US Open 1976

◄ US Open 1976 ►
Date:	1st - 12th September 1976
Edition:	96th  US Open
Place:	Forest Hills, New York
Covering:	sand
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Manuel Orantes
Ladies singles :	Chris Evert
Men's double :	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
Ladies doubles :	Margaret Court Virginia Wade
Mixed :	Rosemary Casals Dick Stockton
winner
Men's singles :	Jimmy Connors
Ladies singles :	Chris Evert
Men's double :	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
Ladies doubles :	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss
Mixed :	Billie Jean King Phil Dent
Grand Slams 1976
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The 96th US Open in 1976 was a grand slam tennis clay court tournament hosted by the ITF . It took place September 1-12, 1976 in Forest Hills , New York , United States .

The defending champions in the singles were Manuel Orantes for the men and Chris Evert for the women. In the men's doubles Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions , in the women's doubles Margaret Court and Virginia Wade and in the mixed Rosemary Casals and Dick Stockton .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jimmy Connors victory 02.  Bjorn Borg final 03.  Guillermo Vilas Semifinals 04th  Adriano Panatta 2nd round 05.  Ilie Năstase Semifinals 06th  Manuel Orantes Quarter finals 07th  Arthur Ashe 2nd round 08th.  Raúl Ramírez 2nd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Eddie Dibbs Quarter finals 10.  Harold Solomon 1 round 11.  Roscoe Tanner Round of 16 12.  Stan Smith Round of 16 13.  Corrado Barazzutti 2nd round 14th  Wojciech Fibak 1 round 15th  Brian Gottfried Round of 16 16.  Vitas gerulaitis Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert victory 02.  Evonne Goolagong final 03.  Martina Navrátilová 1 round 04th  Virginia Wade 2nd round 05.  Nancy Richey 2nd round 06th  Rosie Casals Quarter finals 07th  Kerry Reid 2nd round 08th.  Olga Morosova 3rd round

No. Player Round reached 09.  Sue Barker Round of 16 10.  Dianne Fromholtz Semifinals 11.  Mona Guerrant 1 round 12.  Françoise Dürr Round of 16 13.  Natalja Tschmyrjowa Quarter finals 14th  Carrie Meyer 1 round 15th  Terry Holladay Round of 16 16.  Betty Stöve 1 round

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez   2nd round 02.  Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart   Quarter finals

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Billie Jean King Betty Stöve   Quarter finals 02.  Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura   Semifinals 03.  Olga Morosowa Virginia Wade   final 04th  Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss   victory 06th  Sue Barker Natalja Tschmyrjowa   Quarter finals 07th  Carrie Meyer Wendy Overton   Round of 16 08th.  Fiorella Bonicelli María-Isabel Fernández   2nd round

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Dick Stockton Rosie Casals   Semifinals 02.  Frew McMillan Betty Stöve   final 03.  Phil Dent Billie Jean King   victory 04th  Marty Riessen Françoise Dürr   Quarter finals

Web links

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