1976 US Open – Men's doubles
Appearance
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1976 US Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champion | Netherlands Tom Okker United States Marty Riessen [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Australia Paul Kronk Australia Cliff Letcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–4, 6–4[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1976 tennis event results
Main article: 1976 US Open (tennis)
Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions but only Ilie Năstase competed that year with Vitas Gerulaitis. Vitas Gerulaitis and Ilie Năstase lost in the second round to Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.
Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.
Seeds
[edit ]- United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (second round)
- United States Fred McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
- South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
- Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (champions)
- United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (third round)
- United States Chico Hagey / United States Nick Saviano (third round)
- United States Vitas Gerulaitis / Romania Ilie Năstase (second round)
- United States Arthur Ashe / United States Charlie Pasarell (first round)
- India Anand Amritraj / India Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)
- Australia Ray Ruffels / Australia Allan Stone (semifinals)
- Sweden Björn Borg / Poland Wojtek Fibak (second round)
- Argentina Ricardo Cano / West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (second round)
- n.a.
- Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec / Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (first round)
- United States Dick Stockton / United States Roscoe Tanner (third round)
- Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (second round)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Top half
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States L Gottfried
United States J McEnroe 7 6 3 16 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent 7 4 3
United States J McEnroe 7 6 3 16 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent 7 4 3
United States W Brown
United States B Teacher 3 4 United States P Fleming
United States F Taygan 6 6 6
United States B Teacher 3 4 United States P Fleming
United States F Taygan 6 6 6
United States S Krulevitz
United States T Waltke 6 3 3 United States D Bohrnstedt
United States M Mitchell 4 2
United States T Waltke 6 3 3 United States D Bohrnstedt
United States M Mitchell 4 2
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson 4 2 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan 5 6 6
United States Tom Gullikson 4 2 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan 5 6 6
15
United States D Stockton
United States R Tanner 6 7 15 United States D Stockton
United States R Tanner 2 3
United States R Tanner 6 7 15 United States D Stockton
United States R Tanner 2 3
Sweden O Bengtson
United States J McManus 1 6 15 United States D Stockton
United States R Tanner 7 4 6
United States J McManus 1 6 15 United States D Stockton
United States R Tanner 7 4 6
United States H Pfister
United States B Scanlon 6 6 United States H Pfister
United States B Scanlon 6 6 4
United States B Scanlon 6 6 United States H Pfister
United States B Scanlon 6 6 4
Australia D Crealy
United States K McMillan 3 3 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan 5 6 1
United States K McMillan 3 3 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan 5 6 1
14
Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 4 1r South Africa P Cramer
United States M Estep 4 7 2
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 4 1r South Africa P Cramer
United States M Estep 4 7 2
United States W Cashman
United States W Drake 2 6 2 United States T Moor
United States B Seewagen 4 2
United States W Drake 2 6 2 United States T Moor
United States B Seewagen 4 2
Bottom half
[edit ]Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States J Delaney
United States M Machette 6 6 United States J Delaney
United States M Machette 3 3
United States M Machette 6 6 United States J Delaney
United States M Machette 3 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
Hungary B Taróczy 3 3 4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen 2 6 6
Hungary B Taróczy 3 3 4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen 2 6 6
Soviet Union T Kakulia
Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 2 6 4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen 6 6 6
Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 2 6 4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen 6 6 6
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States P Fishbach
South Africa R Moore 6 6 United States P Fishbach
South Africa R Moore 3 6 4
South Africa R Moore 6 6 United States P Fishbach
South Africa R Moore 3 6 4
United States E Friedler
United States J Karzen 4 6 3 2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart 6 5 6
United States J Karzen 4 6 3 2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart 6 5 6
United States H Fitzgibbon
United States H Richardson 6 3 6 United States H Fitzgibbon
United States H Richardson 0r
United States H Richardson 6 3 6 United States H Fitzgibbon
United States H Richardson 0r
United Kingdom J Feaver
United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 6 2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart 5 7 7
United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 6 2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart 5 7 7
United States M Cahill
United States J Whitlinger 7 4 3 United Kingdom J Feaver
United Kingdom J Lloyd 2 4
United States J Whitlinger 7 4 3 United Kingdom J Feaver
United Kingdom J Lloyd 2 4
References
[edit ]- ^ "Winners of Individual and Team Championships During 1976". nytimes.com.
- ^ "Connors Defeats Borg for Open Crown". nytimes.com.