1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles

1976 American Airlines Tennis Games

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Score

6–4, 6–4

Details

Draw

64

Seeds

4

Events

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John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors.
Connors won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Roscoe Tanner.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (champion)
Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
Björn Borg (semifinals)
Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, defaulted)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	1	Jimmy Connors	6	6

	3	Björn Borg	4	1
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	6

									Roscoe Tanner	4	4
		Roscoe Tanner	6	3	6

	2	Arthur Ashe	3	6	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	J Connors	6	6
		S Mayer	1	1				1	J Connors	6	6
		J Delaney	1	1					P Dent	1	0
		P Dent	6	6											1	J Connors	6	6
		J Borowiak	6	6	1											R Lutz	2	4
		W Brown	4	7	6				W Brown	3	5
		J Austin	1	0					R Lutz	6	7
		R Lutz	6	6																		1	J Connors	6	6
		R Ramírez	3	6	6																		J Alexander	4	1
		B Carmichael	6	2	1				R Ramírez	4	6	6
		S Krulevitz	3	6	6				S Krulevitz	6	4	0
		V Amritraj	6	3	2											R Ramírez	2	3
		J Bartlett	1	1												J Alexander	6	6
		S Ball	6	6					S Ball	5	2
		A Stone	2	4					J Alexander	7	6
		J Alexander	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	3	B Borg	6	6
		G Hardie	3	2				3	B Borg	6	6
		I Țiriac	6	6					I Țiriac	0	4
		A Amritraj	4	2											3	B Borg	7	7
		C Pasarell	3	6	6											S Smith	6	5
		B Gottfried	6	3	2				C Pasarell	3	6	2
		M Cahill	4	5					S Smith	6	3	6
		S Smith	6	7																		3	B Borg	6	6	7
		J Andrew	6	2																			R Laver	2	7	6
		M Estep	7	6					M Estep	6	6
		J James	4	7	4				J McManus	0	1
		J McManus	6	5	6											M Estep	1	2
		V Pecci	4	5												R Laver	6	6
		E van Dillen	6	7					E van Dillen	4	3
		G R Reid	6	3					R Laver	6	6
		R Laver	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		I El Shafei	4	0^r
		B Fairlie	6	2					B Fairlie	3	7	7
		M Riessen	2	6	2				J Fillol	6	5	5
		J Fillol	6	3	6											B Fairlie	3	3
		J Kamiwazumi	6	4												R Tanner	6	6
		O Parun	7	6					O Parun	4	0
		G Masters	4	2					R Tanner	6	6
		R Tanner	6	6																			R Tanner	6	3
		A Pattison	1	6	7																	4	I Năstase	3	1^d
		R Moore	6	2	5				A Pattison	4	4
		D Stockton	7	4	7				D Stockton	6	6
		T Roche	5	6	6											D Stockton	6	0	6
		H Rahim	5	7	6										4	I Năstase	3	6	7
		B Martin	7	5	3				H Rahim	4	6	4
		B Mitton	3	2				4	I Năstase	6	4	6
	4	I Năstase	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		K Warwick	6	6
		D Ralston	1	0					K Warwick	7	3	2
		M Holeček	6	6					J Newcombe	5	6	6
		J Newcombe	7	7												J Newcombe	6	7
		C Drysdale	6	6												C Drysdale	2	6
		B Giltinan	4	2					C Drysdale	6	6
		R Case	6	6					R Case	4	1
		K Rosewall	4	4																			J Newcombe	6	6	4
		R Ruffels	3	6	2																	2	A Ashe	7	4	6
		C Richey	6	4	6				C Richey	6	6
		T Gorman	2	2					H Solomon	4	3
		H Solomon	6	6												C Richey	3	4
		C Dibley	4	4											2	A Ashe	6	6
		S Stewart	6	6					S Stewart	4	2
		J Andrews	2	6	2			2	A Ashe	6	6
	2	A Ashe	6	2	6

References

1976 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw - Men's Singles

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