1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1977 Wimbledon Championships 2 July 1977 SWE Björn Borg SWE Björn Borg USA Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 grand slam 1977 Wimbledon Championships Defending champion Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook Flink Steve Tingay Lance Macdonald and Jane's 1978 978-0-354-09039-1 10th Year London 49-53 en Wimbledon Championships 0305-6325 237184605 15012356M John Barrett (tennis) Steve Flink Lance TingayBarrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th John Barrett (tennis) It was his second Wimbledon title and fourth major title overall. This marked the first Wimbledon singles appearance of future three-time champion John McEnroe, who entered as a qualifier and reached the semifinals before losing to Connors. It was also the final major appearance of four-time Wimbledon champion and eleven-time Grand Slam tournament champion Rod Laver. Seeds 1 1 USA Jimmy Connors (final) 2 8 SWE Björn Borg (champion) 3 6 ARG Guillermo Vilas (third round) 4 3 USA Roscoe Tanner (first round) 5 2 USA Brian Gottfried (second round) 6 7 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals) 7 4 MEX Raúl Ramírez (second round) 8 5 USA Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals) 9 5 USA Dick Stockton (fourth round) 10 3 ITA Adriano Panatta (second round) 11 1 USA Stan Smith (fourth round) 12 8 POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak (fourth round) 13 4 AUS Phil Dent (quarterfinals) 14 6 GBR Mark Cox (fourth round) 15 2 USA Bob Lutz (third round) 16 7 USA Harold Solomon (first round) Qualifying 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 3 6 6 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 4 6 4 2 Q USA John McEnroe 6 8 4 6 6 13 AUS Phil Dent 4 9 6 3 4 8 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 8 6 6 USA Billy Martin 2 9 2 2 6 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 0 6 3 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 8 6 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 4 6 Q USA John McEnroe 3 3 6 4 8 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 3 6 6 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 3 6 3 8 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 2 1 7 4 2 SWE Björn Borg 3 6 6 5 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 GBR Richard Lewis 3 2 4 USA Marty Riessen 6 1 8 6 NZL Chris Lewis 3 6 6 1 USA Jeff Borowiak 9 3 5 2 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 8 6 7 6 Q TCH Jiří Granát 3 3 6 9 2 USA Mike Estep 6 6 4 7 6 USA Bill Scanlon 3 5 5 Q NZL Russell Simpson 6 7 7 NZL Onny Parun 8 7 9 LL USA Butch Seewagen 6 5 8 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 6 USA Brian Teacher 2 1 4 AUS Dick Crealy 4 2 2 11 USA Stan Smith 6 6 6 1 USA J Connors 6 8 6 8 USA M Riessen 4 9 1 6 RSA 1928 C Drysdale 6 6 6 USA M Estep 3 4 3 Q NZL R Simpson 8 3 4 NZL O Parun 9 6 6 USA C Pasarell 4 3 5 11 USA S Smith 6 6 7 1 USA J Connors 6 7 6 RSA 1928 C Drysdale 2 5 4 NZL O Parun 3 7 8 5 11 USA S Smith 6 5 9 7 1 USA J Connors 7 6 3 6 6 11 USA S Smith 9 2 6 3 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 3 4 3 USA Trey Waltke 