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1976 Grand Prix (tennis)
Tennis circuit
Tennis circuit
GPM events (1)
5 Star events (4)
4 Star events (9)
3 Star events (10)
2 Star events (8)
1 Star events (11)
The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.
The 1976 Grand Prix circuit consisted of 48 tournaments held in 21 different countries.
Schedule
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| Team events |
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December 1975
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec | Australian Open | ||||
| Melbourne, Australia | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Two Star | |||||
| Grass – $75,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | AUS Mark Edmondson | ||||
| 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 | AUS John Newcombe | AUS Ken Rosewall | |||
| AUS Ray Ruffels | AUS Brad Drewett | ||||
| AUS Dick Crealy | |||||
| AUS Tony Roche | |||||
| AUS Ross Case | |||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| AUS Tony Roche | |||||
| 7–6, 6–4 | AUS Ross Case | ||||
| AUS Geoff Masters |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | Romika Cup | ||||
| Munich, West Germany | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 | FRG Karl Meiler | AUT Hans Kary | |||
| CSK Jan Kodeš | FRA François Jauffret | ||||
| USA Mike Cahill | |||||
| CSK Jiří Hřebec | |||||
| ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | |||||
| ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | |||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 RET. | FRG Jürgen Fassbender | ||||
| FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | |||||
| 11 May | Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships | ||||
| Bournemouth, Great Britain | |||||
| Clay – 48S/24D/16XD | |||||
| Two Star | POL Wojciech Fibak | ||||
| 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2 | ESP Manuel Orantes | ITA Corrado Barazzutti | |||
| FRA François Jauffret | AUT Hans Kary | ||||
| USA Norman Holmes | |||||
| COL Iván Molina | |||||
| FRA Jean-François Caujolle | |||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| USA Fred McNair | |||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 | ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | ||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| RSA Linky Boshoff | |||||
| Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell | |||||
| 6–8, 8–6, 6–1 | RSA Ilana Kloss | ||||
| RSA Byron Bertram | |||||
| 18 May | German Open | ||||
| Hamburg, West Germany | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Three Star | USA Eddie Dibbs | ||||
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 | ESP Manuel Orantes | CHI Jaime Fillol | |||
| AUT Hans Kary | FRG Ulrich Pinner | ||||
| CSK Jiří Hřebec | |||||
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | |||||
| ESP José Higueras | |||||
| USA Fred McNair | |||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 7–6, 7–6, 7–6 | AUS Dick Crealy | ||||
| AUS Kim Warwick | |||||
| 25 May | Italian Open | ||||
| Rome, Italy | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Five Star | ITA Adriano Panatta | ||||
| 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 | ARG Guillermo Vilas | USA Eddie Dibbs | |||
| AUS John Newcombe | ITA Corrado Barazzutti | ||||
| AUS Mark Edmondson | |||||
| USA Harold Solomon | |||||
| CSK Jan Kodeš | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3This match was stopped at two sets all due to bad light. The final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional Doubles Championships. | AUS Geoff Masters | ||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| Agfa Colour Cup | |||||
| Düsseldorf, West Germany | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D | |||||
| Two Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | SWE Björn Borg | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | ESP Manuel Orantes | ESP José Higueras | |||
| CHI Jaime Fillol | RSA Byron Bertram | ||||
| AUS Dick Crealy | |||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| SWE Kjell Johansson | |||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| FRG Karl Meiler | |||||
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | AUS Bob Carmichael | ||||
| RSA Raymond Moore | |||||
| 31 May | French Open | ||||
| Paris, France | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Triple Crown | |||||
| Clay – 128S/64D/32XD | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | ITA Adriano Panatta | ||||
| 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) | USA Harold Solomon | USA Eddie Dibbs | |||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | SWE Björn Borg | ||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | |||||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | |||||
