1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

January 2024 1976 Pacific Southwest Open USA Brian Gottfried USA Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2 64 16 singles doubles Los Angeles Open (tennis)Los Angeles Open The 1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1976 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 20 and September 27, 1976. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. Tenth-seeded Brian Gottfried won the Pacific Southwest Open singles title by defeating defending champion Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–2, 6–2.World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook 1977 Macdonald and Janes London 9780354090117 97–98 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)1976 Los Angeles – Singles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/1976/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em 1 1USA Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals) 2 4ARG Guillermo Vilas (third round) 3 2ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (semifinals) 4 3USA Arthur Ashe (final) 5 4MEX Raúl Ramírez (Semifinals) 6 1USA Eddie Dibbs (third round) 7 2USA Harold Solomon (First round) 8 3USA Roscoe Tanner (second round) 9 3USA Stan Smith (third round) 10 1USA Brian Gottfried (champion) 11 2USA Dick Stockton (quarterfinals) 12 4USA Bob Lutz (first round) 13 2CHI Jaime Fillol (first round) 14 3NZL Onny Parun (first round) 15 1IND Vijay Amritraj (second round) 16 4USA Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6r 10 USA Brian Gottfried 6 3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 11 USA Dick Stockton 1 4 GBR John Lloyd 4 6 2 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 4 6 5 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 16 USA Sandy Mayer 4 3 10 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 2 2 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 5 MEX Raúl Ramírez 3 3 10 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 4 USA Arthur Ashe 2 2 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 USA Trey Waltke 4 2 AUS Ray Ruffels 3 6 4 AUS Geoff Masters 6 1 6 15 IND Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 USA John Whitlinger 6 1 4 AUS Colin Dibley 6 6 7 USA Jeff Borowiak 4 7 5 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 7 ZIM Andrew Pattison 4 6 USA Gene Stuart Malin w/o RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 10 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 USA Van Winitsky 4 4 Q USA John Holladay 2 3 USA Sherwood Stewart 6 6 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 7 AUS Geoff Masters 1 6 15 IND Vijay Amritraj 4 2 AUS Colin Dibley 6 6 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 USA Gene Stuart Malin 3 3 10 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 USA Sherwood Stewart 1 4 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 AUS Colin Dibley 3 2 6 USA Eddie Dibbs 3 1 10 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6r 10 USA Brian Gottfried 6 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 4 6 ARG Elio Lito Alvarez 0 6 3 USA Erik van Dillen 6 1 6 Q USA Tom Gullikson 3 6 7 13 CHI Jaime Fillol 7 6 4 PAK Haroon Rahim 6 7 6 IND Sashi Menon 4 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 7 7 USA Harold Solomon 6 3 2 USA Fred McNair 4 6 6 USA Jim McManus 2 1 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 11 USA Dick Stockton 6 7 AUS Dick Crealy 3 6 NZL Brian Fairlie 7 6 AUS Syd Ball 6 4 3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 Q USA Tom Gullikson 1 2 PAK Haroon Rahim 2 4 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 USA Fred McNair 1r USA Marty Riessen 4 11 USA Dick Stockton 6 7 NZL Brian Fairlie 2 6 3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 7 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 2 USA Marty Riessen 4 1 11 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 11 USA Dick Stockton 1 4 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Q USA Dick R. Bohrnstedt 6 3 USA Thomas Gorman 7 6 USA Peter Fleming 3 7 5 9 USA Stan Smith 6 6 7 GBR John Lloyd 6 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 1 7 3 RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 3 4 8 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 USA Jim Delaney 5 1 SWE Ove Bengtson 7 6 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 7 6 14 NZL Onny Parun 5 3 USA Billy Martin 6 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 4 4 Q USA Mike MacHette 3 2 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 USA Thomas Gorman 3 4 9 USA Stan Smith 6 6 GBR John Lloyd 1 6 7 8 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 2 6 SWE Ove Bengtson 6 6 3 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 7 1 6 USA Billy Martin 2 3 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 9 USA Stan Smith 4 6 4 GBR John Lloyd 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 3 7 2 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 GBR John Lloyd 4 6 2 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 4 6 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Q USA Bill Scanlon 6 7 7 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 7 6 6 Q USA Ferdi Taygan 6 6 12 USA Bob Lutz 4 3 AUS Allan Stone 5 3 Q USA Butch Walts 7 6 SWE Kjell Johansson 5 6 3 5 MEX Raúl Ramírez 7 3 6 AUS Phil Dent 7 6 USA Brian Teacher 5 3 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 2r 16 USA Sandy Mayer 3 Q USA Henry Bunis 7 6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 3 USA Mike Cahill 4 2 2 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 Q USA Bill Scanlon 6 6 Q USA Ferdi Taygan 1 1 Q USA Butch Walts 2 1 5 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 AUS Phil Dent 3 0 16 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 Q USA Henry Bunis 3 6 4 2 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6 Q USA Bill Scanlon 1 3 5 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 16 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 2 ARG Guillermo Vilas 3 4 5 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 16 USA Sandy Mayer 4 3 References External links ITF tournament edition details 1976 Singles Category:1976 in sports in California Category:1976 in American tennis Category:1976 Grand Prix (tennis)