1976 Paris Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1976 Paris Open
Champion	Eddie Dibbs
Runner-up	Jaime Fillol
Final score	5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated October 08, 2022

The 1976 Paris Open singles tournament took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy from October 25. Tom Okker was the defending champion, but lost in the quarter-finals to Jaime Fillol.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Harold Solomon (second round)
Eddie Dibbs (champion)
Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
Stan Smith (semifinals)
Jaime Fillol (final)
François Jauffret (first round)
Paolo Bertolucci (quarterfinals)
Raymond Moore (first round)

Draw

Key

NB: The Semifinals and Final were the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

Final

5	Jaime Fillol	7	4	4	6
2	Eddie Dibbs	5	6	6	7

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	H Solomon	4	6	6
	B Bertram	6	2	2	1	H Solomon	6	4	4
Q	J Norbäck	7	2	5		E van Dillen	3	6	6
	E van Dillen	5	6	7							E van Dillen	4	6	2
	R Drysdale	1	3								M Cox	6	1	6
	M Cox	6	6			M Cox	6	7
	F McNair	7	6			F McNair	4	5
8	R Moore	6	0													Mark Cox	0	3	6
3	T Okker	6	6												5	Jaime Fillol	6	6	7
	J Velasco, Sr.	3	2		3	T Okker	6	6
	T Moor	6	6	0		Ž Franulović	1	1
	Ž Franulović	4	7	6						3	T Okker	4	3
	V Amaya	6	3	4						5	J Fillol	6	6
	J Lloyd	3	6	6		J Lloyd	1	7	2
	P Cramer	2	5		5	J Fillol	6	6	6
5	J Fillol	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

6	F Jauffret	2	4
	S Stewart	6	6			S Stewart	6	6
	P Proisy	6	6	6		P Proisy	3	3
	N Pilić	7	3	2							S Stewart	4	2
	C Dibley	5	4							4	S Smith	6	6
	B Mitton	7	6			B Mitton	4	6	3
	E Deblicker	7	1	4	4	S Smith	6	4	6
4	S Smith	5	6	6										4	Stan Smith	6	2	4	3
7	P Bertolucci	6	6	6										2	Eddie Dibbs	2	6	6	6
	J-F Caujolle	1	7	4	7	P Bertolucci	3	6	6
Q	O Laimina	2	2		Q	D Palm	6	4	4
Q	D Palm	6	6							7	P Bertolucci	6	6
Q	N Saviano	6	6							2	E Dibbs	7	7
	Á Betancur	1	1		Q	N Saviano	6	2	3
	H Rahim	6	7	4	2	E Dibbs	4	6	6
2	E Dibbs	7	6	6

External links

1976 Paris Open draw

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