1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles Explained

Champ: Ray Ruffels
Allan Stone
Runner: Mike Cahill
John Whitlinger
Score:3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Type:singles doubles
Draw:32
Seeds:2

The 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from August 23 through August 30, 1976. The draw comprised 32 teams of which two were seeded. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships doubles champions but lost in the first round. The unseeded team of Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won the title by defeating the team of Mike Cahill and John Whitlinger, also unseeded, in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6.[1] [2] [3]

Draw

Bottom half

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Notes and References

  1. News: Borg stops Solomon for Pro Tennis Championship . The Capital Times . AP . August 31, 1976 . 18 . Newspapers.com . limited.
  2. Book: World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. 1977. Macdonald and Janes. London. 9780354090117. 95–96. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis).
  3. Web site: 1976 Boston – Doubles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).