| USA Fred McNair | |||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| RSA Ilana Kloss | |||||
| AUS Kim Warwick | |||||
| 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 | RSA Linky Boshoff | ||||
| Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell |
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | John Player Open | |||||
| Nottingham, Great Britain | ||||||
| Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D | ||||||
| Three Star | No Winner | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| ROM Ilie Năstase | ||||||
| 6–2, 4–6, 1–1 Match Abandoned | MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| SWE Ove Bengtson | NED Tom Okker | |||||
| IND Vijay Amritraj | ||||||
| EGY Ismail El Shafei | ||||||
| GBR Roger Taylor | ||||||
| Not completed. (5 pairs remaining) | ||||||
| Berlin Grand Prix | ||||||
| Berlin, West Germany | ||||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D | ||||||
| One Star | PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 | FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | ARG Julián Ganzábal | ||||
| ARG Ricardo Cano | CHI Belus Prajoux | |||||
| ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | ||||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | ||||||
| FRG Werner Zirngibl | ||||||
| CHI Patricio Cornejo | ||||||
| ESP Antonio Muñoz | ||||||
| 7–5, 6–1 | FRG Jürgen Fassbender | |||||
| FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | ||||||
| 21 Jun | Wimbledon Championships | |||||
| London, Great Britain | ||||||
| Grand Slam | ||||||
| Triple Crown | ||||||
| Grass – $160,000 – 128S/64D/64XD | ||||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | SWE Björn Borg | |||||
| 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 | ROM Ilie Năstase | MEX Raúl Ramírez | ||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | USA Vitas Gerulaitis | |||||
| USA Charlie Pasarell | ||||||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | ||||||
| USA Jimmy Connors | ||||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | ||||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | ||||||
| 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 | AUS Ross Case | |||||
| AUS Geoff Masters | ||||||
| FRA Françoise Dürr | ||||||
| AUS Tony Roche | ||||||
| 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | USA Rosemary Casals | |||||
| USA Dick Stockton |
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul | Swedish Open | ||||
| Båstad, Sweden | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Three Star | ITA Antonio Zugarelli | ||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ITA Corrado Barazzutti | RSA Byron Bertram | |||
| USA Billy Martin | USA Fred McNair | ||||
| USA Peter Fleming | |||||
| RSA Raymond Moore | |||||
| NOR Per Hegna | |||||
| USA Fred McNair | |||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | POL Wojciech Fibak | ||||
| ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | |||||
| Swiss Open Championships | |||||
| Gstaad, Switzerland | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D | |||||
| Two Star | MEX Raúl Ramírez | ||||
| 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 | ITA Adriano Panatta | TCH Jan Kodeš | |||
| AUS Onny Parun | ITA Paolo Bertolucci | ||||
| USA Jeff Borowiak | |||||
| FRG Karl Meiler | |||||
| ARG Ricardo Cano | |||||
| FRG Jürgen Fassbender | |||||
| FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | |||||
| 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | ITA Paolo Bertolucci | ||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| 12 Jul | Western Championships | ||||
| Cincinnati, United States | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Three Star | USA Roscoe Tanner | ||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | USA Eddie Dibbs | USA Dick Stockton | |||
| AUS Dick Crealy | USA Trey Waltke | ||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| USA Bill Scanlon | |||||
| USA Cliff Richey | |||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| USA Erik van Dillen | |||||
| 6–1, 6–1 | USA Eddie Dibbs | ||||
| USA Harold Solomon | |||||
| Dutch Championships | |||||
| Hilversum, Netherlands | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | HUN Balázs Taróczy | ||||
| 6–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ARG Ricardo Cano | ESP Ángel Giménez | |||
| CHI Belus Prajoux | ESP Manuel Santana | ||||
| GBR Robin Drysdale | |||||
| RSA Raymond Moore | |||||
| FRA Jean-François Caujolle | |||||
| ARG Ricardo Cano | |||||
| CHI Belus Prajoux | |||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | POL Wojciech Fibak | ||||
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | |||||
| 19 Jul | Head Cup | ||||
| Kitzbühel, Austria | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Two Star | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 | CSK Jan Kodeš | FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | |||
