1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
Runners-up	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
Final score	6–2, 6–2

Juan Gisbert and Manuel Orantes were the defending champions, but they fell in the first round. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez claimed the title and $7,000 first-prize money following victory over Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart in the final.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.^[2]

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7	6
		Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	5	1
								1	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6	6
								2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	2	2
		Željko Franulović Onny Parun	6	6	2
	2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	7	2	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6
		I El Shafei B Fairlie	2	4				1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6
		D Crealy K Warwick	4	6					I Molina J Velasco	1	1
		I Molina J Velasco	6	7											1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	7	6
	6	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	6	7											6	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	6	1
		J Delaney T Gullikson	4	5				6	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	6	6
		J Borowiak B Martin	2	6					A Amritraj H Kary	2	1
		A Amritraj H Kary	6	7																		1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	7	6
	3	J Gisbert M Orantes	6	5	2																		P Cornejo J Fillol	5	1
		M Edmondson J Marks	1	7	6				M Edmondson J Marks	2	6	6
		G Reid R Thung	6	4	2				P Cornejo J Fillol	6	3	7
		P Cornejo J Fillol	1	6	6											P Cornejo J Fillol	6	6	6
	8	R Cano G Vilas	6	4	6										8	R Cano G Vilas	7	4	2
		G Battrick N Holmes	3	6	2			8	R Cano G Vilas	6	6
		B Mottram N Špear	6	7					B Mottram N Špear	4	3
		F Jauffret D Naegelen	3	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		B Teacher T Waltke	4	4
		E Álvarez V Pecci	6	6					E Álvarez V Pecci	2	7	6
		K McMillan B Phillips-Moore	2	2				5	W Fibak K Meiler	6	6	4
	5	W Fibak K Meiler	6	6												E Álvarez V Pecci	6	3
		Ž Franulović O Parun	6	7												Ž Franulović O Parun	7	6
		H Bunis R Fisher	2	5					Ž Franulović O Parun	7	3	7
		C Dowdeswell S Menon	w/o						C Dowdeswell S Menon	6	6	6
	4	J Connors E Van Dillen																					Ž Franulović O Parun	6	6	2
		B Bertram P Cramer	6	6																		2	F McNair S Stewart	7	2	6
		P Fleming F Taygan	3	4					B Bertram P Cramer	6	6
		M Cahill J Whitlinger	4	5				7	E Dibbs H Solomon	4	2
	7	E Dibbs H Solomon	6	7												B Bertram P Cramer	3	3
		Á Betancur Á Fillol	3	2											2	F McNair S Stewart	6	6
		V Amaya P Du Pré	6	6					V Amaya P Du Pré	6	6
		H Pfister B Scanlon	6	3				2	F McNair S Stewart	7	7
	2	F McNair S Stewart	7	6

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