1976 Nice International Championships

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1976 Nice International Championships
Date4–11 April
Edition5th
CategoryNon-tour
Draw51S / 28D
Prize money $30,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Nice, France
Venue Nice Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Barazzutti [1]
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Patrice Dominguez / Flag of France.svg François Jauffret [2]
  1975  · Open de Nice Côte d'Azur ·  1977  

The 1976 Nice International Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the Grand Prix or World Championships Tennis circuits. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 4 April until 11 April 1976. Third-seeded Corrado Barazzutti won the title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Barazzutti defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Patrice Dominguez / Flag of France.svg François Jauffret defeated Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak / Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

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References

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  2. "1976 Nice – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 165. ISBN   9780354090117.