1977 Nice International Championships – Singles

Singles
1977 Nice International Championships
ChampionSweden Björn Borg
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Score6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1977 Nice International Championships – Singles was an event of the 1977 Nice International Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, between 28 March, and 3 April 1977. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Corrado Barazzutti was the defending Nice International Championships singles champion but did not participate in this edition. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title after he defeated second-seeded Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Sweden Björn Borg (champion)
  2. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (final)
  3. Hungary Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
  4. France François Jauffret (quarterfinals)
  5. Paraguay Víctor Pecci (semifinals)
  6. Italy Tonino Zugarelli (first round)
  7. Australia Dick Crealy (first round)
  8. Italy Paolo Bertolucci (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
5 Paraguay Víctor Pecci 3 3
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 1 6 6
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4 6 2 0
3 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6 4
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4 7 6

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 7
Czech Republic Jiří Hřebec 2 5 1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Czech Republic Pavel Huťka 7 6 9 France Patrice Dominguez 2 1
France Patrice Dominguez 6 7 11 1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
7 Australia Dick Crealy 3 6 Chile Belus Prajoux 4 2
Chile Belus Prajoux 6 7 Chile Belus Prajoux 6 7
Austria Hans Kary 7 6 Austria Hans Kary 0 5
Colombia Iván Molina 6 2 1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
4 France François Jauffret 1 6 8 5 Paraguay Víctor Pecci 3 3
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr. 6 3 6 4 France François Jauffret 6 6 6
Argentina Ricardo Cano 6 7 Argentina Ricardo Cano 7 2 4
Croatia Nikola Pilić 4 5 4 France François Jauffret 6 4
5 Paraguay Víctor Pecci 7 6 5 Paraguay Víctor Pecci 7 6
Germany Ulrich Pinner 6 3 5 Paraguay Víctor Pecci 6 6
Germany Werner Zirngibl 3 7 2 France Jean-François Caujolle 2 0
France Jean-François Caujolle 6 6 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
France Christophe Casa 6 6
Australia Peter McNamara 4 4 France Christophe Casa 6 6 7
France Jean-Louis Haillet 6 6 France Jean-Louis Haillet 4 7 5
6 Italy Tonino Zugarelli 4 4 France Christophe Casa 4 1
United Kingdom Richard Lewis 2 4 3 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6
Sweden Kjell Johansson 6 6 Sweden Kjell Johansson 4 0
Japan Jun Kuki 3 2 3 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6
3 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6 3 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6 4
Chile Hans Gildemeister 6 6 2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4 7 6
France Hervé Gauvain 1 4 Chile Hans Gildemeister 6 6
France Éric Deblicker 6 2 6 France Éric Deblicker 4 3
8 Italy Paolo Bertolucci 2 6 3 Chile Hans Gildemeister 0 6
United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6 6 2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 7
New Zealand Chris Lewis 3 1 United Kingdom Buster Mottram 5 6
France Patrick Proisy 3 4 2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7 7
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 26–27, 120. ISBN 9780354090391.
  2. ^ "1977 Nice – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).