1976 American Airlines Tennis Games

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1976 American Airlines Tennis Games
DateMarch 22–28
Edition3rd
Draw64S / 24D
Prize money$200,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Rancho Mirage, CA, United States
Venue Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley / Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer [2]
  1975  · Indian Wells Masters ·  1977  

The 1976 American Airlines Tennis Games was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was an ATP sanctioned tournament but was not part of the WCT or Grand Prix seasons. It was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California in the United States and ran from March 22 through March 28, 1976. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors defeated Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley / Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Raymond Moore / Flag of the United States.svg Erik van Dillen 6–4, 6–7, 7–6

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References

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