1976 Citizen's Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1976 Citizen's Classic
Champion	Hank Pfister Butch Walts
Runner-up	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	24
Seeds	4

The 1976 Citizen's Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1976 Citizen's Classic tennis tournament, also known as the Hong Kong Open, and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 7 November and 13 November 1976. The draw comprised 24 teams and four of them were seeded. Tom Okker and Ken Rosewall were the defending Hong Kong Open doubles champions but did not participate in this edition. The unseeded team of Hank Pfister and Butch Walts won the doubles title by defeating the second-seeded pairing Anand Amritraj and Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2.^[1][2]

	Semifinals							Final
		Hank Pfister Butch Walts	5	1	8
	4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	7	6	6
									Hank Pfister Butch Walts	6	6
								2	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase	4	2
		Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	4	7	4
	2	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase	6	6	6

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	6
		Bhanu Nunna Jacques Thamin	2	2				1	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	7
									Jim Delaney Billy Martin	3	6
															1	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	5	2
																Hank Pfister Butch Walts	7	6
									Hank Pfister Butch Walts	6	7
		Steve Mott Timothy Noonan	6	6					Steve Mott Timothy Noonan	2	5
		David Eddy David Epstein	3	3																			Hank Pfister Butch Walts	5	1	8
																						4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	7	6	6
								4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	7	7
		Ken Rosewall Ray Ruffels	6	6					Ken Rosewall Ray Ruffels	6	6
		Rick Fisher Hans-Joachim Plötz	2	4											4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	7	7
																Mike Cahill John Whitlinger	6	5
		Mike Cahill John Whitlinger	6	6
		Chris Kachel John Marks	3	3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Sashi Menon Mike MacHette	3	7	6
		Ernie Ewert Paul McNamee	6	6	4				Sashi Menon Mike MacHette	1	7	2
									Chico Hagey Gene Mayer	6	6	6
																Chico Hagey Gene Mayer	5	5
		Eric Friedler Jerry Karzen	3	6	2											Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	7	7
		Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6	2	6				Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	7	5	6
								3	Geoff Masters Kim Warwick	5	7	2
																							Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	4	7	4
																						2	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase	6	6	6
									Marcello Lara Emilio Montaño	1	6	6
		Raz Reid Rolf Thung	6	6					Raz Reid Rolf Thung	6	3	4
		Alvin Gardiner George Hardie	4	3												Marcello Lara Emilio Montaño	3	2
		John Bartlett Russell Simpson	7	1	6										2	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase	6	6
		Corrado Barazzutti Steve Krulevitz	5	6	8				Corrado Barazzutti Steve Krulevitz	7	6	3
								2	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase	5	7	6

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