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

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.

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

Seeds

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

1. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (champions)
2. Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (final)
3. Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes (first round)
4. Jimmy Connors / Erik van Dillen (withdrew — Connors' back strain)
5. Wojciech Fibak / Karl Meiler (second round)
6. Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (quarterfinals)
7. Eddie Dibbs / Harold Solomon (second round)
8. Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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
		R 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 DuPré	6	6					V Amaya P DuPré	6	6
		H Pfister B Scanlon	6	3				2	F McNair S Stewart	7	7
	2	F McNair S Stewart	7	6

External links

• "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
• "USCC-Indianapolis 1976". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved June 4, 2016.