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1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles


FieldValue
champUSA Jimmy Connors
runnerUSA Roscoe Tanner
score6–4, 6–4
draw64
seeds4
typesingles doubles

John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors.

Connors won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Roscoe Tanner.

Seeds

  1. USA Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. USA Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
  3. SWE Björn Borg (semifinals)
  4. ROM Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, defaulted)

Draw

Finals

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=USA Jimmy Connors | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=SWE Björn Borg | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=USA Roscoe Tanner | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=USA Arthur Ashe | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=4

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=USA Jimmy Connors | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=USA Roscoe Tanner | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=USA J Connors | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA S Mayer | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA J Delaney | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUS P Dent | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA J Borowiak | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=1 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA W Brown | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA J Austin | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA R Lutz | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=MEX R Ramírez | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=AUS B Carmichael | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=1

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA S Krulevitz | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=IND V Amritraj | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=2

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=AUS J Bartlett | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=AUS S Ball | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=AUS A Stone | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=AUS J Alexander | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=USA J Connors | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=AUS P Dent | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA W Brown | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=USA R Lutz | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=MEX R Ramírez | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA S Krulevitz | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=0

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=AUS S Ball | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=AUS J Alexander | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=USA J Connors | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA R Lutz | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=MEX R Ramírez | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=AUS J Alexander | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=USA J Connors | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=AUS J Alexander | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 2

| RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team01=SWE B Borg | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA G Hardie | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ROM I Țiriac | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=IND A Amritraj | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA C Pasarell | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA B Gottfried | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=2

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA M Cahill | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=5 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA S Smith | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=VEN J Andrew | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA M Estep | RD1-score10-1=7 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=AUS J James | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=7 | RD1-score11-3=4 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA J McManus | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=PAR V Pecci | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA E van Dillen | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA G R Reid | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=AUS R Laver | RD1-score16-1=7 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=SWE B Borg | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ROM I Țiriac | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA C Pasarell | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=USA S Smith | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA M Estep | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA J McManus | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA E van Dillen | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=AUS R Laver | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=SWE B Borg | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA S Smith | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=5 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA M Estep | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=AUS R Laver | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=SWE B Borg | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=7 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=AUS R Laver | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD4-score02-3=6

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=EGY I El Shafei | RD1-score01-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=0r | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=NZL B Fairlie | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA M Riessen | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=2 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=CHI J Fillol | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=JPN J Kamiwazumi | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=NZL O Parun | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=AUS G Masters | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA R Tanner | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Rhodesia A Pattison | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=7 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=RSA R Moore | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=5

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA D Stockton | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=7 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUS T Roche | RD1-score12-1=5 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=PAK H Rahim | RD1-score13-1=5 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA B Martin | RD1-score14-1=7 | RD1-score14-2=5 | RD1-score14-3=3

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=RSA B Mitton | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=ROM I Năstase | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=NZL B Fairlie | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=CHI J Fillol | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score02-3=5

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=NZL O Parun | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=USA R Tanner | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Rhodesia A Pattison | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA D Stockton | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=PAK H Rahim | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=ROM I Năstase | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=NZL B Fairlie | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA R Tanner | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA D Stockton | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=ROM I Năstase | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=7

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=USA R Tanner | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=ROM I Năstase | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=1d | RD4-score02-3=

Section 4

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=AUS K Warwick | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA D Ralston | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=CSK M Holeček | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUS J Newcombe | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=RSA C Drysdale | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=AUS B Giltinan | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=AUS R Case | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=AUS K Rosewall | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=AUS R Ruffels | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=2 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA C Richey | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-3=6

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA T Gorman | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA H Solomon | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=AUS C Dibley | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA S Stewart | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA J Andrews | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=2 | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=USA A Ashe | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=AUS K Warwick | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=2 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=AUS J Newcombe | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=RSA C Drysdale | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=AUS R Case | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA C Richey | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA H Solomon | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA S Stewart | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=USA A Ashe | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=AUS J Newcombe | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=RSA C Drysdale | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA C Richey | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=USA A Ashe | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=AUS J Newcombe | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=4 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=USA A Ashe | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=6

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