| FRA François Jauffret | FRA Jean-Louis Haillet | ||||
| USA Charlie Pasarell | |||||
| BOL Ramiro Benavides | |||||
| USA Jeff Borowiak | |||||
| CSK Jiří Hřebec | |||||
| CSK Jan Kodeš | |||||
| 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 | FRG Jürgen Fassbender | ||||
| FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | |||||
| 26 Jul | Washington Star International | ||||
| Washington, D.C., USA | |||||
| Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Four star | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | MEX Raúl Ramírez | NZL Brian Fairlie | |||
| RSA Raymond Moore | USA Dick Stockton | ||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | USA Arthur Ashe | ||||
| USA Jimmy Connors |
August
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug | Louisville International | ||||
| Louisville, United States | |||||
| Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Four Star | USA Harold Solomon | ||||
| 6–2, 7–5 | POL Wojciech Fibak | USA Dick Stockton | |||
| USA Stan Smith | ARG Guillermo Vilas | ||||
| CHI Jaime Fillol | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| RSA Byron Bertram | |||||
| RSA Pat Cramer | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | USA Stan Smith | ||||
| USA Erik van Dillen | |||||
| Volvo International | |||||
| North Conway, United States | |||||
| $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D | |||||
| Three Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 | MEX Raúl Ramírez | SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović | |||
| USA Cliff Richey | USA Eddie Dibbs | ||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 6–3, 6–0 | ARG Ricardo Cano | ||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| Buckeye Tennis Championships | |||||
| Columbus, United States | |||||
| Clay – 48S/24D | |||||
| Two Star | USA Roscoe Tanner | ||||
| 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | USA Stan Smith | USA Brian Teacher | |||
| IND Vijay Amritraj | CHI Patricio Cornejo | ||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| AUS Colin Dibley | |||||
| IND Anand Amritraj | |||||
| USA William Brown | |||||
| USA Brian Teacher | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | USA Fred McNair | ||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 9 Aug | U.S. Clay Court Championships | ||||
| Indianapolis, United States | |||||
| Four Star | |||||
| Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | POL Wojciech Fibak | USA Harold Solomon | |||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | USA Eddie Dibbs | ||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| GBR Buster Mottram | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | USA Fred McNair | ||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 16 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open | ||||
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||
| Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Four Star | ARG Guillermo Vilas | ||||
| 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 | POL Wojciech Fibak | CHI Jaime Fillol | |||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | NZL Onny Parun | ||||
| ITA Paolo Bertolucci | |||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 6–2, 6–1 | ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | ||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| 23 Aug | U.S. Professional Tennis Championships | ||||
| Boston, United States | |||||
| Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Four Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | SWE Björn Borg | ||||
| 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | USA Harold Solomon | MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| ITA Paolo Bertolucci | |||||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | |||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| AUS Ray Ruffels | |||||
| AUS Allan Stone | |||||
| 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 | USA Mike Cahill | ||||
| USA John Whitlinger | |||||
| Tennis Week Open | |||||
| South Orange, United States | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | ROM Ilie Năstase | ||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | USA Roscoe Tanner | HUN Balázs Taróczy | |||
| NZL Onny Parun | IND Vijay Amritraj | ||||
| GBR Buster Mottram | |||||
| RSA Bernard Mitton | |||||
| SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović | |||||
| USA Fred McNair | |||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | USA Vitas Gerulaitis | ||||
| ROM Ilie Năstase | |||||
| 30 Aug | US Open | ||||
| New York City, United States | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Triple Crown | |||||
| Clay – $217,000 – 128S/64D/32XD | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4 | SWE Björn Borg | ARG Guillermo Vilas | |||
