1976 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit 1976 Grand Prix circuit 200px 28 December 1975 – 13 December 1976 7th 48 TC events (3) GPM events (1) 5 Star events (4) 4 Star events (9) 3 Star events (10) 2 Star events (8) 1 Star events (11) USA Jimmy Connors (7) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (10) MEX Raúl Ramírez ($190,000) MEX Raúl Ramírez (938) SWE Björn Borg POL Wojciech Fibak 1975 1977 3 450 center Jimmy Connors finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the third time in his career. Connors won seven titles during the season, including a major at the US Open. ABN-tennistoernooi in Ahoy te Rotterdam, Jimmy Conners aktie tegen Wilkison 17 maart 1981, Bestanddeelnr 931-3785.jpg Raúl Ramírez was the 1976 Grand Prix No. 1. Ramírez won two tournaments during the season. Bjorn Borg en 1974.jpg Björn Borg was named the ATP Player of the Year. Borg won three tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, and finished runner-up at another major at the US Open. The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Corporate/History.aspx How it All Began ATPWorldTour.com 2011-03-03 The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook 1977 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090117 25–31 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) The 1976 Grand Prix circuit consisted of 48 tournaments held in 21 different countries. Schedule Key Triple Crown Grand Prix Masters Five-star events Four-star events Three-star events Two-star events One-star events Team events December 1975 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 28 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Two Star Grass – $75,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles AUS Mark Edmondson 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 AUS John Newcombe AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Ray Ruffels AUS Brad Drewett AUS Dick Crealy AUS Tony Roche AUS Ross Case AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche 7–6, 6–4 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 May Romika Cup Munich, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star Singles – Doubles ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 FRG Karl Meiler AUT Hans Kary CSK Jan Kodeš FRA François Jauffret USA Mike Cahill CSK Jiří Hřebec ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 RET. FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 11 May Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – 48S/24D/16XD Two Star POL Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ITA Corrado Barazzutti FRA François Jauffret AUT Hans Kary USA Norman Holmes COL Iván Molina FRA Jean-François Caujolle POL Wojciech Fibak USA Fred McNair 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes RSA 1928 Linky Boshoff Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell 6–8, 8–6, 6–1 RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 18 May German Open Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star USA Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes CHI Jaime Fillol AUT Hans Kary FRG Ulrich Pinner CSK Jiří Hřebec HUN Balázs Taróczy ESP 1945 José Higueras USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 7–6, 7–6, 7–6 AUS Dick Crealy AUS Kim Warwick 25 May Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D Five Star ITA Adriano Panatta 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Eddie Dibbs AUS John Newcombe ITA Corrado Barazzutti AUS Mark Edmondson USA Harold Solomon CSK Jan Kodeš USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3This match was stopped at two sets all due to bad light. The final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional Doubles Championships. AUS Geoff Masters AUS John Newcombe Agfa Colour Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D Two Star Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 José Higueras CHI Jaime Fillol RSA 1928 Byron Bertram AUS Dick Crealy POL Wojciech Fibak SWE Kjell Johansson POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Karl Meiler 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 31 May French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Triple Crown Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles ITA Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) USA Harold Solomon USA Eddie Dibbs MEX Raúl Ramírez SWE Björn Borg ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes HUN Balázs Taróczy ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss AUS Kim Warwick 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 RSA 1928 Linky Boshoff Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 14 Jun John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star No Winner USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–2, 4–6, 1–1 Match Abandoned MEX Raúl Ramírez SWE Ove Bengtson NED Tom Okker IND Vijay Amritraj EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei GBR Roger Taylor Not completed. (5 pairs remaining) Berlin Grand Prix Berlin, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D One Star PAR Víctor Pecci 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann ARG Julián Ganzábal ARG Ricardo Cano CHI Belus Prajoux ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Werner Zirngibl CHI Patricio Cornejo ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 7–5, 6–1 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 21 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Triple Crown Grass – $160,000 – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Roscoe Tanner USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Charlie Pasarell ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Jimmy Connors USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters FRA Françoise Dürr AUS Tony Roche 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 USA Rosemary Casals USA Dick Stockton July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star ITA Antonio Zugarelli 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Billy Martin USA Fred McNair USA Peter Fleming RSA 1928 Raymond Moore NOR Per Hegna USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 6–4 POL Wojciech Fibak ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. Swiss Open Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D Two Star MEX Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 ITA Adriano Panatta TCH Jan Kodeš AUS Onny Parun ITA Paolo Bertolucci USA Jeff Borowiak FRG Karl Meiler ARG Ricardo Cano FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 12 Jul Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star USA Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 USA Eddie Dibbs USA Dick Stockton AUS Dick Crealy USA Trey Waltke USA Stan Smith USA Bill Scanlon USA Cliff Richey USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen 6–1, 6–1 USA Eddie Dibbs USA Harold Solomon Dutch Championships Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D One Star HUN Balázs Taróczy 6–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 ARG Ricardo Cano ESP 1945 Ángel Giménez CHI Belus Prajoux ESP 1945 Manuel Santana GBR Robin Drysdale RSA 1928 Raymond Moore FRA Jean-François Caujolle ARG Ricardo Cano CHI Belus Prajoux 6–4, 6–3 POL Wojciech Fibak HUN Balázs Taróczy 19 Jul Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D Two Star ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 CSK Jan Kodeš FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann FRA François Jauffret FRA Jean-Louis Haillet USA Charlie Pasarell BOL Ramiro Benavides USA Jeff Borowiak CSK Jiří Hřebec CSK Jan Kodeš 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 26 Jul Washington Star International Washington, D.C., USA Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four star USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4 MEX Raúl Ramírez NZL Brian Fairlie RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Dick Stockton PAR Víctor Pecci USA Stan Smith USA Eddie Dibbs USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3 USA Arthur Ashe USA Jimmy Connors August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 2 Aug Louisville International Louisville, United States Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star USA Harold Solomon 6–2, 7–5 POL Wojciech Fibak USA Dick Stockton USA Stan Smith ARG Guillermo Vilas CHI Jaime Fillol MEX Raúl Ramírez PAR Víctor Pecci RSA 1928 Byron Bertram RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 6–3, 6–4 USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen Volvo International North Conway, United States $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Three Star Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 MEX Raúl Ramírez SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović USA Cliff Richey USA Eddie Dibbs POL Wojciech Fibak USA Brian Gottfried ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–0 ARG Ricardo Cano PAR Víctor Pecci Buckeye Tennis Championships Columbus, United States Clay – 48S/24D Two Star USA Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 7–6(7–5) USA Stan Smith USA Brian Teacher IND Vijay Amritraj CHI Patricio Cornejo USA Dick Stockton AUS Colin Dibley IND Anand Amritraj USA William Brown USA Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–4 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 9 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Four Star Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4 POL Wojciech Fibak USA Harold Solomon ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Eddie Dibbs ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes GBR Buster Mottram USA Brian Gottfried USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–2 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 16 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 POL Wojciech Fibak CHI Jaime Fillol NZL Brian Fairlie NZL Onny Parun ITA Paolo Bertolucci PAR Víctor Pecci RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–1 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 23 Aug U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 USA Harold Solomon MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Eddie Dibbs USA Jimmy Connors ITA Paolo Bertolucci ARG Guillermo Vilas ITA Adriano Panatta AUS Ray Ruffels AUS Allan Stone 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 USA Mike Cahill USA John Whitlinger Tennis Week Open South Orange, United States Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2 USA Roscoe Tanner HUN Balázs Taróczy NZL Onny Parun IND Vijay Amritraj GBR Buster Mottram RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović USA Fred McNair USA Marty Riessen 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 30 Aug US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Triple Crown Clay – $217,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4 SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase CSK Jan Kodeš USA Eddie Dibbs USA Dick Stockton ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher NED Betty Stöve RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–6 USA Billie Jean King AUS Ray Ruffels September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 13 Sep Grow Professional Doubles Championships The Woodlands, United States Hard – $100,000 – 16D USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 AUS Phil Dent AUS Allan Stone USA McNair / USA Stewart EGY 1972 El Shafei / NZL Fairlie Bermuda Classic Bermuda Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star USA Cliff Richey 7–6, 6–2 USA Gene Mayer AUS Dick Crealy RSA 1928 John Yuill GBR John Lloyd CHI Álvaro Fillol USA Steve Krulevitz HUN Balázs Taróczy USA Mike Cahill USA John Whitlinger 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS John Marks 20 Sep Arco Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star Singles – Doubles USA Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–2 USA Arthur Ashe ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Jimmy Connors USA Dick Stockton GBR John Lloyd USA Sandy Mayer USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 USA Arthur Ashe USA Charlie Pasarell 27 Sep Fireman's Fund International San Francisco, United States Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star USA Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 USA Brian Gottfried USA Sherwood Stewart USA Dick Stockton USA Harold Solomon IND Vijay Amritraj USA Butch Walts USA Arthur Ashe USA Dick Stockton USA Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Oct Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D Five Star ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 MEX Raúl Ramírez ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Eddie Dibbs FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Antonio Zugarelli POL Wojciech Fibak POL Wojciech Fibak MEX Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–1 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes Island Holidays Classic Maui, United States Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D Three Star USA Harold Solomon 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 USA Bob Lutz USA Marty Riessen USA Stan Smith GBR John Lloyd AUS John Newcombe NZL Brian Fairlie USA Arthur Ashe RSA 1928 Raymond Moore AUS Allan Stone 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 USA Dick Stockton USA Roscoe Tanner 11 Oct Trofeo Gillette Madrid, Spain Clay – 64S/32D Three Star ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 USA Eddie Dibbs MEX Raúl Ramírez POL Wojciech Fibak HUN Balázs Taróczy CSK Jan Kodeš CHI Jaime Fillol RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt POL Wojciech Fibak MEX Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Air India/BP Tennis Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star AUS Mark Edmondson 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 AUS Phil Dent AUS Allan Stone USA Tom Gorman AUS Ray Ruffels AUS Kim Warwick AUS Dick Crealy NZL Brian Fairlie AUS Syd Ball AUS Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei NZL Brian Fairlie 18 Oct CC Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Four Star Hard (i) – $125,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles AUS Geoff Masters 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 USA James Delaney AUS Mark Edmondson AUS Dick Crealy AUS Paul Kronk IND Sashi Menon USA Bill Scanlon AUS Kim Warwick EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei NZL Brian Fairlie 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 AUS Syd Ball AUS Kim Warwick Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 USA Eddie Dibbs MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Harold Solomon CSK Jan Kodeš SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović USA Brian Gottfried ESP 1945 Javier Soler USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 25 Oct Hitachi Tennis Classic Perth, Australia Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star AUS Ray Ruffels 6–0, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 AUS Phil Dent USA Roscoe Tanner USA Dick Stockton AUS Dick Crealy USA Tim Gullikson AUS Syd Ball USA Gene Mayer USA Dick Stockton USA Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 AUS Bob Carmichael EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei Jean Becker Open Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star Singles – Doubles USA Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 CHI Jaime Fillol GBR Mark Cox USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen NED Tom Okker USA Sherwood Stewart ITA Paolo Bertolucci NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–2 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart Fischer Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star Singles – Doubles POL Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 MEX Raúl Ramírez SWE Ove Bengtson PAR Víctor Pecci USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Arthur Ashe USA