1976 Italian Open (tennis)

1976 Italian Open 23–30 May 33rd Clay court / outdoor 64MS Men's singles/64WS Women's singles/32MD Men's doubles/16WD Women's doubles Rome, Italy Foro Italico ITA Adriano Panatta1976 Rome – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1976/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) YUG Mima Jaušovec USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez1976 Rome – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1976/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) RSA 1928 Linky Boshoff / RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss The 1976 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 23 May until 30 May 1976. The singles titles were won by Third-seeded Adriano Panatta and Mima Jaušovec. In his first-round match Panatta survived 11 match points against Kim Warwick.World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook 1977 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090117 77–79 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) Finals Men's singles ITA Adriano Panatta defeated ARG Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 Women's singles YUG Mima Jaušovec defeated AUS Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3 Men's doubles USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez defeated AUS Geoff Masters / AUS John Newcombe 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3stopped The final was stopped at two sets all due to bad light and the final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional doubles Championship in The Woodlands, TX, USA. Women's doubles RSA 1928 Linky Boshoff / RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss defeated ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici / ROM 1965 Mariana Simionescu 6–1, 6–2 Prize money EventW winnerF finalistSF semifinalistQF quarterfinalistThird roundSecond roundFirst roundTotalMen's singles$30,000$13,000$6,500$3,400$1,700$1,000$500$115,200Women's singles$5,000$2,500$1,250$800$500$350$200$26,000Men's doubles$6,000$3,500$2,000$800$0$0$16,700Women's doubles$1,500$900$500$300$0$4,600 Source: World of Tennis 1977 Notes References External links Official website World Tennis tournament details (men) ATP tournament profile WTA tournament profile Italian Open Category:Italian Open (tennis) Category:1970s in Rome Italian Open Category:1976 in Italian tennis