| ROM Ilie Năstase | CSK Jan Kodeš | ||||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | |||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| NED Tom Okker | |||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | AUS Paul Kronk | ||||
| AUS Cliff Letcher | |||||
| NED Betty Stöve | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 6–3, 7–6 | USA Billie Jean King | ||||
| AUS Ray Ruffels |
September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep | Grow Professional Doubles Championships | ||||
| The Woodlands, United States | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 16D | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 | AUS Phil Dent | ||||
| AUS Allan Stone | USA McNair / USA Stewart | ||||
| EGY El Shafei / NZL Fairlie | |||||
| Bermuda Classic | |||||
| Bermuda | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | USA Cliff Richey | ||||
| 7–6, 6–2 | USA Gene Mayer | AUS Dick Crealy | |||
| RSA John Yuill | GBR John Lloyd | ||||
| CHI Álvaro Fillol | |||||
| USA Steve Krulevitz | |||||
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | |||||
| USA Mike Cahill | |||||
| USA John Whitlinger | |||||
| 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | AUS Mark Edmondson | ||||
| AUS John Marks | |||||
| 20 Sep | Arco Pacific Southwest Open | ||||
| Los Angeles, United States | |||||
| Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Four Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | USA Arthur Ashe | ROM Ilie Năstase | |||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| GBR John Lloyd | |||||
| USA Sandy Mayer | |||||
| USA Bob Lutz | |||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | USA Arthur Ashe | ||||
| USA Charlie Pasarell | |||||
| 27 Sep | Fireman's Fund International | ||||
| San Francisco, United States | |||||
| Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Four Star | USA Roscoe Tanner | ||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | USA Brian Gottfried | USA Sherwood Stewart | |||
| USA Dick Stockton | USA Harold Solomon | ||||
| IND Vijay Amritraj | |||||
| USA Butch Walts | |||||
| USA Arthur Ashe | |||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt |
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | Aryamehr Cup | ||||
| Tehran, Iran | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Five Star | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 | MEX Raúl Ramírez | ARG Guillermo Vilas | |||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | ||||
| ITA Paolo Bertolucci | |||||
| ITA Antonio Zugarelli | |||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 7–5, 6–1 | ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | ||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| Island Holidays Classic | |||||
| Maui, United States | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D | |||||
| Three Star | USA Harold Solomon | ||||
| 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | USA Bob Lutz | USA Marty Riessen | |||
| USA Stan Smith | GBR John Lloyd | ||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| USA Arthur Ashe | |||||
| RSA Raymond Moore | |||||
| AUS Allan Stone | |||||
| 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 | USA Dick Stockton | ||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 11 Oct | Trofeo Gillette | ||||
| Madrid, Spain | |||||
| Clay – 64S/32D | |||||
| Three Star | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 | USA Eddie Dibbs | MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | HUN Balázs Taróczy | ||||
| CSK Jan Kodeš | |||||
| CHI Jaime Fillol | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | RSA Bob Hewitt | ||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| Air India/BP Tennis Classic | |||||
| Brisbane, Australia | |||||
| Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | AUS Mark Edmondson | ||||
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | AUS Phil Dent | AUS Allan Stone | |||
| USA Tom Gorman | AUS Ray Ruffels | ||||
| AUS Kim Warwick | |||||
| AUS Dick Crealy | |||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| AUS Syd Ball | |||||
| AUS Kim Warwick | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | EGY Ismail El Shafei | ||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| 18 Oct | CC Australian Indoor Championships | ||||
| Sydney, Australia | |||||
| Four Star | |||||
| Hard (i) – $125,000 – 48S/24D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | AUS Geoff Masters | ||||
| 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 | USA James Delaney | AUS Mark Edmondson | |||
| AUS Dick Crealy | AUS Paul Kronk | ||||
| IND Sashi Menon | |||||
| USA Bill Scanlon | |||||
| AUS Kim Warwick | |||||
| EGY Ismail El Shafei | |||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 | AUS Syd Ball | ||||
