1976 Grand Prix (tennis) explained

1976 Grand Prix circuit
Duration:	28 December 1975 – 13 December 1976
Edition:	7th
Tournaments:	48
Categories:	TC events (3) GPM events (1) 5 Star events (4) 4 Star events (9) 3 Star events (10) 2 Star events (8) 1 Star events (11)
Most Tournament Titles:	Jimmy Connors (7)
Most Tournament Finals:	Manuel Orantes (10)
Prize Money Leader:	Raúl Ramírez ($190,000)
Points Leader:	Raúl Ramírez (938)
Player Of The Year:	Björn Borg
Newcomer Of The Year:	Wojciech Fibak
Previous:	1975
Next:	1977

The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.^[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.^[2]

The 1976 Grand Prix circuit consisted of 48 tournaments held in 21 different countries.

Schedule

Key

Triple Crown
Grand Prix Masters
Five-star events
Four-star events
Three-star events
Two-star events
One-star events
Team events

December 1975

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
28 Dec		Mark Edmondson 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1			Brad Drewett Dick Crealy Tony Roche Ross Case
		John Newcombe Tony Roche 7–6, 6–4	Ross Case Geoff Masters

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May		Manuel Orantes 6–1, 6–4, 6–1			François Jauffret Mike Cahill Jiří Hřebec Juan Gisbert Sr.
		Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 RET.	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
11 May	Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – 48S/24D/16XD Two Star	Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2			Hans Kary Norman Holmes Iván Molina Jean-François Caujolle
		Wojciech Fibak Fred McNair 4–6, 7–5, 7–5	Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes
		Linky Boshoff Colin Dowdeswell 6–8, 8–6, 6–1	Ilana Kloss Byron Bertram
18 May	German Open Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star	Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1			Ulrich Pinner Jiří Hřebec Balázs Taróczy José Higueras
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 7–6, 7–6, 7–6	Dick Crealy Kim Warwick
25 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D Five Star	Adriano Panatta 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6			Corrado Barazzutti Mark Edmondson Harold Solomon Jan Kodeš
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3^[3]	Geoff Masters John Newcombe
	Agfa Colour Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D Two Star	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–0			Byron Bertram Dick Crealy Wojciech Fibak Kjell Johansson
		Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore
31 May		Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–3)			Björn Borg Manuel Orantes Balázs Taróczy Guillermo Vilas
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 7–6^(8–6), 6–3, 6–1	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
		Ilana Kloss Kim Warwick 5–7, 7–6, 6–2	Linky Boshoff Colin Dowdeswell

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Jun	John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star	No Winner	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase		Tom Okker Vijay Amritraj Ismail El Shafei Roger Taylor
		Not completed. (5 pairs remaining)
	Berlin Grand Prix Berlin, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D One Star	Víctor Pecci 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3			Belus Prajoux Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojciech Fibak Werner Zirngibl
		Patricio Cornejo Antonio Muñoz 7–5, 6–1	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
21 Jun		Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 9–7			Vitas Gerulaitis Charlie Pasarell Guillermo Vilas Jimmy Connors
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5	Ross Case Geoff Masters
		Françoise Dürr Tony Roche 6–3, 2–6, 7–5	Rosemary Casals Dick Stockton

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jul	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star	Antonio Zugarelli 4–6, 7–5, 6–2			Fred McNair Peter Fleming Raymond Moore Per Hegna
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Juan Gisbert Sr.
	Swiss Open Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D Two Star	Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3			Paolo Bertolucci Jeff Borowiak Karl Meiler Ricardo Cano
		Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–3, 6–3	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
12 Jul	Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star	Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–5, 6–2			Trey Waltke Stan Smith Bill Scanlon Cliff Richey
		Stan Smith Erik van Dillen 6–1, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon
	Dutch Championships Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Balázs Taróczy 6–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3			Manuel Santana Robin Drysdale Raymond Moore Jean-François Caujolle
		Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux 6–4, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Balázs Taróczy
19 Jul	Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D Two Star	Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2, 7–6			Jean-Louis Haillet Charlie Pasarell Ramiro Benavides Jeff Borowiak
		Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš 6–7, 6–2, 6–4	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
26 Jul	Washington Star International Washington, D.C., USA Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four star	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4			Dick Stockton Víctor Pecci Stan Smith Eddie Dibbs
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Jimmy Connors

