles 1977 US Open – Mixed doubles NED Betty Stöve / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan defeated USA Billie Jean King / USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Juniors Boys' singles USA Van Winitsky defeated USA Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–4 Girls' singles ARG Claudia Casabianca defeated USA Lea Antonoplis 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 References External links Official US Open website 1977 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 1977 Australian Open US Open Category:US Open (tennis) by year Category:1977 in sports in New York City Category:1977 in American tennis US Open US Open