1976 US Open - Men's Singles

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Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1976 US Open.

See also:

1976 US Open - Women's Singles

1976 US Open - Men's Doubles

1976 US Open - Women's Doubles

1976 US Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Section 1 2.4 Section 2 2.5 Section 3 2.6 Section 4 2.7 Section 5 2.8 Section 6 2.9 Section 7 2.10 Section 8 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Jimmy Connors (Champion) Björn Borg (Finalist) Guillermo Vilas (Semifinalist) Adriano Panatta (Second round) Ilie Nastase (Semifinalist) Manuel Orantes (Quarterfinalist) Arthur Ashe (Second round) Raul Ramirez (Second round)

Eddie Dibbs (Quarterfinalist) Harold Solomon (First round) Roscoe Tanner (Fourth round) Stan Smith (Fourth round) Corrado Barazzutti (Second round) Wojtek Fibak (First round) Brian Gottfried (Fourth round) Vitas Gerulaitis (Fourth round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Jimmy Connors	7	6	6
		Jan Kodes	5	3	1
										1	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
										3	Guillermo Vilas	4	2	1
	3	Guillermo Vilas	6	2	7	7
	9	Eddie Dibbs	1	6	6	6
																			1	Jimmy Connors	6	3	7	6
																			2	Björn Borg	4	6	6	4
	5	Ilie Nastase	4	6	6	6
		Dick Stockton	6	4	2	3
										5	Ilie Nastase	3	3	4
										2	Björn Borg	6	6	6
	6	Manuel Orantes	6	0	2	7	4
	2	Björn Borg	4	6	6	5	6

[edit] Section 1

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
1	Connors	6	6
	Hewitt	3	3						1	Connors	6	6
	Ganzabal	5	6							Fleming	1	0
	Fleming	7	7															1	Connors	7	6
	McNair	6	2	7															McNair	5	3
	Gullikson	3	6	5						McNair	6	6	6
	Cox	6	6	6						Cox	7	1	0
	Haillet	3	7	2																							1	Connors	6	6	6
16	Gerulaitis	6	6																								16	Gerulaitis	4	3	1
	Manson	4	1						16	Gerulaitis	6	6
	Taroczy	6	5							Krulevitz	2	2
	Krulevitz	7	7															16	Gerulaitis	4	6	6
Q	Mayer	6	6																Franulovic	6	3	2
	Bertolucci	4	1						Q	Mayer	3	4
	Prajoux	6	1							Franulovic	6	6
	Franulovic	7	6

[edit] Section 2

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
7	Ashe	7	6
	James	6	3						7	Ashe	1	2
	Dent	2	2							Kodes	6	6
	Kodes	6	6																Kodes	6	7
	Dibley	6	3																Richey	2	5
	Gottfried	7	6							Gottfried	1	2
	Amaya	4	6							Richey	6	6
	Richey	6	7																									Kodes	7	6	2	7
10	Solomon	5	4																									McMillan	6	3	6	6
	Martin	7	6							Martin	3	3
	Pala	4	3							Waltke	6	6
	Waltke	6	6																Waltke	4	1
	McMillan	7	6																McMillan	6	6
	Teacher	5	1							McMillan	3	6	6
	Cahill	5	1							Ruffels	6	1	4
	Ruffels	7	6

[edit] Section 3

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
3	Vilas	6	6
Q	Schneider	4	4						3	Vilas	6	6
	Case	2	6	7						Case	2	4
Q	Guerry	6	3	5														3	Vilas	6
	Caujolle	6	6																Johansson	3	r
	McManus	1	1							Caujolle	4	7	4
	Pattison	1	6	3						Johansson	6	5	6
	Johansson	6	4	6																							3	Vilas	7	6	6
13	Barazzutti	6	6																								Q	Kakoulia	5	4	0
	Kronk	4	0						13	Barazzutti	3	6
Q	Yuill	6	6						Q	Yuill	6	7
	Turner	1	2															Q	Yuill	7	6	3
	Benavides	3	6	3														Q	Kakoulia	6	7	6
	Gardiner	6	2	6						Gardiner	4	4
	Edmondson	5	6						Q	Kakoulia	6	6
Q	Kakoulia	7	7

[edit] Section 4

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
8	Ramirez	7	6
	Proisy	6	0						8	Ramirez	4	4
	Fairlie	0	4							Dowdeswell	6	6
	Dowdeswell	6	6																Dowdeswell	7	6
	Meyers	7	3	1															Lutz	6	2
	Seewagen	6	6	6						Seewagen	1	4
	Dupre	4	2							Lutz	6	6
	Lutz	6	6																									Dowdeswell	2	4	2
9	Dibbs	6	6																								9	Dibbs	6	6	6
	Pasarell	2	2						9	Dibbs	6	6
	Friedler	2	7	4						Bunis	2	1
	Bunis	6	5	6														9	Dibbs	7	7
	Stewart	3	6	5															Alexander	6	6
Q	Winitsky	6	1	7					Q	Winitsky	1	3
	Alexander	6	6							Alexander	6	6
	Mottram	4	2

[edit] Section 5

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
	Warwick	6	6
	Amritraj	4	4							Warwick	6	7
	Pecci Sr.	7	6							Pecci Sr.	4	5
	Gisbert Sr	5	3																Warwick	2	4
	Molina	3	6															11	Tanner	6	6
	Delaney	6	7							Delaney	6	6
	Estep	3	4						11	Tanner	7	7
11	Tanner	6	6																								11	Tanner	5	7	6	6	4
	Holmes	6	6	6																							5	Nastase	7	6	1	7	6
	Bohrnstedt	0	7	1						Holmes	3	6
Q	Machette	6	4	3						Riessen	6	7
	Riessen	4	6	6															Riessen	2	5
	Van Dillen	6	3															5	Nastase	6	7
	Pohmann	7	6							Pohmann	6	6	6
	Parun	w/o							5	Nastase	7	4	7
5	Nastase

[edit] Section 6

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
	Bertram	3	1
	Stockton	6	6							Stockton	6	6
	Bartlett	3	5							Menon	1	2
	Menon	6	7																Stockton	6	7
	Masters	7	6																Moore	2	6
	Crealy	6	2							Masters	6	2	5
	Moore	7	6	6						Moore	3	6	7
14	Fibak	5	7	2																								Stockton	6	7	6
	Velasco Sr	6	6																									Velasco Sr	3	5	4
	Taygan	2	3							Velasco Sr	2	6	6
	Phillips-Moore	6	6							Phillips-Moore	6	3	4
Q	Giammalva	2	2																Velasco Sr	6	6
	Scanlon	6	6																Scanlon	4	2
	Mitchell	2	1							Scanlon	6	7
	Bengtson	1	6						4	Panatta	3	6
4	Panatta	6	7

[edit] Section 7

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
	Betancur	6	5
	Battrick	7	7							Battrick	6	7	3
	Cano	7	6							Cano	7	5	6
	Whitlinger	5	4																Cano	0	1
	Moor	6	3	6														12	Smith	6	6
Q	Norberg	4	6	2						Moor	0	1
	Ball	3	4						12	Smith	6	6
12	Smith	6	6																								12	Smith	6	6	2	6	1
	El Shafei	4	6	6																							6	Orantes	3	1	6	7	6
	Deblicker	6	3	4						El Shafei	0	1
	Stone	6	6							Stone	6	6
	Kary	2	2																Stone	2	2
	Andrew	7	6															6	Orantes	6	6
	Mitton	6	3							Andrew	6	2
	Kuki	5	1						6	Orantes	7	6
6	Orantes	7	6

[edit] Section 8

1st round									2nd round									Semifinals									Finals
Q	Spear	3	3
	Okker	6	6							Okker	6	7
Q	Walts	6	6	4						Higueras	3	5
	Higueras	4	7	6															Okker	2	2
	Metreveli	6	6															15	Gottfried	6	6
	Thung	1	3							Metreveli	4	5
	Hrebec	1	1						15	Gottfried	6	7
15	Gottfried	6	6																								15	Gottfried	7	6	4	4	2
	Cramer	3	1																								2	Borg	6	3	6	6	6
	Lloyd	6	6							Lloyd	6	6
	Reid	6	3	1						Saviano	4	0
	Saviano	4	6	6															Lloyd	3	3
Q	Diaz	4	3															2	Borg	6	6
	Fillol Sr.	6	6							Fillol Sr.	6	2	6
	Letcher	2	2						2	Borg	4	6	7
2	Borg	6	6

[edit] External links

• 1976 US Open on ATPtennis.com
• 1976 US Open on tenniscorner.net