ATP US Open 1976 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jimmy Connors won the 1976 US Open, defeating Bjorn Borg 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in New York, United States, from September 1 to September 15, 1976.

Champion
Jimmy Connors
def. Bjorn Borg , 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4
Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 15
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 15, 1976* F Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 14, 1976* SF Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase #4 H2H Match data
Sep 14, 1976* SF Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-2 6-1 Guillermo Vilas #3 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 12, 1976* QF Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-3 6-1 Jan Kodes #19 H2H Match data
Sep 12, 1976* QF Bjorn Borg #2 4-6 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-4 Manuel Orantes #7 H2H Match data
Sep 12, 1976* QF Ilie Nastase #5 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 Dick Stockton #19 H2H Match data
Sep 12, 1976* QF Guillermo Vilas #3 6-1 2-6 7-6 7-6 Eddie Dibbs #8 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Eddie Dibbs #8 6-2 6-4 6-2 Colin Dowdeswell #92 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-3 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis #18 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Ilie Nastase #5 7-5 6-7 1-6 7-6 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #11 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Jan Kodes #19 6-4 7-6 2-6 7-6 Frew Mcmillan #85 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Bjorn Borg #2 6-7 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Brian Gottfried #15 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Dick Stockton #19 6-3 7-5 6-4 Jairo Velasco — Match data
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Manuel Orantes #7 3-6 1-6 6-2 7-6 6-1 Stan Smith #13 — Match data
Sep 10, 1976* R16 Guillermo Vilas #3 7-5 6-4 6-0 Teimuraz Kakulia — Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-3 Fred Mcnair — Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Colin Dowdeswell #92 7-6 6-2 Bob Lutz — Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Manuel Orantes #7 6-2 6-4 Allan Stone #71 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Roscoe Tanner #11 6-2 6-4 Kim Warwick #77 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Jan Kodes #19 6-2 7-5 Cliff Richey #33 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Dick Stockton #19 6-2 7-6 Raymond Moore #36 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 (ret.) Kjell Johansson #79 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Teimuraz Kakulia 6-7 7-6 6-3 John Yuill #154 — Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Ilie Nastase #5 6-2 7-5 Marty Riessen #68 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #18 4-6 6-3 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic #50 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Jairo Velasco 6-4 6-2 Bill Scanlon — Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Stan Smith #13 6-0 6-1 Ricardo Cano #43 — Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Brian Gottfried #15 6-2 6-2 Tom Okker #19 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Frew Mcmillan #85 6-4 6-1 Trey Waltke #86 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Eddie Dibbs #8 7-6 7-6 John Alexander #34 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-3 John Lloyd — Match data
R64 (31)
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Ricardo Cano #43 7-6 5-7 6-3 Gerald Battrick #95 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Fred Mcnair 6-7 6-1 6-0 Mark Cox #61 — Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 John Yuill #154 6-3 7-6 Corrado Barazzutti #14 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Dick Stockton #19 6-1 6-2 Sashi Menon #100 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Eddie Dibbs #8 6-2 6-1 Henry Bunis #103 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Bill Scanlon 6-3 7-6 Adriano Panatta #4 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Bjorn Borg #2 4-6 6-2 7-6 Jaime Fillol #15 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Guillermo Vilas #3 6-2 6-4 Ross Case #25 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Teimuraz Kakulia 6-4 6-4 Alvin Gardiner #125 — Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Roscoe Tanner #11 7-6 7-6 Jim Delaney #88 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Bob Lutz 6-1 6-4 Butch Seewagen #249 — Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Allan Stone #71 6-0 6-1 Ismail El Shafei — Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Frew Mcmillan #85 3-6 6-1 6-4 Ray Ruffels #65 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Brian Gottfried #15 6-4 7-5 Alex Metreveli — Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Marty Riessen #68 6-3 7-6 Norman Holmes #85 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 John Lloyd 6-4 6-0 Nick Saviano #159 — Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Manuel Orantes #7 7-6 6-2 Jorge Andrew #108 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Cliff Richey #33 6-0 6-2 Larry Gottfried #326 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Kim Warwick #77 6-4 7-5 Victor Pecci #40 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Jan Kodes #19 6-1 6-2 Arthur Ashe #9 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Ilie Nastase #5 7-6 4-6 7-6 Hans Jurgen Pohmann #42 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 John Alexander #34 6-1 6-3 Van Winitsky #282 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Tom Okker #19 6-3 7-5 Jose Higueras #49 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #18 6-2 6-2 Steve Krulevitz #98 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Stan Smith #13 6-0 6-1 Terry Moor #396 — Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Zeljko Franulovic #50 6-3 6-4 Gene Mayer #159 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Raymond Moore #36 3-6 6-2 7-5 Geoff Masters #66 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Colin Dowdeswell #92 6-4 6-4 Raul Ramirez #6 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Trey Waltke #86 6-3 6-3 Billy Martin #51 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-0 Peter Fleming #90 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1976* R64 Kjell Johansson #79 6-4 5-7 6-4 Jean Francois Caujolle #80 H2H Match data
