1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Singles

Singles
1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic
Champion Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Tom Gorman
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds2

The 1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Singles was an event of the 1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic tennis tournament, also known as the Hong Kong Open, and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 7 November and 13 November 1977. The draw comprised 32 players and two of them were seeded. Unseeded Ken Rosewall was the defending Hong Kong Open singles champion and retained the title after defeating unseeded Tom Gorman in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Manuel Orantes (first round)
  2. Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
Thomas Gorman 6 6
Karl Meiler 1 2
Tom Gorman 3 7 4 4
Ken Rosewall 6 5 6 6
Ken Rosewall 4 6 6
Pat DuPré 6 3 2

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Manuel Orantes 6 1
Tom Gullikson 7 6 Tom Gullikson 2 4
Rod Frawley 2 1 Tom Gorman 6 6
Tom Gorman 6 6 Tom Gorman 6 4 6
Jean-François Caujolle 3 4 Nick Saviano 3 6 2
Nick Saviano 6 6 Nick Saviano 7 7
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 2 0 Colin Dibley 5 5
Colin Dibley 6 6 Tom Gorman 6 6
Roscoe Tanner 6 6 Karl Meiler 1 2
Chris Kachel 3 1 Roscoe Tanner 6 3 6
Tim Wilkison 6 3 Karl Meiler 4 6 7
Karl Meiler 7 6 Karl Meiler 6 6
Jim Delaney 3 6 6 Mike Cahill 3 4
John Whitlinger 6 3 2 Jim Delaney 6 6 1
Mike Cahill 6 1 6 Mike Cahill 4 7 6
Dick Crealy 4 6 4

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Kim Warwick 6 6
Ismail El Shafei 2 3 Kim Warwick 3 2
Allan Stone 6 1 6 Allan Stone 6 6
Russell Simpson 2 6 2 Allan Stone 6 6 3
Terry Moor 6 6 Ken Rosewall 1 7 6
Jasjit Singh 4 1 Terry Moor 7 6 3
Vladimír Zedník 6 3 0 Ken Rosewall 5 7 6
Ken Rosewall 3 6 6 Ken Rosewall 4 6 6
Tim Gullikson 7 6 Pat DuPré 6 3 2
Rick Fagel 6 1 Tim Gullikson 5 6 6
Pat DuPré 5 6 6 Pat DuPré 7 3 7
Geoff Masters 7 4 4 Pat DuPré 6 7 6
Jürgen Fassbender 2 2 2 Dick Stockton 7 6 4
Marty Riessen 6 6 Marty Riessen 0 3
Jiří Hřebec 2 4 2 Dick Stockton 6 6
2 Dick Stockton 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 26, 29, 127. ISBN 9780354090391.
  2. ^ "1977 Hong Kong – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).