# Italian Open 1976

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1976
Tour: ATP

Adriano Panatta won the 1976 Italian Open, defeating Guillermo Vilas 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 24 to May 31, 1976. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1976-05-24
- End date: 1976-05-31

## Champion
- Winner: Adriano Panatta
- Runner-up: Guillermo Vilas
- Final score: 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Adriano Panatta d. Guillermo Vilas 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6

### SF
- Adriano Panatta d. John Newcombe 6-2 6-4 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Eddie Dibbs 6-1 6-3 6-2

### QF
- Guillermo Vilas d. Corrado Barazzutti 6-4 7-6
- Eddie Dibbs d. Mark Edmondson 6-7 6-4 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Jan Kodes 6-3 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Harold Solomon 6-2 6-7 4-5 RET

### R16
- Eddie Dibbs d. Sherwood Stewart 4-6 6-0 7-5
- Adriano Panatta d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-1
- Harold Solomon d. Brian Gottfried 6-4 7-5
- Mark Edmondson d. Onny Parun 7-5 6-1
- Jan Kodes d. Jun Kuki 6-3 6-2
- John Newcombe d. Tomas Smid 6-3 6-7 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Vitas Gerulaitis 6-1 6-1
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Fred Mcnair 6-1 6-4

### R32
- Mark Edmondson d. Julian Ganzabal 7-5 6-2
- Fred Mcnair d. Roscoe Tanner 7-5 7-6
- Eddie Dibbs d. Victor Pecci 6-2 2-6 6-0
- Guillermo Vilas d. Billy Martin 6-3 7-5
- Sherwood Stewart d. Jorge Andrew 6-4 6-3
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Geoff Masters 6-2 6-1
- John Newcombe d. Chris Kachel 7-5 6-4
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Ricardo Cano 6-4 6-1
- Brian Gottfried d. Trey Waltke 6-3 6-7 6-3
- Jan Kodes d. Lito Alvarez 6-3 6-3
- Onny Parun d. Colin Dowdeswell 6-3 6-7 6-2
- Harold Solomon d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-0 6-0
- Tomas Smid d. Steve Turner 7-5 6-0
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Grover Raz Reid 7-5 6-2
- Adriano Panatta d. Antonio Zugarelli 7-6 6-3
- Jun Kuki d. Ramiro Benavides 6-1 7-5

### R64
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Martin Robinson 6-2 6-1
- Ramiro Benavides d. Piero Toci 5-7 6-3 6-3
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Carlos Kirmayr 5-7 6-3 7-5
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Patricio Cornejo 6-3 5-7 6-3
- Ricardo Cano d. Herve Gauvain 7-5 7-5
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Bill Lloyd 6-4 6-4
- Lito Alvarez d. Jim Delaney 4-6 6-4 6-1
- Mark Edmondson d. Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-1 3-6 6-0
- Jun Kuki d. Georges Goven 6-4 6-1
- Harold Solomon d. Alvaro Betancur 3-6 6-1 7-5
- Sherwood Stewart d. Francisco Mastelli 6-3 6-2
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Pietro Marzano 6-3 7-5
- Julian Ganzabal d. Paolo Bertolucci 6-1 6-3
- Victor Pecci d. Jim Mcmanus 6-3 6-2
- Adriano Panatta d. Kim Warwick 3-6 6-4 7-6
- Steve Turner d. Tenny Svensson 7-6 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-1
- Eddie Dibbs d. Belus Prajoux 6-2 5-7 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Victor Amaya 6-3 1-6 6-1
- Jorge Andrew d. Ezio Di Matteo 7-5 6-2
- Chris Kachel d. Alvin Gardiner 6-0 3-0 RET
- Trey Waltke d. Vincenzo Franchitti 6-2 7-6
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Massimo Di Domenico 6-2 6-4
- Billy Martin d. Roberto Lombardi 6-4 6-2
- Geoff Masters d. J. Mandarino 6-3 6-2
- Brian Gottfried d. Norman Holmes 6-2 6-4
- Tomas Smid d. Raul Ramirez 6-3 6-4
- Jan Kodes d. Steve Krulevitz 6-3 6-0
- Grover Raz Reid d. Henry Bunis 6-3 7-6
- John Newcombe d. Jun Kamiwazumi 7-6 7-6
- Fred Mcnair d. Patrice Dominguez 7-5 6-3
- Onny Parun d. Charlie Pasarell 6-4 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 63
- Players: 64

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