Brian Gottfried HUN Balázs Taróczy RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–4, 4–0 RET. USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Nov Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D Three Star MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes GBR Mark Cox CHI Jaime Fillol RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton ITA Antonio Zugarelli USA Arthur Ashe POL Wojciech Fibak GBR David Lloyd GBR John Lloyd 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 GBR John Feaver AUS John James Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D Three Star USA Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Dick Stockton AUS Ken Rosewall FRG Jürgen Fassbender AUS Dick Crealy NZL Brian Fairlie USA John Whitlinger AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei NZL Brian Fairlie Cologne Cup Cologne, West Germany Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Brian Gottfried PAR Víctor Pecci CSK Jiří Hřebec CSK František Pála USA Henry Bunis USA Harold Solomon RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell USA Mike Estep 8 Nov Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Five Star Hard (i) – $150,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles GBR Mark Cox 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Jimmy Connors USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA 1928 Byron Bertram PAK Haroon Rahim SWE Björn Borg RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen Citizen's Classic Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Two Star Singles – Doubles AUS Ken Rosewall 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA James Hagey USA Gene Mayer MEX Emilio Montaño FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann USA Steve Krulevitz AUS Paul Kronk USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts 6–4, 6–2 IND Anand Amritraj ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 15 Nov Benson & Hedges Championships London, Great Britain Four Star Carpet – $125,000 – 32S/16D USA Jimmy Connors 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 USA Roscoe Tanner USA Brian Gottfried POL Wojciech Fibak USA Stan Smith MEX Raúl Ramírez NED Tom Okker ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Stan Smith USA Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 6–3 POL Wojciech Fibak USA Brian Gottfried Philippine Open Manila, the Philippines Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D Two Star NZL Brian Fairlie 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 AUS Ray Ruffels AUS Geoff Masters AUS Dick Crealy USA Mike Machette FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann AUS Mark Edmondson AUS Ross Case AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–1 IND Anand Amritraj ITA Corrado Barazzutti Grand Prix Itaú São Paulo, Brazil Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–0, ret. ESP 1945 José Higueras VEN 1930 Jorge Andrew BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch CHI Belus Prajoux PAR Víctor Pecci ARG Ricardo Cano ITA Adriano Panatta ARG Lito Álvarez PAR Víctor Pecci 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 ARG Ricardo Cano CHI Belus Prajoux 22 Nov South African Breweries Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $150,000 – 48S/24D/16XD Five Star USA Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Stan Smith USA Cliff Richey RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Roscoe Tanner RSA 1928 Willem Prinsloo USA Brian Gottfried USA Sherwood Stewart 1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. USA Stan Smith USA Betsy Nagelsen RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–2, 7–6 RSA 1928 Annette du Plooy RSA 1928 Deon Joubert South American Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Two Star Singles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 CHI Jaime Fillol ITA Paolo Bertolucci BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch ESP 1945 José Higueras SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović PAR Víctor Pecci ARG Ricardo Cano BRA Carlos Kirmayr ARG Tito Vázquez 6–4, 7–5 ARG Ricardo Cano CHI Belus Prajoux Indian Grand Prix Bangalore, India Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star AUS Kim Warwick 6–1, 6–2 IND Sashi Menon PAK Haroon Rahim USA Doug Crawford AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Alvin Gardiner USA Mike Cahill IND Ashok Amritraj AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Ray Ruffels 6–2, 7–6 IND Chiradip Mukerjea IND Bhanu Nunna December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Dec Commercial Union Assurance Masters Houston, United States Carpet – $130,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 POL Wojciech Fibak ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Harold Solomon Round robin USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Eddie Dibbs USA Roscoe Tanner USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez Points system The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown—the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size.