R128 (63)
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Van Winitsky #282 6-3 1-6 7-5 Sherwood Stewart — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Marty Riessen #68 4-6 6-4 6-3 Mike Machette #179 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Vitas Gerulaitis #18 6-4 6-1 Bruce Manson #210 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ismail El Shafei 4-6 6-3 6-4 Eric Deblicker #93 — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Teimuraz Kakulia 7-5 7-6 Mark Edmondson #44 — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Cliff Richey #33 6-4 7-6 Victor Amaya #83 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Gene Mayer #159 6-4 6-1 Paolo Bertolucci #45 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jorge Andrew #108 7-6 6-3 Bernie Mitton #59 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Dick Stockton #19 6-3 6-1 Byron Bertram #63 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Trey Waltke #86 6-4 6-3 Frantisek Pala #112 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jairo Velasco 6-2 6-3 Ferdi Taygan #120 — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ricardo Cano #43 7-5 6-4 John Whitlinger #100 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Raul Ramirez #6 7-6 6-0 Patrick Proisy #56 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ilie Nastase #5 (def.) Onny Parun #24 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jean Francois Caujolle #80 6-1 6-1 Jim Mcmanus #105 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-3 Bob Hewitt #73 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Frew Mcmillan #85 7-5 6-1 Brian Teacher #99 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Victor Pecci #40 7-5 6-3 Juan Gisbert — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Kim Warwick #77 6-4 6-4 Vijay Amritraj #27 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 John Yuill #154 6-1 6-2 Steve Turner #105 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Adriano Panatta #4 6-1 7-6 Ove Bengtson #72 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-2 Cliff Letcher — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 6-2 Tony Giammalva — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Mark Cox #61 6-3 6-7 6-2 Jean Louis Haillet #158 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-1 Matt Mitchell H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Arthur Ashe #9 7-6 6-3 John James #131 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Sashi Menon #100 6-3 7-5 John Bartlett #136 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Butch Seewagen #249 6-7 6-3 6-1 Mark Meyers #168 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Larry Gottfried #326 7-6 6-3 Colin Dibley #81 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Manuel Orantes #7 7-5 6-1 Jun Kuki #78 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Steve Krulevitz #98 7-6 7-5 Balazs Taroczy #30 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jim Delaney #88 6-3 7-6 Ivan Molina #52 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Terry Moor #396 6-4 3-6 6-2 Rolf Norberg #163 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Raymond Moore #36 7-5 6-7 6-2 Wojtek Fibak #16 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Nick Saviano #159 4-6 6-3 6-1 Grover Raz Reid #146 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ray Ruffels #65 7-5 6-1 Mike Cahill #82 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Zeljko Franulovic #50 7-6 6-1 Belus Prajoux #75 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Alvin Gardiner #125 6-3 2-6 6-3 Ramiro Benavides #147 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Colin Dowdeswell #92 6-0 6-4 Brian Fairlie #48 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Henry Bunis #103 6-2 5-7 6-4 Eric Friedler #396 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 John Alexander #34 6-4 6-2 Buster C Mottram #29 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Corrado Barazzutti #14 6-4 6-0 Paul Kronk — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Brian Gottfried #15 6-1 6-1 Jiri Hrebec #57 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Stan Smith #13 6-3 6-4 Syd Ball #76 — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Kjell Johansson #79 6-1 4-6 6-3 Andrew Pattison — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 6-4 Mike Estep #94 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jan Kodes #19 6-2 6-2 Phil Dent #41 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jose Higueras #49 4-6 7-6 6-4 Butch Walts #272 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Peter Fleming #90 7-5 7-6 Julian Ganzabal #74 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 Pat Dupre #308 — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Norman Holmes #85 6-0 6-7 6-1 Dick Bohrnstedt — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ross Case #25 2-6 6-3 7-5 Zan Guerry #205 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Geoff Masters #66 7-6 6-2 Dick Crealy #47 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Hans Jurgen Pohmann #42 7-6 6-3 Erik Van Dillen — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Allan Stone #71 6-2 6-2 Hans Kary #62 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Billy Martin #51 7-5 6-4 Harold Solomon #10 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Gerald Battrick #95 7-6 7-5 Alvaro Betancur #70 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Tom Okker #19 6-3 6-3 Nicola Spear #134 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Alex Metreveli 6-1 6-3 Rolf Thung #118 — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Eddie Dibbs #8 6-2 6-2 Charlie Pasarell #60 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jaime Fillol #15 6-4 6-3 Juan Diaz — Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 6-4 David Schneider #272 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 John Lloyd 6-3 6-1 Pat Cramer #97 — Match data

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