1976 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.[2]

1976 Grand Prix circuit
Jimmy Connors, 3rd at the Grand Prix and 1st for the ATP ranking.
Details
Duration28 December 1975 – 13 December 1976
Edition7th
Tournaments48
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Jimmy Connors (7)
Most tournament finalsSpain Manuel Orantes (10)
Prize money leaderMexico Raúl Ramírez ($190,000)
Points leaderMexico Raúl Ramírez (938)
Awards
Player of the yearSweden Björn Borg
Newcomer of the yearPoland Wojciech Fibak
1975
1977

The 1976 Grand Prix circuit consisted of 48 tournaments held in 21 different countries.

Schedule

Key
Triple Crown
Grand Prix Masters
Five-star events
Four-star events
Three-star events
Two-star events
One-star events
Team events

December 1975

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
28 DecAustralian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Two Star
Grass – $75,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Mark Edmondson
6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1
Australia John NewcombeAustralia Ken Rosewall
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Tony Roche
Australia Ross Case
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
7–6, 6–4
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 MayRomika Cup
Munich, West Germany
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
SinglesDoubles
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–1, 6–4, 6–1
West Germany Karl MeilerAustria Hans Kary
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
France François Jauffret
United States Mike Cahill
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 RET.
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
11 MayCoca-Cola British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Clay – 48S/24D/16XD
Two Star
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2
Spain Manuel OrantesItaly Corrado Barazzutti
France François Jauffret
Austria Hans Kary
United States Norman Holmes
Colombia Iván Molina
France Jean-François Caujolle
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Fred McNair
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
South Africa Linky Boshoff
Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
6–8, 8–6, 6–1
South Africa Ilana Kloss
South Africa Byron Bertram
18 MayGerman Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Three Star
United States Eddie Dibbs
6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Spain Manuel OrantesChile Jaime Fillol
Austria Hans Kary
West Germany Ulrich Pinner
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Spain José Higueras
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Kim Warwick
25 MayItalian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D
Five Star
Italy Adriano Panatta
2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Argentina Guillermo VilasUnited States Eddie Dibbs
Australia John Newcombe
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Harold Solomon
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[note 1]
Australia Geoff Masters
Australia John Newcombe
Agfa Colour Cup
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D
Two Star
Sweden Björn Borg
6–2, 6–2, 6–0
Spain Manuel OrantesSpain José Higueras
Chile Jaime Fillol
South Africa Byron Bertram
Australia Dick Crealy
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Karl Meiler
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Raymond Moore
31 MayFrench Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Clay – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Italy Adriano Panatta
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
United States Harold SolomonUnited States Eddie Dibbs
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Sweden Björn Borg
Spain Manuel Orantes
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
South Africa Ilana Kloss
Australia Kim Warwick
5–7, 7–6, 6–2
South Africa Linky Boshoff
Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 JunJohn Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Three Star
No WinnerUnited States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2, 4–6, 1–1 Match Abandoned
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Sweden Ove Bengtson
Netherlands Tom Okker
India Vijay Amritraj
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Not completed. (5 pairs remaining)
Berlin Open
Berlin, West Germany
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D
One Star
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
West Germany Hans-Jürgen PohmannArgentina Julián Ganzábal
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Werner Zirngibl
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Spain Antonio Muñoz
7–5, 6–1
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
21 JunWimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Grass – $160,000 – 128S/64D/64XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Björn Borg
6–4, 6–2, 9–7
Romania Ilie NăstaseMexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Charlie Pasarell
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
France Françoise Dürr
Australia Tony Roche
6–3, 2–6, 7–5
United States Rosemary Casals
United States Dick Stockton

