1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
Men's singles qualifying
1977 Australian Open (January)
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Last updated February 07, 2022

This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1977 Australian Open (January) .

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Harald Elschenbroich
Mark Meyers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

	Rolf Gehring	4	6	3

	Wayne Cowley	6	1	6
						Wayne Cowley	3	4

						Tim Wilkison	6	6
	Tim Wilkison	7	6

	Robert Casey	5	3

Second qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

	William Lofgren	5	6	6

	Ernie Ewert	7	3	4
						William Lofgren	6	6

						Tim Clements	4	2
	Joel Bailey	7	2	4

	Tim Clements	6	6	6

Third qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

	Warren Maher	4	7	6

	Dale Collings	6	6	3
						Warren Maher	6	6

						Mark Meyers	3	3
	Peter Feigl	5	3

	Mark Meyers	7	6

Fourth qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

	Klaus Eberhard	4	6

	Will Coghlan	6	7
					Will Coghlan	1	3

					Peter Campbell	6	6
	Nicolas Kelaidis	1	1

	Peter Campbell	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

	David Carter	2	6	4

	Jonathan Smith	6	4	6
						Jonathan Smith	6	7	1

						Charlie Fancutt	7	6	6
	Greg Braun	6	4

	Charlie Fancutt	7	6

Sixth qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

	William Durham	3	5

	Harald Elschenbroich	6	7
					Harald Elschenbroich	6	6	3

					John Trickey	7	3	6
	John Trickey	7	6

	Dean Martin	6	2

Seventh qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

	Graeme Thomson	1	7	6

	John Holladay	6	6	3
						Graeme Thomson	6	3	6

						Peter Elter	4	6	1
	Trevor Little	2	4

	Peter Elter	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

	Jeff Tobin	1	0

	William Lloyd	6	6
					William Lloyd	6	6

					Stephen Mott	4	4
	Mansour Bahrami	5	3

	Stephen Mott	7	6

External links

1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1977 Australian Open (December).

This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1977 Australian Open (January).

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