1976 French Open
| 1976 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 May – 14 June 1976 |
| Edition | 75 |
| Category | 46th Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Prize money | $204,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Italy Adriano Panatta[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| United Kingdom Sue Barker[2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Frederick McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart[3] | |
| Women's doubles | |
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli /  Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera[2] | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| South Africa Ilana Kloss / Australia Kim Warwick[2] | |
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The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 75th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976.[4][5]
Final
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]Italy Adriano Panatta defeated United States Harold Solomon, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) [1]
- It was Panatta's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United Kingdom Sue Barker defeated Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 [2]
- It was Barker's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Frederick McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart defeated United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez, 7–6(8-6), 6–3, 6–1 [3]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera defeated United States Kathleen Harter / West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 [2]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]South Africa Ilana Kloss / Australia Kim Warwick defeated South Africa Delina Boshoff / Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 [2]
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Prize money
[edit | edit source]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles [6] | Men | FF130,000 | FF65,000 | FF32,000 | FF17,000 | FF10,000 | FF5,000 | FF2,800 | FF1,500 |
| Women | FF30,000 | FF15,000 | FF7,500 | FF3,000 | - | FF2,000 | FF1,000 | FF650 | |
References
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External links
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