1976 US Open – Men's doubles

Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions but only Ilie Năstase competed that year with Vitas Gerulaitis. Vitas Gerulaitis and Ilie Năstase lost in the second round to Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Men's doubles
1976 US Open
Final
ChampionNetherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen[1]
Runner-upAustralia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
Score6–4, 6–4[2]
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Seeds

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  1.   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (second round)
  2.   Fred McNair /   Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
  3.   Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
  4.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (champions)
  5.   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (third round)
  6.   Chico Hagey /   Nick Saviano (third round)
  7.   Vitas Gerulaitis /   Ilie Năstase (second round)
  8.   Arthur Ashe /   Charlie Pasarell (first round)
  9.   Anand Amritraj /   Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)
  10.   Ray Ruffels /   Allan Stone (semifinals)
  11.   Björn Borg /   Wojtek Fibak (second round)
  12.   Ricardo Cano /   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (second round)
  13. n.a.
  14.   Jiří Hřebec /   Jan Kodeš (first round)
  15.   Dick Stockton /   Roscoe Tanner (third round)
  16.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Byron Bertram
  Bernard Mitton
2 4
10   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
6 6
10   Ray Ruffels
  Allan Stone
4 3
  Paul Kronk
  Cliff Letcher
6 6
3   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
5 6 1
  Paul Kronk
  Cliff Letcher
7 4 6
  Paul Kronk
  Cliff Letcher
4 4
4   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 6
9   Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
6 4 3
4   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
2 6 6
4   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 7
  Colin Dowdeswell
  Chris Kachel
3 6
  Colin Dowdeswell
  Chris Kachel
2 7 7
2   Fred McNair
  Sherwood Stewart
6 5 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   B Gottfried
  R Ramírez
6 6 6
  Á Betancur
  J Velasco
7 1 1 1   B Gottfried
  R Ramírez
6 3 6
  B Bertram
  B Mitton
6 6   B Bertram
  B Mitton
4 6 7
  R Norberg
  T Svensson
1 4   B Bertram
  B Mitton
6 6
16   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 7 6   P Fleming
  F Taygan
3 1
  L Gottfried
  J McEnroe
7 6 3 16   J Alexander
  P Dent
7 4 3
  W Brown
  B Teacher
3 4   P Fleming
  F Taygan
6 6 6
  P Fleming
  F Taygan
6 6   B Bertram
  B Mitton
2 4
5   B Lutz
  S Smith
6 6 10   R Ruffels
  A Stone
6 6
  V Amaya
  P DuPré
4 3 5   B Lutz
  S Smith
6 6
  D Joubert
  D Schneider
2 2   J Bartlett
  N Fraser
0 1
  J Bartlett
  N Fraser
6 6 5   B Lutz
  S Smith
3 6 4
10   R Ruffels
  A Stone
6 6 10   R Ruffels
  A Stone
6 3 6
  E Álvarez
  B Prajoux
4 4 10   R Ruffels
  A Stone
6 6
  S Krulevitz
  T Waltke
6 3 3   D Bohrnstedt
  M Mitchell
4 2
  D Bohrnstedt
  M Mitchell
4 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
6 6
  Tim Gullikson
  Tom Gullikson
4 2 3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
5 6 6
  R Reid
  R Thung
7 6   R Reid
  R Thung
7 4 2
  A Gardiner
  J James
6 1 3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
6 6
15   D Stockton
  R Tanner
6 7 15   D Stockton
  R Tanner
2 3
  O Bengtson
  J McManus
1 6 15   D Stockton
  R Tanner
7 4 6
  H Pfister
  B Scanlon
6 6   H Pfister
  B Scanlon
6 6 4
  D Crealy
  K McMillan
3 3 3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
5 6 1
7   V Gerulaitis
  I Năstase
6 6   P Kronk
  C Letcher
7 4 6
  H Günthardt
  H Hoyt
4 4 7   V Gerulaitis
  I Năstase
1 5
  P Kronk
  C Letcher
6 7   P Kronk
  C Letcher
6 7
  M Bahrami
  M Fishbach
2 5   P Kronk
  C Letcher
6 6 6
14   J Hřebec
  J Kodeš
4 1r   P Cramer
  M Estep
4 7 2
  P Cramer
  M Estep
6 4   P Cramer
  M Estep
6 6
  W Cashman
  W Drake
2 6 2   T Moor
  B Seewagen
4 2
  T Moor
  B Seewagen
6 3 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  S Siegel
  S Turner
1 2
  J Delaney
  M Machette
6 6   J Delaney
  M Machette
3 3
  I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
5 3 9   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 6
9   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
7 6 9   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
7 5 7
  M Santana
  E Scott
3 4 6   R Case
  G Masters
5 7 5
  C Hagey
  N Saviano
6 6   C Hagey
  N Saviano
6 5
  S Ball
  K Warwick
6 6 1 6   R Case
  G Masters
7 7
6   R Case
  G Masters
7 3 6 9   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 4 3
  N Špear
  B Taróczy
3 3 4   T Okker
  M Riessen
2 6 6
  C Graebner
  F Stolle
6 6   C Graebner
  F Stolle
6 6
  B Manson
  B Walts
4 2 11   B Borg
  W Fibak
3 4
11   B Borg
  W Fibak
6 6   C Graebner
  F Stolle
4 7 3
  T Kakulia
  A Metreveli
6 2 6 4   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 6 6
  Á Fillol
  J Fillol
3 6 4   T Kakulia
  A Metreveli
4 3
  J Andrew
  R Benavides
2 0 4   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 6
4   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  F Pála
  B Phillips-Moore
1 7 0
  C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
6 5 6   C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
w/o
  C Dibley
  S Menon
3 6 4 12   R Cano
  H-J Pohmann
12   R Cano
  H-J Pohmann
6 4 6   C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
6 6
  T Palafox
  P Rennert
2 3   I Țiriac
  G Vilas
2 4
  P Fishbach
  R Moore
6 6   P Fishbach
  R Moore
3 6 4
  I Țiriac
  G Vilas
6 6   I Țiriac
  G Vilas
6 4 6
8   A Ashe
  C Pasarell
2 4   C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
2 7 7
  E Friedler
  J Karzen
4 6 3 2   F McNair
  S Stewart
6 5 6
  H Fitzgibbon
  H Richardson
6 3 6   H Fitzgibbon
  H Richardson
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  M Edmondson
  J Marks
6 6   M Edmondson
  J Marks
4
  T Martinez
  T Noonan
1 3   M Edmondson
  J Marks
7 6 6
  J Feaver
  J Lloyd
6 6 6 2   F McNair
  S Stewart
5 7 7
  M Cahill
  J Whitlinger
7 4 3   J Feaver
  J Lloyd
2 4
  J Ganzábal
  J-L Haillet
6 3 2 2   F McNair
  S Stewart
6 6
2   F McNair
  S Stewart
3 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Winners of Individual and Team Championships During 1976". nytimes.com.
  2. ^ "Connors Defeats Borg for Open Crown". nytimes.com.
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