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1976 French Open – Men's singles

Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open.[1] It was his first and only major singles title. Panatta became the first man in the Open Era to win the French Open after saving a match point en route, doing so against Pavel Huťka in the first round.

Men's singles
1976 French Open
Final
ChampionItaly Adriano Panatta
Runner-upUnited States Harold Solomon
Score6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 1976 French Open

Björn Borg was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Panatta. This was just his second and last defeat at the French Open, both delivered by Panatta.

Panatta remained the only Italian man to win in Grand Slam until Jannik Sinner at the 2024 Australian Open.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Adriano Panatta is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
  2.   Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  3.   Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
  4.   Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
  5.   Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
  6.   Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
  7.   Harold Solomon (final)
  8.   Adriano Panatta (champion)
  9. n/a
  10.   Brian Gottfried (fourth round)
  11.   Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)
  12.   John Newcombe (first round)
  13.   Jan Kodeš (third round)
  14.   Jaime Fillol Sr. (fourth round)
  15.   Corrado Barazzutti (fourth round)
  16.   François Jauffret (fourth round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Guillermo Vilas 1 6 6 1
7   Harold Solomon 6 0 7 6
7   Harold Solomon 6 6 4 6 6
5   Raúl Ramírez 7 0 6 4 4
  Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 1 5
5   Raúl Ramírez 4 7 3 6 7
7   Harold Solomon 1 4 6 63
8   Adriano Panatta 6 6 4 77
6   Eddie Dibbs 6 3 6 6
3   Manuel Orantes 3 6 3 3
6   Eddie Dibbs 3 2 4
8   Adriano Panatta 6 6 6
8   Adriano Panatta 6 6 2 7
1   Björn Borg 3 3 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   G Vilas 6 7 7
  D Crealy 3 6 5 2   G Vilas 6 6 6
  D Naegelen 6 6 6   D Naegelen 4 1 1
  S Turner 1 2 0 2   G Vilas 6 7 6
  J Lloyd 4 4 6 7 3   B Prajoux 4 6 1
  B Prajoux 6 6 3 5 6   B Prajoux 6 2 6 6
  B Bertram 4 6 7 2 6   B Bertram 4 6 4 0
  J Delaney 6 4 5 6 3 2   G Vilas 6 6 6
15   C Barazzutti 6 4 6 6 15   C Barazzutti 2 2 3
  E Deblicker 0 6 2 2 15   C Barazzutti 2 6 6 6
  J-L Haillet 4 3 7 6 6   J-L Haillet 6 1 0 0
Q   D Contet 6 6 5 4 3 15   C Barazzutti 4 6 6 6
  R Cano 5 6 6 6   R Cano 6 4 3 4
  M Cahill 7 3 1 1   R Cano 6 3 6 5 6
Q   E Caviglia 6 6 4 6 Q   E Caviglia 1 6 2 7 1
  G Hardie 1 3 6 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   H Solomon 1 4 6 6 6
  K Warwick 6 6 4 1 2 7   H Solomon 6 6 3 4 6
  S Menon 7 4 6 6   S Menon 4 4 6 6 2
Q   P Hagelauer 5 6 2 4 7   H Solomon 6 6 6
  K Johansson 6 3 6 3   J-F Caujolle 4 3 1
  J-F Caujolle 3 6 7 6   J-F Caujolle 7 6 4 6
  J Andrews 4 4 6   G Battrick 6 4 6 4
  G Battrick 6 6 7 7   H Solomon 1 7 6 6
10   B Gottfried 7 6 7 10   B Gottfried 6 5 3 2
  J Velasco Sr. 5 1 5 10   B Gottfried 3 6 7 6
  L Álvarez 7 4 7 7   L Álvarez 6 1 6 3
Q   B Lloyd 6 6 6 6 10   B Gottfried 7 6 6
  J I Muntañola 1 0r   U Pinner 6 3 0
  U Pinner 6 1   U Pinner 6 7 2 6
  J McManus 2 6 6 1   N Pilić 4 6 6 3
  N Pilić 6 2 7 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Ashe 7 6 7
  G R Reid 6 3 5 4   A Ashe 6 6 1 6
  J Bartlett 0 2 4   R Moore 4 4 6 3
  R Moore 6 6 6 4   A Ashe 6 6 6
  J Fassbender 7 6 6   J Fassbender 1 1 2
  A Amritraj 6 1 3   J Fassbender 6 6 7 1 6
  C Kachel 7 6 6 3 3   C Pasarell 2 7 6 6 3
  C Pasarell 5 4 7 6 6 4   A Ashe 7 6 2 0 4
13   J Kodeš 4 7 6 6 6   B Taróczy 5 2 6 6 6
  P Dominguez 6 6 7 0 0 13   J Kodeš 6 6 6
  J Yuill 6 2 1   F Pála 3 2 1
  F Pála 7 6 6 13   J Kodeš 4 2 1
  C Dowdeswell 2 6 5 2   B Taróczy 6 6 6
  B Taróczy 6 2 7 6   B Taróczy 6 6 6
  B Martin 3 6 6 7   B Martin 2 4 3
  J Kamiwazumi 6 0 4 5

