1977 Grand Prix (tennis)

1977 Grand Prix circuit

Vilas playing in 1975
Details
Duration	26 December 1976 – 8 January 1978
Edition	8th
Tournaments	76
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Guillermo Vilas (16)
Most tournament finals	Guillermo Vilas (17)
Prize money leader	Guillermo Vilas ($635,000)
Points leader	Guillermo Vilas (2,047)
Awards
Player of the year	Björn Borg [1]
Newcomer of the year	Tim Gullikson
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The 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF, later the ITF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.^[2] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Colgate-Palmolive Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking. Colgate-Palmolive was the new tour sponsor, taking over from Commercial Union. Guillermo Vilas won the Grand Prix circuit, having accumulated the most points (2,047), and received the largest share from the bonus pool ($300,000). The top eight points ranked singles players as well as the top four doubles teams qualified for the season-ending Masters tournament ^[3]

Schedule

Key

Grand Slam events

Grand Prix Masters

Six-star events

Five-star events

Four-star events

Three-star events

Two-star events

One-star events

Team events

December 1976

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
26 December	Marlboro New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia $75,000 – Grass – 48S/24D Two star	Tony Roche 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Dick Stockton	Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner	Ross Case Phil Dent Ken Rosewall Hank Pfister
		Syd Ball Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–4	Mark Edmondson John Marks

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 January	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $200,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–3, 6–3	Guillermo Vilas	John Alexander Ken Rosewall	Ross Case Arthur Ashe Mark Edmondson Phil Dent
		Arthur Ashe Tony Roche 6–4, 6–4	Charlie Pasarell Erik Van Dillen
10 January	Marlboro Classic Adelaide, Australia $75,000 – Grass – 48S/24D Two star	Victor Amaya 6–1, 6–4, 6–2	Brian Teacher	John Alexander Charlie Pasarell	Rolf Gehring Colin Dibley Dick Stockton Sherwood Stewart
		Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Syd Ball Kim Warwick
17 January	Baltimore International Baltimore, United States Carpet – 32S/16D Three star	Brian Gottfried 6–3, 7–6	Guillermo Vilas	Tom Gorman Jan Kodeš	Ross Case Roger Taylor Billy Martin Buster Mottram
		Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–7, 6–4	Ross Case Jan Kodeš
31 January	Fairfield Bay Classic Little Rock, United States $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D One star	Sandy Mayer 6–2, 6–4	Haroon Rahim	Björn Borg Nick Saviano	Peter Fleming Jiří Hřebec Colin Dibley Mike Machette
		Colin Dibley Haroon Rahim 6–7, 6–3, 6–3	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
	Dayton Classic Dayton, United States $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D One star	Jeff Borowiak 6–3, 6–3	Buster Mottram	Tom Gullikson Alex Metreveli	Terry Moor Frank Gebert Sherwood Stewart Butch Walts
		Hank Pfister Butch Walts 6–4, 7–6	Jeff Borowiak Andrew Pattison

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 February	Miami Classic Miami, United States $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D One star	Eddie Dibbs 6–0, 6–3	Raúl Ramírez	Brian Gottfried Harold Solomon	Teimuraz Kakoulia Alex Metreveli Lito Álvarez Cliff Letcher
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–4	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
	Springfield International Springfield, United States $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D One star	Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2	Stan Smith	Gene Mayer Balázs Taróczy	Peter Fleming Bob Hewitt Buster Mottram Haroon Rahim
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–6, 6–2	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas
14 February	American Home Shield Open San Jose, United States Hard – 32S/16D One star	Jiří Hřebec 3–6, 6–4, 7–5	Sandy Mayer	Billy Martin Roy Emerson	Tim Gullikson Steve Docherty Phil Dent Roscoe Tanner
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3	Tom Gorman Geoff Masters
	Ocean City, United States Carpet (i) – 32S/16D	Vitas Gerulaitis 3–6, 6–1, 6–2	Bob Lutz	Guillermo Vilas Ilie Năstase	Ion Țiriac Cliff Richey Jan Kodeš Raymond Moore
		Alex Metreveli Bill Scanlon 7–6, 6–3	John McEnroe Cliff Richey
21 February	American Airlines Tennis Games Palm Springs, United States $225,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Six star	Brian Gottfried 2–6, 6–1, 6–3	Guillermo Vilas	Bill Scanlon Raúl Ramírez	Phil Dent Charlie Pasarell Harold Solomon Frew McMillan
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–6, 7–6	Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner
28 February	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, United States $175,000 – Carpet – 64S/32D Six star	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Brian Gottfried	Tom Gullikson Mark Cox	Bob Lutz Fred McNair Tom Gullikson José Higueras
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 7–6, 7–6	Robert Lutz Stan Smith

