1976 Australian Open

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1976 Australian Open
Date26 December 1975 – 4 January 1976
Edition64th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson [1]
Women's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche [3]
Women's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay [4]
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The 1976 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1975 to 4 January 1976. It was the 64th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Mark Edmondson and Evonne Goolagong.

Contents

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 [1]

Women's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters, 7–6, 6–4 [3]

Women's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner Bowrey / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renáta Tomanová, 8–1 [4]

• It was Goolagong's 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at the Australian Open.
• It was Gourlay's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Mixed doubles

No competition between 1970 and 1986.

References

  1. 1 2 "1976 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. 1 2 "1976 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. 1 2 "1976 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. 1 2 "1976 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. ↑ "Ten Greatest Upsets in Men's Tennis". CNN. 2 June 2009.
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