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   R Ramírez 6 6 6
  A Giménez 2 3 1 5   R Ramírez 6 6 6
  B Mottram 6 7 6   B Mottram 3 0 2
  D Dell 1 5 1 5   R Ramírez 6 6 6
Q   L Borfiga 0 6 6 3 1   S Krulevitz 4 0 0
  M Holeček 6 2 4 6 6   M Holeček 3 1 6 3
  S Krulevitz 6 6 6   S Krulevitz 6 6 4 6
  V Zednik 2 0 3 5   R Ramírez 6 6 6
12   J Newcombe 6 6 5 4   B Mignot 2 1 1
  J Gisbert Sr 2 7 7 6   J Gisbert Sr 6 6 7
  E Van Dillen 6 6 7   E Van Dillen 4 2 6
  R Taylor 3 4 5   J Gisbert Sr 4 2 6 6 0
  J Mandarino 6 1 7 6   B Mignot 6 6 3 4 6
  N Špear 3 6 5 2   J Mandarino 6 5 1 7 0
  B Mignot 6 6 6   B Mignot 1 7 6 5 6
  P Bertolucci 2 2 4

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  R Benavides 6 6 6
  C Dibley 4 4 3   R Benavides 3 2 7 6 5
Q   F Gebert 3 4 7 6 6 Q   F Gebert 6 6 6 0 7
Q   R Brunet 6 6 5 3 1 Q   F Gebert 1 2 2
  M Robinson 0 6 1 1 11   W Fibak 6 6 6
  P Proisy 6 2 6 6   P Proisy 4 6 2 3
LL   R Gehring 6 2 7 3 1 11   W Fibak 6 1 6 6
11   W Fibak 3 6 6 6 6 11   W Fibak 6 7 3 4
  V Amaya 3 6 7 7 6   E Dibbs 7 5 6 6
  P Beust 6 3 6 5   V Amaya 6 6 6
  H-J Plötz 6 0 6 7   H-J Plötz 3 3 4
  G Masters 2 6 1 5   V Amaya 5 4 6 3
  H Pohmann 1 6 6 7 6   E Dibbs 7 6 2 6
  J Andrew 6 1 3 5   H Pohmann 3 5 1
  K Meiler 5 3 1 6   E Dibbs 6 7 6
6   E Dibbs 7 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  S Stewart 6 3 5 6 6
Q   G Ocleppo 0 6 7 4 3   S Stewart 6 6 6
Q   R Lewis 2 2 2   M Di Domenico 2 4 4
  M Di Domenico 6 6 6   S Stewart 7 6 3 1 1
  A Gardiner 1 3 3 14   J Fillol Sr. 6 3 6 6 6
  T Šmid 6 6 6   T Šmid 0 4 0
  C Kirmayr 2 2 4 14   J Fillol Sr. 6 6 6
14   J Fillol Sr. 6 6 6 14   J Fillol Sr. 6 2 3
  J Ganzábal 6 6 6 3   M Orantes 7 6 6
  I Molina 3 3 3   J Ganzábal 5 7 6 6
  T Waltke 4 0 6 7 8   T Waltke 7 5 0 1
  G Goven 6 6 1 6 6   J Ganzábal 0 3 4
  A Muñoz 6 5 6 6 8 3   M Orantes 6 6 6
Q   J Benyik 7 7 3 2 6   A Muñoz 6 3 4 1
  N Holmes 2 2 1 3   M Orantes 2 6 6 6
3   M Orantes 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  B Carmichael 3 2 5
  Z Franulović 6 6 7   Z Franulović 6 6 7
LL   R Norberg 6 7 6 LL   R Norberg 2 4 6
  T Gorman 4 6 2   Z Franulović 3 7 6 4 6
  P Cramer 3 2 5   B Phillips-Moore 6 6 2 6 4
  B Phillips-Moore 6 6 7   B Phillips-Moore 3 6 3 6 6
Q   B Balleret 2 2 2   F McNair 6 4 6 0 3
  F McNair 6 6 6   Z Franulović 2 2 7 3
  T Gullikson 2 4 6 6 5 8   A Panatta 6 6 6 6
  J Hřebec 6 6 4 3 7   J Hřebec 4 6 6 6
  M Edmondson 3 3 6 3   V Pecci Sr. 6 3 4 2
  V Pecci Sr. 6 6 3 6   J Hřebec 5 3 4
  J Kuki 6 7 6 7 8   A Panatta 7 6 6
  B Andersson 1 5 7 5   J Kuki 3 1 5
  P Huťka 6 2 2 6 10 8   A Panatta 6 6 7
8   A Panatta 2 6 6 0 12

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  P Cornejo 6 3 6 6
  H Bunis 1 6 2 2   P Cornejo 2 5 4
Q   C Roger-Vasselin 2 1 2   J Higueras 6 7 6
  J Higueras 6 6 6   J Higueras 5 6 7 4 2d
Q   A Betancur 6 7 7 16   F Jauffret 7 2 6 6 1
  H Gauvain 4 6 5 Q   A Betancur 6 6 3 3 2
  I El Shafei 2 7 3 2 16   F Jauffret 4 1 6 6 6
16   F Jauffret 6 5 6 6 16   F Jauffret 4 2 6 6 8
  W N'Godrella 6 2 4 4 1   B Borg 6 6 3 4 10
LL   R Simpson 3 6 6 6 LL   R Simpson 3 3 4
  J Feaver 6 6 2 3 4   T Zugarelli 6 6 6
  T Zugarelli 0 1 6 6 6   T Zugarelli 3 4 4
  H Kary 3 6 5 6 6 1   B Borg 6 6 6
  P Barthes 6 4 7 4 2   H Kary 1 1 2
Q   D Bedel 6 0 4 5 1   B Borg 6 6 6
1   B Borg 0 6 6 7

References

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  1. ^ "Adriano Panatta". Laureus. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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