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 March	Peugeot Open Johannesburg, South Africa $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Five star	Not played.	Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas	Colin Dibley Buster Mottram	Andrew Pattison Roger Taylor Robbie Venter Jürgen Fassbender
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–0	Charlie Pasarell Erik Van Dillen
	Coliseum Mall International Hampton, United States Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D One star	Sandy Mayer 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3	Stan Smith	Jeff Borowiak Tom Gullikson	Tim Gullikson James Hagey Željko Franulović Vladimír Zedník
		Sandy Mayer Stan Smith 6–4, 6–3	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
14 March	Volvo Classic Washington, United States $100,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Three star	Brian Gottfried 6–1, 6–2	Bob Lutz	Tom Gorman Raúl Ramírez	Jeff Borowiak John Whitlinger Stan Smith Sandy Mayer
		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–3, 7–5	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
	Scandinavian Covered Court Championships Helsinki, Finland $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D One star	Mark Cox 6–3, 6–3	Kjell Johansson	Ove Bengtson Jiří Granat	Hervé Gauvain John James John Lloyd Richard Lewis
		Jiří Hřebec Hans Kary 5–7, 7–6, 6–4	David Lloyd John Lloyd
21 March	La Costa International La Costa, United States $100,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Three star	Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–2	Marty Riessen	Björn Borg Hank Pfister	Tom Gorman Trey Waltke Roy Emerson Allan Stone
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–2	Ray Ruffels Allan Stone
28 March	Arco Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States $150,000 – Carpet – 64S/32D Five star	Stan Smith 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Brian Gottfried	Roscoe Tanner Peter Fleming	Cliff Richey Bob Lutz Jeff Borowiak Raúl Ramírez
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–4	Robert Lutz Stan Smith
	Nice International Nice, France $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D One star	Björn Borg 7–6^(7–2), 6–7^(5–7), 6–4	Guillermo Vilas	Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy	Belus Prajoux François Jauffret Christophe Casa Hans Gildemeister
		Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–1	Chris Kachel Chris Lewis

April

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 April	Murcia Open Murcia, Spain $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D One star	José Higueras 6–4, 6–0, 6–3	Buster Mottram	Frank Gebert Javier Soler	François Jauffret Patrice Dominguez Jean-Louis Haillet Patrick Proisy
		Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret 7–5, 6–2	Patricio Cornejo Hans Gildemeister
18 April	United Bank Classic Denver, United States $100,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D Three star	Björn Borg 7–5, 6–2	Brian Gottfried	Bob Hewitt James Delaney	Peter Fleming Kim Warwick Colin Dibley Frew McMillan
		Colin Dibley Geoff Masters 6–2, 6–3	Syd Ball Kim Warwick
25 April	Romika Cup Munich, West Germany Clay – 32S/16D Two star	Željko Franulović 6–1, 6–1, 6–7, 7–5	Víctor Pecci	José Higueras Dick Crealy	Patrick Proisy Hans Gildemeister Iván Molina Nikola Pilić
		František Pala Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–4	Nikola Špear John Whitlinger

May

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 May	German Open Hamburg, West Germany $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Manuel Orantes	Buster Mottram Jaime Fillol	Guillermo Vilas Colin Dowdeswell Werner Zirngibl Bob Hewitt
		Bob Hewitt Karl Meiler 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Phil Dent Kim Warwick
16 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy $131,250 – Clay – 64S/32D Five star	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6	Antonio Zugarelli	Brian Gottfried Phil Dent	Adriano Panatta Kim Warwick Ilie Năstase Víctor Pecci
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 7–6, 7–5	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
	Agfacolor Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – 32S/16D Two star	Wojciech Fibak 6–1, 5–7, 6–2	Raymond Moore	Jürgen Fassbender Buster Mottram	Ismail El Shafei Jaime Fillol Jeff Borowiak Iván Molina
		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 6–3, 6–3	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
23 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $300,000 – Clay – 128S/64D/24XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles	Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–3, 6–0	Brian Gottfried	Phil Dent Raúl Ramírez	Ilie Năstase José Higueras Wojciech Fibak Adriano Panatta
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš
		Mary Carillo John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3	Florenţa Mihai Iván Molina