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 JulSwedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Three Star
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Italy Corrado BarazzuttiSouth Africa Byron Bertram
United States Billy Martin
United States Fred McNair
United States Peter Fleming
South Africa Raymond Moore
Norway Per Hegna
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 6–4
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D
Two Star
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Italy Adriano PanattaCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Australia Onny Parun
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
United States Jeff Borowiak
West Germany Karl Meiler
Argentina Ricardo Cano
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
12 JulWestern Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Three Star
United States Roscoe Tanner
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
United States Eddie DibbsUnited States Dick Stockton
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Trey Waltke
United States Stan Smith
United States Bill Scanlon
United States Cliff Richey
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
6–1, 6–1
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
Dutch Open
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Argentina Ricardo CanoSpain Ángel Giménez
Chile Belus Prajoux
Spain Manuel Santana
United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
South Africa Raymond Moore
France Jean-François Caujolle
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–4, 6–3
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
19 JulHead Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
Two Star
Spain Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Czechoslovakia Jan KodešWest Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
France François Jauffret
France Jean-Louis Haillet
United States Charlie Pasarell
Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
United States Jeff Borowiak
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
26 JulWashington Star International
Washington, D.C., USA
Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Four star
United States Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–4
Mexico Raúl RamírezNew Zealand Brian Fairlie
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Dick Stockton
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
United States Stan Smith
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–3
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Jimmy Connors

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 AugLouisville International
Louisville, United States
Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Four Star
United States Harold Solomon
6–2, 7–5
Poland Wojciech FibakUnited States Dick Stockton
United States Stan Smith
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Chile Jaime Fillol
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
South Africa Byron Bertram
South Africa Pat Cramer
6–3, 6–4
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
Volvo International
North Conway, United States
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Three Star
SinglesDoubles
United States Jimmy Connors
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Mexico Raúl RamírezSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Cliff Richey
United States Eddie Dibbs
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Brian Gottfried
Spain Manuel Orantes
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–0
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Buckeye Tennis Championships
Columbus, United States
Clay – 48S/24D
Two Star
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
United States Stan SmithUnited States Brian Teacher
India Vijay Amritraj
Chile Patricio Cornejo
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Colin Dibley
India Anand Amritraj
United States William Brown
United States Brian Teacher
6–3, 6–4
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
9 AugU.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Four Star
Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–4
Poland Wojciech Fibak United States Harold Solomon
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Eddie Dibbs
Spain Manuel Orantes
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–2
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
16 AugRothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Four Star
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Poland Wojciech FibakChile Jaime Fillol
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
New Zealand Onny Parun
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–1
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
23 AugU.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Four Star
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Björn Borg
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
United States Harold SolomonMexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Jimmy Connors
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Italy Adriano Panatta
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
Tennis Week Open
South Orange, United States
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2
United States Roscoe TannerHungary Balázs Taróczy
New Zealand Onny Parun
India Vijay Amritraj
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
South Africa Bernard Mitton
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Fred McNair
United States Marty Riessen
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Romania Ilie Năstase
30 AugUS Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Clay – $217,000 – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Jimmy Connors
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
Sweden Björn BorgArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Romania Ilie Năstase
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Dick Stockton
Spain Manuel Orantes
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–4, 6–0
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Ray Ruffels

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
13 SepGrow Professional Doubles Championships
The Woodlands, United States
Hard – $100,000 – 16D
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Australia Phil Dent
Australia Allan Stone
United States McNair / United States Stewart
Egypt El Shafei / New Zealand Fairlie
Bermuda Classic
Bermuda
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
United States Cliff Richey
7–6, 6–2
United States Gene MayerAustralia Dick Crealy
South Africa John Yuill
United Kingdom John Lloyd
Chile Álvaro Fillol
United States Steve Krulevitz
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
20 SepArco Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Four Star
United States Brian Gottfried
6–2, 6–2
United States Arthur AsheRomania Ilie Năstase
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Dick Stockton
United Kingdom John Lloyd
United States Sandy Mayer
United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
27 SepFireman's Fund International
San Francisco, United States
Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D
Four Star
United States Roscoe Tanner
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
United States Brian GottfriedUnited States Sherwood Stewart
United States Dick Stockton
United States Harold Solomon
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Butch Walts
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 6–4
United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Bob Hewitt