7 4 2 8 WC USA Dennis Ralston 5 6 6 9 WC GBR David Lloyd 6 3 6 3 6 Q ECU Ricardo Ycaza 4 6 3 6 4 AUS Kim Warwick 6 6 6 AUS Geoff Masters 2 2 3 AUS Paul Kronk 7 6 3 1 6 USA James Delaney 5 3 6 6 4 FRG Frank Gebert 3 4 1 Q SWE Douglas Palm 6 6 6 AUS Colin Dibley 4 6 6 3 2 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 6 3 2 6 6 BOL Ramiro Benavides 3 4 4 5 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 6 15 USA R Lutz 5 6 7 6 WC USA D Ralston 7 3 5 2 WC GBR D Lloyd 6 1 4 AUS K Warwick 8 6 6 AUS P Kronk 5 6 6 6 6 Q SWE D Palm 7 4 8 3 1 RSA 1928 B Bertram 6 4 6 6 5 USA B Gottfried 2 6 4 3 15 USA R Lutz 4 6 4 6 6 AUS K Warwick 6 3 6 2 8 AUS P Kronk 4 0 2 RSA 1928 B Bertram 6 6 6 AUS K Warwick 3 2 5 RSA 1928 B Bertram 6 6 7 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 4 4 6 GBR John Lloyd 3 6 6 8 FRG Karl Meiler 7 4 6 7 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 5 6 1 5 GBR John Feaver 1 6 6 1 3 RHO Colin Dowdeswell 6 2 2 6 6 Q USA John McEnroe 6 7 6 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 0 5 4 USA Butch Walts 6 9 5 8 8 Q AUS John Marks 4 8 7 9 6 VEN 1930 John Andrew 6 6 6 LL USA Scott Carnahan 4 2 4 USA Sandy Mayer 6 3 6 8 7 RSA 1928 Deon Joubert 2 6 2 9 5 USA Erik van Dillen 4 8 6 3 10 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 9 4 6 GBR J Lloyd 6 6 2 4 7 FRG K Meiler 2 3 6 6 9 RHO C Dowdeswell 7 3 1 Q USA J McEnroe 9 6 6 USA K Walts 2 6 4 VEN 1930 J Andrew 6 8 6 USA A Mayer 8 6 6 6 10 ITA A Panatta 9 0 2 4 FRG K Meiler 2 2 7 3 Q USA J McEnroe 6 6 5 6 VEN 1930 J Andrew 4 7 4 USA A Mayer 6 9 6 Q USA J McEnroe 7 4 6 6 USA A Mayer 5 6 3 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 AUS Phil Dent 6 6 6 LL USA William Lofgren 1 2 2 LL BRA 1968 José Edison Mandarino 5 1 2 LL IND Anand Amritraj 7 6 6 WC GBR Andrew Jarrett 3 3 4 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 6 6 ARG Lito Álvarez 6 4 6 6 Q NED Rolf Thung 4 6 3 3 NZL Brian Fairlie 8 7 8 6 USA Victor Amaya 9 5 6 4 USA Mike Machette 6 3 8 3 LL AUS Bob Carmichael 4 6 9 6 USA Tim Gullikson 6 6 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 2 4 3 USA Peter Fleming 4 6 2 3 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 3 6 6 13 AUS P Dent 2 9 6 4 6 LL IND A Amritraj 6 8 3 6 4 RSA 1928 R Moore 6 6 6 ARG E Álvarez 4 4 3 NZL B Fairlie 8 4 6 6 LL AUS R Carmichael 6 6 4 3 USA Ti Gullikson 6 6 3 8 6 7 MEX R Ramírez 3 4 6 9 4 13 AUS P Dent 8 3 6 7 RSA 1928 R Moore 6 6 4 5 NZL B Fairlie 8 3 9 3 USA Ti Gullikson 9 6 8 6 13 AUS P Dent 6 3 9 1 9 USA Ti Gullikson 3 6 8 6 7 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 9 6 USA Tom Gorman 1 8 3 USA Gene Mayer 6 6 6 Q USA John Holladay 4 2 4 WC GBR Jonathan Smith 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Willem Prinsloo 4 4 2 Q USA Henry Bunis 8 6 6 9 8 Q USA Raz Reid 9 4 8 8 6 CHI Hans Gildemeister 4 6 6 6 6 CHI Belus Prajoux 6 4 8 4 3 USA Fred McNair 6 4 6 8 16 USA Nick Saviano 3 6 3 9 14 Q IRL Sean Sorensen 0 2 2 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 WC GBR Robin Drysdale 3 8 3 9 USA Dick Stockton 6 9 6 8 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6 6 USA E Mayer 3 1 1 WC GBR J Smith 6 7 1 6 Q USA H Bunis 3 