1976 Agfa Colour Cup – Singles

Singles
1976 Agfa Colour Cup
ChampionSweden Björn Borg
Runner-upSpain Manuel Orantes
Score6–2, 6–2, 6–0
Draw48
Seeds4

The 1976 Agfa Colour Cup – Singles was an event of the 1976 Agfa Colour Cup tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, West Germany, between 26 May and 4 June 1976. The draw comprised 48 players and 4 of them were seeded. Fourth-seeded Jaime Fillol was the defending Agfa Colour Cup singles champion but lost in the semifinals to Manuel Orantes. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title after a win in the final against second-seeded Orantes, 6–2, 6–2, 6–0.[1][2]

Seeds

1.  Sweden Björn Borg (champion)
2.  Spain Manuel Orantes (final)
3.  (withdrew)
4.  Chile Jaime Fillol (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
South Africa Byron Bertram 4 4
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Spain José Higueras 1 3
  Spain José Higueras 6 7
  Australia Dick Crealy 3 6
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 6
2 Spain Manuel Orantes 2 2 0
Poland Wojciech Fibak 4 5
4 Chile Jaime Fillol 6 7
4 Chile Jaime Fillol 6 4
2 Spain Manuel Orantes 7 6
Sweden Kjell Johansson 2 3
2 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Q Czech Republic Pavel Huťka 4 6 6 Q Czech Republic Pavel Huťka 3 4
LL Belgium Bernard Mignot 6 4 4 1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Spain Antonio Munoz 4 2
Q Czech Republic Vladimír Zedník 7 4 6
Australia Colin Dibley 4 2 Spain Antonio Munoz 6 6 7
Spain Antonio Munoz 6 6 1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
South Africa Byron Bertram 4 4
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. 7 6
India Sashi Menon 2 6 6 India Sashi Menon 6 2
LL Australia John James 6 3 3 Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. 0 6 3
South Africa Byron Bertram 6 3 6
South Africa Byron Bertram 6 6
Germany Attila Korpás 3 3 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 1 4
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 6 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
LL Sweden Ove Bengtson 3 1
Czech Republic František Pála 6 6 Czech Republic František Pála 6 6
United States Mike Cahill 2 2
Czech Republic František Pála 4 4
Spain José Higueras 6 6
Q Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi 2 5
South Africa Raymond Moore 7 3 0 Spain José Higueras 6 7
Spain José Higueras 6 6 6 Spain José Higueras 6 7
France Patrick Proisy 6 6 Australia Dick Crealy 3 6
Germany Ulrich Marten 3 3 France Patrick Proisy 6 6 6
Q Germany Klaus Eberhard 2 7 2
France Patrick Proisy 3 6 0
Australia Dick Crealy 6 3 6 Australia Dick Crealy 6 3 6
Australia Bob Carmichael 2 6 3 Australia Dick Crealy 4 7 6
India Anand Amritraj 6 5 4

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
South Africa Pat Cramer 5 1
France Jean-François Caujolle 7 6 France Jean-François Caujolle 3 6 3
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6 1 6
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 1 1
LL Sweden Rolf Norberg 6 6 Poland Wojciech Fibak 6 6
Austria Hans Kary 2 1 LL Sweden Rolf Norberg 1 3
Poland Wojciech Fibak 6 6
Poland Wojciech Fibak 4 5
4 Chile Jaime Fillol 6 7
Q Hungary Róbert Machán 4 4
Germany Ulrich Pinner 6 6 Germany Ulrich Pinner 6 6
Q Sweden Birger Andersson 3 3 Germany Ulrich Pinner 6 3
Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 4 4 Chile Jaime Fillol 7 6
Czech Republic Jiří Hřebec 7 6 Czech Republic Jiří Hřebec 2 1
4 Chile Jaime Fillol 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Germany Rolf Gehring 1 4
Sweden Kjell Johansson 7 6 Sweden Kjell Johansson 6 6
Serbia Nikola Špear 6 4 Sweden Kjell Johansson 7 6
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr. 6 2
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr. 3 6 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 7 Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 4 3
Colombia Iván Molina 4 5 Sweden Kjell Johansson 2 3
2 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6
United States John Andrews 3 3
Germany Werner Zirngibl 3 6 6 Germany Werner Zirngibl 6 6
LL Sweden Jan-Eric Palm 6 2 2 Germany Werner Zirngibl 0 1
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 7 6 2 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6
South Africa John Yuill 6 3 New Zealand Brian Fairlie 1 2
2 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 116. ISBN 9780354090117.
  2. ^ "1976 Düsseldorf – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).