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 OctAryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D
Five Star
Spain Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Mexico Raúl RamírezArgentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Eddie Dibbs
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–5, 6–1
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
Island Holidays Classic
Maui, United States
Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Three Star
United States Harold Solomon
6–3, 5–7, 7–5
United States Bob LutzUnited States Marty Riessen
United States Stan Smith
United Kingdom John Lloyd
Australia John Newcombe
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United States Arthur Ashe
South Africa Raymond Moore
Australia Allan Stone
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
11 OctTrofeo Gillette
Madrid, Spain
Clay – 64S/32D
Three Star
Spain Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–2, 6–1
United States Eddie Dibbs Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Chile Jaime Fillol
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Air India/BP Tennis Classic
Brisbane, Australia
Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
Australia Mark Edmondson
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Phil DentAustralia Allan Stone
United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Kim Warwick
Australia Dick Crealy
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
18 OctCC Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Four Star
Hard (i) – $125,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Geoff Masters
4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3
United States James DelaneyAustralia Mark Edmondson
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Paul Kronk
India Sashi Menon
United States Bill Scanlon
Australia Kim Warwick
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Three Star
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
United States Eddie DibbsMexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Harold Solomon
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Brian Gottfried
Spain Javier Soler
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–4
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
25 OctHitachi West Coast Classic
Perth, Australia
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
Australia Ray Ruffels
6–0, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Australia Phil DentUnited States Roscoe Tanner
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Tim Gullikson
Australia Syd Ball
United States Gene Mayer
United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Australia Bob Carmichael
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Jean Becker Open
Paris, France
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
SinglesDoubles
United States Eddie Dibbs
5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
Chile Jaime FillolUnited Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Sherwood Stewart
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–2, 6–2
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
Fischer Grand Prix
Vienna, Austria
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
SinglesDoubles
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Mexico Raúl RamírezSweden Ove Bengtson
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Brian Gottfried
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 4–0 RET.
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 NovDewar Cup
London, Great Britain
Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D
Three Star
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–4
Spain Manuel Orantes United Kingdom Mark Cox
Chile Jaime Fillol
South Africa Bernard Mitton
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
United States Arthur Ashe
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United Kingdom David Lloyd
United Kingdom John Lloyd
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
United Kingdom John Feaver
Australia John James
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Three Star
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 6–2
Italy Corrado BarazzuttiUnited States Dick Stockton
Australia Ken Rosewall
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Dick Crealy
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United States John Whitlinger
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–4, 6–4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Cologne Cup
Cologne, West Germany
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
United States Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–3
South Africa Frew McMillanUnited States Brian Gottfried
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Czechoslovakia František Pála
United States Henry Bunis
United States Harold Solomon
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
United States Mike Estep
8 NovStockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Five Star
Hard (i) – $150,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Mark Cox
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Spain Manuel OrantesUnited States Jimmy Connors
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
South Africa Byron Bertram
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
Sweden Björn Borg
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Citizen's Classic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Two Star
Australia Ken Rosewall
1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
Romania Ilie NăstaseUnited States James Hagey
United States Gene Mayer
Mexico Emilio Montaño
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
United States Steve Krulevitz
Australia Paul Kronk
United States Hank Pfister
United States Butch Walts
6–4, 6–2
India Anand Amritraj
Romania Ilie Năstase
15 NovBenson & Hedges Championships
London, Great Britain
Four Star
Carpet – $125,000 – 32S/16D
United States Jimmy Connors
3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
United States Roscoe TannerUnited States Brian Gottfried
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Stan Smith
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Netherlands Tom Okker
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Stan Smith
United States Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 6–3
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Brian Gottfried
Philippine Open
Manila, the Philippines
Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D
Two Star
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Australia Ray RuffelsAustralia Geoff Masters
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Mike Machette
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Ross Case
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–0, 6–1
India Anand Amritraj
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
São Paulo Open
São Paulo, Brazil
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–0
Spain José HiguerasVenezuela Jorge Andrew
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Chile Belus Prajoux
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Italy Adriano Panatta
Argentina Lito Álvarez
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
22 NovSouth African Breweries Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $150,000 – 48S/24D/16XD
Five Star
United States Harold Solomon
6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
United States Brian GottfriedMexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Stan Smith
United States Cliff Richey
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Roscoe Tanner
South Africa Willem Prinsloo
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Sherwood Stewart
1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United States Stan Smith
United States Betsy Nagelsen
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–2, 7–6
South Africa Annette du Plooy
South Africa Deon Joubert
South American Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Two Star
Singles
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Chile Jaime Fillol Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Spain José Higueras
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Argentina Tito Vázquez
6–4, 7–5
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
Indian Open
Bangalore, India
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
One Star
Australia Kim Warwick
6–1, 6–2
India Sashi MenonPakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Doug Crawford
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Alvin Gardiner
United States Mike Cahill
India Ashok Amritraj
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
6–2, 7–6
India Chiradip Mukerjea
India Bhanu Nunna

