The 1976 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor Har-Tru clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 1 until 12 September. It was the 96th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. It was the second year in which this tournament was played on clay courts.

1976 US Open
Date1 – 12 September
Edition96th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay (Har-Tru)
LocationForest Hills, Queens, United States
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Jimmy Connors
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's doubles
Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen
Women's doubles
South Africa Delina Boshoff / South Africa Ilana Kloss
Mixed doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Australia Phil Dent
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Seniors

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Men's singles

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  Jimmy Connors defeated   Björn Borg, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11-9), 6–4

  • It was Connors's 4th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd US Open title.

Women's singles

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  Chris Evert defeated   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–0

  • It was Evert's 6th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) US Open title.

Men's doubles

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  Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen defeated   Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher 6–4, 6–4 [1][2]

Women's doubles

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  Delina Boshoff /   Ilana Kloss defeated   Olga Morozova /   Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–4 [3]

Mixed doubles

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  Billie Jean King /   Phil Dent defeated   Betty Stöve /   Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 [1]

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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  Ricardo Ycaza defeated   José Luis Clerc 6–4, 5–7, 6–0

Girls' singles

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  Marise Kruger defeated   Lucia Romanov 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [4] Men $30,000 $15,000 $7,500 $3,500 $2,200 $1,225 $700 $425
Women $30,000 $15,000 $7,500 $3,500 - $2,200 $1,225 $700

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official results archive (ITF)". itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Connors Defeats Borg for Open Crown". nytimes.com.
  3. ^ Source: U.S. Open Archived 2015-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0354090117.
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