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1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

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Singles
1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Score7–5, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1976 · Australian Indoor Tennis Championships · 1978 →

Geoff Masters was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Tony Roche.

Jimmy Connors won in the final 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 against Ken Rosewall.

Seeds

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  1. United States Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
  3. United States Harold Solomon (first round)
  4. Australia Ken Rosewall (final)
  5. United States Bill Scanlon (second round)
  6. Australia Kim Warwick (first round)
  7. Australia Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Phil Dent (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Semifinals Final
            
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
  United States Nick Saviano 1 1
1 United States Jimmy Connors 7 6 6    
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 5 4 2    
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 7 6  
2 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 4  

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States J Connors 6 6  
  Australia B Drewett 1 0   1 United States J Connors 6 6  
  Australia C Letcher 3 6 7   Australia C Letcher 0 4  
  Australia A Stone 6 4 5 1 United States J Connors 6 6  
  New Zealand R Simpson 5 1   7 Australia T Roche 2 0  
  Australia G Masters 7 6     Australia G Masters 0 3  
  Australia D Crealy 6 3 5 7 Australia T Roche 6 6  
7 Australia T Roche 4 6 7 1 United States J Connors 6 6  
3 United States H Solomon 1 6     United States N Saviano 1 1  
  Australia C Dibley 6 7     Australia C Dibley 6 4 7
  Australia R Ruffels 4 2     United Kingdom R Lewis 3 6 5
  United Kingdom R Lewis 6 6     Australia C Dibley 5 7 3
  West Germany J Fassbender 1 2     United States N Saviano 7 6 6
  United States N Saviano 6 6     United States N Saviano 6 6  
  Australia R Case 6 6     Australia R Case 3 2  
6 Australia K Warwick 1 3  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States B Scanlon 6 6  
  Australia P Kronk 4 4   5 United States B Scanlon 2 3  
  United States H Pfister 6 7     United States H Pfister 6 6  
  Australia B Carmichael 3 6     United States H Pfister 2 3  
  Australia M Edmondson 3 6 4 4 Australia K Rosewall 6 6  
  United States T Wilkison 6 2 6   United States T Wilkison 2 5  
  West Germany K Meiler 1 0   4 Australia K Rosewall 6 7  
4 Australia K Rosewall 6 6   4 Australia K Rosewall 7 6  
8 Australia P Dent 6 7   2 United States V Gerulaitis 6 4  
  Australia S Ball 3 6   8 Australia P Dent 7 7  
  Australia J Newcombe 2 6 7   Australia J Newcombe 6 5  
  United States S Krulevitz 6 4 5 8 Australia P Dent 2 2  
  Netherlands L Sanders 6 6   2 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6  
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 4 3     Netherlands L Sanders 1 3  
  New Zealand B Fairlie 1 4   2 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6  
2 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6  
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