The 1977 Australian Open (December) was a

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tournament played on outdoor grass courts in

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, 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

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. Vitas Gerulaitis and Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles titles.

Seniors

Men's singles

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated

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, 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2 *It was Gerulaitis's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated

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, 6–3, 6–0 *It was Goolagong Cawley's 6th career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Ray Ruffels /

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defeated John Alexander /

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, 7–6, 7–6

Women's doubles

Evonne Goolagong Cawley /

vs. Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid, shared due to rained out final

Mixed doubles

:''Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.''

Juniors

Boys' singles

Ray Kelly

Girls' singles

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defeated

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, 6–1, 6–2Australian Open junior championships
ITF (juniors)

References

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