1976_French_Open
1976 French Open
Tennis tournament
The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976.[4][5]
Quick Facts Date, Edition ...
1976 French Open | ||||
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Date | 31 May – 14 June 1976 | |||
Edition | 75 | |||
Category | 46th Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
Prize money | $204,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
Venue | Stade Roland Garros | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
Adriano Panatta[1] | ||||
Women's singles | ||||
Sue Barker[2] | ||||
Men's doubles | ||||
Frederick McNair / Sherwood Stewart[3] | ||||
Women's doubles | ||||
Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera[2] | ||||
Mixed doubles | ||||
Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick[2] | ||||
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Men's singles
Main article: 1976 French Open – Men's singles
Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) [1]
- It was Panatta's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Main article: 1976 French Open – Women's singles
Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 [2]
- It was Barker's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Main article: 1976 French Open – Men's doubles
Frederick McNair / Sherwood Stewart defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 7–6(8-6), 6–3, 6–1 [3]
Women's doubles
Main article: 1976 French Open – Women's doubles
Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera defeated Kathleen Harter / Helga Niessen Masthoff, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 [2]
Mixed doubles
Main article: 1976 French Open – Mixed doubles
Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick defeated Delina Boshoff / Colin Dowdeswell, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 [2]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
Singles [6] | Men | FF130,000 | FF65,000 | FF32,000 | FF17,000 | FF10,000 | FF5,000 | FF2,800 | FF1,500 |
Women | FF30,000 | FF15,000 | FF7,500 | FF3,000 | - | FF2,000 | FF1,000 | FF650 | |
- "WTA Tournament Archive – 1976 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
- John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1977. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0354090117.
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