June

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 June	John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain $100,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Three star	Not played – title shared.	Tim Gullikson Jaime Fillol	Roscoe Tanner Stan Smith	Bob Lutz Dick Stockton Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried
		Not completed.
	Belgian Open Brussels, Belgium $75,000 – Clay – 48S/24D Two star	Harold Solomon 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Karl Meiler	Balázs Taróczy Nikola Pilić	Jean-François Caujolle Željko Franulović Antonio Muñoz Jürgen Fassbender
		Match abandoned – title shared. 2–6, 6–4, 2–2	Franulović / Pilić Pala / Taróczy
13 June	Rawlings International London, Great Britain $100,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Three star	Raúl Ramírez 9–7, 7–5	Mark Cox	Brian Gottfried Hank Pfister	James Delaney Adriano Panatta Roscoe Tanner Colin Dibley
		Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 6–1, 6–2	David Lloyd John Lloyd
	Berlin Open Berlin, West Germany $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D One star	Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	Jiří Hřebec	Víctor Pecci Steve Krulevitz	Jürgen Fassbender François Jauffret Patrick Proisy José Higueras
		Not played – title shared.	Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux Hutka / Zedník
20 June	Wimbledon Championships London, England Grand Slam $198,645 – Grass – 128S/128Q/64D/40Q/48XD/24Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles	Björn Borg 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe Vitas Gerulaitis	Byron Bertram Phil Dent Billy Martin Ilie Năstase
		Ross Case Geoff Masters 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 8–9 (4–7), 6–4	John Alexander Phil Dent
		Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan

July

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 July	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Two star	Corrado Barazzutti 7–6, 6–7, 6–2	Balázs Taróczy	Antonio Zugarelli Kim Warwick	Wojciech Fibak Buster Mottram Mark Edmondson Nikola Špear
		Mark Edmondson John Marks 6–4, 6–0	Jean-Louis Haillet François Jauffret
	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Two star	Jeff Borowiak 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Jean-François Caujolle	Frank Gebert Tomáš Šmíd	Jürgen Fassbender Víctor Pecci David Schneider Željko Franulović
		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 6–4, 7–6	Colin Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt
	Miller Hall of Fame Championships Newport, United States $50,000 – Grass – 32S/16D One star	Tim Gullikson 6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Hank Pfister	Ismail El Shafei Andrew Pattison	John James Matt Mitchell Butch Seewagen Anand Amritraj
		Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 6–7, 6–3, 7–6	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson
10 July	Western Championships Cincinnati, United States $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Three star	Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–3	Mark Cox	John Alexander Rick Fagel	Terry Moor John James Ismail El Shafei John McEnroe
		John Alexander Phil Dent 6–3, 7–6	Bob Hewitt Roscoe Tanner
	Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Two star	Guillermo Vilas 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Jan Kodeš	Željko Franulović Karl Meiler	Buster Mottram Bob Lutz Janos Benyik Tomáš Šmíd
		Buster Mottram Roger Taylor 7–6, 6–4	Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel
	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Two star	Patrick Proisy 6–0, 6–2, 6–0	Lito Álvarez	Colin Dibley Onny Parun	José Higueras Kim Warwick François Jauffret Louk Sanders
		José Higueras Antonio Muñoz 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1	Jean-Louis Haillet François Jauffret
17 July	Washington Star International Washington, United States $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 7–5	Brian Gottfried	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon	Ricardo Cano Hans Gildemeister John Alexander Raymond Moore
		John Alexander Phil Dent 7–5, 7–5	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
24 July	Louisville International Louisville, United States $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 6–0, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs	Phil Dent Hans Gildemeister	Ion Țiriac Dick Stockton Víctor Pecci Bernard Mitton
		John Alexander Phil Dent 6–1, 6–4	Chris Kachel Cliff Letcher
31 July	Volvo International North Conway, United States $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	John Alexander 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Manuel Orantes	Harold Solomon Eddie Dibbs	Jimmy Connors Steve Krulevitz Ken Rosewall Brian Gottfried
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–3	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
	Mutual Benefit Life Open South Orange, United States $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Two star	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–1	Roscoe Tanner	John McEnroe Raymond Moore	Jeff Borowiak Jaime Fillol Bernard Mitton Željko Franulović
		Colin Dibley Wojciech Fibak 6–1, 7–5	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas

