| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1977 Australian Open (December) | |
| Champions |  Evonne Cawley Helen Gourlay  Mona Guerrant Kerry Reid |
Dianne Fromholtz and Helen Gourlay were the defending champions. [1]
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1977 Australian Open (December) | |
| Champions | Evonne Cawley Helen Gourlay Mona Guerrant Kerry Reid |
Dianne Fromholtz and Helen Gourlay were the defending champions. [1]
Evonne Cawley / Helen Cawley (champions) Mona Guerrant / Kerry Reid (champions)
Helena Anliot / 
Sue Barker (first round) Christine Matison / Pam Whytcross (semifinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | E Cawley H Cawley | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Saliba M Sawyer | 4 | 1 | 1 | E Cawley H Cawley | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Draper E Little | 6 | 3 | J Dalton D Evers | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Dalton D Evers | 7 | 6 | 1 | E Cawley H Cawley | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Gregory J Wilton | 6 | 6 | P Bostrom K Ruddell | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Gulley S Pinchbeck | 0 | 2 | N Gregory J Wilton | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Bostrom K Ruddell | 6 | 6 | P Bostrom K Ruddell | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | H Anliot S Barker | 3 | 2 | 1 | E Cawley H Cawley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Matison P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Guerrant K Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Ballard K Hallam | 4 | 4 | 4 | C Matison P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W Paish  N Sato | 7 | 4 | 6 | W Paish N Sato | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Fox K Harter | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | C Matison P Whytcross | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Harrison M Pekovitch | 3 | 4 | 2 | M Guerrant K Reid | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Pratt A Tobin | 6 | 6 | K Pratt A Tobin | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Drury S Leo | 0 | 1 | 2 | M Guerrant K Reid | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Guerrant K Reid | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1977 Australian Open (December) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the 66th edition of the tournament and was held from 19 to 31 December 1977. Due to a scheduling change two Australian Opens took place in 1977 with the first taking place in January. Vitas Gerulaitis and Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles titles.
Guillermo Vilas defeated John Marks in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 Australian Open. It was his first Australian Open title and third major singles title overall.
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Virginia Wade defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1972 Australian Open.
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Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and her twelfth major singles title, surpassing Margaret Court's Open Era record.
Kerry Reid defeated Dianne Fromholtz in the final, 7–5 6–2 to win the January Edition women's singles tennis title at the 1977 Australian Open. The first of the two Australian Opens held in 1977 started on 3 January and ended on 9 January.
Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the December edition of the women's singles tennis tournament at the 1977 Australian Open. It was her sixth major singles title. As of 2023, this was the last women's singles final to be contested by two Australians.
Martina Navratilova defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final, 7–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1978 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her first Tour Finals singles title, and the first of an eventual record eight such titles.
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was her first and only major singles title. Stosur became the first Australian woman to win a major since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973.
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