# Palm Springs 1976

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/237/palm-springs?season=1976
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Palm Springs, United States
- Start date: 1976-03-22
- End date: 1976-03-28

## Champion
- Winner: Jimmy Connors
- Runner-up: Roscoe Tanner
- Final score: 6-4 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Jimmy Connors d. Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-4

### SF
- Roscoe Tanner d. Arthur Ashe 6-3 3-6 6-4
- Jimmy Connors d. Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-1

### QF
- Bjorn Borg d. Rod Laver 6-2 6-7 7-6
- Jimmy Connors d. John Alexander 6-4 6-1
- Roscoe Tanner d. Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-1 DEF
- Arthur Ashe d. John Newcombe 7-6 4-6 6-4

### R16
- Jimmy Connors d. Bob Lutz 6-2 6-4
- Arthur Ashe d. Cliff Richey 6-3 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Stan Smith 7-6 7-5
- John Newcombe d. Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-6
- John Alexander d. Raul Ramirez 6-2 6-3
- Rod Laver d. Mike Estep 6-1 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-3
- Ilie Nastase d. Dick Stockton 3-6 6-0 7-6

### R32
- Bjorn Borg d. Ion Tiriac 6-0 6-4
- Jimmy Connors d. Phil Dent 6-1 6-0
- Stan Smith d. Charlie Pasarell 6-3 3-6 6-2
- Cliff Richey d. Harold Solomon 6-4 6-3
- Bob Lutz d. William Brown 6-3 7-5
- Brian Fairlie d. Jaime Fillol 3-6 7-5 7-5
- Cliff Drysdale d. Ross Case 6-4 6-1
- John Alexander d. Syd Ball 7-5 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Onny Parun 6-4 6-0
- Ilie Nastase d. Haroon Rahim 6-4 4-6 6-4
- Mike Estep d. Jim Mcmanus 6-0 6-1
- Dick Stockton d. Andrew Pattison 6-4 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Kim Warwick 5-7 6-3 6-2
- Rod Laver d. Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-3
- Arthur Ashe d. Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-2
- Raul Ramirez d. Steve Krulevitz 4-6 6-4 6-0

### R64
- Erik Van Dillen d. Victor Pecci 6-4 7-5
- Harold Solomon d. Tom Gorman 6-2 6-2
- Sherwood Stewart d. Colin Dibley 6-4 6-4
- Roscoe Tanner d. Geoff Masters 6-4 6-2
- Ion Tiriac d. Anand Amritraj 6-4 6-2
- William Brown d. Jeff Borowiak 4-6 7-6 6-1
- Bjorn Borg d. George Hardie 6-3 6-2
- John Newcombe d. Milan Holecek 7-6 7-6
- Jim Mcmanus d. John James 6-4 5-7 6-4
- Arthur Ashe d. John Andrews 6-2 2-6 6-2
- Rod Laver d. Grover Raz Reid 7-6 6-3
- Ross Case d. Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-4
- Jaime Fillol d. Marty Riessen 6-2 3-6 6-2
- Stan Smith d. Mike Cahill 6-4 7-5
- Ilie Nastase d. Bernie Mitton 6-3 6-2
- Mike Estep d. Jorge Andrew 7-6 6-2
- Haroon Rahim d. Billy Martin 5-7 7-5 6-3
- Kim Warwick d. Dennis Ralston 6-1 6-0
- Cliff Richey d. Ray Ruffels 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Andrew Pattison d. Raymond Moore 1-6 6-2 7-5
- Cliff Drysdale d. Bob Giltinan 6-4 6-2
- Phil Dent d. Jim Delaney 6-1 6-1
- Dick Stockton d. Tony Roche 7-5 4-6 7-6
- Onny Parun d. Jun Kamiwazumi 7-6 6-4
- Raul Ramirez d. Bob Carmichael 3-6 6-2 6-1
- Charlie Pasarell d. Brian Gottfried 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Brian Fairlie d. Ismail El Shafei 6-4 2-0 RET
- Steve Krulevitz d. Vijay Amritraj 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Jimmy Connors d. Sandy Mayer 6-1 6-1
- John Alexander d. Allan Stone 6-2 6-4
- Syd Ball d. John Bartlett 6-1 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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