1976 US Open – Women's doubles

Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the defending champions but only Wade competed that year. Wade and Olga Morozova lost in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss.[1][2][3]

Women's doubles
1976 US Open
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Linky Boshoff
South Africa Ilana Kloss
Runner-upSoviet Union Olga Morozova
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Score6–1, 6–4
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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Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Billie Jean King
  Betty Stöve
4 6 2
5   Linky Boshoff
  Ilana Kloss
6 3 6
5   Linky Boshoff
  Ilana Kloss
6 7
  Mima Jaušovec
  Virginia Ruzici
1 6
4   Rosie Casals
  Françoise Dürr
4 6 6
  Mima Jaušovec
  Virginia Ruzici
6 4 7
5   Linky Boshoff
  Ilana Kloss
6 6
3   Olga Morozova
  Virginia Wade
1 4
6   Sue Barker
  Natasha Chmyreva
2 1
3   Olga Morozova
  Virginia Wade
6 6
3   Olga Morozova
  Virginia Wade
6 6
2   Mona Guerrant
  Ann Kiyomura
2 4
  Laura duPont
  Wendy Turnbull
4 2
2   Mona Guerrant
  Ann Kiyomura
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   BJ King
  B Stöve
6 6
  J Anthony
  V Ziegenfuss
1 3
1   BJ King
  B Stöve
6 7
  V Lancaster-Kerr
  P Whytcross
3 6
  V Lancaster-Kerr
  P Whytcross
6 6
  M Gurdal
  N Sato
0 1
1   BJ King
  B Stöve
4 6 2
5   L Boshoff
  I Kloss
6 3 6
5   L Boshoff
  I Kloss
6 6
  B Buckley
  J Nachand
2 4
5   L Boshoff
  I Kloss
6 6
  L Epstein
  L Forood
3 1
  L Epstein
  L Forood
7 6
  C Beene
  L Thomas
5 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   R Casals
  F Dürr
6 6
  K Harter
  M Kruger
1 3 4   R Casals
  F Dürr
6 6
  M O'Keefe
  N Yeargin
1 3   D Desfor
  G Galt
2 2
  D Desfor
  G Galt
6 6 4   R Casals
  F Dürr
w/o
  S Acker
  A Smith
6 6   H Gourlay
  G Benedetti
  Z Liess
  M Tyler
3 3   S Acker
  A Smith
4 7 0
  H Gourlay
  G Benedetti
6 6   H Gourlay
  G Benedetti
6 6 6
  R Giscafré
  M Louie
4 3 4   R Casals
  F Dürr
4 6 6
7   C Meyer
  W Overton
5 6 6   M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
6 4 7
  B Cuypers
  A du Plooy
7 3 1 7   C Meyer
  W Overton
1 6 6
  S Mehmedbasich
  M Wikstedt
6 4 6   S Mehmedbasich
  M Wikstedt
6 3 0
  J Fayter
  W Paish
3 6 1 7   C Meyer
  W Overton
  BA Stuart
  P Teeguarden
6 6   M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
w/o
  A Spex
  M Struthers
3 0   BA Stuart
  P Teeguarden
3 3
  M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
2 6 6   M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
6 6
  R Maršíková
  R Tomanová
6 3 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  K Shaw
  S Tolleson
1 6 7
  R Gerulaitis
  S Stap
6 1 6   K Shaw
  S Tolleson
3 4
  T Holladay
  P Smith
6 6   T Holladay
  P Smith
6 6
  M Hamm
  C Martinez
4 2   T Holladay
  P Smith
4 4
  R Fox
  K Kuykendall
6 7 6   S Barker
  N Chmyreva
6 6
  L Antonoplis
  S Greer
2 5   R Fox
  K Kuykendall
6 6 6
  J Newberry
  J Russell
3 1 6   S Barker
  N Chmyreva
7 4 7
6   S Barker
  N Chmyreva
6 6 6   S Barker
  N Chmyreva
2 1
  D Fromholtz
  B Nagelsen
7 7 3   O Morozova
  V Wade
6 6
  I Bentzer
  M Simionescu
6 6   D Fromholtz
  B Nagelsen
6 7
  L Beaven
  S Moore
6 6   L Beaven
  S Moore
2 6
  B Hallquist
  B Jordan
4 3   D Fromholtz
  B Nagelsen
2 2
  B Klein
  É Szabó
4 3 3   O Morozova
  V Wade
6 6
  R Khan
  N Weigel
6 6   R Khan
  N Weigel
2 2
  B Bruning
  S Walsh
3 1 3   O Morozova
  V Wade
6 6
3   O Morozova
  V Wade
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  K May
  B Norton
6 2 6
  P Bostrom
  J Metcalf
3 6 2
  K May
  B Norton
3 6 3
  L duPont
  W Turnbull
6 2 6
  L duPont
  W Turnbull
4 6 6
8   F Bonicelli
  I Fernández de Soto
6 3 2
  L duPont
  W Turnbull
4 2
2   M Guerrant
  A Kiyomura
6 6
  G Coles
  F Mihai
6 6
  J Evert
  R Stark
1 3
  G Coles
  F Mihai
1 0
2   M Guerrant
  A Kiyomura
6 6
  C Doerner
  M Redondo
1 2
2   M Guerrant
  A Kiyomura
6 6

References

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  1. ^ Source: U.S. Open Archived 2015-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Winners of Individual and Team Championships During 1976". nytimes.com.
  3. ^ "Connors Defeats Borg for Open Crown". nytimes.com.
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