1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Men's Singles
1977 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Jimmy Connors
Final score3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds16
Main article: 1977 Wimbledon Championships

John McEnroe competed for the first time, entering as a qualifier and reaching the semifinals, losing to Connors, whilst former champion Rod Laver made his final Grand Slam appearance.

Seeds
01.   Jimmy Connors (Final)
02.   Björn Borg (Champion)
03.   Guillermo Vilas (Third round)
04.   Roscoe Tanner (First round)
05.   Brian Gottfried (Second round)
06.   Ilie Năstase (Quarterfinals)
07.   Raúl Ramírez (Second round)
08.   Vitas Gerulaitis (Semifinals)
09.   Dick Stockton (Fourth round)
10.   Adriano Panatta (Second round)
11.   Stan Smith (Fourth round)
12.   Wojciech Fibak (Fourth round)
13.   Phil Dent (Quarterfinals)
14.   Mark Cox (Fourth round)
15.   Bob Lutz (Third round)
16.   Harold Solomon (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Jimmy Connors 6 3 6 6
Byron Bertram 4 6 4 2
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 4 6
Q John McEnroe 3 3 6 4
Q John McEnroe 6 8 4 6 6
13 Phil Dent 4 9 6 3 4
1 Jimmy Connors 6 2 1 7 4
2 Björn Borg 3 6 6 5 6
8 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 8 6 6
Billy Martin 2 9 2 2
8 Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 3 6 6
2 Björn Borg 6 3 6 3 8
6 Ilie Năstase 0 6 3
2 Björn Borg 6 8 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 J Connors 6 6 6
R Lewis 3 2 4 1 J Connors 6 8 6 8
M Riessen 6 1 8 6 M Riessen 4 9 1 6
C Lewis 3 6 6 1 1 J Connors 6 7 6
J Borowiak 9 3 5 2 C Drysdale 2 5 4
C Drysdale 8 6 7 6 C Drysdale 6 6 6
Q J Granát 3 3 6 9 2 M Estep 3 4 3
M Estep 6 6 4 7 6 1 J Connors 7 6 3 6 6
W Scanlon 3 5 5 11 S Smith 9 2 6 3 3
Q R Simpson 6 7 7 Q R Simpson 8 3 4
O Parun 8 7 9 O Parun 9 6 6
LL G Seewagen 6 5 8 O Parun 3 7 8 5
C Pasarell 6 6 6 11 S Smith 6 5 9 7
B Teacher 2 1 4 C Pasarell 4 3 5
R Crealy 4 2 2 11 S Smith 6 6 7
11 S Smith 6 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 R Lutz 6 6 6
B Mitton 3 4 3 15 R Lutz 5 6 7 6
T Waltke 7 4 2 8 WC D Ralston 7 3 5 2
WC D Ralston 5 6 6 9 15 R Lutz 4 6 4 6 6
WC D Lloyd 6 3 6 3 6 K Warwick 6 3 6 2 8
Q R Ycaza 4 6 3 6 4 WC D Lloyd 6 1 4
K Warwick 6 6 6 K Warwick 8 6 6
G Masters 2 2 3 K Warwick 3 2 5
P Kronk 7 6 3 1 6 B Bertram 6 6 7
J Delaney 5 3 6 6 4 P Kronk 5 6 6 6 6
F Gebert 3 4 1 Q D Palm 7 4 8 3 1
Q D Palm 6 6 6 P Kronk 4 0 2
C Dibley 4 6 6 3 2 B Bertram 6 6 6
B Bertram 6 3 2 6 6 B Bertram 6 4 6 6
R Benavides 3 4 4 5 B Gottfried 2 6 4 3
5 B Gottfried 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 R Tanner 6 4 4 6
J Lloyd 3 6 6 8 J Lloyd 6 6 2 4 7
K Meiler 7 4 6 7 K Meiler 2 3 6 6 9
R Hewitt 5 6 1 5 K Meiler 2 2 7 3
J Feaver 1 6 6 1 3 Q J McEnroe 6 6 5 6
C Dowdeswell 6 2 2 6 6 C Dowdeswell 7 3 1
Q J McEnroe 6 7 6 Q J McEnroe 9 6 6
I El Shafei 0 5 4 Q J McEnroe 7 4 6 6
K Walts 6 9 5 8 8 A Mayer 5 6 3 1
Q J Marks 4 8 7 9 6 K Walts 2 6 4
J Andrew 6 6 6 J Andrew 6 8 6
LL S Carnahan 4 2 4 J Andrew 4 7 4
A Mayer 6 3 6 8 7 A Mayer 6 9 6
D Joubert 2 6 2 9 5 A Mayer 8 6 6 6
E van Dillen 4 8 6 3 10 A Panatta 9 0 2 4
