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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Round of 128
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-3
Bob Hewitt #73
Peter Fleming #90 7-5 7-6
Julian Ganzabal #74
Fred Mcnair
BYE
Mark Cox #61 6-3 6-7 6-2
Jean Louis Haillet #158
Vitas Gerulaitis #18 6-4 6-1
Bruce Manson #210
Steve Krulevitz #98 7-6 7-5
Balazs Taroczy #30
Zeljko Franulovic #50 7-6 6-1
Belus Prajoux #75
Gene Mayer #159 6-4 6-1
Paolo Bertolucci #45
Jan Kodes #19 6-2 6-2
Phil Dent #41
Arthur Ashe #9 7-6 6-3
John James #131
Cliff Richey #33 6-4 7-6
Victor Amaya #83
Larry Gottfried #326 7-6 6-3
Colin Dibley #81
Frew Mcmillan #85 7-5 6-1
Brian Teacher #99
Ray Ruffels #65 7-5 6-1
Mike Cahill #82
Trey Waltke #86 6-4 6-3
Frantisek Pala #112
Billy Martin #51 7-5 6-4
Harold Solomon #10
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 6-4
David Schneider #272
Ross Case #25 2-6 6-3 7-5
Zan Guerry #205
Kjell Johansson #79 6-1 4-6 6-3
Andrew Pattison
Jean Francois Caujolle #80 6-1 6-1
Jim Mcmanus #105
Teimuraz Kakulia 7-5 7-6
Mark Edmondson #44
Alvin Gardiner #125 6-3 2-6 6-3
Ramiro Benavides #147
John Yuill #154 6-1 6-2
Steve Turner #105
Corrado Barazzutti #14 6-4 6-0
Paul Kronk
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-2 6-2
Charlie Pasarell #60
Henry Bunis #103 6-2 5-7 6-4
Eric Friedler #396
John Alexander #34 6-4 6-2
Buster C Mottram #29
Van Winitsky #282 6-3 1-6 7-5
Sherwood Stewart
Colin Dowdeswell #92 6-0 6-4
Brian Fairlie #48
Raul Ramirez #6 7-6 6-0
Patrick Proisy #56
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2
Pat Dupre #308
Butch Seewagen #249 6-7 6-3 6-1
Mark Meyers #168
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-2
Cliff Letcher
Jaime Fillol #15 6-4 6-3
Juan Diaz
John Lloyd 6-3 6-1
Pat Cramer #97
Nick Saviano #159 4-6 6-3 6-1
Grover Raz Reid #146
Brian Gottfried #15 6-1 6-1
Jiri Hrebec #57
Alex Metreveli 6-1 6-3
Rolf Thung #118
Tom Okker #19 6-3 6-3
Nicola Spear #134
Jose Higueras #49 4-6 7-6 6-4
Butch Walts #272
Manuel Orantes #7 7-5 6-1
Jun Kuki #78
Jorge Andrew #108 7-6 6-3
Bernie Mitton #59
Allan Stone #71 6-2 6-2
Hans Kary #62
Ismail El Shafei 4-6 6-3 6-4
Eric Deblicker #93
Stan Smith #13 6-3 6-4
Syd Ball #76
Terry Moor #396 6-4 3-6 6-2
Rolf Norberg #163
Ricardo Cano #43 7-5 6-4
John Whitlinger #100
Gerald Battrick #95 7-6 7-5
Alvaro Betancur #70
Ilie Nastase #5 (def.)
