1977 Italian Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament

1977 Italian Open

Date| 16–22 May
Edition| 34th
Prize money| $125,000 (M)
$35,000 (W)
Surface| Clay / outdoor
Location| Rome, Italy
Venue| Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Vitas Gerulaitis[1]
Women's singles
Janet Newberry
Men's doubles
Brian Gottfried /  Raúl Ramírez[2]
Women's doubles
Brigitte Cuypers /  Marise Kruger
| <- 1976 · | Italian Open | · 1978 ->

|
|

The 1977 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's tournament was part of the Colgate Series. The tournament was held from 16 May through 22 May 1977. The singles titles were won by eight-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis and fifth-seeded Janet Newberry who earned $21,000 and $6,000 first-prize money respectively. Gerulaitis competed despite being contracted to play for the Indiana Loves World Team Tennis (WTT) franchise and was fined $19,000 for failing to play Björn Borg in the weekend of the final.[3][4][5]

## Contents

* 1 Finals
* 1.1 Men's singles
* 1.2 Women's singles
* 1.3 Men's doubles
* 1.4 Women's doubles
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Finals[edit]

### Men's singles[edit]

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated  Antonio Zugarelli 6–2, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6

### Women's singles[edit]

Janet Newberry defeated  Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

### Men's doubles[edit]

Brian Gottfried /  Raúl Ramírez defeated  Fred McNair /  Sherwood Stewart 6–7, 7–6, 7–5

### Women's doubles[edit]

Brigitte Cuypers /  Marise Kruger defeated  Bunny Bruning /  Sharon Walsh 3–6, 7–5, 6–2

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ATP – 1977 Rome Men's Singles draw". ATP.
2. ^ "ATP – 1977 Rome Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9780354090391.
4. ^ "It's Veni, Vidi, Vici for Vitas". Sports Illustrated. 15 August 1977.
5. ^ "Gerulaitis, Newberry Capture Italian Open Tennis Crowns". The Hour. UPI. 23 May 1977. p. 22.

## External links[edit]

* Men's Singles draw (ATP)
* Women's Singles draw (WTA)[permanent dead link]
* Men's Doubles draw (ATP)
* Women's Doubles draw (WTA)[permanent dead link]
* ITF tournament details
* ITN Source footage[dead link]

* v
* t
* e

Italian Open

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1969

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2020 | 2021 | 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

* v
* t
* e

1977 Grand Prix Tour

« 1976

1978 »

Grand Slam tournaments|

* Australian Open (January)
* French Open
* Wimbledon
* US Open
* Australian Open (December)

Grand Prix circuit|

| Six star|

* Palm Springs
* Memphis

|

Five star|

* Rome
* Los Angeles
* Tehran
* Stockholm
* Johannesburg

Four star|

* Adelaide
* Hamburg
* Washington D.C.
* Louisville
* North Conway
* Columbus
* Indianapolis
* Toronto
* Boston
* San Francisco
* Sydney Indoor
* Sydney Outdoor (2)

Three star|

* Baltimore
* Denver
* London (Queen's)
* Cincinnati
* Maui
* Barcelona
* Tokyo Outdoor
* Wembley

Two star|

* Sydney Outdoor
* Düsseldorf
* Brussels
* Kitzbühel
* Hilversum
* South Orange
* Munich
* Båstad
* Hong Kong
* Manila
* Buenos Aires

One star|

* Little Rock
* Dayton
* Nice
* Berlin
* Aix-en-Provence
* Paris Indoor
* Brisbane
* Vienna
* Basel
* Cologne
* Bogotá
* Santiago
* Taipei
* Bombay

Year-end championships|

* Masters

Team events|

* Davis Cup

* v
* t
* e

1977 WTA Tour

« 1976

1978 »

Grand Slam events|

* Australian Open (Jan) (S, D)
* French Open (S, D, X)
* Wimbledon (S, D, X)
* US Open (S, D, X)
* Australian Open (Dec) (S, D)

Virginia Slims Circuit|

* Washington (S, D)
* Hollywood (S, D)
* Houston (S, D)
* Minneapolis (S, D)
* Seattle (S, D)
* Chicago (S, D)
* Los Angeles (S, D)
* Detroit (S, D)
* San Francisco (S, D)
* Dallas (S, D)
* Philadelphia (S, D)

Colgate Series|

* Melbourne (S, D)
* Sydney 1 (S, D)
* Johannesburg (S, D)
* London (S, D)
* Sydney 2 (S, D)
* Hilton Head (S, D)
* Hamburg (S, D)
* Rome (S, D)
* Chichester (S, D)
* Eastbourne (S, D)
* Indianapolis (S, D)
* Toronto (S, D)
* Charlotte (S, D)
* Tokyo 1 (S, D)
* Palm Harbor (S, D)
* Atlanta (S, D)
* Phoenix (S, D)
* São Paulo (S, D)
* San Juan (S, D)

Non-Tour Events|

* Surbiton (S, D)
* Beckenham (S, D)
* Tokyo 2 (S, D)
* Tokyo 3 (S, D)

Team events|

* Fed Cup
* Wightman Cup

* Virginia Slims Championships (S, D)
* Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D)
* Colgate Series Championships (S, D)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template