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 Vytautas "Vitas" Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was an American professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1978. Gerulaitis won the men's si ...

and

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won the singles titles.

Seniors

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone defeated John Alexander / Phil Dent, 7–6, 7–6

Women's doubles

/ Helen Gourlay 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

Amanda Tobin defeated Leanne Harrison, 6–1, 6–2Australian Open junior championships
ITF (juniors)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open, 1977-12 1977 in Australian tennis 2 1977, Australian Open