1976 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Singles
Singles
1976 U.S. Pro Indoor
Final
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Björn Borg
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–0
Details
Draw	54
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated June 10, 2023

Marty Riessen was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (champion)
Björn Borg (final)
Arthur Ashe (third round)
Ilie Năstase (third round, defaulted)
John Alexander (third round)
Roscoe Tanner (first round)
Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker (semifinals)
Tony Roche (second round)
Raúl Ramírez (first round)
Vitas Gerulaitis (second round)
N/A
Harold Solomon (second round)
Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
Stan Smith (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals						Final

2	Björn Borg	6	6	6

8	Tom Okker	2	2	2
						2	Björn Borg	6⁵	4	0

						1	Jimmy Connors	7⁷	6	6
	Dick Stockton	6	5	3	2

1	Jimmy Connors	3	7	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				2	B Borg	6	6
					I El Shafei	2	4
									2	B Borg	6	6
										M Cox	3	3
				11	V Gerulaitis	6	3	6⁵
					M Cox	3	6	7⁷
													2	B Borg	7⁷	6
													15	J Kodeš	6⁵	0
				5	J Alexander	6	6
	B Giltinan	6⁴	3		B Mitton	3	4
	B Mitton	7⁷	6						5	J Alexander	6²	3
15	J Kodeš	7⁷	6						15	J Kodeš	7⁷	6
	R Moore	6¹	2	15	J Kodeš	6	6
	O Parun	6	7⁷		O Parun	3	3
	K Warwick	4	6⁵

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	I Năstase	6	7⁷
	B Fairlie	4	6⁴		4	I Năstase	5	6	6
	P Dent					B Martin	7	3	3
	B Martin	DEF								4	I Năstase
14	E Dibbs	3	6	6						14	E Dibbs	DEF
	S Mayer	6	2	2	14	E Dibbs	2	7⁷	6
	F McMillan	2	4			D Crealy	6	6²	3
	D Crealy	6	6											14	E Dibbs	2	6	2
8	T Okker	6	7⁷											8	T Okker	6	2	6
	C Richey	4	6⁵		8	T Okker	6	6⁵	6
	J Hřebec	DEF				J Hřebec	3	7⁷	4
	Ž Franulović									8	T Okker	6	6
	R Ruffels	2	0								A Stone	4	4
	A Stone	6	6			A Stone	6	6
	M Riessen	7	7			M Riessen	1	4
	J Borowiak	5	5

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	K Meiler	6³	3
	R Lutz	7⁷	6			R Lutz	6	6
	S Stewart	6	6⁴	3	9	T Roche	3	3
9	T Roche	2	7⁷	6							R Lutz	6	4	4
	E van Dillen	5	4								D Stockton	4	6	6
	C Drysdale	7	6			C Drysdale	1	4
	D Stockton	7⁷	6			D Stockton	6	6
6	R Tanner	6³	3													D Stockton	7⁷	6
	A Amritraj	7	6⁵	4												T Gorman	6²	2
	T Gorman	5	7⁷	6		T Gorman	5	6	7⁷
	W Fibak	6	6³	6⁵	13	H Solomon	7	1	6⁴
13	H Solomon	0	7⁷	7⁷							T Gorman	6	3	6
	A Metreveli	5	4							3	A Ashe	3	6	3
	C Pasarell	7	6			C Pasarell	6	2
	F Stolle	6	4	5	3	A Ashe	7	6
3	A Ashe	3	6	7

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	G Masters	4	2
	B Gottfried	6	6			B Gottfried	6	7
	A Pattison	6	2	6		A Pattison	1	5
10	R Ramírez	3	6	3							B Gottfried	6²	6³
	R Case	6	6							7	R Laver	7⁷	7⁷
	B Hewitt	0	3			R Case	7	3	2
					7	R Laver	5	6	6
															7	R Laver	3	4
															1	J Connors	6	6
						V Amritraj	4	3
					16	S Smith	6	6
										16	S Smith	6	1	3
										1	J Connors	4	6	6
						D Ralston	4	0
					1	J Connors	6	6

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