| AUS Kim Warwick | |||||
| Trofeo Conde de Godó | |||||
| Barcelona, Spain | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Three Star | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | USA Eddie Dibbs | MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||
| USA Harold Solomon | CSK Jan Kodeš | ||||
| SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| ESP Javier Soler | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 7–6, 6–4 | RSA Bob Hewitt | ||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 25 Oct | Hitachi West Coast Classic | ||||
| Perth, Australia | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | AUS Ray Ruffels | ||||
| 6–0, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | AUS Phil Dent | USA Roscoe Tanner | |||
| USA Dick Stockton | AUS Dick Crealy | ||||
| USA Tim Gullikson | |||||
| AUS Syd Ball | |||||
| USA Gene Mayer | |||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 | AUS Bob Carmichael | ||||
| EGY Ismail El Shafei | |||||
| Jean Becker Open | |||||
| Paris, France | |||||
| Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Eddie Dibbs | ||||
| 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 | CHI Jaime Fillol | GBR Mark Cox | |||
| USA Stan Smith | USA Erik van Dillen | ||||
| NED Tom Okker | |||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| ITA Paolo Bertolucci | |||||
| NED Tom Okker | |||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | USA Fred McNair | ||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| Fischer Grand Prix | |||||
| Vienna, Austria | |||||
| Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | POL Wojciech Fibak | ||||
| 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 | MEX Raúl Ramírez | SWE Ove Bengtson | |||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | USA Vitas Gerulaitis | ||||
| USA Arthur Ashe | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 6–4, 4–0 RET. | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez |
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Dewar Cup | ||||
| London, Great Britain | |||||
| Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Three Star | MEX Raúl Ramírez | ||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | ESP Manuel Orantes | GBR Mark Cox | |||
| CHI Jaime Fillol | RSA Bernard Mitton | ||||
| ITA Antonio Zugarelli | |||||
| USA Arthur Ashe | |||||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | |||||
| GBR David Lloyd | |||||
| GBR John Lloyd | |||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | GBR John Feaver | ||||
| AUS John James | |||||
| Japan Open Tennis Championships | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D | |||||
| Three Star | USA Roscoe Tanner | ||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | ITA Corrado Barazzutti | USA Dick Stockton | |||
| AUS Ken Rosewall | FRG Jürgen Fassbender | ||||
| AUS Dick Crealy | |||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| USA John Whitlinger | |||||
| AUS Bob Carmichael | |||||
| AUS Ken Rosewall | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | EGY Ismail El Shafei | ||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| Cologne Cup | |||||
| Cologne, West Germany | |||||
| Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | RSA Frew McMillan | USA Brian Gottfried | |||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | CSK Jiří Hřebec | ||||
| CSK František Pála | |||||
| USA Henry Bunis | |||||
| USA Harold Solomon | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 | Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell | ||||
| USA Mike Estep | |||||
| 8 Nov | Stockholm Open | ||||
| Stockholm, Sweden | |||||
| Five Star | |||||
| Hard (i) – $150,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | GBR Mark Cox | ||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | ESP Manuel Orantes | USA Jimmy Connors | |||
| USA Brian Gottfried | MEX Raúl Ramírez | ||||
| RSA Byron Bertram | |||||
| PAK Haroon Rahim | |||||
| SWE Björn Borg | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | NED Tom Okker | ||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| Citizen's Classic | |||||
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Two Star | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | AUS Ken Rosewall | ||||
| 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0 | ROM Ilie Năstase | USA James Hagey | |||
| USA Gene Mayer | MEX Emilio Montaño | ||||
| FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | |||||
| USA Steve Krulevitz | |||||
| AUS Paul Kronk | |||||
| USA Hank Pfister | |||||
| USA Butch Walts | |||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | IND Anand Amritraj | ||||
| ROM Ilie Năstase | |||||
| 15 Nov | Benson & Hedges Championships | ||||
| London, Great Britain | |||||
| Four Star | |||||
| Carpet – $125,000 – 32S/16D | USA Jimmy Connors | ||||
