| 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 | ||||
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The1977 Italian Open was a combined men's and women'stennis tournament that was played by men onoutdoor clay courts at theForo Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of theColgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's tournament was part of theColgate Series. The tournament was held from 16 May through 22 May 1977. The singles titles were won by eight-seededVitas Gerulaitis and fifth-seededJanet Newberry who earned $21,000 and $6,000 first-prize money respectively. Gerulaitis competed despite being contracted to play for theIndiana LovesWorld Team Tennis (WTT) franchise and was fined $19,000 for failing to playBjörn Borg in the weekend of the final.[3][4][5]
Vitas Gerulaitis defeated
Antonio Zugarelli 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Janet Newberry defeated
Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Brian Gottfried /Raúl Ramírez defeatedFred McNair /Sherwood Stewart 6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Brigitte Cuypers /Marise Kruger defeatedBunny Bruning /Sharon Walsh 3–6, 7–5, 6–2