1976 Italian Open (tennis)

The 1976 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 23 May until 30 May 1976. The singles titles were won by Third-seeded Adriano Panatta and Mima Jaušovec. In his first-round match Panatta survived 11 match points against Kim Warwick.[3]

1976 Italian Open
Date23–30 May
Edition33rd
Draw64MS/64WS/32MD/16WD
SurfaceClay court / outdoor
LocationRome, Italy
VenueForo Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Italy Adriano Panatta[1]
Women's singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Men's doubles
United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez[2]
Women's doubles
South Africa Linky Boshoff / South Africa Ilana Kloss
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Finals

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Men's singles

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  Adriano Panatta defeated   Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6

Women's singles

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  Mima Jaušovec defeated   Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

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  Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez defeated   Geoff Masters /   John Newcombe 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[a]

Women's doubles

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  Linky Boshoff /   Ilana Kloss defeated   Virginia Ruzici /   Mariana Simionescu 6–1, 6–2

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Third round Second round First round Total
Men's singles $30,000 $13,000 $6,500 $3,400 $1,700 $1,000 $500 $115,200
Women's singles $5,000 $2,500 $1,250 $800 $500 $350 $200 $26,000
Men's doubles $6,000 $3,500 $2,000 $800 $0 $0 $16,700
Women's doubles $1,500 $900 $500 $300 $0 $4,600

Source: World of Tennis 1977[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ The final was stopped at two sets all due to bad light and the final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional doubles Championship in The Woodlands, TX, USA.

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1976 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 77–79. ISBN 9780354090117.
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