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1977 tennis event results
Evonne Goolagong
defeated
Helen Gourlay
in the final, 6?3, 6?0 to win the December edition of the women's singles tennis tournament at the 1977 Australian Open.
[1]
It was her sixth
major
singles title. As of 2023, this was the last women's singles final to be contested by two Australians.
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Kerry Reid
was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Goolagong.
[1]
Both finalists were entered in the championships as Mrs. R. Cawley, as they were married to Roger Cawley and Richard Cawley (who were not related) respectively (at the time, married female players were required to be identified using
their husband's name
). The umpire became confused during the early stages of the final and simply referred to the players as Evonne or Helen to avoid confusion.
[2]
The second of the two
Australian Opens
held in 1977 started on 19 December and ended on 31 December. For the first Australian Open held in 1977, see:
1977 Australian Open (January)
.
Seeds
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The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Evonne Goolagong
(
champion
)
- Sue Barker
(semifinal)
- Kerry Reid
(semifinal)
- Mona Guerrant
(Quarterfinal)
- Helen Gourlay
(final)
- Helena Anliot
(first round)
- Kathleen Harter
(Quarterfinal)
- Rayni Fox
(Quarterfinal)
Qualifying
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Draw
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Finals
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Top half
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Bottom half
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See also
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References
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External links
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Grand Slam events
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Virginia Slims Circuit
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- Hollywood
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- Detroit
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- San Francisco
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- Dallas
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- Philadelphia
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Colgate Series
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- Sydney 1
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- Melbourne
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- Sydney 2
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- Johannesburg
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- London
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- Hilton Head
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- Hamburg
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- Rome
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- Chichester
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- Eastbourne
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- Indianapolis
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- Toronto
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- Charlotte
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- Tokyo 1
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- Palm Harbor
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- Atlanta
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- Phoenix
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- Sao Paulo
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- San Juan
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Non-Tour Events
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Team events
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