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1977 French Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1977 French Open
Final date6 June 1977
1976 ChampionItaly Adriano Panatta
Final
ChampionArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Runner-upUnited States Brian Gottfried
Score6–0, 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw128
Seeds16 (12 Q )
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Guillermo Vilas defeated Brian Gottfried in the final, 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1977 French Open.[1] It was his first major singles title.

Adriano Panatta was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Raúl Ramírez.[1]

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Romania Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
  2. Italy Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
  3. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (champion)
  4. United States Eddie Dibbs (second round)
  5. United States Brian Gottfried (finalist)
  6. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
  7. United States Harold Solomon (fourth round)
  8. Spain Antonio Muñoz (second round)
  9. Poland Wojtek Fibak (quarterfinals)
  10. United States Stan Smith (fourth round)
  11. Italy Corrado Barazzutti (first round)
  12. United States Robert Lutz (first round)
  13. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
  14. Chile Jaime Fillol Sr. (first round)
  15. Hungary Balázs Taróczy (third round)
  16. France François Jauffret (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 2 2 3
5 United States Brian Gottfried 4 3 6 6 6
5 United States Brian Gottfried 7 6 7
  Australia Phil Dent 6 3 5
  Australia Phil Dent 6 6 3 6 6
  Spain José Higueras 1 3 6 7 3
5 United States Brian Gottfried 0 3 0
3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
9 Poland Wojtek Fibak 4 0 4
3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
6 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 2 0 3
6 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7 6 7
2 Italy Adriano Panatta 6 3 5

