1977 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Appearance
Singles | |
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1977 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
Champion | Jimmy Connors |
Runner-up | Dick Stockton |
Score | 6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
Björn Borg was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 against Dick Stockton.
Seeds
[edit]A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- Jimmy Connors (champion)
- Dick Stockton (final)
- Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
- Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
- Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
- Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
- Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
- Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Adriano Panatta | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Ilie Năstase | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Dick Stockton | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wojciech Fibak | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Dick Stockton | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Cliff Drysdale | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Dick Stockton | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
References
[edit]- 1977 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-06)