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Aug	Louisville International Louisville, United States Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star	Harold Solomon 6–2, 7–5			Guillermo Vilas Jaime Fillol Raúl Ramírez Víctor Pecci
		Byron Bertram Pat Cramer 6–3, 6–4	Stan Smith Erik van Dillen
		Jimmy Connors 7–6, 4–6, 6–3		Željko Franulović Cliff Richey	Eddie Dibbs Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried Manuel Orantes
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–0	Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci
	Buckeye Tennis Championships Columbus, United States Clay – 48S/24D Two Star	Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)			Patricio Cornejo Dick Stockton Colin Dibley Anand Amritraj
		William Brown Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–4	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
9 Aug		Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak		Eddie Dibbs Manuel Orantes Buster Mottram Brian Gottfried
	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
16 Aug	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 7–6, 6–2			Onny Parun Paolo Bertolucci Víctor Pecci Bob Hewitt
		Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–1	Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes
23 Aug	U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star Singles – Doubles	Björn Borg 6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2			Jimmy Connors Paolo Bertolucci Guillermo Vilas Adriano Panatta
		Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 3–6, 6–3, 7–6	Mike Cahill John Whitlinger
	Tennis Week Open South Orange, United States Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2			Vijay Amritraj Buster Mottram Bernard Mitton Željko Franulović
	Fred McNair Marty Riessen 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase
30 Aug		Jimmy Connors 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(11–9), 6–4			Jan Kodeš Eddie Dibbs Dick Stockton Manuel Orantes
	Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–0	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–6	Billie Jean King Ray Ruffels

