1976 French Open

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1976 French Open
Date31 May – 14 June 1976
Edition75
Category46th Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money$204,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Frederick McNair / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart [3]
Women's doubles
Flag of Uruguay.svg Fiorella Bonicelli / Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera [2]
Mixed doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ilana Kloss / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick [2]
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The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 75th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. [4] [5]

Contents

Final

Men's singles

Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta defeated Flag of the United States.svg Harold Solomon, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) [1]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 [2]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Frederick McNair / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart defeated Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez, 7–6(8-6), 6–3, 6–1 [3]

Women's doubles

Flag of Uruguay.svg Fiorella Bonicelli / Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera defeated Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Harter / Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen Masthoff, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 [2]

Mixed doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ilana Kloss / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Delina Boshoff / Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Colin Dowdeswell, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 [2]

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles [6] MenFF130,000FF65,000FF32,000FF17,000FF10,000FF5,000FF2,800FF1,500
WomenFF30,000FF15,000FF7,500FF3,000-FF2,000FF1,000FF650

References

  1. 1 2 "ATP – 1976 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1976 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. 1 2 "ATP – 1976 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN   978-0942257700.
  5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN   2906450510.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1977. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN   978-0354090117.
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