1976 Japan Open Tennis Championships

The 1976 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the event and took place in Tokyo, Japan. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1976. First-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles title.[3]

1976 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date1–7 November
Edition4th
CategoryGrand Prix circuit (Three star)
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Champions
Singles
United States Roscoe Tanner[1]
Doubles
Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Ken Rosewall[2]
← 1975 · Japan Open · 1977 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Roscoe Tanner defeated   Corrado Barazzutti 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Tanner 4th singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Doubles

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  Bob Carmichael /   Ken Rosewall defeated   Ismail El Shafei /   Brian Fairlie 6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Tokyo – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1976 Tokyo – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 113. ISBN 9780354090117.
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