August

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 August	Buckeye Championships Columbus, United States $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–1	Brian Gottfried	Raúl Ramírez Billy Martin	Bob Lutz Jeff Borowiak Sherwood Stewart Tim Gullikson
		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Peter Fleming Gene Mayer
	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	Manuel Orantes 6–1, 6–3	Jimmy Connors	Phil Dent Balázs Taróczy	Dick Stockton John McEnroe Harold Solomon Terry Moor
		Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 6–7, 6–4, 6–3	Dick Crealy Cliff Letcher
14 August	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	Jeff Borowiak 6–0, 6–1	Jaime Fillol	John Alexander Phil Dent	Colin Dibley Ricardo Cano Buster Mottram Manuel Orantes
		Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
21 August	U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States $175,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Four star	Manuel Orantes 7–6, 7–5, 6–4	Eddie Dibbs	Wojciech Fibak Jaime Fillol	Jimmy Connors Dick Stockton Iván Molina Patricio Cornejo
		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–3, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
29 August	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $250,000 – Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles	Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 6–0	Jimmy Connors	Harold Solomon Corrado Barazzutti	Dick Stockton Raymond Moore Brian Gottfried Manuel Orantes
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–0	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Billie Jean King Vitas Gerulaitis

September

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 September	Woodlands Doubes Woodlands, Texas, USA Hard – $125,000 – D32	Marty Riessen Tom Okker 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan Robert Lutz / Stan Smith	Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart Gene Mayer / Sashi Menon Jaime Fillol / Álvaro Fillol Larry Davidson / Fred Stolle
19 September	Southern California Championships Los Angeles, USA Hard – $100,000 – S64/D32 Four star	Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 3–6, 6–4	Brian Gottfried	Eddie Dibbs Manuel Orantes	Sashi Menon Cliff Drysdale Eliot Teltscher Tom Leonard
		Frew McMillan Sandy Mayer 6–2, 6–3	Tom Leonard Mike Machette
	Coupe Poreé Paris, France Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–1, 7–6	Christophe Roger-Vasselin	Patrick Proisy José Higueras	Hans Gildemeister Paolo Bertolucci Corrado Barazzutti Georges Goven
		Jacques Thamin Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
26 September	Raquette d'Or Aix-en-Provence, France Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Ilie Năstase 6–1, 7–5, ret.	Guillermo Vilas	Eric Deblicker Georges Goven	José Higueras Antonio Zugarelli Hans Gildemeister Željko Franulović
		Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3	Patrice Dominguez Rolf Norberg
	Transamerica Championships San Francisco, California, USA Carpet – $125,000 – S64/D32 Four star	Butch Walts 4–6, 6–3, 7–5	Brian Gottfried	Dick Stockton Peter Fleming	Marty Riessen Robert Lutz Harold Solomon John McEnroe
		Dick Stockton Marty Riessen 6–4, 1–6, 6–4	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart

