1977 US Open – Men's Singles


Fourth-seeded Guillermo Vilas defeated defending champion Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–0 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1977 US Open. It was played on September 11, 1977 on outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens. First-seeded Björn Borg retired from his fourth-round match due to a shoulder injury.
The event consisted of a draw of 128 players of which 16 were seeded. The format of the competition was best-of-three sets in the first four rounds followed by best-of-five sets from the quarterfinal onward.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Björn Borg '
  2. Jimmy Connors '
  3. Brian Gottfried '
  4. Guillermo Vilas
  5. Manuel Orantes '
  6. Raúl Ramírez '
  7. Ilie Năstase '
  8. Vitas Gerulaitis '
  9. Eddie Dibbs '
  10. Dick Stockton '
  11. Roscoe Tanner '
  12. Harold Solomon '
  13. Mark Cox '
  14. Ken Rosewall '
  15. Wojtek Fibak '
  16. Stan Smith

    Draw

Key

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8