1977 US Open | |
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Date | 29 August – 11 September |
Edition | 97th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Forest Hills, Queens, United States |
Venue | West Side Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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The 1977 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 29 August until 11 September. It was the 97th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1977. This was the third and final year in which the US Open was played on clay courts. [2] After 68 years it was the final time the championship was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills before moving to Flushing Meadows for the 1978 tournament. [3]
Guillermo Vilas defeated
Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7-4), 6–0
Chris Evert defeated
Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–2
Bob Hewitt /
Frew McMillan defeated
Brian Gottfried /
Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–0
Martina Navratilova /
Betty Stöve defeated
Renee Richards /
Betty-Ann Stuart 6–1, 7–6
Betty Stöve /
Frew McMillan defeated
Billie Jean King /
Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Van Winitsky defeated
Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–4
Claudia Casabianca defeated
Lea Antonoplis 6–3, 2–6, 6–2