October

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 October	Island Holidays Tennis Classic Maui, Hawaii, USA Hard – $100,000 – S32/D16 Three star	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–0	Brian Gottfried	Raúl Ramírez John Lloyd	Harold Solomon Sandy Mayer Douglas Palm Stan Smith
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 7–6, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
	Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Clay – $150,000 – S64/D32 Five star	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs	Wojciech Fibak Manuel Orantes	Buster Mottram Hans Gildemeister Paul McNamee Mike Fishbach
		Guillermo Vilas Ion Țiriac 1–6, 6–1, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
10 October	South Pacific Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $100,000 – S64/D32 One star	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–7, 6–1, 6–1, 7–5	Tony Roche	Hank Pfister Ken Rosewall	Nick Saviano Bill Scanlon Kim Warwick Jürgen Fassbender
		Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 6–4	Mal Anderson Ken Rosewall
	Il Trofeo Gillette Madrid, Spain Clay – $100,000 – S64/D32 Three star	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–0 6–7, 7–6	Jaime Fillol	Paolo Bertolucci Eddie Dibbs	Tomáš Šmíd Manuel Orantes Wojciech Fibak José Higueras
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1	Antonio Muñoz Manuel Orantes
17 October	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – S64/D32 Three star	Björn Borg 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	Manuel Orantes	Eddie Dibbs Wojciech Fibak	José Higueras Paolo Bertolucci Balázs Taróczy Jiří Granat
		Jan Kodeš Wojciech Fibak 6–0, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
	Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 Four star	Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4, 6–2	Ken Rosewall	Nick Saviano Vitas Gerulaitis	Tony Roche Colin Dibley Hank Pfister Phil Dent
		Tony Roche John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 6–1	Ross Case Geoff Masters
24 October	Hitachi West Coast Classic Perth, Australia Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Geoff Masters	Hank Pfister Tony Roche	Richard Lewis Tim Wilkison Harold Solomon Jiří Hřebec
		Allan Stone Ray Ruffels 6–2, 6–1	Nick Saviano John Whitlinger
	Fischer-Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Brian Gottfried 6–1, 6–1	Wojciech Fibak	Sandy Mayer Hans Kary	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy Byron Bertram Bob Hewitt
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš
	Swiss Indoor Championships Basel, Switzerland Carpet – $30,000 – S32/D16 One star	Björn Borg 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	John Lloyd	Erik Van Dillen Jaime Fillol	Heinz Günthardt Jeff Borowiak Álvaro Fillol Mark Cox
		Buster Mottram Mark Cox 7–5, 6–4, 6–3	John Feaver John James
31 October	Cologne Cup Cologne, Germany Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Björn Borg 2–6, 7–5, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak	Balázs Taróczy Buster Mottram	Billy Martin Sandy Mayer Tenny Svensson Hans Kary
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–5	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
	Jean Becker Open Paris, France Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Corrado Barazzutti 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4	Brian Gottfried	Mark Cox Jeff Borowiak	Robert Lutz Pierre Barthes Christopher Sylvan Byron Bertram
		Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–0	Jeff Borowiak Roger Taylor
	Fred Perry Tokyo Outdoor Tokyo, Japan Clay – S64/D32 Three star	Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–1	Kim Warwick	Harold Solomon Tim Gullikson	Colin Dibley Stan Smith Roscoe Tanner Vladimír Zedník
		Kim Warwick Geoff Masters 6–2, 7–6	Colin Dibley Chris Kachel

November

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 November	Stockolm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard – $150,000 – S64/D32 Five star	Sandy Mayer 6–2, 6–4	Raymond Moore	Stan Smith Wojciech Fibak	Harold Solomon George Hardie Kjell Johansson Brian Teacher
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–3	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
	Orient Cup Bogotá, Colombia Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–0	José Higueras	Víctor Pecci Carlos Kirmayr	Ramiro Benavides Hans Gildemeister Mike Fishbach Patrick Proisy
		Belus Prajoux Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 6–2	Jorge Andrew Carlos Kirmayr
	Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 Two star	Ken Rosewall 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Tom Gorman	Karl Meiler Pat Du Pré	Nick Saviano Mike Cahill Allan Stone Dick Stockton
		Kim Warwick Syd Ball 7–6, 6–3	Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner
14 November	Philta International Manila, Philippines Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 Two star	Karl Meiler Walkover	Manuel Orantes	Dick Crealy Geoff Masters	Louk Sanders Tim Wilkison Tom Gullikson Tim Gullikson
		John Marks Chris Kachel 4–6, 6–0, 7–6	Mike Cahill Terry Moor
	Chilean International Santiago, Chile Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 2–6, 6–4	Jaime Fillol	Ricardo Ycaza Víctor Pecci	Gene Mayer Álvaro Betancur Patricio Cornejo Belus Prajoux
		Jaime Fillol Patricio Cornejo 5–7, 6–1, 6–1	Henry Bunis Paul McNamee
	Wembley London, England Hard – $125,000 – S32/D16 Four star	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–0	John Lloyd	Eddie Dibbs Raúl Ramírez	Raymond Moore Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker Brian Gottfried
		Frew McMillan Sandy Mayer 6–3, 7–6	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
21 November	Argentine Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 Two star	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–1	Jaime Fillol	Hans Gildemeister Víctor Pecci	Belus Prajoux Mike Fishbach Gene Mayer Patricio Cornejo
		Guillermo Vilas Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–0	Ricardo Cano Antonio Muñoz
	Grand Prix Masaveu de Asturias Oviedo, Spain Hard – $100,000 – S64/D32 Three star	Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 6–1	Raúl Ramírez	Peter Fleming Jan Kodeš	Sherwood Stewart Jiří Granát Mark Cox Fred McNair
		Sherwood Stewart Fred McNair 6–3, 6–1	Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez
	Taipei Summit Championships Taipei, Taiwan Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Tim Gullikson 6–7, 7–5, 7–6, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei	Geoff Masters Richard Lewis	Terry Moor John Whitlinger Karl Meiler Steve Docherty
		Chris Delaney Pat Du Pré 7–6, 7–6	Steve Docherty Tom Gorman
28 November	Indian Championships Bombay, India Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 One star	Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 6–1	Terry Moor	Tom Gullikson Christophe Freyss	Anand Amritraj Richard Lewis Mike Cahill John Feaver
		Terry Moor Mike Cahill 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Marcello Lara Jasjit Singh
	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $150,000 – S32/D16 Five star	Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–3, 6–4	Buster Mottram	Stan Smith Frew McMillan	Peter Fleming Danny Sullivan Sherwood Stewart Eddie Dibbs
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6	Peter Fleming Raymond Moore

