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1977 US Open

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

Guillermo Vilas

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova /

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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. 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.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1977 US Open – Men's singles

Guillermo Vilas defeated Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–0

It was Vilas's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st (and only) US Open title. He was the first Argentine tennis player to win the US Open.

Women's singles

Main article: 1977 US Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert defeated Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–2

It was Evert's 7th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd (consecutive) US Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1977 US Open – Men's doubles

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–0

Women's doubles

Main article: 1977 US Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve defeated Renee Richards / Betty-Ann Stuart 6–1, 7–6

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1977 US Open – Mixed doubles

Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan defeated Billie Jean King / Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Van Winitsky defeated Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Claudia Casabianca defeated Lea Antonoplis 6–3, 2–6, 6–2

References

Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. p. 462. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Michael Steinberger (August 23, 2012). "Queens Was Burning, Too: The Chaotic Spectacle of the 1977 U.S. Open". The New York Times Magazine. pp. MM34.
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 187, 452, 453. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

Official US Open website

Preceded by1977 Wimbledon Championships

Grand Slams

Succeeded by1977 Australian Open

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Grand Slam tournaments

Grand Prix circuit

Six star	Palm Springs Memphis
Five star	Rome Los Angeles Tehran Stockholm Johannesburg
Four star	Adelaide Hamburg Washington D.C. Louisville North Conway Columbus Indianapolis Toronto Boston San Francisco Sydney Indoor Sydney Outdoor (2)
Three star	Baltimore Washington D.C Denver London (Queen's) Cincinnati Maui Barcelona Tokyo Outdoor Wembley
Two star	Sydney Outdoor Munich Düsseldorf Brussels Båstad Gstaad Kitzbühel Hilversum South Orange Hong Kong Manila Buenos Aires
One star	Little Rock Dayton Hampton Nice Berlin Aix-en-Provence Paris Indoor Brisbane Vienna Basel Cologne Bogotá Santiago Taipei Bombay

Year-end championships

Team events

Davis Cup

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Grand Slam events	Australian Open (Jan) (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (Dec) (S, D)
Virginia Slims Circuit	Washington (S, D) Hollywood (S, D) Houston (S, D) Minneapolis (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Detroit (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Colgate Series	Sydney 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D) Sydney 2 (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) London (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Charlotte (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S, D) Palm Harbor (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) San Juan (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Surbiton (S, D) Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)

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Tours

Men	WTC circuit WTC Finals Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix Colgate-Palmolive Masters
Women	WTA Tour Virginia Slims Championships Colgate Series Championships

National teams

Men	Davis Cup World Team Cup
Women	Federation Cup Wightman Cup

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