1976 Volvo International – Singles

Singles
Singles
1976 Volvo International
Final
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Raúl Ramírez
Score	7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated July 05, 2023

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 against Raúl Ramírez.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (champion)
Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe (second round)
Raúl Ramírez (final)
Ken Rosewall (third round)
Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
Onny Parun (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6

	Željko Franulović	7	3	1
					1	Jimmy Connors	7	4	6

					4	Raúl Ramírez	6	6	3
4	Raúl Ramírez	6	6

	Cliff Richey	1	1

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

1	J Connors	6	6
	S Krulevitz	2	0		1	J Connors	6	6
	B Hewitt	5	4			H Kary	1	3
	H Kary	7	6						1	J Connors	7	6
	C Dowdeswell	7	3	6						R Cano	6	0
	G Masters	5	6	3		C Dowdeswell	5	2
	W Blocher	5	6			R Cano	7	6
	R Cano	7	7											1	J Connors	7	7
	B Mottram	6	6											7	E Dibbs	6	6
	G R Reid	2	1			B Mottram	6	6
	P DuPré	6	6			P DuPré	3	2
	E van Dillen	3	3							B Mottram	6	5	6
	R Norberg	6	6	6					7	E Dibbs	4	7	7
	A Muñoz	7	3	3		R Norberg	1	2
	N Saviano	0	4		7	E Dibbs	6	6
7	E Dibbs	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

3	A Ashe	6	6
	C Letcher	1	2		3	A Ashe	4	4
	Ž Franulović	6	6			Ž Franulović	6	6
	D P Martin	1	1							Ž Franulović	6	3	6
	R Thung	6	6	2						M Edmondson	2	6	3
	B Phillips-Moore	7	1	6		B Phillips-Moore	3	4
	D Crawford	6	4	1		M Edmondson	6	6
	M Edmondson	3	6	6											Ž Franulović	6	6
	W Fibak	3	6	6											W Fibak	4	3
	T Waltke	6	2	2		W Fibak	6	6
	R Benavides	5	3			S Turner	3	4
	S Turner	7	6							W Fibak	6	6
	B Seewagen	4	7	6					5	K Rosewall	3	4
	Á Betancur	6	5	7		Á Betancur	4	1
	J Sadri	4	2		5	K Rosewall	6	6
5	K Rosewall	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

6	B Gottfried	6	6
	G Battrick	3	2		6	B Gottfried	7	6
	J Andrew	6	6			J Andrew	5	2
	B Webb	2	4							6	B Gottfried	6	6
	T Ryan	2	4								K Meiler	3	4
	J Marks	6	6			J Marks	1	0
	B Scanlon	4	1			K Meiler	6	6
	K Meiler	6	6											6	B Gottfried	1	6	2
	D Crealy	6	6	6										4	R Ramírez	6	2	6
	N Špear	3	7	1		D Crealy	5	6	6
	J Kuki	6	6			J Kuki	7	2	0
	C Kachel	3	4								D Crealy	1	6
	P Cramer	4	3							4	R Ramírez	6	7
	J Velasco Sr.	6	6			J Velasco Sr.	7	3	3
	J Bartlett	0	3		4	R Ramírez	6	6	6
4	R Ramírez	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	O Parun	2	1
	C Richey	6	6			C Richey	6	6
	M Fishbach	1	1			G Mayer	2	3
	G Mayer	6	6								C Richey	6	6
	R Moore	6	6								V Pecci	3	3
	D Palm	2	2			R Moore	5	2
	J Rasgado	6	2	1		V Pecci	7	6
	V Pecci	4	6	6											C Richey	6	6
	P Fishbach	4	4											2	M Orantes	2	3
	I Molina	6	6			I Molina	2	7	6
	N Holmes	6	3	3		J Borowiak	6	6	3
	J Borowiak	3	6	6							I Molina	2	3
	J Gisbert Sr.	6	6							2	M Orantes	6	6
	G Hardie	4	2			J Gisbert Sr.	3	3
	F Taygan	4	2		2	M Orantes	6	6
2	M Orantes	6	6

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