| 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | USA Roscoe Tanner | USA Brian Gottfried | |||
| POL Wojciech Fibak | USA Stan Smith | ||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| NED Tom Okker | |||||
| ROM Ilie Năstase | |||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 7–6, 6–3 | POL Wojciech Fibak | ||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| Philippine Open | |||||
| Manila, the Philippines | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D | |||||
| Two Star | NZL Brian Fairlie | ||||
| 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 | AUS Ray Ruffels | AUS Geoff Masters | |||
| AUS Dick Crealy | USA Mike Machette | ||||
| FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | |||||
| AUS Mark Edmondson | |||||
| AUS Ross Case | |||||
| AUS Ross Case | |||||
| AUS Geoff Masters | |||||
| 6–0, 6–1 | IND Anand Amritraj | ||||
| ITA Corrado Barazzutti | |||||
| Brazilian International | |||||
| São Paulo, Brazil | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | ARG Guillermo Vilas | ||||
| 6–3, 6–0 | ESP José Higueras | VEN Jorge Andrew | |||
| BRA Thomaz Koch | CHI Belus Prajoux | ||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| ARG Ricardo Cano | |||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| ARG Lito Álvarez | |||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ARG Ricardo Cano | ||||
| CHI Belus Prajoux | |||||
| 22 Nov | South African Breweries Open | ||||
| Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 48S/24D/16XD | |||||
| Five Star | USA Harold Solomon | ||||
| 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 | USA Brian Gottfried | MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||
| USA Stan Smith | USA Cliff Richey | ||||
| RSA Raymond Moore | |||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| RSA Willem Prinsloo | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6 | ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. | ||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| 6–2, 7–6 | RSA Annette du Plooy | ||||
| RSA Deon Joubert | |||||
| South American Open | |||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Two Star | |||||
| Singles | ARG Guillermo Vilas | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | CHI Jaime Fillol | ITA Paolo Bertolucci | |||
| BRA Thomaz Koch | ESP José Higueras | ||||
| SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović | |||||
| PAR Víctor Pecci | |||||
| ARG Ricardo Cano | |||||
| BRA Carlos Kirmayr | |||||
| ARG Tito Vázquez | |||||
| 6–4, 7–5 | ARG Ricardo Cano | ||||
| CHI Belus Prajoux | |||||
| Indian Grand Prix | |||||
| Bangalore, India | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| One Star | AUS Kim Warwick | ||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | IND Sashi Menon | PAK Haroon Rahim | |||
| USA Doug Crawford | AUS Bob Carmichael | ||||
| AUS Alvin Gardiner | |||||
| USA Mike Cahill | |||||
| IND Ashok Amritraj | |||||
| AUS Bob Carmichael | |||||
| AUS Ray Ruffels | |||||
| 6–2, 7–6 | IND Chiradip Mukerjea | ||||
| IND Bhanu Nunna |
December
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec | Commercial Union Assurance Masters | ||||
| Houston, United States | |||||
| Carpet – $130,000 – 8S/4D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 | POL Wojciech Fibak | ARG Guillermo Vilas | |||
| USA Harold Solomon | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | |||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| USA Fred McNair | |||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez |
Points system
The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown—the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five 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 1976 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in six separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (150 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (40 points for the winner). 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 a minimum amount of One and Two Star tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending Masters tournament.
| Rk | Name | Points | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Ramírez | 938 | $150,000 |
| 2 | Manuel Orantes | 811 | $90,000 |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 800 | – |
| 4 | Eddie Dibbs | 687 | $60,000 |
| 5 | Harold Solomon | 681 | $45,000 |
| 6 | Guillermo Vilas | 627 | $35,000 |
| 7 | Roscoe Tanner | 615 | $30,000 |
| 8 | Wojciech Fibak | 582 | $26,000 |
| 9 | Brian Gottfried | 574 | $23,000 |
| 10 | Björn Borg | 510 | – |
ATP rankings
These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1975 season and at the end of the 1976 season, with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1976, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.
