1976 Agfa Colour Cup – Singles

January 2025 1976 Agfa Colour Cup SWE Björn Borg ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 48 4 singles doubles Düsseldorf Grand Prix The 1976 Agfa Colour Cup – Singles was an event of the 1976 Agfa Colour Cup tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, West Germany, between 26 May and 4 June 1976. The draw comprised 48 players and 4 of them were seeded. Fourth-seeded Jaime Fillol was the defending Agfa Colour Cup singles champion but lost in the semifinals to Manuel Orantes. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title after a win in the final against second-seeded Orantes, 6–2, 6–2, 6–0.World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook 1977 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090117 116 John Barrett1976 Düsseldorf – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/dusseldorf/661/1976/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em 1 1SWE Björn Borg (champion) 2 4ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes (final) 3 0(withdrew) 4 3CHI Jaime Fillol (semifinals) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 4 4 ESP 1939 José Higueras 6 7 AUS Dick Crealy 3 6 POL Wojciech Fibak 4 5 4 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 7 SWE Kjell Johansson 2 3 2 ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 ESP 1939 José Higueras 1 3 4 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 4 2 ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes 7 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 2 ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes 2 2 0 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Q CZE Pavel Huťka 4 6 6 LL BEL Bernard Mignot 6 4 4 AUS Colin Dibley 4 2 ESP 1939 Antonio Munoz 6 6 IND Sashi Menon 2 6 6 LL AUS John James 6 3 3 GER Attila Korpás 3 3 GBR Gerald Battrick 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 Q CZE Pavel Huťka 3 4 Q CZE Vladimír Zedník 7 4 6 ESP 1939 Antonio Munoz 6 6 7 ESP 1939 Juan Gisbert Sr. 7 6 IND Sashi Menon 6 2 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 6 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 1 4 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 ESP 1939 Antonio Munoz 4 2 ESP 1939 Juan Gisbert Sr. 0 6 3 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 6 3 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 4 4 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals LL SWE Ove Bengtson 3 1 CZE František Pála 6 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 7 3 0 ESP 1939 José Higueras 6 6 6 FRA Patrick Proisy 6 6 GER Ulrich Marten 3 3 AUS Dick Crealy 6 3 6 AUS Bob Carmichael 2 6 3 CZE František Pála 6 6 USA Mike Cahill 2 2 Q HUN Szabolcs Baranyi 2 5 ESP 1939 José Higueras 6 7 FRA Patrick Proisy 6 6 6 Q GER Klaus Eberhard 2 7 2 AUS Dick Crealy 4 7 6 IND Anand Amritraj 6 5 4 CZE František Pála 4 4 ESP 1939 José Higueras 6 6 FRA Patrick Proisy 3 6 0 AUS Dick Crealy 6 3 6 ESP 1939 José Higueras 6 7 AUS Dick Crealy 3 6 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 5 1 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 7 6 LL SWE Rolf Norberg 6 6 AUT Hans Kary 2 1 GER Ulrich Pinner 6 6 Q SWE Birger Andersson 3 3 HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 4 CZE Jiří Hřebec 7 6 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 3 6 3 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 6 1 6 LL SWE Rolf Norberg 1 3 POL Wojciech Fibak 6 6 Q HUN Róbert Machán 4 4 GER Ulrich Pinner 6 6 CZE Jiří Hřebec 2 1 4 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 1 1 POL Wojciech Fibak 6 6 GER Ulrich Pinner 6 3 4 CHI Jaime Fillol 7 6 POL Wojciech Fibak 4 5 4 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 7 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals SWE Kjell Johansson 7 6 SRB Nikola Špear 6 4 EGY Ismail El Shafei 6 7 COL Iván Molina 4 5 GER Werner Zirngibl 3 6 6 LL SWE Jan-Eric Palm 6 2 2 NZL Brian Fairlie 7 6 RSA 1928 John Yuill 6 3 GER Rolf Gehring 1 4 SWE Kjell Johansson 6 6 COL Jairo Velasco Sr. 3 6 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei 6 4 3 USA John Andrews 3 3 GER Werner Zirngibl 6 6 NZL Brian Fairlie 1 2 2 ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes 6 6 SWE Kjell Johansson 7 6 COL Jairo Velasco Sr. 6 2 GER Werner Zirngibl 0 1 2 ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes 6 6 SWE Kjell Johansson 2 3 2 ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes 6 6 References External links World Tennis tournament details Category:1976 in West German sport