1976 US Open – Men's Singles

1976 US Open
Champion		Jimmy Connors
Runner-up		Björn Borg
Final score		6-4, 3-6, 7-6(9), 6-4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(9), 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 Final Eight 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

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 Năstase (Semifinalist) Manuel Orantes (Quarterfinalist) Arthur Ashe (Second round) Raúl Ramírez (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)

Draw

Key

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

Final Eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Jimmy Connors	7	6	6
		Jan Kodeš	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 Năstase	4	6	6	6
		Dick Stockton	6	4	2	3
										5	Ilie Năstase	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

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
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
	Taróczy	6	5							Krulevitz	2	2
	Krulevitz	7	7															16	Gerulaitis	4	6	6
Q	Mayer	6	6																Franulović	6	3	2
	Bertolucci	4	1						Q	Mayer	3	4
	Prajoux	6	1							Franulović	6	6
	Franulović	7	6

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
7	Ashe	7	6
	James	6	3						7	Ashe	1	2
	Dent	2	2							Kodeš	6	6
	Kodeš	6	6																Kodeš	6	7
	Dibley	6	3																Richey	2	5
	Gottfried	7	6							Gottfried	1	2
	Amaya	4	6							Richey	6	6
	Richey	6	7																									Kodeš	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

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
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

Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
8	Ramírez	7	6
	Proisy	6	0						8	Ramírez	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

Section 5

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	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	Năstase	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	Năstase	6	7
	Pohmann	7	6							Pohmann	6	6	6
	Parun	w/o							5	Năstase	7	4	7
5	Năstase

Section 6

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	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

Section 7

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	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

Section 8

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
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
	Hřebec	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	Díaz	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

External links

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

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