1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles
1976 American Airlines Tennis Games
Champion Jimmy Connors
Runner-up Roscoe Tanner
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw64
Seeds4

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

  1. Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
  3. Björn Borg (semifinals)
  4. 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 0r  
  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 1d  
  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

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