1976 Citizen's Classic – Doubles

Tennis tournament event 1976 Citizen's Classic USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts IND Anand Amritraj ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2 singles doubles Hong Kong Open (tennis) Hong Kong Open 24 4 Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic – Doubles The 1976 Citizen's Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1976 Citizen's Classic tennis tournament, also known as the Hong Kong Open, and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 7 November and 13 November 1976. The draw comprised 24 teams and four of them were seeded. Tom Okker and Ken Rosewall were the defending Hong Kong Open doubles champions but did not participate in this edition. The unseeded team of Hank Pfister and Butch Walts won the doubles title by defeating the second-seeded pairing Anand Amritraj and Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2.World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook 1978 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090391 26, 29, 127 John Barrett1976 Hong Kong – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1976/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em FRG Jürgen Fassbender / FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (Quarterfinals) IND Anand Amritraj / ROU Ilie Năstase (Final) AUS Geoff Masters / AUS Kim Warwick (Second round) EGY Ismail El Shafei / NZL Brian Fairlie (Semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts 5 1 8 4 EGY Ismail El Shafei NZL Brian Fairlie 7 6 6 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher 4 7 4 2 IND Anand Amritraj ROU Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts 6 6 2 IND Anand Amritraj ROU Ilie Năstase 4 2 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 IND Bhanu Nunna FRA Jacques Thamin 2 2 USA Steve Mott USA Timothy Noonan 6 6 USA David Eddy AUS David Epstein 3 3 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Ray Ruffels 6 6 USA Rick Fisher FRG Hans-Joachim Plötz 2 4 USA Mike Cahill USA John Whitlinger 6 6 AUS Chris Kachel AUS John Marks 3 3 1 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 7 USA Jim Delaney USA Billy Martin 3 6 USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts 6 7 USA Steve Mott USA Timothy Noonan 2 5 4 EGY Ismail El Shafei NZL Brian Fairlie 7 7 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Ray Ruffels 6 6 1 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 5 2 USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts 7 6 4 EGY Ismail El Shafei NZL Brian Fairlie 7 7 USA Mike Cahill USA John Whitlinger 6 5 USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts 5 1 8 4 EGY Ismail El Shafei NZL Brian Fairlie 7 6 6 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals IND Sashi Menon USA Mike MacHette 3 7 6 AUS Ernie Ewert AUS Paul McNamee 6 6 4 USA Eric Friedler USA Jerry Karzen 3 6 2 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher 6 2 6 USA Raz Reid NED Rolf Thung 6 6 AUS Alvin Gardiner USA George Hardie 4 3 AUS John Bartlett NZL Russell Simpson 7 1 6 ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Steve Krulevitz 5 6 8 IND Sashi Menon USA Mike MacHette 1 7 2 USA Chico Hagey USA Gene Mayer 6 6 6 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher 7 5 6 3 AUS Geoff Masters AUS Kim Warwick 5 7 2 MEX Marcello Lara MEX Emilio Montaño 1 6 6 USA Raz Reid NED Rolf Thung 6 3 4 ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Steve Krulevitz 7 6 3 2 IND Anand Amritraj ROU Ilie Năstase 5 7 6 USA Chico Hagey USA Gene Mayer 5 5 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher 7 7 MEX Marcello Lara MEX Emilio Montaño 3 2 2 IND Anand Amritraj ROU Ilie Năstase 6 6 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher 4 7 4 2 IND Anand Amritraj ROU Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Hong Kong Open (tennis) Singles