1977 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles
Singles
1977 American Airlines Tennis Games
Final
Champion	Brian Gottfried
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Score	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated July 05, 2023

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

	Bill Scanlon	6	3	1

	Brian Gottfried	2	6	6
						Brian Gottfried	2	6	6

						Guillermo Vilas	6	1	3
	Guillermo Vilas	6	6

	Raúl Ramírez	3	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	M Machette	3	6	6
	V Pecci	6	4	0		M Machette	7	3	4
	J Hřebec	2	1			R Case	6	6	6
	R Case	6	6								R Case	3	6
	J Alexander	3	6	6							B Scanlon	6	7
	R Ruffels	6	3	7		R Ruffels	4	2
	B Scanlon	6	7			B Scanlon	6	6
	J Higueras	2	5												B Scanlon	4	7	6
	D Stockton	6	6												P Dent	6	5	3
	R Cano	3	1			D Stockton	6	3	4
	B Mitton	6	6			B Mitton	3	6	6
	R Fisher	1	2								B Mitton	3	2
	M Cox	1	0								P Dent	6	6
	P Dent	6	6			P Dent	6	6
	O Parun	7	4	6		O Parun	3	4
	H Pfister	6	6	0

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	R Tanner	6	6
	J James	3	4		R Tanner	6	6
	K Meiler	7	7		K Meiler	3	2
	J Delaney	6	6							R Tanner	7	4	4
	V Amritraj	7	6							C Pasarell	6	6	6
	C Dibley	6	4		V Amritraj	3	0
	C Pasarell	6	7		C Pasarell	6	6
	B Taróczy	3	5												C Pasarell	1	7	3
	B Gottfried	6	6												B Gottfried	6	6	6
	B Bertram	2	2		B Gottfried	4	6	6
	H Rahim	3	2		R Laver	6	2	2
	R Laver	6	6							B Gottfried	6	7
	R Lutz	6	7							R Lutz	3	5
	D Schneider	3	5		R Lutz	7	6
	G Masters	6	6		G Masters	6	3
	J Lloyd	2	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	O N Bengtson	4	7	6
	D Ralston	6	6	1		O N Bengtson	4	4
	R Moore	6	2	3		J Fillol	6	6
	J Fillol	4	6	6							J Fillol	1	2
	Z Guerry	4	7	6							H Solomon	6	6
	A Metreveli	6	5	7		A Metreveli	6	2	1
	A Pattison	1	0			H Solomon	4	6	6
	H Solomon	6	6												H Solomon	4	7	3
	V Amaya	3	5												G Vilas	6	6	6
	T Šmíd	6	7			T Šmíd	2	4
	B Martin	6	6			B Martin	6	6
	C Drysdale	4	1								B Martin	3	3
	S Krulevitz	7	6								G Vilas	6	6
	R Thung	5	2			S Krulevitz	2	6
	M Riessen	4	2			G Vilas	6	7
	G Vilas	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	L Álvarez	7	5	3
	P Fleming	6	7	6		P Fleming	2	7	6
	T Gorman	3	6			S Smith	6	6	4
	S Smith	6	7								P Fleming	3	6	5
	B Teacher	6	6								F McMillan	6	3	7
	U Pinner	3	1			B Teacher	4	6	2
	F McMillan	6	6			F McMillan	6	4	6
	W Fibak	4	4													F McMillan	4	3
	F McNair	4	5													R Ramírez	6	6
	E Teltscher	6	7			E Teltscher	7	6
	G Mayer	1	1			C Richey	5	1
	C Richey	6	6								E Teltscher	4	2
	S Ball	4	2								R Ramírez	6	6
	K Warwick	6	6			K Warwick	2	1
	B Walts	4	2			R Ramírez	6	6
	R Ramírez	6	6

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References

1977 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw - Men's Singles

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