1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

August 2023 1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships s USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 6–2 32 8 Juan Gisbert and Manuel Orantes were the defending champions, but they fell in the first round. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez claimed the title and $7,000 first-prize money following victory over Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart in the final.Connors, Fibak Agree Who's Best https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y1ZNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3707%2C4636625 AP The Ledger Lakeland, FL. 1976-08-17 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.Ole', Orantes, Ole' AP 8 Anderson Daily Bulletin Anderson, IN. Aug 13, 1976 30em USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez (champions) USA Fred McNair / USA Sherwood Stewart (final) ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert / ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (first round) USA Jimmy Connors / USA Erik van Dillen (withdrew — Connors' back strain) POL Wojciech Fibak / FRG Karl Meiler (second round) FRG Jürgen Fassbender / FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (quarterfinals) USA Eddie Dibbs / USA Harold Solomon (second round) ARG Ricardo Cano / ARG Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 7 6     CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 5 1     YUG Željko Franulović NZL Onny Parun 6 6 2 2 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 7 2 6 1 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6   2 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 2 2   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA B Gottfried MEX R Ramírez 6 6     EGY 1972 I El Shafei NZL B Fairlie 2 4     AUS D Crealy AUS K Warwick 4 6     COL I Molina COL J Velasco 6 7   6 FRG J Fassbender FRG H-J Pohmann 6 7     USA J Delaney USA T Gullikson 4 5     USA J Borowiak USA B Martin 2 6     IND A Amritraj AUT H Kary 6 7   3 ESP 1945 J Gisbert ESP 1945 M Orantes 6 5 2   AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 1 7 6   USA R Reid NED R Thung 6 4 2   CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 1 6 6 8 ARG R Cano ARG G Vilas 6 4 6   GBR G Battrick USA N Holmes 3 6 2   GBR B Mottram YUG N Špear 6 7     FRA F Jauffret FRA D Naegelen 3 6   1 USA B Gottfried MEX R Ramírez 6 6     COL I Molina COL J Velasco 1 1   6 FRG J Fassbender FRG H-J Pohmann 6 6     IND A Amritraj AUT H Kary 2 1     AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 2 6 6   CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 6 3 7 8 ARG R Cano ARG G Vilas 6 6     GBR B Mottram YUG N Špear 4 3   1 USA B Gottfried MEX R Ramírez 7 6   6 FRG J Fassbender FRG H-J Pohmann 6 1     CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 6 6 6 8 ARG R Cano ARG G Vilas 7 4 2 1 USA B Gottfried MEX R Ramírez 7 6     CHI P Cornejo CHI J Fillol 5 1   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   USA B Teacher USA T Waltke 4 4     ARG E Álvarez PAR V Pecci 6 6     USA K McMillan AUS B Phillips-Moore 2 2   5 POL W Fibak FRG K Meiler 6 6     YUG Ž Franulović NZL O Parun 6 7     USA H Bunis USA R Fisher 2 5     RHO C Dowdeswell IND S Menon w/o     4 USA J Connors USA E van Dillen         RSA 1928 B Bertram RSA 1928 P Cramer 6 6     USA P Fleming USA F Taygan 3 4     USA M Cahill USA J Whitlinger 4 5   7 USA E Dibbs USA H Solomon 6 7     COL Á Betancur CHI Á Fillol 3 2     USA V Amaya USA P DuPré 6 6     USA H Pfister USA B Scanlon 6 3   2 USA F McNair USA S Stewart 7 6     ARG E Álvarez PAR V Pecci 2 7 6 5 POL W Fibak FRG K Meiler 6 6 4   YUG Ž Franulović NZL O Parun 7 3 7   RHO C Dowdeswell IND S Menon 6 6 6   RSA 1928 B Bertram RSA 1928 P Cramer 6 6   7 USA E Dibbs USA H Solomon 4 2     USA V Amaya USA P DuPré 6 6   2 USA F McNair USA S Stewart 7 7     ARG E Álvarez PAR V Pecci 6 3     YUG Ž Franulović NZL O Parun 7 6     RSA 1928 B Bertram RSA 1928 P Cramer 3 3   2 USA F McNair USA S Stewart 6 6     YUG Ž Franulović NZL O Parun 6 6 2 2 USA F McNair USA S Stewart 7 2 6 References External links atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1976/draws?matchType=doubles 2016-06-04 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1976 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003397 2016-06-04 U.S. Clay Court Championships Category:1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships