1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
| Champions | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
| Runners-up | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart |
| Score | 6–2, 6–2 |
Juan Gisbert and Manuel Orantes were the defending champions, but they fell in the first round. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez claimed the title and $7,000 first-prize money following victory over Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart in the final.[1]
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.[2]
- Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (champions)
- Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (final)
- Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes (first round)
- Jimmy Connors / Erik van Dillen (withdrew — Connors' back strain)
- Wojciech Fibak / Karl Meiler (second round)
- Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (quarterfinals)
- Eddie Dibbs / Harold Solomon (second round)
- Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Željko Franulović Onny Parun | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I El Shafei B Fairlie | 2 | 4 | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Crealy K Warwick | 4 | 6 | I Molina J Velasco | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Molina J Velasco | 6 | 7 | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 6 | 7 | 6 | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Delaney T Gullikson | 4 | 5 | 6 | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Borowiak B Martin | 2 | 6 | A Amritraj H Kary | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Amritraj H Kary | 6 | 7 | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Gisbert M Orantes | 6 | 5 | 2 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Edmondson J Marks | 1 | 7 | 6 | M Edmondson J Marks | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Reid R Thung | 6 | 4 | 2 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Cornejo J Fillol | 1 | 6 | 6 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | R Cano G Vilas | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | R Cano G Vilas | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G Battrick N Holmes | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | R Cano G Vilas | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Mottram N Špear | 6 | 7 | B Mottram N Špear | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Jauffret D Naegelen | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Teacher T Waltke | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Álvarez V Pecci | 6 | 6 | E Álvarez V Pecci | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K McMillan B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 2 | 5 | W Fibak K Meiler | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | W Fibak K Meiler | 6 | 6 | E Álvarez V Pecci | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ž Franulović O Parun | 6 | 7 | Ž Franulović O Parun | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Bunis R Fisher | 2 | 5 | Ž Franulović O Parun | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dowdeswell S Menon | w/o | C Dowdeswell S Menon | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Connors E van Dillen | Ž Franulović O Parun | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bertram P Cramer | 6 | 6 | 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Fleming F Taygan | 3 | 4 | B Bertram P Cramer | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Cahill J Whitlinger | 4 | 5 | 7 | E Dibbs H Solomon | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | E Dibbs H Solomon | 6 | 7 | B Bertram P Cramer | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Á Betancur Á Fillol | 3 | 2 | 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Amaya P DuPré | 6 | 6 | V Amaya P DuPré | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Pfister B Scanlon | 6 | 3 | 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Connors, Fibak Agree Who's Best". The Ledger. Lakeland, FL. AP. August 17, 1976.
- ^ "Ole', Orantes, Ole'". Anderson Daily Bulletin. Anderson, IN. AP. August 13, 1976. p. 8.
External links
- "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "USCC-Indianapolis 1976". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved June 4, 2016.