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Sep	Grow Professional Doubles Championships The Woodlands, United States Hard – $100,000 – 16D	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
	Bermuda Classic Bermuda Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Cliff Richey 7–6, 6–2			John Lloyd Álvaro Fillol Steve Krulevitz Balázs Taróczy
		Mike Cahill John Whitlinger 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Mark Edmondson John Marks
20 Sep		Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–2			Jimmy Connors Dick Stockton John Lloyd Sandy Mayer
		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell
27 Sep	Fireman's Fund International San Francisco, United States Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star	Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–5, 6–1			Harold Solomon Vijay Amritraj Butch Walts Arthur Ashe
		Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Oct	Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D Five Star	Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4			Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci Antonio Zugarelli Wojciech Fibak
		Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–1	Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes
	Island Holidays Classic Maui, United States Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D Three Star	Harold Solomon 6–3, 5–7, 7–5			John Lloyd John Newcombe Brian Fairlie Arthur Ashe
		Raymond Moore Allan Stone 6–7, 6–3, 6–4	Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner
11 Oct	Trofeo Gillette Madrid, Spain Clay – 64S/32D Three Star	Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs		Balázs Taróczy Jan Kodeš Jaime Fillol Bob Hewitt
	Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
	Air India/BP Tennis Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Mark Edmondson 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4			Ray Ruffels Kim Warwick Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie
	Syd Ball Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
18 Oct		Geoff Masters 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3			Paul Kronk Sashi Menon Bill Scanlon Kim Warwick
	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	Syd Ball Kim Warwick
	Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star	Manuel Orantes 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4			Jan Kodeš Željko Franulović Brian Gottfried Javier Soler
	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
25 Oct	Hitachi West Coast Classic Perth, Australia Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Ray Ruffels 6–0, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2			Dick Crealy Tim Gullikson Syd Ball Gene Mayer
	Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 6–1, 6–2	Bob Carmichael Ismail El Shafei
		Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6			Erik van Dillen Tom Okker Sherwood Stewart Paolo Bertolucci
	Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
		Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1			Vitas Gerulaitis Arthur Ashe Brian Gottfried Balázs Taróczy
	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 4–0 RET.	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Nov	Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D Three Star	Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–4	Manuel Orantes		Bernard Mitton Antonio Zugarelli Arthur Ashe Wojciech Fibak
		David Lloyd John Lloyd 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	John Feaver John James
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D Three Star	Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–2			Jürgen Fassbender Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie John Whitlinger
		Bob Carmichael Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
	Cologne Cup Cologne, West Germany Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3			Jiří Hřebec František Pála Henry Bunis Harold Solomon
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–1, 3–6, 7–6	Colin Dowdeswell Mike Estep
8 Nov	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Five Star Hard (i) – $150,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Mark Cox 4–6, 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)			Raúl Ramírez Byron Bertram Haroon Rahim Björn Borg
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
	Citizen's Classic Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Two Star	Ken Rosewall 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0			Emilio Montaño Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Steve Krulevitz Paul Kronk
		Hank Pfister Butch Walts 6–4, 6–2	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase
15 Nov	Benson & Hedges Championships London, Great Britain Four Star Carpet – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4			Stan Smith Raúl Ramírez Tom Okker Ilie Năstase
	Stan Smith Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried
	Philippine Open Manila, the Philippines Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D Two Star	Brian Fairlie 7–5, 6–7, 7–6			Mike Machette Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Mark Edmondson Ross Case
		Ross Case Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–1	Anand Amritraj Corrado Barazzutti
	São Paulo Open São Paulo, Brazil Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–0			Belus Prajoux Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano Adriano Panatta
		Lito Álvarez Víctor Pecci 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux
22 Nov	South African Breweries Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $150,000 – 48S/24D/16XD Five Star	Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4			Cliff Richey Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner Willem Prinsloo
		Brian Gottfried Sherwood Stewart 1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6	Juan Gisbert Sr. Stan Smith
		Betsy Nagelsen Bob Hewitt 6–2, 7–6	Annette du Plooy Deon Joubert
	South American Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Two Star Singles	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–2, 6–3	Jaime Fillol		José Higueras Željko Franulović Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano
		Carlos Kirmayr Tito Vázquez 6–4, 7–5	Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux
	Indian Open Bangalore, India Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star	Kim Warwick 6–1, 6–2			Bob Carmichael Alvin Gardiner Mike Cahill Ashok Amritraj
	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 6–2, 7–6	Chiradip Mukerjea Bhanu Nunna

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Dec		Manuel Orantes 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–1			Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez Eddie Dibbs Roscoe Tanner
	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez

Points system

The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown - the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open - while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size.^[4] Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

• Champion: 160 (32)
• Runner-up: 120 (24)
• Semifinalist: 80 (16)
• Quarterfinalist: 40 (8)
• Fourth Round: 20 (4)
• Third Round: 10 (2)
• Second Round: 5

• Champion: 120 (24)
• Runner-up: 90 (18)
• Semifinalist: 60 (12)
• Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
• 9th – 16th: 15 (3)
• 17th – 32nd: 7
• 33rd – 64th: 1

• Champion: 100 (20)
• Runner-up: 75 (15)
• Semifinalist: 50 (10)
• Quarterfinalist: 25 (5)
• 9th – 16th: 12 (2)
• 17th – 32nd: 6

• Champion: 80 (16)
• Runner-up: 60 (12)
• Semifinalist: 40 (8)
• 5th – 8th: 20 (4)
• 9th – 16th: 10 (2)
• 17th – 32nd: 5

• Champion: 60 (12)
• Runner-up: 45 (9)
• Semifinalist: 30 (6)
• 5th – 8th: 15 (3)
• 9th – 16th: 7 (1)
• 17th – 32nd: 3