$5-Million Tour For Grand Prix Tennis https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WT4gAAAAIBAJ&pg=4777%2C3468967 Sarasota Herald-Tribune UPI 23 January 1976 Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows: + Group TC Champion: 160 (32) Runner-up: 120 (24) Semifinalist: 80 (16) Quarterfinalist: 40 (8) Fourth Round: 20 (4) Third Round: 10 (2) Second Round: 5 + Five-star Champion: 120 (24) Runner-up: 90 (18) Semifinalist: 60 (12) Quarterfinalist: 30 (6) 9th – 16th: 15 (3) 17th – 32nd: 7 33rd – 64th: 1 + Four-star Champion: 100 (20) Runner-up: 75 (15) Semifinalist: 50 (10) Quarterfinalist: 25 (5) 9th – 16th: 12 (2) 17th – 32nd: 6 + Three-star Champion: 80 (16) Runner-up: 60 (12) Semifinalist: 40 (8) 5th – 8th: 20 (4) 9th – 16th: 10 (2) 17th – 32nd: 5 + Two-star Champion: 60 (12) Runner-up: 45 (9) Semifinalist: 30 (6) 5th – 8th: 15 (3) 9th – 16th: 7 (1) 17th – 32nd: 3 + One-star Champion: 40 (8) Runner-up: 30 (6) Semifinalist: 20 (4) 5th – 8th: 10 (2) 9th – 16th: 5 Standings The 1976 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in six separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (150 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (40 points for the winner). At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played a minimum amount of One and Two Star tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending Masters tournament. Rk Name Points Bonus 1 Raúl Ramírez MEX 938 $150,000 2 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 811 $90,000 3 Jimmy Connors USA 800 – 4 Eddie Dibbs USA 687 $60,000 5 Harold Solomon USA 681 $45,000 6 Guillermo Vilas ARG 627 $35,000 7 Roscoe Tanner USA 615 $30,000 8 Wojciech Fibak POL 582 $26,000 9 Brian Gottfried USA 574 $23,000 10 Björn Borg SWE 510 – ATP rankings These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1975 seasonAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 15, 1975 https://www.atptour.com/rankings/singles.aspx?d=15.12.1975&r=1&c=&dateWeek=1975-12-15 15 December 1975 2026-05-17 and at the end of the 1976 season,Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 12, 1976 https://www.atptour.com/rankings/singles.aspx?d=15.12.1975&r=1&c=&dateWeek=1976-12-12 12 December 1976 2026-05-17 with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1976, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings. auto As of 15 December 1975 Rk Name 1 Jimmy Connors USA 2 Guillermo Vilas ARG 3 Björn Borg SWE 4 Arthur Ashe USA 5 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 6 Ken Rosewall AUS 7 Ilie Năstase ROU 8 John Alexander AUS 9 Roscoe Tanner USA 10 Rod Laver AUS 11 Tom Okker NED 12 Tony Roche AUS 13 Raúl Ramírez MEX 14 Adriano Panatta ITA 15 Vitas Gerulaitis USA 16 Jaime Fillol CHI 17 Harold Solomon USA 18 Eddie Dibbs USA 19 Jan Kodeš TCH 20 John Newcombe AUS Year-end rankings 1976 (12 December 1976)ATP Year-end top 20 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1976-12-12 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name Points Avg. Change 1 Jimmy Connors USA 1,204 80.27 = 2 Björn Borg SWE 789 52.60 +1 3 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 606 43.29 +1 4 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 902 41.00 +1 5 Raúl Ramírez MEX 1185 39.50 +8 6 Guillermo Vilas ARG 813 38.71 −4 7 Adriano Panatta ITA 447 31.93 +7 8 Harold Solomon USA 893 30.79 +9 9 Eddie Dibbs USA 920 30.67 +9 10 Brian Gottfried USA 794 28.36 +13 11 Roscoe Tanner USA 765 28.33 −2 12 Arthur Ashe USA 575 26.14 −8 13 Ken Rosewall AUS 341 24.36 −7 14 Wojciech Fibak POL 754 23.56 +44 15 Dick Stockton USA 513 20.52 +15 16 Stan Smith USA 514 19.04 +5 17 Mark Cox GBR 298 18.63 +5 18 Vitas Gerulaitis USA 248 16.53 −3 19 Jan Kodeš TCH 334 15.90 = 20 Robert Lutz USA 282 15.67 +2 List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name: ITA Paolo Bertolucci (1) Barcelona SWE Björn Borg (3) Düsseldorf, Wimbledon, Boston USA Jimmy Connors (6) Washington, North Conway, Indianapolis, US Open, Cologne, Wembley GBR Mark Cox (1) Stockholm USA Eddie Dibbs (2) Hamburg, Paris (Jean Becker) AUS Mark Edmondson (1) Australian Open AUS Brian Fairlie (1) Manila POL Wojciech Fibak (2) Bournemouth, Vienna USA Brian Gottfried (1) Los Angeles AUS Geoff Masters (1) Sydney Indoor ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (1) South Orange ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (5) Munich, Kitzbühel, Madrid, Barcelona, Masters ITA Adriano Panatta (2) Rome, French Open PAR Víctor Pecci (2) Madrid, Berlin MEX Raúl Ramírez (2) Gstaad, London III USA Cliff Richey (1) Bermuda AUS Ken Rosewall (1) Hong Kong AUS Ray Ruffels (1) Perth USA Harold Solomon (2) Maui, Johannesburg USA Roscoe Tanner (4) Cincinnati, Columbus, San Francisco, Tokyo Outdoor HUN Balázs Taróczy (1) Hilversum ARG Guillermo Vilas (3) Montreal, São Paulo. Buenos Aires AUS Kim Warwick (1) Bangalore ITA Antonio Zugarelli (1) Båstad The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1976: AUS Mark Edmondson Australian Open POL Wojciech Fibak Bournemouth AUS Geoff Masters Sydney Indoor PAR Víctor Pecci Madrid AUS Kim Warwick Bangalore ITA Antonio Zugarelli Båstad See also 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit 1976 WTA Tour Notes note References External links ATP Archive 1976: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments ATP – History Mens Professional Tours Further reading The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book Collins Bud Bud Collins New Chapter Press New York 2nd 2010 978-0-942257-70-0 Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons Grand Prix