1976 Citizen's Classic – Singles

Singles
1976 Citizen's Classic
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Ilie Năstase
Score	1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
Draw	48
Seeds	8

The 1976 Citizen's Classic – Singles was an event of the 1976 Citizen's Classic tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts in Hong Kong, between 8 November and 14 November 1976. The draw comprised 48 players and 8 of them were seeded. Tom Gorman was the defending Hong Kong Open singles champion but lost in the third round to Gene Mayer. Fourth-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title after a victory in the final against first-seeded Ilie Năstase, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0.^[1][2]

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ilie Năstase	6	6
		Emilio Montaño	1	1
								1	Ilie Năstase	6	6
									Chico Hagey	1	1
		Chico Hagey	7	6
	5	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	3
															1	Ilie Năstase	6	4	6
															4	Ken Rosewall	1	6	7
		Steve Krulevitz	3	3
	4	Ken Rosewall	6	6
								4	Ken Rosewall	6	6
									Gene Mayer	3	2
		Gene Mayer	6	6
		Paul Kronk	3	1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Ilie Năstase	7	6
		Mike Cahill	5	1				1	Ilie Năstase	7	6
									Butch Walts	6	2
															1	Ilie Năstase	6	6
		John Whitlinger	2	6	6											Sashi Menon	0	2
		Raz Reid	6	4	4				John Whitlinger	2	4
									Sashi Menon	6	6
																						1	Ilie Năstase	6	6
	8	Brian Fairlie	2	6	6																		Emilio Montaño	1	1
		Ismail El Shafei	6	3	4			8	Brian Fairlie	2	5
									Mike MacHette	6	7
																Mike MacHette	5	6	7
		Emilio Montaño	6	7												Emilio Montaño	7	4	9
		Timothy Noonan	3	5					Emilio Montaño	4	7	6
									Anand Amritraj	6	5	1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Corrado Barazzutti	6	6
		George Hardie	1	4				3	Corrado Barazzutti	1	3
									Hank Pfister	6	6
																Hank Pfister	6	1	3
																Chico Hagey	2	6	6
									Bob Carmichael	2	1r
		Chico Hagey	6	2	7				Chico Hagey	6	1
		Eric Friedler	2	6	5																		Chico Hagey	7	6
	5	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	6																		5	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	3
	Q	Doug Crawford	3	2				5	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	7	7
									John Bartlett	6	5
															5	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	6
		Tim Gullikson	2	6	6											Tim Gullikson	0	1
	Q	Jacques Thamin	6	4	2				Tim Gullikson	6	6
								Q	Randall King	4	1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
									Kim Warwick	0	1r
		Steve Krulevitz	1	6	8				Steve Krulevitz	6	2
		Ray Ruffels	6	3	6											Steve Krulevitz	7	6
		Russell Simpson	6	6												Russell Simpson	6	3
		David Epstein	1	4					Russell Simpson	6	6
								6	Billy Martin	4	2
																							Steve Krulevitz	3	3
		Jürgen Fassbender	3	0																		4	Ken Rosewall	6	6
		Geoff Masters	6	6					Geoff Masters	6	7
									Marcello Lara	2	5
																Geoff Masters	3	1
															4	Ken Rosewall	6	6
									Paul McNamee	4	1
		Hans-Joachim Plötz	1	2				4	Ken Rosewall	6	6
	4	Ken Rosewall	6	6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Alvin Gardiner	3	2
		Gene Mayer	6	6					Gene Mayer	6	5	6
									Chris Kachel	3	7	3
																Gene Mayer	6	3	6
		Jim Delaney	6	6												Tom Gorman	4	6	1
	7	Tom Gullikson	0	3					Jim Delaney	6	5
									Tom Gorman	7	7
																							Gene Mayer	6	6
																							Paul Kronk	3	1
									Rolf Thung	6	3	6
		Cliff Letcher	6	6					Cliff Letcher	4	6	3
		Rick Fisher	3	4												Rolf Thung
																Paul Kronk	w/o
									Paul Kronk	6	6
		John Marks	6	6					John Marks	3	4
	2	Roscoe Tanner	3	4

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