| As of 15 December 1975 | Rk | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | |
| 2 | Guillermo Vilas | |
| 3 | Björn Borg | |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | |
| 5 | Manuel Orantes | |
| 6 | Ken Rosewall | |
| 7 | Ilie Năstase | |
| 8 | John Alexander | |
| 9 | Roscoe Tanner | |
| 10 | Rod Laver | |
| 11 | Tom Okker | |
| 12 | Tony Roche | |
| 13 | Raúl Ramírez | |
| 14 | Adriano Panatta | |
| 15 | Vitas Gerulaitis | |
| 16 | Jaime Fillol | |
| 17 | Harold Solomon | |
| 18 | Eddie Dibbs | |
| 19 | Jan Kodeš | |
| 20 | John Newcombe |
| Year-end rankings 1976 (12 December 1976) | Rk | Name | Points | Avg. | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 1,204 | 80.27 | = | |
| 2 | Björn Borg | 789 | 52.60 | +1 | |
| 3 | Ilie Năstase | 606 | 43.29 | +1 | |
| 4 | Manuel Orantes | 902 | 41.00 | +1 | |
| 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 1185 | 39.50 | +8 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Vilas | 813 | 38.71 | −4 | |
| 7 | Adriano Panatta | 447 | 31.93 | +7 | |
| 8 | Harold Solomon | 893 | 30.79 | +9 | |
| 9 | Eddie Dibbs | 920 | 30.67 | +9 | |
| 10 | Brian Gottfried | 794 | 28.36 | +13 | |
| 11 | Roscoe Tanner | 765 | 28.33 | −2 | |
| 12 | Arthur Ashe | 575 | 26.14 | −8 | |
| 13 | Ken Rosewall | 341 | 24.36 | −7 | |
| 14 | Wojtek Fibak | 754 | 23.56 | +44 | |
| 15 | Dick Stockton | 513 | 20.52 | +15 | |
| 16 | Stan Smith | 514 | 19.04 | +5 | |
| 17 | Mark Cox | 298 | 18.63 | +5 | |
| 18 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 248 | 16.53 | −3 | |
| 19 | Jan Kodeš | 334 | 15.90 | = | |
| 20 | Robert Lutz | 282 | 15.67 | +2 |
List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- ITA Paolo Bertolucci (1) Barcelona
- SWE Björn Borg (3) Düsseldorf, Wimbledon, Boston
- USA Jimmy Connors (6) Washington, North Conway, Indianapolis, US Open, Cologne, Wembley
- GBR Mark Cox (1) Stockholm
- USA Eddie Dibbs (2) Hamburg, Paris (Jean Becker)
- AUS Mark Edmondson (1) Australian Open
- AUS Brian Fairlie (1) Manila
- POL Wojciech Fibak (2) Bournemouth, Vienna
- USA Brian Gottfried (1) Los Angeles
- AUS Geoff Masters (1) Sydney Indoor
- ROM Ilie Năstase (1) South Orange
- ESP Manuel Orantes (5) Munich, Kitzbühel, Madrid, Barcelona, Masters
- ITA Adriano Panatta (2) Rome, French Open
- PAR Víctor Pecci (2) Madrid, Berlin
- MEX Raúl Ramírez (2) Gstaad, London III
- USA Cliff Richey (1) Bermuda
- AUS Ken Rosewall (1) Hong Kong
- AUS Ray Ruffels (1) Perth
- USA Harold Solomon (2) Maui, Johannesburg
- USA Roscoe Tanner (4) Cincinnati, Columbus, San Francisco, Tokyo Outdoor
- HUN Balázs Taróczy (1) Hilversum
- ARG Guillermo Vilas (3) Montreal, São Paulo. Buenos Aires
- AUS Kim Warwick (1) Bangalore
- ITA Antonio Zugarelli (1) Båstad
The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1976:
- AUS Mark Edmondson Australian Open
- POL Wojciech Fibak Bournemouth
- AUS Geoff Masters Sydney Indoor
- PAR Víctor Pecci Madrid
- AUS Kim Warwick Bangalore
- ITA Antonio Zugarelli Båstad
Notes
References
References
- "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com.
- (1977). "World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook". Macdonald and Janes.
- (23 January 1976). "$5-Million Tour For Grand Prix Tennis". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- (15 December 1975). "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 15, 1975". ATP Tour, Inc..
- "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 12, 1976". ATP Tour, Inc..
- "ATP rankings 15 Dec, 1975". ATP.
- "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP.
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