1977 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
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Björn Borg
defeated Jimmy Connors
3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships
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See also:
1977 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles 1977 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles 1977 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles
Björn Borg
(Champion)
Guillermo Vilas
(Third Round)
Roscoe Tanner
(First Round) Brian Gottfried
(Second Round)
Ilie Năstase
(Quarterfinals)
Raúl Ramírez
(Second round) Vitas Gerulaitis
(Semifinals)
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
defeated Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships
1977 Wimbledon Championships
The 1977 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 20 June until 2 July...
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See also:
1977 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stöve 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
1977 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles 1977 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles 1977 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles
Seeds
- Jimmy ConnorsJimmy ConnorsJames Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
Björn BorgBjörn Borg
Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
(Champion)
Guillermo VilasGuillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...
(Third Round)
Roscoe TannerRoscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No...
(First Round)
Brian GottfriedBrian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....
(Second Round)
Ilie NăstaseIlie Nastase
Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...
(Quarterfinals)
Raúl RamírezRaúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...
(Second round)
Vitas GerulaitisVitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...
(Semifinals)
- Dick StocktonDick Stockton (tennis)Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....
(Fourth Round)
Adriano PanattaAdriano PanattaAdriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976, and for being the only player to ever defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, which he did on two occasions.-Career:...
- Stan SmithStan SmithStanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
(Fourth Round)
Wojtek Fibak
Phil DentPhil DentPhillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...
(Quarterfinals)
Mark Cox
- Robert Lutz (Third Round)
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
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Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
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