1977 French Open

1977 French Open
Date	23 May – 5 June 1977
Edition	76
Category	47th Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money	$300,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Guillermo Vilas [1]
Women's singles
Mima Jaušovec [2]
Men's doubles
Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez [3]
Women's doubles
Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden [2]
Mixed doubles
Mary Carillo / John McEnroe [2]
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The 1977 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 76th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1977. ^{[4] [5]}

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1977 French Open – Men's singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated Brian Gottfried, 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 ^[1]

• It was Vilas's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1977 French Open – Women's singles

Mima Jaušovec ^[a] defeated Florența Mihai, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1 ^[2]

• It was Jaušovec's only career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1977 French Open – Men's doubles

Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated Wojciech Fibak / Jan Kodeš, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 ^[3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1977 French Open – Women's doubles

Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden defeated Rayni Fox / Helen Gourlay, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 ^[2]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1977 French Open – Mixed doubles

Mary Carillo / John McEnroe defeated Florența Mihai / Iván Molina, 7–6, 6–4 ^[2]

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles [6]	Men	FF190,000	FF96,000	FF48,000	FF24,000	FF14,000	FF8,000	FF4,400	FF2,600
	Women	FF35,000	FF20,000	FF10,000	FF4,000	-	FF2,000	FF1,000	FF650

Notes

1. Jaušovec became the first player (male or female) from Yugoslavia to win the French Open singles crown.

References

1. "ATP – 1977 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1977 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
3. "ATP – 1977 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN   978-0942257700.
5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN   2906450510.
6. Barrett, John; Flink, Steve; Tingay, Lance (1978). "French Championships". World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook (10th Year ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 41. ISBN   978-0-354-09039-1. ISSN   0305-6325. OCLC   237184605. OL   15012356M.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1977 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1977 Wimbledon Championships