1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

The 1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles was an event of the 1975 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 16 and September 22, 1975. The draw comprised 32 teams of which eight were seeded. Anand Amritraj and Vijay Amritraj were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but lost in the quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded team of Bob Lutz and Stan Smith won the title by defeating the sixth-seeded team Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.[1][2]

Doubles
1976 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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  1.   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
  2.   Fred McNair /   Sherwood Stewart (second round)
  3.   Bob Hewitt /   Geoff Masters (semifinals)
  4.   Marty Riessen /   Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals)
  5.   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (champions)
  6.   Arthur Ashe /   Charlie Pasarell (final)
  7.   Ray Ruffels /   Allan Stone (semifinals)
  8.   Anand Amritraj /   Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
7 4 5
5   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 6 7
5   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 3 6
6   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell
2 6 3
3   Bob Hewitt
  Geoff Masters
4 6 4
6   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell
6 3 6

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
6 2 6
  Phil Dent
  Sandy Mayer
3 6 3 1   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
4 6 6
  Peter Fleming
  Ferdi Taygan
2 6   Lito Álvarez
  Guillermo Vilas
6 4 1
  Lito Álvarez
  Guillermo Vilas
6 7 1   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
6 4
  Colin Dibley
  Raymond Moore
7 4 4 7   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
7 6
  Dick Stockton
  Roscoe Tanner
6 6 6   Dick Stockton
  Roscoe Tanner
4 6 6
  Byron Bertram
  Pat Cramer
3 6 5 7   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 3 7
7   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 4 7 7   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
7 4 5
5   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 6 5   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 6 7
  Woody Blocher
  George Hardie
3 4 5   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 6
  William Brown
  Brian Teacher
6 4   John Feaver
  John Lloyd
2 0
  John Feaver
  John Lloyd
7 6 5   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 3 6
  Jeff Austin
  Mike MacHette
6 3 6 4   Marty Riessen
  Erik van Dillen
3 6 2
  Andrew Pattison
  Haroon Rahim
4 6 3   Jeff Austin
  Mike MacHette
3 4
  Jaime Fillol
  Álvaro Fillol
7 6 3 4   Marty Riessen
  Erik van Dillen
6 6
4   Marty Riessen
  Erik van Dillen
6 7 6

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3   Bob Hewitt
  Geoff Masters
6 7
  Ove Bengtson
  Jim McManus
2 5 3   Bob Hewitt
  Geoff Masters
6 6
  Dick R. Bohrnstedt
  Chris Kachel
6 6   Dick R. Bohrnstedt
  Chris Kachel
4 4
  Kjell Johansson
  Steve Krulevitz
0 1 3   Bob Hewitt
  Geoff Masters
6 6
  Tim Gullikson
  Tom Gullikson
4 4 8   Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
4 4
  Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
6 6   Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
1 6 2
  Jim Delaney
  Billy Martin
6 2 8   Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
6 2 6
8   Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
7 6 3   Bob Hewitt
  Geoff Masters
4 6 4
6   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell
6 6 6   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell
6 3 6
  Bernard Mitton
  John Yuill
3 2 6   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell
6 5 6
  Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
4 6 2   Jeff Borowiak
  Ilie Năstase
3 7 4
  Jeff Borowiak
  Ilie Năstase
6 2 6 6   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell
4 7 6
  John Andrews
  Sashi Menon
7 6   John Andrews
  Sashi Menon
6 5 4
  Syd Ball
  Dick Crealy
6 4   John Andrews
  Sashi Menon
6 5 7
  Tom Gorman
  Dennis Ralston
4 7 6 2   Fred McNair
  Sherwood Stewart
4 7 6
2   Fred McNair
  Sherwood Stewart
6 5 7

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9780354090117.
  2. ^ "1976 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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