1977 Italian Open – Men's singles

The Men's singles tournament (the Rome Masters) of the 1977 Italian Open tennis championships took place in Rome between 16 May and 1 July 1977. 64 players from 19 countries competed in the 6-round tournament. The final winner was Vitas Gerulaitis of the US, who defeated Antonio Zugarelli of Italy. The defending champion from 1976, Adriano Panatta of Italy, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Gerulaitis.^[1]

Men's singles
1977 Italian Open
Champion	Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up	Antonio Zugarelli
Score	6–2, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6

Seeds

1. Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
2. Guillermo Vilas (second round)
3. Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
4. Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
5. Raúl Ramírez (second round)
6. Manuel Orantes (withdrew) ^[2]
7. Roscoe Tanner (first round)
8. Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
9. Corrado Barazzutti (second round)
10. Jan Kodeš (third round)
11. Bill Scanlon (third round)
12. Phil Dent (semifinals)
13. Antonio Zugarelli (final)
14. Balázs Taróczy (second round)
15. Paolo Bertolucci (second round)
16. Dick Crealy (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
	1	Adriano Panatta	6	6	3
	8	Vitas Gerulaitis	1	7	6
								8	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	7	4	7
								4	Brian Gottfried	2	6	6	5
	4	Brian Gottfried	7	6
		Kim Warwick	5	2
																	8	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	7	3	7
																	13	Antonio Zugarelli	2	6	6	6
	12	Phil Dent	6	6
	3	Ilie Năstase	3	2
								12	Phil Dent	4	7	4	2
								13	Antonio Zugarelli	6	5	6	6
		Víctor Pecci	6	6
	13	Antonio Zugarelli	7	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	A Panatta	6	6
		N Saviano	1	3				1	A Panatta	6	6
		T Gullikson	7	6					T Gullikson	2	2
		F Gebert	5	3											1	A Panatta	6	6
	16	D Crealy	6	6												T Waltke	4	3
		J Lloyd	1	2				16	D Crealy	6	7
	Q	J Soler	5	5					T Waltke	4	5
		T Waltke	7	7																		1	A Panatta	6	6	3
	8	V Gerulaitis	6	6																		8	V Gerulaitis	1	7	6
		C Dibley	3	2				8	V Gerulaitis	6	6
		V Amaya	6	0	6				V Amaya	0	3
		J-F Caujolle	4	6	4										8	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	10	J Kodeš	7	5	6										10	J Kodeš	4	3
		C Dowdeswell	5	7	1			10	J Kodeš	6	4	6
		V Franchitti	6	6	2			Q	J Feaver	4	6	4
	Q	J Feaver	3	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	B Gottfried	6	6
		G Marchetti	0	1				4	B Gottfried	6	6
	Q	T Šmíd	6	6				Q	T Šmíd	3	3
		S Stewart	2	3											4	B Gottfried	6	6
	15	P Bertolucci	6	2	6										Q	N Špear	3	3
		M Edmondson	2	6	1			15	P Bertolucci	4	4
		C Hagey	1	1				Q	N Špear	6	6
	Q	N Špear	6	6																		4	B Gottfried	7	6
	5	R Ramírez	6	6																			K Warwick	5	2
		G Mayer	3	0				5	R Ramírez	6	4	2
		K Warwick	5	6	6				K Warwick	4	6	6
	Q	J Granát	7	4	3											K Warwick	0	6	6
	11	B Scanlon	6	6											11	B Scanlon	6	1	1
		P DuPré	3	4				11	B Scanlon	4	6	6
		L Álvarez	1	6	6				L Álvarez	6	4	2
		P Fleming	6	3	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		D Bohrnstedt	3	6
		B Teacher	6	7					B Teacher	1	4
		M di Domenico	5	3				12	P Dent	6	6
	12	P Dent	7	6											12	P Dent	6	6
	Q	É Deblicker	5	6	6										Q	É Deblicker	1	4
		O Parun	7	3	3			Q	É Deblicker	6	6
		G Ocleppo	3	6	6				G Ocleppo	1	4
		D Schneider	6	2	3																	12	P Dent	6	6
		B Hewitt	6	6																		3	I Năstase	3	2
		B Bertram	4	4					B Hewitt	6	6
		S Menon	3	1				14	B Taróczy	4	4
	14	B Taróczy	6	6												B Hewitt	3	5
		J Higueras	3	6	4										3	I Năstase	6	7
		R Cano	6	4	6				R Cano	6	6	2
		B Prajoux	2	4				3	I Năstase	7	1	6
	3	I Năstase	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		V Pecci	6	3	7
		J Delaney	3	6	5				V Pecci	7	6
	Q	P McNamee	6	3	2			9	C Barazzutti	6	2
	9	C Barazzutti	4	6	6											V Pecci	7	2	6
	Q	D Hărădău	3	6	3											I Țiriac	5	6	4
		I Țiriac	6	2	6				I Țiriac	6	7
		B Mitton	4	6	6				B Mitton	2	6
	7	R Tanner	6	3	4																		V Pecci	6	6
		S Krulevitz	3	6	6																	13	A Zugarelli	7	7
		F McNair	6	3	4				S Krulevitz	3	3
		Roberto Lombardi	6	4	2			13	A Zugarelli	6	6
	13	A Zugarelli	3	6	6										13	A Zugarelli	6	1	6
		Ž Franulović	3	6	6											Ž Franulović	1	6	0
		B Martin	6	0	0				Ž Franulović	7	6
		R Taylor	1	2				2	G Vilas	5	4
	2	G Vilas	6	6