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 DecCommercial Union Assurance Masters
Houston, United States
Carpet – $130,000 – 8S/4D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Manuel Orantes
5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Poland Wojciech FibakArgentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Harold Solomon
Round robin
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Points system

The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crownthe French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Openwhile the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size.[3] Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

Group TC
  • Champion: 160 (32)
  • Runner-up: 120 (24)
  • Semifinalist: 80 (16)
  • Quarterfinalist: 40 (8)
  • Fourth Round: 20 (4)
  • Third Round: 10 (2)
  • Second Round: 5
Five-star
  • Champion: 120 (24)
  • Runner-up: 90 (18)
  • Semifinalist: 60 (12)
  • Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
  • 9th – 16th: 15 (3)
  • 17th – 32nd: 7
  • 33rd – 64th: 1
Four-star
  • Champion: 100 (20)
  • Runner-up: 75 (15)
  • Semifinalist: 50 (10)
  • Quarterfinalist: 25 (5)
  • 9th – 16th: 12 (2)
  • 17th – 32nd: 6


Three-star
  • Champion: 80 (16)
  • Runner-up: 60 (12)
  • Semifinalist: 40 (8)
  • 5th – 8th: 20 (4)
  • 9th – 16th: 10 (2)
  • 17th – 32nd: 5


Two-star
  • Champion: 60 (12)
  • Runner-up: 45 (9)
  • Semifinalist: 30 (6)
  • 5th – 8th: 15 (3)
  • 9th – 16th: 7 (1)
  • 17th – 32nd: 3


One-star
  • Champion: 40 (8)
  • Runner-up: 30 (6)
  • Semifinalist: 20 (4)
  • 5th – 8th: 10 (2)
  • 9th – 16th: 5

Standings

The 1976 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in six separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (150 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (40 points for the winner). At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played a minimum amount of One and Two Star tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending Masters tournament.[2]

Rk Name Points Bonus
1 Raúl Ramírez (MEX)938$150,000
2 Manuel Orantes (ESP)811$90,000
3 Jimmy Connors (USA)800
4 Eddie Dibbs (USA)687$60,000
5 Harold Solomon (USA)681$45,000
6 Guillermo Vilas (ARG)627$35,000
7 Roscoe Tanner (USA)615$30,000
8 Wojciech Fibak (POL)582$26,000
9 Brian Gottfried (USA)574$23,000
10 Björn Borg (SWE)510

ATP rankings

These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1975 season [4] and at the end of the 1976 season,[5] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1976, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1976:

See also

Notes

  1. This match was stopped at two sets all due to bad light. The final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional Doubles Championships.

References

  1. "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 25–31. ISBN 9780354090117.
  3. "$5-Million Tour For Grand Prix Tennis". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. UPI. 23 January 1976.
  4. "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 15, 1975". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 15 December 1975. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  5. "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 12, 1976". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.
  6. "ATP rankings 15 Dec, 1975". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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