1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles
1976 American Airlines Tennis Games
Final
Champion	United States Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	United States Roscoe Tanner
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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1976 tennis event results

John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors.
Connors won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Roscoe Tanner.

Seeds

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United States Jimmy Connors (champion)
United States Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
Sweden Björn Borg (semifinals)
Romania Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, defaulted)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final

1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6

3 Sweden Björn Borg 4 1

1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6

United States Roscoe Tanner 4 4

United States Roscoe Tanner 6 3 6

2 United States Arthur Ashe 3 6 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

1 United States J Connors 6 6

United States S Mayer 1 1 1 United States J Connors 6 6

United States J Delaney 1 1 Australia P Dent 1 0

Australia P Dent 6 6 1 United States J Connors 6 6

United States J Borowiak 6 6 1 United States R Lutz 2 4

United States W Brown 4 7 6 United States W Brown 3 5

United States J Austin 1 0 United States R Lutz 6 7

United States R Lutz 6 6 1 United States J Connors 6 6

Mexico R Ramírez 3 6 6 Australia J Alexander 4 1

Australia B Carmichael 6 2 1 Mexico R Ramírez 4 6 6

United States S Krulevitz 3 6 6 United States S Krulevitz 6 4 0

India V Amritraj 6 3 2 Mexico R Ramírez 2 3

Australia J Bartlett 1 1 Australia J Alexander 6 6

Australia S Ball 6 6 Australia S Ball 5 2

Australia A Stone 2 4 Australia J Alexander 7 6

Australia J Alexander 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

3 Sweden B Borg 6 6

United States G Hardie 3 2 3 Sweden B Borg 6 6

Romania I Țiriac 6 6 Romania I Țiriac 0 4

India A Amritraj 4 2 3 Sweden B Borg 7 7

United States C Pasarell 3 6 6 United States S Smith 6 5

United States B Gottfried 6 3 2 United States C Pasarell 3 6 2

United States M Cahill 4 5 United States S Smith 6 3 6

United States S Smith 6 7 3 Sweden B Borg 6 6 7

Venezuela J Andrew 6 2 Australia R Laver 2 7 6

United States M Estep 7 6 United States M Estep 6 6

Australia J James 4 7 4 United States J McManus 0 1

United States J McManus 6 5 6 United States M Estep 1 2

Paraguay V Pecci 4 5 Australia R Laver 6 6

United States E van Dillen 6 7 United States E van Dillen 4 3

United States G R Reid 6 3 Australia R Laver 6 6

Australia R Laver 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

Egypt I El Shafei 4 0^r

New Zealand B Fairlie 6 2 New Zealand B Fairlie 3 7 7

United States M Riessen 2 6 2 Chile J Fillol 6 5 5

Chile J Fillol 6 3 6 New Zealand B Fairlie 3 3

Japan J Kamiwazumi 6 4 United States R Tanner 6 6

New Zealand O Parun 7 6 New Zealand O Parun 4 0

Australia G Masters 4 2 United States R Tanner 6 6

United States R Tanner 6 6 United States R Tanner 6 3

Rhodesia A Pattison 1 6 7 4 Romania I Năstase 3 1^d

South Africa R Moore 6 2 5 Rhodesia A Pattison 4 4

United States D Stockton 7 4 7 United States D Stockton 6 6

Australia T Roche 5 6 6 United States D Stockton 6 0 6

Pakistan H Rahim 5 7 6 4 Romania I Năstase 3 6 7

United States B Martin 7 5 3 Pakistan H Rahim 4 6 4

South Africa B Mitton 3 2 4 Romania I Năstase 6 4 6

4 Romania I Năstase 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

Australia K Warwick 6 6

United States D Ralston 1 0 Australia K Warwick 7 3 2

Czechoslovakia M Holeček 6 6 Australia J Newcombe 5 6 6

Australia J Newcombe 7 7 Australia J Newcombe 6 7

South Africa C Drysdale 6 6 South Africa C Drysdale 2 6

Australia B Giltinan 4 2 South Africa C Drysdale 6 6

Australia R Case 6 6 Australia R Case 4 1

Australia K Rosewall 4 4 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 4

Australia R Ruffels 3 6 2 2 United States A Ashe 7 4 6

United States C Richey 6 4 6 United States C Richey 6 6

United States T Gorman 2 2 United States H Solomon 4 3

United States H Solomon 6 6 United States C Richey 3 4

Australia C Dibley 4 4 2 United States A Ashe 6 6

United States S Stewart 6 6 United States S Stewart 4 2

United States J Andrews 2 6 2 2 United States A Ashe 6 6

2 United States A Ashe 6 2 6

References

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1976 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw - Men's Singles

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