1977 Grand Prix (tennis)


The 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Colgate-Palmolive Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking. Colgate-Palmolive was the new tour sponsor, taking over from Commercial Union. Guillermo Vilas won the Grand Prix circuit, having accumulated the most points, and received the largest share from the bonus pool. The top eight points ranked singles players as well as the top four doubles teams qualified for the season-ending Masters tournament

Schedule

;Key
Grand Slam events
Grand Prix Masters
Six-star events
Five-star events
Four-star events
Three-star events
Two-star events
One-star events
Team events

December 1976

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January 1978

Points system

The Grand Prix tournaments were divided into seven groups. Group TC consisted of the Grand Slam tournaments; the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from six stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

Standings

The 1977 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in seven separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments to the smallest One Star tournaments. At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played at least 15 tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending Masters tournament.
RkNamePointsBonus
12,047$300,000
21,548$125,000
31,210$75,000
4870$50,000
5777$45,000
6758$40,000
7754$35,000
8722–
9670–
10624$32,000

ATP rankings

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:
The following players won their first title in 1977: