1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles
1976 American Airlines Tennis Games
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Roscoe Tanner
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	64
Seeds	4

John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors.
Connors won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Roscoe Tanner.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (champion)
Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
Björn Borg (semifinals)
Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, defaulted)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	1	Jimmy Connors	6	6

	3	Björn Borg	4	1
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	6

									Roscoe Tanner	4	4
		Roscoe Tanner	6	3	6

	2	Arthur Ashe	3	6	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	J Connors	6	6
		S Mayer	1	1				1	J Connors	6	6
		J Delaney	1	1					P Dent	1	0
		P Dent	6	6											1	J Connors	6	6
		J Borowiak	6	6	1											R Lutz	2	4
		W Brown	4	7	6				W Brown	3	5
		J Austin	1	0					R Lutz	6	7
		R Lutz	6	6																		1	J Connors	6	6
		R Ramírez	3	6	6																		J Alexander	4	1
		B Carmichael	6	2	1				R Ramírez	4	6	6
		S Krulevitz	3	6	6				S Krulevitz	6	4	0
		V Amritraj	6	3	2											R Ramírez	2	3
		J Bartlett	1	1												J Alexander	6	6
		S Ball	6	6					S Ball	5	2
		A Stone	2	4					J Alexander	7	6
		J Alexander	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	3	B Borg	6	6
		G Hardie	3	2				3	B Borg	6	6
		I Țiriac	6	6					I Țiriac	0	4
		A Amritraj	4	2											3	B Borg	7	7
		C Pasarell	3	6	6											S Smith	6	5
		B Gottfried	6	3	2				C Pasarell	3	6	2
		M Cahill	4	5					S Smith	6	3	6
		S Smith	6	7																		3	B Borg	6	6	7
		J Andrew	6	2																			R Laver	2	7	6
		M Estep	7	6					M Estep	6	6
		J James	4	7	4				J McManus	0	1
		J McManus	6	5	6											M Estep	1	2
		V Pecci	4	5												R Laver	6	6
		E van Dillen	6	7					E van Dillen	4	3
		G R Reid	6	3					R Laver	6	6
		R Laver	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		I El Shafei	4	0^r
		B Fairlie	6	2					B Fairlie	3	7	7
		M Riessen	2	6	2				J Fillol	6	5	5
		J Fillol	6	3	6											B Fairlie	3	3
		J Kamiwazumi	6	4												R Tanner	6	6
		O Parun	7	6					O Parun	4	0
		G Masters	4	2					R Tanner	6	6
		R Tanner	6	6																			R Tanner	6	3
		A Pattison	1	6	7																	4	I Năstase	3	1^d
		R Moore	6	2	5				A Pattison	4	4
		D Stockton	7	4	7				D Stockton	6	6
		T Roche	5	6	6											D Stockton	6	0	6
		H Rahim	5	7	6										4	I Năstase	3	6	7
		B Martin	7	5	3				H Rahim	4	6	4
		B Mitton	3	2				4	I Năstase	6	4	6
	4	I Năstase	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		K Warwick	6	6
		D Ralston	1	0					K Warwick	7	3	2
		M Holeček	6	6					J Newcombe	5	6	6
		J Newcombe	7	7												J Newcombe	6	7
		C Drysdale	6	6												C Drysdale	2	6
		B Giltinan	4	2					C Drysdale	6	6
		R Case	6	6					R Case	4	1
		K Rosewall	4	4																			J Newcombe	6	6	4
		R Ruffels	3	6	2																	2	A Ashe	7	4	6
		C Richey	6	4	6				C Richey	6	6
		T Gorman	2	2					H Solomon	4	3
		H Solomon	6	6												C Richey	3	4
		C Dibley	4	4											2	A Ashe	6	6
		S Stewart	6	6					S Stewart	4	2
		J Andrews	2	6	2			2	A Ashe	6	6
	2	A Ashe	6	2	6

References

1976 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw - Men's Singles