1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | |
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Date | August 23–30 |
Edition | 49th |
Category | Grand Prix (4 Star) |
Draw | 64S / 32D |
Prize money | $125,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
Venue | Longwood Cricket Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Doubles | |
Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone[2] |
The 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts (Har-Tru) at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States. It was classified as a 4 Star category tournament and was part of the 1976 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 49th edition of the tournament and was held from August 23 through August 30, 1976. Second-seeded, and defending champion of the previous two editions, Björn Borg won the singles title and the accompanying $25,000 first-prize money as well as a 100 Grand Prix ranking points.[3][4]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Björn Borg defeated Harold Solomon 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
- It was Borg's 6th singles title of the year and the 19th of his career.
Doubles
[edit]Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone defeated Mike Cahill / John Whitlinger 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
References
[edit]- ^ "1976 Boston – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1976 Boston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Borg stops Solomon for Pro Tennis Championship". The Capital Times. AP. August 31, 1976. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9780354090117.
External links
[edit]- U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
- 1976 in American tennis
- 1976 in sports in Massachusetts
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- Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Clay court tennis tournaments
- History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Sports in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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