Onny Parun #24
Hans Jurgen Pohmann #42 7-6 6-3
Erik Van Dillen
Marty Riessen #68 4-6 6-4 6-3
Mike Machette #179
Norman Holmes #85 6-0 6-7 6-1
Dick Bohrnstedt
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 6-4
Mike Estep #94
Jim Delaney #88 6-3 7-6
Ivan Molina #52
Kim Warwick #77 6-4 6-4
Vijay Amritraj #27
Victor Pecci #40 7-5 6-3
Juan Gisbert
Dick Stockton #19 6-3 6-1
Byron Bertram #63
Sashi Menon #100 6-3 7-5
John Bartlett #136
Raymond Moore #36 7-5 6-7 6-2
Wojtek Fibak #16
Geoff Masters #66 7-6 6-2
Dick Crealy #47
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Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-1
Matt Mitchell
Adriano Panatta #4 6-1 7-6
Ove Bengtson #72
Round of 64
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-0
Peter Fleming #90
Fred Mcnair 6-7 6-1 6-0
Mark Cox #61
Vitas Gerulaitis #18 6-2 6-2
Steve Krulevitz #98
Zeljko Franulovic #50 6-3 6-4
Gene Mayer #159
Jan Kodes #19 6-1 6-2
Arthur Ashe #9
Cliff Richey #33 6-0 6-2
Larry Gottfried #326
Frew Mcmillan #85 3-6 6-1 6-4
Ray Ruffels #65
Trey Waltke #86 6-3 6-3
Billy Martin #51
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-2 6-4
Ross Case #25
Kjell Johansson #79 6-4 5-7 6-4
Jean Francois Caujolle #80
Teimuraz Kakulia 6-4 6-4
Alvin Gardiner #125
John Yuill #154 6-3 7-6
Corrado Barazzutti #14
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-2 6-1
Henry Bunis #103
John Alexander #34 6-1 6-3
Van Winitsky #282
Colin Dowdeswell #92 6-4 6-4
Raul Ramirez #6
Bob Lutz 6-1 6-4
Butch Seewagen #249
Bjorn Borg #2 4-6 6-2 7-6
Jaime Fillol #15
John Lloyd 6-4 6-0
Nick Saviano #159
Brian Gottfried #15 6-4 7-5
Alex Metreveli
Tom Okker #19 6-3 7-5
Jose Higueras #49
Manuel Orantes #7 7-6 6-2
Jorge Andrew #108
Allan Stone #71 6-0 6-1
Ismail El Shafei
Stan Smith #13 6-0 6-1
Terry Moor #396
Ricardo Cano #43 7-6 5-7 6-3
Gerald Battrick #95
Ilie Nastase #5 7-6 4-6 7-6
Hans Jurgen Pohmann #42
Marty Riessen #68 6-3 7-6
Norman Holmes #85
Roscoe Tanner #11 7-6 7-6
Jim Delaney #88
Kim Warwick #77 6-4 7-5
Victor Pecci #40
Dick Stockton #19 6-1 6-2
Sashi Menon #100
Raymond Moore #36 3-6 6-2 7-5
Geoff Masters #66
Jairo Velasco
BYE
Bill Scanlon 6-3 7-6
Adriano Panatta #4
Round of 32
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-3
Fred Mcnair
Vitas Gerulaitis #18 4-6 6-3 6-2
Zeljko Franulovic #50
Jan Kodes #19 6-2 7-5
Cliff Richey #33
Frew Mcmillan #85 6-4 6-1
Trey Waltke #86
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 (ret.)
Kjell Johansson #79
Teimuraz Kakulia 6-7 7-6 6-3
John Yuill #154
Eddie Dibbs #8 7-6 7-6
John Alexander #34
Colin Dowdeswell #92 7-6 6-2
Bob Lutz
Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-3
John Lloyd
Brian Gottfried #15 6-2 6-2
Tom Okker #19
Manuel Orantes #7 6-2 6-4
Allan Stone #71
Stan Smith #13 6-0 6-1
Ricardo Cano #43
Ilie Nastase #5 6-2 7-5
Marty Riessen #68
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-2 6-4
Kim Warwick #77
Dick Stockton #19 6-2 7-6
Raymond Moore #36
Jairo Velasco 6-4 6-2
Bill Scanlon
Round of 16
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-3 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis #18
Jan Kodes #19 6-4 7-6 2-6 7-6
Frew Mcmillan #85
Guillermo Vilas #3 7-5 6-4 6-0
Teimuraz Kakulia
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-2 6-4 6-2
Colin Dowdeswell #92
Bjorn Borg #2 6-7 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
Brian Gottfried #15
Manuel Orantes #7 3-6 1-6 6-2 7-6 6-1
Stan Smith #13
Ilie Nastase #5 7-5 6-7 1-6 7-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner #11
Dick Stockton #19 6-3 7-5 6-4
Jairo Velasco
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-3 6-1
Jan Kodes #19
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-1 2-6 7-6 7-6
Eddie Dibbs #8
Bjorn Borg #2 4-6 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-4
Manuel Orantes #7
Ilie Nastase #5 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Dick Stockton #19
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-2 6-1
Guillermo Vilas #3
Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-3 6-4
Ilie Nastase #4
Final
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4
Bjorn Borg #2

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Frequently Asked Questions

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US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
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Who has won the most US Open titles?
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