1977 Volvo International – Singles
# 1977 Volvo International – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.

John Alexander won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Manuel Orantes.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
* Raúl Ramírez (second round)
* Manuel Orantes (final)
* Stan Smith (second round)
* Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
* Harold Solomon (semifinals)
* Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Harold Solomon | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | | John Alexander | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 7 | 4 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney | 3 | 3 | | 1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Zirngibl | 6 | 3 | 6 | | W Zirngibl | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Joubert | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | Z Guerry | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Z Guerry | 6 | 7 | | | Z Guerry | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Taygan | 2 | 1 | | | V Pecci | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Solomon | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | J DiLouie | 4 | 4 | | | A Ashe | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | T Wilkison | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Ashe | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | H Solomon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 7 | 6 | 6 | | A Pattison | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Prinsloo | 1 | 2 | | 7 | H Solomon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson | 4 | 2 | | 3 | R Ramírez | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | G Halder | 5 | 6 | 6 | | G Halder | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Stewart | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | G Halder | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Menon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Manson | 6 | 6 | | | B Manson | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fagel | 6 | 4 | 2 | | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Alexander | 7 | 7 |
| | K Warwick | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 |
| | F Gebert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | K Warwick | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | J Eagleton | 0 | 1 | | | S Krulevitz | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | G Hardie | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Moor | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | T Moor | 6 | 1 | 7 | | T Moor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ycaza | 2 | 0 | | 5 | S Smith | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 1 | 4 | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 1 | 7 | | Tom Gullikson | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Álvarez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Crawford | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | B Fritz | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | B Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bohrnstedt | 7 | 7 | | | D Bohrnstedt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Špear | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Rosewall | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Dowdeswell | 3 | 3 | | | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mayotte | 2 | 4 | | | Á Betancur | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Betancur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F McNair | 2 | 2 | | | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett | 1 | 1 | | 4 | M Orantes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 3 | 4 | | 8 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chandronnait | 1 | 4 | | | E Montaño | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Montaño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | E Dibbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Amritraj | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | H Pfister | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | C Kachel | 5 | 6 | 7 | | C Kachel | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 2 | 4 | | | H Pfister | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Dibbs | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Norbäck | 1 | 0 | | | R Lutz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Molina | 7 | 6 | | | I Molina | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Benavides | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | R Lutz | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Yuill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J C Hagey | 3 | 4 | | | J Yuill | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 2 | 1 | | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