10 A Panatta 6 9 4 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 P Dent 6 6 6
LL W Lofgren 1 2 2 13 P Dent 2 9 6 4 6
LL JE Mandarino 5 1 2 LL A Amritraj 6 8 3 6 4
LL A Amritraj 7 6 6 13 P Dent 8 3 6 7
WC A Jarrett 3 3 4 R Moore 6 6 4 5
R Moore 6 6 6 R Moore 6 6 6
E Álvarez 6 4 6 6 E Álvarez 4 4 3
Q R Thung 4 6 3 3 13 P Dent 6 3 9 1 9
B Fairlie 8 7 8 6 Ti Gullikson 3 6 8 6 7
V Amaya 9 5 6 4 B Fairlie 8 4 6 6
M Machette 6 3 8 3 LL R Carmichael 6 6 4 3
LL R Carmichael 4 6 9 6 B Fairlie 8 3 9 3
Ti Gullikson 6 6 6 Ti Gullikson 9 6 8 6
S Krulevitz 2 4 3 Ti Gullikson 6 6 3 8 6
P Fleming 4 6 2 3 7 R Ramírez 3 4 6 9 4
7 R Ramírez 6 3 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 V Gerulaitis 6 9 6
T Gorman 1 8 3 8 V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
E Mayer 6 6 6 E Mayer 3 1 1
Q J Holladay 4 2 4 8 V Gerulaitis 6 8 6
WC J Smith 6 6 6 WC J Smith 3 6 4
W Prinsloo 4 4 2 WC J Smith 6 7 1 6
Q H Bunis 8 6 6 9 8 Q H Bunis 3 5 6 4
Q G Reid 9 4 8 8 6 8 V Gerulaitis 6 6 3 6
H Gildemeister 4 6 6 6 6 9 R Stockton 1 4 6 4
B Prajoux 6 4 8 4 3 H Gildemeister 3 8 2 5
F McNair 6 4 6 8 16 F McNair 6 6 6 7
N Saviano 3 6 3 9 14 F McNair 4 3 2
Q S Sorensen 0 2 2 9 R Stockton 6 6 6
R Laver 6 6 6 R Laver 6 7 4 5
WC R Drysdale 3 8 3 9 R Stockton 3 9 6 7
9 R Stockton 6 9 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 M Cox 6 7 8
LL R Chappell 4 5 6 14 M Cox 8 6 7
J Alexander 6 6 6 J Alexander 6 4 5
WC A Lloyd 3 4 2 14 M Cox 6 6 8
R Bohrnstedt 8 9 6 6 WC P Dominguez 4 1 6
Q A Gardiner 9 8 1 4 R Bohrnstedt 2 8 3
WC P Dominguez 6 4 6 6 WC P Dominguez 6 9 6
S Menon 4 6 2 4 14 M Cox 6 3 4 6 7
W Martin 6 6 6 W Martin 3 6 6 0 9
D Schneider 4 4 1 W Martin 3 2 9 6 10
R Ruffels 7 8 2 9 R Ruffels 6 6 8 2 8
R Taylor 5 6 6 7 W Martin 6 6 6
J Yuill 6 6 6 3 G Vilas 2 4 2
Á Betancur 3 4 3 J Yuill 3 2 6 6
J Kodeš 8 5 4 3 G Vilas 6 6 3 8
3 G Vilas 9 7 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 I Năstase 6 6 3 6
To Gullikson 2 1 6 3 6 I Năstase 7 3 7 8 6
LL E Montaño 1 4 4 A Pattison 9 6 5 6 3
A Pattison 6 6 6 6 I Năstase 6 6 6
C Letcher 3 6 3 2 Q E Teltscher 4 3 1
Q E Teltscher 6 0 6 6 Q E Teltscher
P DuPré 6 6 5 8 P DuPré w/o
Q T Šmid 4 4 7 6 6 I Năstase 6 6 6 6
LL R Fisher 3 3 4 T Okker 8 4 4 4
Q C Kachel 6 6 6 Q C Kachel 2 6 3
A Stone 9 7 6 A Stone 6 8 6
C Kirmayr 8 5 2 A Stone 6 6 8 5 4
T Okker 6 6 6 T Okker 4 2 9 7 6
R Case 2 1 1 T Okker 8 7 6 7
S Docherty 6 4 7 7 S Docherty 9 5 3 5
16 H Solomon 4 6 5 5

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 W Fibak 6 4 4 9 6
J Fillol 3 6 6 8 4 12 W Fibak 6 6 6
Q J McManus 1 6 4 2 J Norbäck 3 0 2
J Norbäck 6 3 6 6 12 W Fibak 3 9 6 3 6
F McMillan 6 6 6 C Mottram 6 8 3 6 2
J Fassbender 4 4 4 F McMillan 4 5 5
C Mottram 4 6 6 6 C Mottram 6 7 7
J Hagey 6 4 4 2 12 W Fibak 5 4 2
N Pilić 6 6 6 2 B Borg 7 6 6
H Pfister 4 4 1 N Pilić 9 6 6
V Amritraj 4 6 6 7 V Amritraj 8 3 2
S Stewart 6 4 3 5 N Pilić 7 5 3
WC M Wayman 4 6 4 9 5 2 B Borg 9 7 6
M Edmondson 6 2 6 8 7 M Edmondson 6 9 2 4 1
A Zugarelli 4 2 7 2 B Borg 3 7 6 6 6
2 B Borg 6 6 9

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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