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 December	Marlboro South Australia Men's Classic Adelaide, Australia Grass – $100,000 – S64/D32 Three star	Tim Gullikson 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Chris Lewis	Kim Warwick Tom Gorman	Bill Scanlon Phil Dent John Alexander Allan Stone
		Kim Warwick Syd Ball 3–6, 7–6, 6–4	John Alexander Phil Dent
12 December	Marlboro New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass – $175,000 – S64/D32 Four star	Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4	Brian Teacher	Vitas Gerulaitis Cliff Letcher	Phil Dent Bill Scanlon Colin Dibley Butch Walts
		John Alexander Phil Dent 7–6, 2–6, 6–3	Ray Ruffels Allan Stone
19 December	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2	John Lloyd	John Alexander Bob Giltinan	Ray Ruffels Ken Rosewall John Newcombe Robin Drysdale
		Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 7–6, 7–6	John Alexander Phil Dent

January 1978

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 January	Masters New York, USA Carpet – $400,000 – S8/D4	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 1–6, 6–4	Björn Borg	Brian Gottfried Guillermo Vilas	Round–robin
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–5, 7–6, 6–3	Bob Lutz Stan Smith

Points system

The Grand Prix tournaments were divided into seven groups. Group TC consisted of the Grand Slam tournaments; the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from six stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played.^[3] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

Group TC Champion: 250 (50) Runner-up: 175 (35) Semifinalist: 100 (20) Quarterfinalist: 50 (10) Fourth round: 25 (5) Third round: 12 (2) Second round: 6

Six-star Champion: 175 (35) Runner-up: 122 (24) Semifinalist: 70 (14) Quarterfinalist: 35 (7) 9th – 16th: 17 (3) 17th – 32nd: 8

Five-star Champion: 150 (30) Runner-up: 105 (21) Semifinalist: 60 (12) Quarterfinalist: 30 (6) 9th – 16th: 15 (3) 17th – 32nd: 7

Four-star Champion: 125 (25) Runner-up: 87 (17) Semifinalist: 50 (10) Quarterfinalist: 25 (5) 9th – 16th: 12 (2) 17th – 32nd: 6

Three-star Champion: 100 (20) Runner-up: 70 (14) Semifinalist: 40 (8) 5th – 8th: 20 (4) 9th – 16th: 10 (2) 17th – 32nd: 5

Two-star Champion: 75 (15) Runner-up: 52 (10) Semifinalist: 30 (5) 5th – 8th: 15 (3) 9th – 16th: 7

One-star Champion: 50 (10) Runner-up: 35 (7) Semifinalist: 20 (4) 5th – 8th: 10 (2) 9th – 16th: 5

Standings

The 1977 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in seven separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (250 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (50 points for the winner). At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played at least 15 tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending Masters tournament.^[3]

Rk	Name	Points	Bonus
1	Guillermo Vilas (ARG)	2,047	$300,000
2	Brian Gottfried (USA)	1,548	$125,000
3	Björn Borg (SWE)	1,210	$75,000
4	Manuel Orantes (ESP)	870	$50,000
5	Eddie Dibbs (USA)	777	$45,000
6	Roscoe Tanner (USA)	758	$40,000
7	Raúl Ramírez (MEX)	754	$35,000
8	Jimmy Connors (USA)	722	–
9	Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)	670	–
10	Harold Solomon (USA)	624	$32,000

