1976 Citizen's Classic – Singles

Singles
1976 Citizen's Classic
Champion Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Ilie Năstase
Score1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
Draw48
Seeds8

The 1976 Citizen's Classic – Singles was an event of the 1976 Citizen's Classic tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 8 November and 14 November 1976. The draw comprised 48 players and 8 of them were seeded. Tom Gorman was the defending Hong Kong Open singles champion but lost in the third round to Gene Mayer. Fourth-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title after a victory in the final against first-seeded Ilie Năstase, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0.[1][2]

Seeds

1.   Ilie Năstase (final)
2.   Roscoe Tanner (first round)
3.   Corrado Barazzutti (second round)
4.   Ken Rosewall (champion)
5.   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (quarterfinals)
6.   Billy Martin (second round)
7.   Tom Gullikson (first round)
8.   Brian Fairlie (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Ilie Năstase 6 6
Emilio Montaño 1 1
1 Ilie Năstase 6 6
Chico Hagey 1 1
Chico Hagey 7 6
5 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 3
1 Ilie Năstase 6 4 6
4 Ken Rosewall 1 6 7
Steve Krulevitz 3 3
4 Ken Rosewall 6 6
4 Ken Rosewall 6 6
Gene Mayer 3 2
Gene Mayer 6 6
Paul Kronk 3 1

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Ilie Năstase 7 6
Mike Cahill 5 1 1 Ilie Năstase 7 6
Butch Walts 6 2
1 Ilie Năstase 6 6
John Whitlinger 2 6 6 Sashi Menon 0 2
Raz Reid 6 4 4 John Whitlinger 2 4
Sashi Menon 6 6
1 Ilie Năstase 6 6
8 Brian Fairlie 2 6 6 Emilio Montaño 1 1
Ismail El Shafei 6 3 4 8 Brian Fairlie 2 5
Mike MacHette 6 7
Mike MacHette 5 6 7
Emilio Montaño 6 7 Emilio Montaño 7 4 9
Timothy Noonan 3 5 Emilio Montaño 4 7 6
Anand Amritraj 6 5 1

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
George Hardie 1 4 3 Corrado Barazzutti 1 3
Hank Pfister 6 6
Hank Pfister 6 1 3
Chico Hagey 2 6 6
Bob Carmichael 2 1r
Chico Hagey 6 2 7 Chico Hagey 6 1
Eric Friedler 2 6 5 Chico Hagey 7 6
5 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 5 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 3
Q Doug Crawford 3 2 5 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7 7
John Bartlett 6 5
5 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6
Tim Gullikson 2 6 6 Tim Gullikson 0 1
Q Jacques Thamin 6 4 2 Tim Gullikson 6 6
Q Randall King 4 1

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Kim Warwick 0 1r
Steve Krulevitz 1 6 8 Steve Krulevitz 6 2
Ray Ruffels 6 3 6 Steve Krulevitz 7 6
Russell Simpson 6 6 Russell Simpson 6 3
David Epstein 1 4 Russell Simpson 6 6
6 Billy Martin 4 2
Steve Krulevitz 3 3
Jürgen Fassbender 3 0 4 Ken Rosewall 6 6
Geoff Masters 6 6 Geoff Masters 6 7
Marcello Lara 2 5
Geoff Masters 3 1
4 Ken Rosewall 6 6
Paul McNamee 4 1
Hans-Joachim Plötz 1 2 4 Ken Rosewall 6 6
4 Ken Rosewall 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Alvin Gardiner 3 2
Gene Mayer 6 6 Gene Mayer 6 5 6
Chris Kachel 3 7 3
Gene Mayer 6 3 6
Jim Delaney 6 6 Tom Gorman 4 6 1
7 Tom Gullikson 0 3 Jim Delaney 6 5
Tom Gorman 7 7
Gene Mayer 6 6
Paul Kronk 3 1
Rolf Thung 6 3 6
Cliff Letcher 6 6 Cliff Letcher 4 6 3
Rick Fisher 3 4 Rolf Thung
Paul Kronk w/o
Paul Kronk 6 6
John Marks 6 6 John Marks 3 4
2 Roscoe Tanner 3 4

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 117. ISBN 9780354090117.
  2. ^ "1976 Hong Kong – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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