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Romania I Năstase 7 6 6
Argentina L Álvarez 6 3 2 1 Romania I Năstase 6 3 4 6 6
South Africa R Moore 4 1 7 7 1 United States T Gullikson 3 6 6 2 1
United States T Gullikson 6 6 6 5 6 1 Romania I Năstase 7 3 6 6 6
Spain J I Muntañola 2 2 1 West Germany K Meiler 6 6 1 7 1
Venezuela J Andrew 6 6 6 Venezuela J Andrew 6 3 4 2
United States J Delaney 1 2 2 West Germany K Meiler 4 6 6 6
West Germany K Meiler 6 6 6 1 Romania I Năstase 6 7 6
India S Menon 4 6 1 13 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 4 5 3
United States P Fleming 6 7 6 United States P Fleming 7 3 0 2
Chile J Pinto-Bravo 4 6 6 2 Chile J Pinto-Bravo 6 6 6 6
United States G Mayer 6 4 4 0 r Chile J Pinto-Bravo 3 3 3
New Zealand R Simpson 2 2 2 13 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
Sweden J Norbäck 6 6 6 Sweden J Norbäck 3 2 3
Japan J Kuki 1 3 1 13 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
13 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Chile J Fillol Sr. 4 3 6 3
Czechoslovakia V Zednik 6 6 4 6 Czechoslovakia V Zednik 6 5 6 6 5
United States V Amaya 5 2 4 France P Dominguez 7 7 3 3 7
France P Dominguez 7 6 6 France P Dominguez 6 6 6
United States T Gullikson 7 6 0 6 United States T Gullikson 3 1 1
Q United Kingdom R Drysdale 6 3 6 3 United States T Gullikson 6 6 6 6
Paraguay V Pecci Sr. 6 7 3 4 3 Brazil T Koch 1 3 7 3
Brazil T Koch 3 5 6 6 6 France P Dominguez 4 1 5
Australia B Carmichael 6 6 2 5 5 United States B Gottfried 6 6 7
France C Casa 1 7 6 7 France C Casa 6 3 5 5
France E Deblicker 7 6 6 France E Deblicker 4 6 7 7
United States H Bunis 5 1 2 France E Deblicker 5 4 4
Q Italy G Ocleppo 3 7 6 2 5 United States B Gottfried 7 6 6
United States T Waltke 6 5 7 6 United States T Waltke 3 5 4
Colombia I Molina 3 2 1 5 United States B Gottfried 6 7 6
5 United States B Gottfried 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States E Dibbs 6 6 6
United Kingdom M Robinson 1 0 0 4 United States E Dibbs 3 6 5 4
Sweden R Norberg 6 6 6 6 7 Sweden R Norberg 6 3 7 6
Q Czechoslovakia P Složil 2 3 7 7 5 Sweden R Norberg 4 1 0
Mexico E Montaño 6 6 6 New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 6
West Germany W Zirngibl 1 1 3 Mexico E Montaño 3 3 6 0
France Y Noah 1 3 7 7 2 New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 4 6
New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 6 6 6 New Zealand B Fairlie 0 2 4
Q United States J McEnroe 6 6 6 Australia P Dent 6 6 6
Australia A Gardiner 3 4 0 Q United States J McEnroe 6 2 6 3 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 6 4 4 Australia P Dent 4 6 4 6 6
Australia P Dent 1 4 7 6 6 Australia P Dent 3 7 6 6
Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 15 Hungary B Taróczy 6 6 2 4
Chile P Cornejo 4 4 0 Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 5 5 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 2 4 4 15 Hungary B Taróczy 3 7 7 6
15 Hungary B Taróczy 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Italy C Barazzutti 4 3 3
Chile H Gildemeister 6 6 6 Chile H Gildemeister 6 6 7
Q Australia T Rocavert 1 6 1 4 France J-F Caujolle 3 3 5
France J-F Caujolle 6 4 6 6 Chile H Gildemeister 3 7 6 4
France C Roger-Vasselin 4 6 6 7 6 Spain J Higueras 6 5 7 6
United States D R. Bohrnstedt 6 2 7 5 1 France C Roger-Vasselin 7 2 3 1
Australia C Dibley 6 6 6 0 6 Spain J Higueras 5 6 6 6
Spain J Higueras 3 2 7 6 8 Spain J Higueras 6 7 2 6
Q West Germany P Elter 7 6 6 7 United States H Solomon 4 5 6 3
United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 4 4 Q West Germany P Elter 4 7 6 6
United States B Scanlon 6 1 6 6 United States B Scanlon 6 6 4 4
Australia C Kachel 3 6 4 1 Q West Germany P Elter 4 4 1
United States N Saviano 6 6 6 2 7 United States H Solomon 6 6 6
Rhodesia A Pattison 7 7 3 6 Rhodesia A Pattison 2 4 2
United Kingdom J Feaver 3 4 6 2 7 United States H Solomon 6 6 6
7 United States H Solomon 6 6 3 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Spain A Muñoz 3 6 4 6 6
Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 1 6 1 1 8 Spain A Muñoz 3 3 1
