The 1976 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 23 May until 30 May 1976. The singles titles were won by Third-seeded Adriano Panatta and Mima Jaušovec. In his first-round match Panatta survived 11 match points against Kim Warwick.[3]
| 1976 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23–30 May |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Draw | 64MS/64WS/32MD/16WD |
| Surface | Clay court / outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Adriano Panatta[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Mima Jaušovec | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Brian Gottfried /  Raúl Ramírez[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss | |
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Adriano Panatta defeated 
Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Women's singles
edit Mima Jaušovec defeated 
Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3
Men's doubles
edit Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[a]
Women's doubles
edit Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss defeated 
Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu 6–1, 6–2
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Third round | Second round | First round | Total |
| Men's singles | $30,000 | $13,000 | $6,500 | $3,400 | $1,700 | $1,000 | $500 | $115,200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,250 | $800 | $500 | $350 | $200 | $26,000 |
| Men's doubles | $6,000 | $3,500 | $2,000 | $800 | — | $0 | $0 | $16,700 |
| Women's doubles | $1,500 | $900 | $500 | $300 | — | — | $0 | $4,600 |
Source: World of Tennis 1977[3]
Notes
edit- ^ The final was stopped at two sets all due to bad light and the final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional doubles Championship in The Woodlands, TX, USA.
References
edit- ^ "1976 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1976 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 77–79. ISBN 9780354090117.