ATP Rome 1976 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Adriano Panatta won the 1976 Rome, 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.

Champion
Adriano Panatta
def. Guillermo Vilas , 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6
Dates
May 24 — May 31
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 31, 1976* F Adriano Panatta #6 2-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 Guillermo Vilas #3 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 30, 1976* SF Adriano Panatta #9 6-2 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe #25 H2H Match data
May 30, 1976* SF Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-3 6-2 Eddie Dibbs #10 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 30, 1976* QF Guillermo Vilas #4 6-4 7-6 Corrado Barazzutti #27 H2H Match data
May 30, 1976* QF Eddie Dibbs #10 6-7 6-4 6-4 Mark Edmondson #39 H2H Match data
May 30, 1976* QF John Newcombe #25 6-3 6-4 Jan Kodes #15 H2H Match data
May 30, 1976* QF Adriano Panatta #9 6-2 6-7 4-5 (ret.) Harold Solomon #13 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 29, 1976* R16 Eddie Dibbs #10 4-6 6-0 7-5 Sherwood Stewart — Match data
May 29, 1976* R16 Adriano Panatta #9 6-4 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic #51 H2H Match data
May 29, 1976* R16 Harold Solomon #13 6-4 7-5 Brian Gottfried #17 H2H Match data
May 29, 1976* R16 Mark Edmondson #39 7-5 6-1 Onny Parun #24 H2H Match data
May 29, 1976* R16 Jan Kodes #15 6-3 6-2 Jun Kuki #98 H2H Match data
May 29, 1976* R16 John Newcombe #25 6-3 6-7 6-4 Tomas Smid H2H Match data
May 29, 1976* R16 Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis #20 H2H Match data
May 29, 1976* R16 Corrado Barazzutti #27 6-1 6-4 Fred Mcnair — Match data
R32 (16)
May 27, 1976* R32 Mark Edmondson #39 7-5 6-2 Julian Ganzabal #97 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Fred Mcnair 7-5 7-6 Roscoe Tanner #12 — Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Eddie Dibbs #10 6-2 2-6 6-0 Victor Pecci #52 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 7-5 Billy Martin #63 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-3 Jorge Andrew #138 — Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Corrado Barazzutti #27 6-2 6-1 Geoff Masters #44 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 John Newcombe #25 7-5 6-4 Chris Kachel #166 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Zeljko Franulovic #51 6-4 6-1 Ricardo Cano #48 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Brian Gottfried #17 6-3 6-7 6-3 Trey Waltke #99 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Jan Kodes #15 6-3 6-3 Lito Alvarez — Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Onny Parun #24 6-3 6-7 6-2 Colin Dowdeswell #85 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Harold Solomon #13 6-0 6-0 Heinz Gunthardt H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Tomas Smid 7-5 6-0 Steve Turner #150 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #20 7-5 6-2 Grover Raz Reid #117 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Adriano Panatta #9 7-6 6-3 Antonio Zugarelli #97 H2H Match data
May 27, 1976* R32 Jun Kuki #98 6-1 7-5 Ramiro Benavides #153 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 26, 1976* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #20 6-2 6-1 Martin Robinson #105 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Ramiro Benavides #153 5-7 6-3 6-3 Piero Toci #222 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Corrado Barazzutti #27 5-7 6-3 7-5 Carlos Kirmayr #99 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Colin Dowdeswell #85 6-3 5-7 6-3 Patricio Cornejo #138 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Ricardo Cano #48 7-5 7-5 Herve Gauvain #373 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Antonio Zugarelli #97 6-4 6-4 Bill Lloyd — Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Lito Alvarez 4-6 6-4 6-1 Jim Delaney #68 — Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Mark Edmondson #39 6-1 3-6 6-0 Hans Joachim Ploetz #81 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Jun Kuki #98 6-4 6-1 Georges Goven #88 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Harold Solomon #13 3-6 6-1 7-5 Alvaro Betancur #145 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Sherwood Stewart 6-3 6-2 Francisco Mastelli #282 — Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Heinz Gunthardt 6-3 7-5 Pietro Marzano #252 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Julian Ganzabal #97 6-1 6-3 Paolo Bertolucci #45 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Victor Pecci #52 6-3 6-2 Jim Mcmanus #152 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Adriano Panatta #9 3-6 6-4 7-6 Kim Warwick #69 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Steve Turner #150 7-6 6-2 Tenny Svensson #131 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Roscoe Tanner #12 6-3 6-1 Nikola Pilic #53 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Eddie Dibbs #10 6-2 5-7 6-3 Belus Prajoux #138 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Guillermo Vilas #4 6-3 1-6 6-1 Victor Amaya #88 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Jorge Andrew #138 7-5 6-2 Ezio Di Matteo — Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Chris Kachel #166 6-0 3-0 (ret.) Alvin Gardiner #150 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Trey Waltke #99 6-2 7-6 Vincenzo Franchitti #184 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Zeljko Franulovic #51 6-2 6-4 Massimo Di Domenico — Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Billy Martin #63 6-4 6-2 Roberto Lombardi #308 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Geoff Masters #44 6-3 6-2 J. Mandarino #120 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Brian Gottfried #17 6-2 6-4 Norman Holmes #78 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Tomas Smid 6-3 6-4 Raul Ramirez #7 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Jan Kodes #15 6-3 6-0 Steve Krulevitz #131 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Grover Raz Reid #117 6-3 7-6 Henry Bunis #162 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 John Newcombe #25 7-6 7-6 Jun Kamiwazumi #127 H2H Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Fred Mcnair 7-5 6-3 Patrice Dominguez #100 — Match data
May 26, 1976* R64 Onny Parun #24 6-4 6-4 Charlie Pasarell #73 H2H Match data

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