ATP rankings

As of 1 January 1977 Rk Name 1  Jimmy Connors (USA) 2  Björn Borg (SWE) 3  Ilie Năstase (Romania) 4  Manuel Orantes (ESP) 5  Raúl Ramírez (MEX) 6  Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 7  Adriano Panatta (ITA) 8  Harold Solomon (USA) 9  Eddie Dibbs (USA) 10  Brian Gottfried (USA) 11  Roscoe Tanner (USA) 12  Arthur Ashe (USA) 13  Ken Rosewall (AUS) 14  Wojciech Fibak (POL) 15  Dick Stockton (USA) 16  Stan Smith (USA) 17  Mark Cox (GBR) 18  Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) 19  Jan Kodeš (TCH) 20  Robert Lutz (USA)

Year-end rankings (December 1977) Rk Name Points Average Change 1  Jimmy Connors (USA) 897 59.80 = 2  Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 1610 57.50 +4 3  Björn Borg (SWE) 906 53.29 –1 4  Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) 762 50.80 +14 5  Brian Gottfried (USA) 1215 46.73 +5 6  Eddie Dibbs (USA) 848 31.41 +3 7  Manuel Orantes (ESP) 671 30.50 –3 8  Raúl Ramírez (MEX) 692 27.68 –3 9  Ilie Năstase (ROU) 393 26.20 –6 10  Dick Stockton (USA) 579 25.17 +5 11  Corrado Barazzutti (ITA) 388 22.82 +11 12  Ken Rosewall (AUS) 424 22.32 +1 13  Wojciech Fibak (POL) 619 21.34 +1 14  Harold Solomon (USA) 610 21.03 –6 15  Roscoe Tanner (USA) 542 20.85 –4 16  Sandy Mayer (USA) 346 20.35 +59 17  Jaime Fillol (CHI) 452 19.65 +7 18  John Alexander (AUS) 569 19.62 +29 19  Tony Roche (AUS) 289 19.27 +31 20  Buster Mottram (GBR) 425 18.48 +21

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:

• Guillermo Vilas (16) Springfield, Buenos Aires, Virginia Beach, Kitzbühel, French Open, Washington, D.C., Louisville, South Orange, Columbus, US Open, Paris, Tehran, Bogotá, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg
• Björn Borg (10) Boca Raton, Memphis, Nice, Denver, Madrid, Barcelona, Wimbledon, Basel, Cologne, Wembley
• Vitas Gerulaitis (5) Ocean City, Rome, Brisbane, Perth, Australian Open (December)
• Brian Gottfried (5) Baltimore, Palm Springs, Washington Indoor, La Costa, Vienna
• Jeff Borowiak (3) Dayton, Gstaad, Montreal
• Jimmy Connors (3) Las Vegas, Maui, Sydney Indoor
• Tim Gullikson (3) Newport, Taiwan, Adelaide
• Sandy Mayer (3) Little Rock, Hampton, Stockholm
• Manuel Orantes (3) Indianapolis, Boston, Tokyo Outdoor
• Vijay Amritraj (2) Auckland, Bombay
• Corrado Barazzutti (2) Båstad, Paris Bercy
• Paolo Bertolucci (2) Hamburg, Berlin
• Eddie Dibbs (2) Miami, Oviedo
• Raúl Ramírez (2) Queen's Club, Los Angeles
• Harold Solomon (2) Brussels, Cincinnati
• Roscoe Tanner (2) Australian Open (January), Sydney Outdoor
• John Alexander (1) North Conway
• Mark Cox (1) Helsinki
• Victor Amaya (1) Adelaide
• Wojciech Fibak (1) Düsseldorf
• Željko Franulović (1) Munich
• José Higueras (1) Murcia
• Jiří Hřebec (1) San Jose
• Karl Meiler (1) Manila
• Ilie Năstase (1) Aix-en-Provence
• Andrew Pattison (1) Laguna Niguel
• Patrick Proisy (1) Hilversum
• Ken Rosewall (1) Hong Kong
• Stan Smith (1) Los Angeles PSW
• Brian Teacher (1) Jackson
• Butch Walts (1) San Francisco

The following players won their first title in 1977:

• Victor Amaya Adelaide
• Tim Gullikson Newport
• Chris Kachel Manila
• Patrick Proisy Hilversum
• Brian Teacher Jackson

See also

• 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit
• 1977 WTA Tour

References

1. "Tennis Pros Cite Borg, Gullikson". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Sep 13, 1977.
2. "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. ISBN 9780354090391.

External links

• ATP Archive 1977: Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix tournaments
• History Mens Professional Tours

Further reading

• Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.