1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Singles

Singles
1977 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Tom Gorman
Score	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	2

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]

	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

	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

	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

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