1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Laura duPont
Runner-up	Nancy Richey
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Kathy May was the defending champion but was upset in her first match against Mary Hamm. Third-seed Laura duPont won the title beating Nancy Richey in the final.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.^[2]

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals [3]							Final [4]
		Nancy Richey	6	6
		Iris Riedel	3	3
									Nancy Richey	4	3
								3	Laura duPont	6	6
	3	Laura duPont	6	3	6
		Cynthia Doerner	4	6	3

Top Half

	First Round [5][6]							Second Round [7]							Quarterfinals [8]							Semifinals [3]
	1	K May	1	2
		M Hamm	6	6					M Hamm	6	4	4
		K Ebbinghaus	6	7					K Ebbinghaus	4	6	6
		M Struthers	3	5												K Ebbinghaus	1	1
		N Richey	6	6	6											N Richey	6	6
		M Carillo	7	4	3				N Richey	6	6
		W Overton	6	2	6				W Overton	3	1
	5	B Cuypers	2	6	2																		N Richey	6	6
	4	Y Vermaak	7	6																			I Riedel	3	3
		C Meyer	6	3				4	Y Vermaak	7	5	1
		P Louie	6	6					P Louie	5	7	6
		L Boshoff	4	3												P Louie	1	1
		L Forood	3	3												I Riedel	6	6
		I Riedel	6	6					I Riedel	3	6	6
		K Harter	1	2				8	P Teeguarden	6	2	4
	8	P Teeguarden	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round [5][6]							Second Round [7]							Quarterfinals [8]							Semifinals [3]
	6	L Hunt	1	6	6
		M Bueno	6	4	8				M Bueno	6	6
		H Eisterlehner	6	5	6				H Eisterlehner	2	3
		B Bruning	3	7	3											M Bueno	7	4	2
		K Latham	7	2	6										3	L duPont	5	6	6
		BA Stuart	6	6	3				K Latham	4	6	8
		Z Liess	6	3	0			3	L duPont	6	4	10
	3	L duPont	2	6	6																	3	L duPont	6	3	6
	7	K Kuykendall	6	6																			C Doerner	4	6	3
		G Coles	1	2				7	K Kuykendall	5	2
		C Doerner	6	6					C Doerner	7	6
		I Kloss	1	2												C Doerner	6	6
		L Charles	2	7	6											L Charles	3	1
		F Bonicelli	6	6	2				L Charles	6	3	10
		H Viragh	6	6					H Viragh	1	6	8
	2	J Newberry	2	3

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