1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

August 2023 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships SWE Björn Borg USA Harold Solomon 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 singles doubles 64 2 The 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from August 23 through August 30, 1976. The draw comprised 64 players and two of them were seeded. Second-seeded Björn Borg was the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships singles champion and retained his title by defeating Harold Solomon in the final, 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.Borg stops Solomon for Pro Tennis Championship https://www.newspapers.com/image/521366882/ The Capital Times AP August 31, 1976 18 Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook 1977 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090117 95–96 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)1976 Boston – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/boston/417/1976/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em 1 1USA Jimmy Connors (Quarterfinals) 2 4SWE Björn Borg (Champion) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 3 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 3 6 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6 2 USA Harold Solomon 7 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 2 6 7 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 2 5 ITA Adriano Panatta 2 4 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 2 2 USA Harold Solomon 4 6 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 2 1 2 SWE Björn Borg 7 6 6 USA Harold Solomon 7 4 1 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 1 USA Jimmy Connors 7 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 5 4 USA Jeff Borowiak 3 4 PAR Víctor Pecci 6 6 NED Rolf Thung 4 1 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 6 USA Nick Saviano 2 6 6 AUS Kim Warwick 6 4 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 7 TCH František Pála 3 5 CHI Patricio Cornejo 7 4 6 USA Tom Gullikson 6 6 2 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 3 1 EGY Ismail El Shafei 6 6 USA Mike Cahill 4 3 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 PAR Víctor Pecci 4 3 TCH Jiří Hřebec 7 6 AUS Kim Warwick 6 2 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 4 CHI Patricio Cornejo 4 1r USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei 7 3 2 1 USA Jimmy Connors 2 6 6 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 2 3 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 USA Brian Gottfried 2 4 1 USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 3 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 3 6 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 4 4 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6 6 USA Doug Crawford 4 6 3 ARG Ricardo Cano 6 1 6 POL Wojciech Fibak 6 4 6 USA Bill Scanlon 1 6 4 USA Ferdi Taygan 3 1 GBR Gerald Battrick 6 6 USA Harold Solomon 2 6 6 JPN Jun Kuki 6 2 1 COL Iván Molina 2 6 6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 1 2 USA Stan Smith 3 7 6 USA Tim Gullikson 6 6 4 AUS John Alexander 6 3 6 FRG Jürgen Fassbender 1 6 1 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 7 6 ARG Ricardo Cano 6 3 POL Wojciech Fibak 6 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 3 1 USA Harold Solomon 6 6 COL Iván Molina 2 1 USA Stan Smith 7 6 3 AUS John Alexander 6 7 6 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6 6 POL Wojciech Fibak 1 2 USA Harold Solomon 6 6 AUS John Alexander 2 1 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6 2 USA Harold Solomon 7 6 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 1 6 2 AUS Ray Ruffels 6 3 6 AUT Hans Kary 4 6 6 USA Pat DuPré 6 1 3 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 7 AUS Geoff Masters 3 5 CHI Belus Prajoux 4 3 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 ARG Lito Álvarez 6 6 USA Norman Holmes 3 3 ESP 1945 José Higueras 6 4 2 CHI Jaime Fillol 4 6 6 COL Jairo Velasco Sr. 3 6 7 FRA François Jauffret 6 1 6 FRA Jean-Louis Haillet 3 4 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 AUS Ray Ruffels 4 4 AUT Hans Kary 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 4 4 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 ARG Lito Álvarez 6 6 1 CHI Jaime Fillol 7 1 6 COL Jairo Velasco Sr. 5 6 5 ARG Guillermo Vilas 7 3 7 AUT Hans Kary 4 3 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 CHI Jaime Fillol 5 4 ARG Guillermo Vilas 7 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 2 6 7 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 2 5 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals USA Mike Estep 6 2 2 AUS Mark Edmondson 3 6 6 COL Álvaro Betancur 5 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 7 6 BOL Ramiro Benavides 1 6 6 AUS Allan Stone 6 4 4 ITA Tonino Zugarelli 3 6 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 7 USA Jim Delaney 7 6 NZL Brian Fairlie 5 2 FRA Éric Deblicker 3 3 AUS Ross Case 6 6 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 7 RSA 1928 Terry Ryan 4 5 USA John Whitlinger 3 1 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 AUS Mark Edmondson 7 6 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 2 BOL Ramiro Benavides 2 0 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 6 USA Jim Delaney 4 6 AUS Ross Case 6 7 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 2 1 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 AUS Mark Edmondson 2 3 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 6 AUS Ross Case 0 7 3 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 5 6 ITA Adriano Panatta 2 4 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:1976 Grand Prix (tennis) 1976 Singles