France J-L Haillet 0 7 6 7 1 West Germany R Gehring 6 6 6
West Germany R Gehring 6 6 7 5 6 West Germany R Gehring 7 6 6
Q Czechoslovakia J Šimbera 4 6 7 1 0 Q Czechoslovakia P Hutka 6 3 1
Q Czechoslovakia P Hutka 6 4 5 6 6 Q Czechoslovakia P Hutka 7 6 6 6
United States B Teacher 7 6 4 6 United States B Teacher 6 4 7 4
Colombia A Betancur 6 4 6 0 West Germany R Gehring 7 4 2 6 4
New Zealand C Lewis 6 6 6 9 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6 3 6
Q Ecuador R Ycaza 2 2 2 New Zealand C Lewis 6 3 6 6
Egypt I El Shafei 6 6 6 Egypt I El Shafei 3 6 1 1
United States J C Hagey 4 2 2 New Zealand C Lewis 2 3 6 3
Australia M Edmondson 6 6 6 9 Poland W Fibak 6 6 3 6
United States S Krulevitz 4 2 3 Australia M Edmondson 2 4 4
United States S Stewart 3 2 5 9 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6
9 Poland W Fibak 6 6 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States S Smith 7 6 6
Australia D Crealy 6 4 2 10 United States S Smith 6 6 7
United States F McNair 4 6 6 6 4 West Germany J Fassbender 4 3 5
West Germany J Fassbender 6 7 3 1 6 10 United States S Smith 6 6 5 7
Q France D Bedel 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 4 2 7 6
United States M Machette 2 1 2 Q France D Bedel 3 2 4
Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 2 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 6 6 6
New Zealand O Parun 6 2 3 4 10 United States S Smith 1 2 1
South Africa B Mitton 6 6 6 3 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
United States P Du Pré 0 1 2 South Africa B Mitton 6 5 7 7 6
France H Gauvain 4 3 7 4 Switzerland C Dowdeswell 7 7 6 5 3
Switzerland C Dowdeswell 6 6 6 6 South Africa B Mitton 1 4 2
Bolivia R Benavides 0 2 6 3 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Chile B Prajoux 6 6 7 Chile B Prajoux 6 0 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 1 2 4 3 Argentina G Vilas 2 6 6 6
3 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Mexico R Ramírez 6 6 7
France G Goven 4 1 5 6 Mexico R Ramírez 6 6 6
United States J Borowiak 6 5 United States J Borowiak 3 3 2
South Africa B Hewitt 4 1 r 6 Mexico R Ramírez 7 6 5 6
West Germany U Pinner 6 6 6 West Germany U Pinner 6 1 7 1
South Africa D Schneider 0 4 2 West Germany U Pinner 6 7 6
South Africa B Bertram 6 6 6 South Africa B Bertram 2 5 1
United States J Whitlinger 2 1 2 6 Mexico R Ramírez 6 6 6
Colombia J Velasco Sr. 3 2 6 4 South Africa J Yuill 2 4 3
Czechoslovakia F Pála 6 6 3 6 Czechoslovakia F Pála 4 6 3 4
Italy T Zugarelli 6 6 6 Italy T Zugarelli 6 2 6 6
South Africa W Prinsloo 1 1 4 Italy T Zugarelli w/o
South Africa J Yuill 6 6 6 South Africa J Yuill
Q Spain J Moreno 4 1 2 South Africa J Yuill 6 7 2 6 6
West Germany F Gebert 6 6 2 6 2 16 France F Jauffret 4 6 6 7 4
16 France F Jauffret 2 0 6 7 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 United States R Lutz 1 3 6
France P Proisy 6 6 7 France P Proisy 3 3 6 3
United Kingdom B Mottram 6 6 6 United Kingdom B Mottram 6 6 1 6
Spain J Soler 3 4 3 United Kingdom B Mottram 0 6 7 7
Italy P Bertolucci 6 6 6 Italy P Bertolucci 6 3 6 5
Argentina R Cano 1 0 3 Italy P Bertolucci 6 6 6
Austria H Kary 3 7 6 6 Austria H Kary 3 0 2
United Kingdom R Lewis 6 6 2 2 United Kingdom B Mottram 6 6 3 4 4
France C Freyss 5 3 6 6 1 2 Italy A Panatta 2 4 6 6 6
Australia K Warwick 7 6 1 2 6 Australia K Warwick 3 6 4
Sweden K Johansson 3 4 6 6 2 Australia P McNamee 6 7 6
Australia P McNamee 6 6 1 2 6 Australia P McNamee 4 2 2
Argentina J Ganzábal 6 7 2 3 6 2 Italy A Panatta 6 6 6
United States B Martin 4 6 6 6 3 Argentina J Ganzábal 2 6 4 1
Q France P Beust 5 4 7 2 2 Italy A Panatta 6 2 6 6
2 Italy A Panatta 7 6 5 6

References

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  1. ^ a b Barrett, John; Flink, Steve; Tingay, Lance (1978). "French Championships". World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook (10th Year ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 39–42. ISBN 978-0-354-09039-1. ISSN 0305-6325. OCLC 237184605. OL 15012356M.
  2. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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