1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles

The 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from August 23 through August 30, 1976. The draw comprised 32 teams of which two were seeded. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships doubles champions but lost in the first round. The unseeded team of Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won the title by defeating the team of Mike Cahill and John Whitlinger, also unseeded, in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6.[1][2][3]

Doubles
1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
Runner-upUnited States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw32
Seeds2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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  1.   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (first round)
  2.   Juan Gisbert Sr. /   Manuel Orantes (first round, withdrew)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
2 4
    Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 6
  Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
3 6 7
  Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
6 3 6
    Charlie Pasarell
  Stan Smith
6 1
    Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
7 6

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
4 6 2
  Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
6 3 6   Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
6 6
  Ramiro Benavides
  František Pála
3 3   Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
1 4
  Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
6 6   Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
2 6 6
  John Alexander
  Mike Estep
7 6   John Alexander
  Mike Estep
6 4 4
  Raz Reid
  Rolf Thung
6 4   John Alexander
  Mike Estep
1 6 6
  Hank Pfister
  Bill Scanlon
6 6 7   Hank Pfister
  Bill Scanlon
6 4 3
  Pat DuPré
  Ferdi Taygan
7 0 6   Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
2 4
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
4 6   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 6
  Jim McManus
  Tenny Svensson
6 7   Jim McManus
  Tenny Svensson
1 1
  Gerald Battrick
  Norman Holmes
6 1r   Ricardo Cano
  Belus Prajoux
6 6
  Ricardo Cano
  Belus Prajoux
7 3   Ricardo Cano
  Belus Prajoux
0 6 3
  Éric Deblicker
  Jean-Louis Haillet
2 1   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 3 6
  Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 6   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 6
  Jiří Hřebec
  Hans Kary
2 2   Jeff Borowiak
  Bob Hewitt
1 1
  Jeff Borowiak
  Bob Hewitt
6 6

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
6 6
  Tim Gullikson
  Tom Gullikson
3 4   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
7 7
  Cliff Letcher
  Kim Warwick
6 6   Cliff Letcher
  Kim Warwick
6 6
  Pat Cramer
  Steve Krulevitz
3 0   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
3 4
  Jerry Cromwell
  Paul Sullivan
2 7 2   Charlie Pasarell
  Stan Smith
6 6
  Bill Cashman
  Bill Drake
6 5 6   Bill Cashman
  Bill Drake
3 2
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
3 1r   Charlie Pasarell
  Stan Smith
6 6
  Charlie Pasarell
  Stan Smith
6 3   Charlie Pasarell
  Stan Smith
6 1
  Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
6 6   Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
7 6
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
4 1   Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
7 5 6
  Elio Lito Alvarez
  Víctor Pecci
6 6 6   Elio Lito Alvarez
  Víctor Pecci
6 7 4
  Álvaro Betancur
  Jun Kuki
3 7 2   Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
  Paul Kronk
  Frew McMillan
6 6 5   Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
w/o
  Jim Delaney
  Mike MacHette
7 3 7   Jim Delaney
  Mike MacHette
6 3
  Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
w/o   Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
7 6
2   Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes

References

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  1. ^ "Borg stops Solomon for Pro Tennis Championship". The Capital Times. AP. August 31, 1976. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9780354090117.
  3. ^ "1976 Boston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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