1977 in Sports - Tennis

Tennis

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open - January: Roscoe Tanner - December: Vitas Gerulaitis
    2. French Open - Guillermo Vilas
    3. Wimbledon championships - Björn Borg
    4. US Open - Guillermo Vilas
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open – January: Evonne Goolagong - December: Kerry Reid
    2. French Open - Mima Jaušovec
    3. Wimbledon championships - Virginia Wade
    4. US Open - Chris Evert
  • Davis Cup – Australia won 3-1 over Italy in world tennis.

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