5 6 4 CHI H Gildemeister 3 8 2 5 USA F McNair 6 6 6 7 AUS R Laver 6 7 4 5 9 USA R Stockton 3 9 6 7 8 USA V Gerulaitis 6 8 6 WC GBR J Smith 3 6 4 USA F McNair 4 3 2 9 USA R Stockton 6 6 6 8 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6 3 6 9 USA R Stockton 1 4 6 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 GBR Mark Cox 6 7 8 LL RSA 1928 Rory Chappell 4 5 6 AUS John Alexander 6 6 6 WC GBR Tony Lloyd 3 4 2 USA Dick Bohrnstedt 8 9 6 6 Q AUS Alvin Gardiner 9 8 1 4 WC FRA Patrice Dominguez 6 4 6 6 IND Sashi Menon 4 6 2 4 USA Billy Martin 6 6 6 RSA 1928 David Schneider 4 4 1 AUS Ray Ruffels 7 8 2 9 GBR Roger Taylor 5 6 6 7 RSA 1928 John Yuill 6 6 6 COL Álvaro Betancur 3 4 3 TCH Jan Kodeš 8 5 4 3 ARG Guillermo Vilas 9 7 6 14 GBR M Cox 8 6 7 AUS J Alexander 6 4 5 USA R Bohrnstedt 2 8 3 WC FRA P Dominguez 6 9 6 USA W Martin 3 2 9 6 10 AUS R Ruffels 6 6 8 2 8 RSA 1928 J Yuill 3 2 6 6 3 ARG G Vilas 6 6 3 8 14 GBR M Cox 6 6 8 WC FRA P Dominguez 4 1 6 USA W Martin 6 6 6 3 ARG G Vilas 2 4 2 14 GBR M Cox 6 3 4 6 7 USA W Martin 3 6 6 0 9 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 3 6 USA Tom Gullikson 2 1 6 3 LL MEX Emilio Montaño 1 4 4 RHO Andrew Pattison 6 6 6 AUS Cliff Letcher 3 6 3 2 Q USA Eliot Teltscher 6 0 6 6 USA Pat DuPré 6 6 5 8 Q TCH Tomáš Šmid 4 4 7 6 LL USA Rick Fisher 3 3 4 Q AUS Chris Kachel 6 6 6 AUS Allan Stone 9 7 6 BRA 1968 Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 8 5 2 NED Tom Okker 6 6 6 AUS Ross Case 2 1 1 AUS Steve Docherty 6 4 7 7 16 USA Harold Solomon 4 6 5 5 6 ROM 1965 I Năstase 7 3 7 8 6 RHO A Pattison 9 6 5 6 3 Q USA E Teltscher USA P DuPré w/o Q AUS C Kachel 2 6 3 AUS A Stone 6 8 6 NED T Okker 8 7 6 7 AUS S Docherty 9 5 3 5 6 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 6 Q USA E Teltscher 4 3 1 AUS A Stone 6 6 8 5 4 NED T Okker 4 2 9 7 6 6 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 6 6 NED T Okker 8 4 4 4 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak 6 4 4 9 6 CHI Jaime Fillol 3 6 6 8 4 Q USA Jim McManus 1 6 4 2 SWE Jan Norbäck 6 3 6 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 6 FRG Jürgen Fassbender 4 4 4 GBR Buster Mottram 4 6 6 6 USA James "Chico" Hagey 6 4 4 2 YUG Nikola Pilić 6 6 6 USA Hank Pfister 4 4 1 IND Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 7 USA Sherwood Stewart 6 4 3 5 WC GBR Michael Wayman 4 6 4 9 5 AUS Mark Edmondson 6 2 6 8 7 ITA Antonio Zugarelli 4 2 7 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 9 12 POL 1928 W Fibak 6 6 6 SWE J Norbäck 3 0 2 RSA 1928 F McMillan 4 5 5 GBR C Mottram 6 7 7 YUG N Pilić 9 6 6 IND V Amritraj 8 3 2 AUS M Edmondson 6 9 2 4 1 2 SWE B Borg 3 7 6 6 6 12 POL 1928 W Fibak 3 9 6 3 6 GBR C Mottram 6 8 3 6 2 YUG N Pilić 7 5 3 2 SWE B Borg 9 7 6 12 POL 1928 W Fibak 5 4 2 2 SWE B Borg 7 6 6 References External links 1977 MS Wimbledon 1977 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1977/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 22 November 2017 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1977 French Open Grand SlamsMen's singles 1977 U.S. Open Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon 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