1976 Citizen's Classic – Singles

1976 Citizen's Classic AUS Ken Rosewall ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0 singles doubles 48 8 Hong Kong Open (tennis) Hong Kong Open The 1976 Citizen's Classic – Singles was an event of the 1976 Citizen's Classic tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 8 November and 14 November 1976. The draw comprised 48 players and 8 of them were seeded. Tom Gorman was the defending Hong Kong Open singles champion but lost in the third round to Gene Mayer. Fourth-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title after a victory in the final against first-seeded Ilie Năstase, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0.World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook 1977 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090117 117 John Barrett1976 Hong Kong – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1976/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em 1 1ROU Ilie Năstase (final) 2 4USA Roscoe Tanner (first round) 3 2ITA Corrado Barazzutti (second round) 4 3AUS Ken Rosewall (champion) 5 2FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (quarterfinals) 6 3USA Billy Martin (second round) 7 4USA Tom Gullikson (first round) 8 1NZL Brian Fairlie (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 ROU Ilie Năstase 6 6 MEX Emilio Montaño 1 1 USA Chico Hagey 7 6 5 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 3 USA Steve Krulevitz 3 3 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 USA Gene Mayer 6 6 AUS Paul Kronk 3 1 1 ROU Ilie Năstase 6 6 USA Chico Hagey 1 1 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 USA Gene Mayer 3 2 1 ROU Ilie Năstase 6 4 6 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 1 6 7 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 1 ROU Ilie Năstase 7 6 USA Mike Cahill 5 1 USA John Whitlinger 2 6 6 USA Raz Reid 6 4 4 8 NZL Brian Fairlie 2 6 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei 6 3 4 MEX Emilio Montaño 6 7 USA Timothy Noonan 3 5 1 ROU Ilie Năstase 7 6 USA Butch Walts 6 2 USA John Whitlinger 2 4 IND Sashi Menon 6 6 8 NZL Brian Fairlie 2 5 USA Mike MacHette 6 7 MEX Emilio Montaño 4 7 6 IND Anand Amritraj 6 5 1 1 ROU Ilie Năstase 6 6 IND Sashi Menon 0 2 USA Mike MacHette 5 6 7 MEX Emilio Montaño 7 4 9 1 ROU Ilie Năstase 6 6 MEX Emilio Montaño 1 1 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 3 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 USA George Hardie 1 4 USA Chico Hagey 6 2 7 USA Eric Friedler 2 6 5 5 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 Q USA Doug Crawford 3 2 USA Tim Gullikson 2 6 6 Q FRA Jacques Thamin 6 4 2 3 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 1 3 USA Hank Pfister 6 6 AUS Bob Carmichael 2 1r USA Chico Hagey 6 1 5 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7 7 AUS John Bartlett 6 5 USA Tim Gullikson 6 6 Q HKG colonial Randall King 4 1 USA Hank Pfister 6 1 3 USA Chico Hagey 2 6 6 5 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 0 1 USA Chico Hagey 7 6 5 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 3 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals USA Steve Krulevitz 1 6 8 AUS Ray Ruffels 6 3 6 NZL Russell Simpson 6 6 AUS David Epstein 1 4 FRG Jürgen Fassbender 3 0 AUS Geoff Masters 6 6 FRG Hans-Joachim Plötz 1 2 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 AUS Kim Warwick 0 1r USA Steve Krulevitz 6 2 NZL Russell Simpson 6 6 6 USA Billy Martin 4 2 AUS Geoff Masters 6 7 MEX Marcello Lara 2 5 AUS Paul McNamee 4 1 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 7 6 NZL Russell Simpson 6 3 AUS Geoff Masters 3 1 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 3 3 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals AUS Alvin Gardiner 3 2 USA Gene Mayer 6 6 USA Jim Delaney 6 6 7 USA Tom Gullikson 0 3 AUS Cliff Letcher 6 6 USA Rick Fisher 3 4 AUS John Marks 6 6 2 USA Roscoe Tanner 3 4 USA Gene Mayer 6 5 6 AUS Chris Kachel 3 7 3 USA Jim Delaney 6 5 USA Tom Gorman 7 7 NED Rolf Thung 6 3 6 AUS Cliff Letcher 4 6 3 AUS Paul Kronk 6 6 AUS John Marks 3 4 USA Gene Mayer 6 3 6 USA Tom Gorman 4 6 1 NED Rolf Thung AUS Paul Kronk w/o USA Gene Mayer 6 6 AUS Paul Kronk 3 1 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Hong Kong Open (tennis) Singles