1976 US Open (tennis)

The 1976 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor Har-Tru clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 30 August until 12 September. It was the 96th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. It was the second year in which this tournament was played on clay courts.

1976 US Open
Date30 August – 12 September
Edition96th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay (Har-Tru)
LocationForest Hills, Queens, United States
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Jimmy Connors
Women's Singles
Chris Evert
Men's Doubles
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen
Women's Doubles
Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss
Mixed Doubles
Billie Jean King / Phil Dent

Seniors

Men's singles
Main article: 1976 US Open – Men's Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11-9), 6–4

  • It was Connors's 4th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd US Open title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1976 US Open – Women's Singles

Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–0

  • It was Evert's 6th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) US Open title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1976 US Open – Men's Doubles

Tom Okker / Marty Riessen defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher 6–4, 6–4 [1][2]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1976 US Open – Women's Doubles

Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss defeated Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–4 [3]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1976 US Open – Mixed Doubles

Billie Jean King / Phil Dent defeated Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 [4]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Ricardo Ycaza defeated José Luis Clerc 6–4, 5–7, 6–0

Girls' singles

Marise Kruger defeated Lucia Romanov 6–3, 7–5

Prize money
Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [5] Men $30,000 $15,000 $7,500 $3,500 $2,200 $1,225 $700 $425
Women $30,000 $15,000 $7,500 $3,500 - $2,200 $1,225 $700

References
  1. "Official results archive (ITF)". itftennis.com.
  2. "Connors Defeats Borg for Open Crown". nytimes.com.
  3. Source: U.S. Open Archived 2015-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Source: ITF drawsheet
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0354090117.
Preceded by
1976 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1977 Australian Open
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