1977 Italian Open – Men's singles

1977 Italian Open USA Vitas Gerulaitis ITA Antonio Zugarelli 6–2, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 34 The Men's singles tournament (the Rome Masters) of the 1977 Italian Open tennis championships took place in Rome between 16 May and 1 July 1977. 64 players from 19 countries competed in the 6-round tournament. The final winner was Vitas Gerulaitis of the US, who defeated Antonio Zugarelli of Italy. The defending champion from 1976, Adriano Panatta of Italy, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Gerulaitis.Gerulaitis, Newberry Capture Italian Open Tennis Crowns https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oJ00AAAAIBAJ&sjid=K24FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1380%2C4104454 The Hour Norwalk, Connecticut. 1977-05-23 Seeds ITA Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals) ARG Guillermo Vilas (second round) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals) USA Brian Gottfried (semifinals) MEX Raúl Ramírez (second round) ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (withdrew) Top seeds tumble in Italian open https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5sdYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5106%2C5613462 The Age Melbourne, Aus. 1977-05-20 USA Roscoe Tanner (first round) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (champion) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (second round) TCH Jan Kodeš (third round) USA Bill Scanlon (third round) AUS Phil Dent (semifinals) ITA Antonio Zugarelli (final) HUN Balázs Taróczy (second round) ITA Paolo Bertolucci (second round) AUS Dick Crealy (second round) Draw Finals 3/5/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 6 3 8 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 1 7 6 4 USA Brian Gottfried 7 6     AUS Kim Warwick 5 2   12 AUS Phil Dent 6 6   3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 3 2     PAR Víctor Pecci 6 6   13 ITA Antonio Zugarelli 7 7   8 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7 4 7   4 USA Brian Gottfried 2 6 6 5   12 AUS Phil Dent 4 7 4 2   13 ITA Antonio Zugarelli 6 5 6 6 8 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7 3 7   13 ITA Antonio Zugarelli 2 6 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 ITA A Panatta 6 6     USA N Saviano 1 3     USA T Gullikson 7 6     FRG F Gebert 5 3   16 AUS D Crealy 6 6     GBR J Lloyd 1 2   Q ESP 1977 J Soler 5 5     USA T Waltke 7 7   8 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6     AUS C Dibley 3 2     USA V Amaya 6 0 6   FRA J-F Caujolle 4 6 4 10 TCH J Kodeš 7 5 6   RHO C Dowdeswell 5 7 1   ITA V Franchitti 6 6 2 Q GBR J Feaver 3 7 6 1 ITA A Panatta 6 6     USA T Gullikson 2 2   16 AUS D Crealy 6 7     USA T Waltke 4 5   8 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6     USA V Amaya 0 3   10 TCH J Kodeš 6 4 6 Q GBR J Feaver 4 6 4 1 ITA A Panatta 6 6     USA T Waltke 4 3   8 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6   10 TCH J Kodeš 4 3   1 ITA A Panatta 6 6 3 8 USA V Gerulaitis 1 7 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 USA B Gottfried 6 6     ITA G Marchetti 0 1   Q TCH T Šmíd 6 6     USA S Stewart 2 3   15 ITA P Bertolucci 6 2 6   AUS M Edmondson 2 6 1   USA C Hagey 1 1   Q YUG N Špear 6 6   5 MEX R Ramírez 6 6     USA G Mayer 3 0     AUS K Warwick 5 6 6 Q TCH J Granát 7 4 3 11 USA B Scanlon 6 6     USA P DuPré 3 4     ARG L Álvarez 1 6 6   USA P Fleming 6 3 4 4 USA B Gottfried 6 6   Q TCH T Šmíd 3 3   15 ITA P Bertolucci 4 4   Q YUG N Špear 6 6   5 MEX R Ramírez 6 4 2   AUS K Warwick 4 6 6 11 USA B Scanlon 4 6 6   ARG L Álvarez 6 4 2 4 USA B Gottfried 6 6   Q YUG N Špear 3 3     AUS K Warwick 0 6 6 11 USA B Scanlon 6 1 1 4 USA B Gottfried 7 6     AUS K Warwick 5 2   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA D Bohrnstedt 3 6     USA B Teacher 6 7     ITA M di Domenico 5 3   12 AUS P Dent 7 6   Q FRA É Deblicker 5 6 6   NZL O Parun 7 3 3   ITA G Ocleppo 3 6 6   RSA 1928 D Schneider 6 2 3   RSA 1928 B Hewitt 6 6     RSA 1928 B Bertram 4 4     IND S Menon 3 1   14 HUN B Taróczy 6 6     ESP 1977 J Higueras 3 6 4   ARG R Cano 6 4 6   CHI B Prajoux 2 4   3 ROU 1965 I Năstase 6 6     USA B Teacher 1 4   12 AUS P Dent 6 6   Q FRA É Deblicker 6 6     ITA G Ocleppo 1 4     RSA 1928 B Hewitt 6 6   14 HUN B Taróczy 4 4     ARG R Cano 6 6 2 3 ROU 1965 I Năstase 7 1 6 12 AUS P Dent 6 6   Q FRA É Deblicker 1 4     RSA 1928 B Hewitt 3 5   3 ROU 1965 I Năstase 6 7   12 AUS P Dent 6 6   3 ROU 1965 I Năstase 3 2   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   PAR V Pecci 6 3 7   USA J Delaney 3 6 5 Q AUS P McNamee 6 3 2 9 ITA C Barazzutti 4 6 6 Q ROU 1965 D Hărădău 3 6 3   ROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 2 6   RSA 1928 B Mitton 4 6 6 7 USA R Tanner 6 3 4   USA S Krulevitz 3 6 6   USA F McNair 6 3 4   ITA Roberto Lombardi 6 4 2 13 ITA A Zugarelli 3 6 6   YUG Ž Franulović 3 6 6   USA B Martin 6 0 0   GBR R Taylor 1 2   2 ARG G Vilas 6 6     PAR V Pecci 7 6   9 ITA C Barazzutti 6 2     ROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 7     RSA 1928 B Mitton 2 6     USA S Krulevitz 3 3   13 ITA A Zugarelli 6 6     YUG Ž Franulović 7 6   2 ARG G Vilas 5 4     PAR V Pecci 7 2 6   ROU 1965 I Țiriac 5 6 4 13 ITA A Zugarelli 6 1 6   YUG Ž Franulović 1 6 0   PAR V Pecci 6 6   13 ITA A Zugarelli 7 7   References General atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1977/draws?matchType=singles 2016-04-28 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Rome 1977 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003091 2016-04-28 2016-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160331132632/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003091 dead Specific Men's Singles Category:1977 Grand Prix (tennis)