The seeded players are listed below.
Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. •
Stan Smith (fourth round) •
Ilie Năstase (champion) • n/a •
Arthur Ashe (fourth round) •
Manuel Orantes (second round) •
John Newcombe (first round) •
Andrés Gimeno (second round) •
Adriano Panatta (semifinals) •
Cliff Richey (first round) •
Roger Taylor (quarterfinals) •
Patrick Proisy (first round) •
Jimmy Connors (first round) •
Mark Cox (second round) •
Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals) •
François Jauffret (fourth round) •
Tom Okker (quarterfinals) ==Qualifying==