• Champion: 40 (8)
• Runner-up: 30 (6)
• Semifinalist: 20 (4)
• 5th – 8th: 10 (2)
• 9th – 16th: 5

Standings

The 1976 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in six separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (150 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (40 points for the winner). At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played a minimum amount of One and Two Star tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending Masters tournament.^[2]

Rk	Name	Points	Bonus
1		938	$150,000
2		811	$90,000
3		800	–
4		687	$60,000
5		681	$45,000
6		627	$35,000
7		615	$30,000
8		582	$26,000
9		574	$23,000
10		510	–

ATP rankings

These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1975 season ^[5] and at the end of the 1976 season,^[6] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1976, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.

As of 15 December 1975^[7]
Rk	Name
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Year-end rankings 1976 (12 December 1976)^[8]
Rk	Name	Points	Avg.	Change
1		1,204	80.27	=
2		789	52.60	+1
3		606	43.29	+1
4		902	41.00	+1
5		1185	39.50	+8
6		813	38.71	-4
7		447	31.93	+7
8		893	30.79	+9
9		920	30.67	+9
10		794	28.36	+13
11		765	28.33	-2
12		575	26.14	-8
13		341	24.36	-7
14		754	23.56	+44
15		513	20.52	+15
16		514	19.04	+5
17		298	18.63	+5
18		248	16.53	-3
19		334	15.90	=
20		282	15.67	+2

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

• Paolo Bertolucci (1) Barcelona
• Björn Borg (3) Düsseldorf, Wimbledon, Boston
• Jimmy Connors (6) Washington, North Conway, Indianapolis, US Open, Cologne, Wembley
• Mark Cox (1) Stockholm
• Eddie Dibbs (2) Hamburg, Paris (Jean Becker)
• Mark Edmondson (1) Australian Open
• Brian Fairlie (1) Manila
• Wojciech Fibak (2) Bournemouth, Vienna
• Brian Gottfried (1) Los Angeles
• Geoff Masters (1) Sydney Indoor
• Ilie Năstase (1) South Orange
• Manuel Orantes (5) Munich, Kitzbühel, Madrid, Barcelona, Masters
• Adriano Panatta (2) Rome, French Open
• Víctor Pecci (2) Madrid, Berlin
• Raúl Ramírez (2) Gstaad, London III
• Cliff Richey (1) Bermuda
• Ken Rosewall (1) Hong Kong
• Ray Ruffels (1) Perth
• Harold Solomon (2) Maui, Johannesburg
• Roscoe Tanner (4) Cincinnati, Columbus, San Francisco, Tokyo Outdoor
• Balázs Taróczy (1) Hilversum
• Guillermo Vilas (3) Montreal, São Paulo. Buenos Aires
• Kim Warwick (1) Bangalore
• Antonio Zugarelli (1) Båstad

The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1976:

• Mark Edmondson Australian Open
• Wojtek Fibak Stockholm
• Geoff Masters Sydney Indoor
• Víctor Pecci Madrid
• Kim Warwick Bangalore
• Antonio Zugarelli Båstad

See also

• 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit
• 1976 WTA Tour

External links

• ATP Archive 1976: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments
• ATP – History Mens Professional Tours

Further reading

• Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. Bud Collins . New Chapter Press . New York . 2nd . 2010. 978-0-942257-70-0 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: How it All Began. ATPWorldTour.com. 2011-03-03.
2. Book: World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. 1977. Macdonald and Janes. London. 9780354090117. 25–31. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis).
3. This match was stopped at two sets all due to bad light. The final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional Doubles Championships.
4. News: $5-Million Tour For Grand Prix Tennis. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. UPI. 23 January 1976.
5. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 15, 1975. 15 December 1975. 2012-01-11.
6. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 12, 1976.
7. Web site: ATP rankings 15 Dec, 1975 . ATP . 14 September 2023.
8. Web site: ATP Year-end top 20 . ATP . 14 September 2023.