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1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
Runner-upUnited States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw32
Seeds2
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1976 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from August 23 through August 30, 1976. The draw comprised 32 teams of which two were seeded. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships doubles champions but lost in the first round. The unseeded team of Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won the title by defeating the team of Mike Cahill and John Whitlinger, also unseeded, in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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  1. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (first round)
  2. Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. / Spain Manuel Orantes (first round, withdrew)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
2 4
  Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6 6
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
3 6 7
United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
6 3 6
  United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Stan Smith
6 1
  United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
7 6

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4 6 2
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
6 3 6 Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
6 6
Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
Czechoslovakia František Pála
3 3 Colombia Iván Molina
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr.
1 4
Colombia Iván Molina
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr.
6 6 Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
2 6 6
Australia John Alexander
United States Mike Estep
7 6 Australia John Alexander
United States Mike Estep
6 4 4
United States Raz Reid
Netherlands Rolf Thung
6 4 Australia John Alexander
United States Mike Estep
1 6 6
United States Hank Pfister
United States Bill Scanlon
6 6 7 United States Hank Pfister
United States Bill Scanlon
6 4 3
United States Pat DuPré
United States Ferdi Taygan
7 0 6 Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
2 4
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
4 6 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6 6
United States Jim McManus
Sweden Tenny Svensson
6 7 United States Jim McManus
Sweden Tenny Svensson
1 1
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United States Norman Holmes
6 1r Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
6 6
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
7 3 Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
0 6 3
France Éric Deblicker
France Jean-Louis Haillet
2 1 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6 3 6
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6 6 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6 6
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Austria Hans Kary
2 2 United States Jeff Borowiak
South Africa Bob Hewitt
1 1
United States Jeff Borowiak
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6 6

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
6 6
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
3 4 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
7 7
Australia Cliff Letcher
Australia Kim Warwick
6 6 Australia Cliff Letcher
Australia Kim Warwick
6 6
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Steve Krulevitz
3 0 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
3 4
United States Jerry Cromwell
United States Paul Sullivan
2 7 2 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Stan Smith
6 6
United States Bill Cashman
United States Bill Drake
6 5 6 United States Bill Cashman
United States Bill Drake
3 2
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
3 1r United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Stan Smith
6 6
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Stan Smith
6 3 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Stan Smith
6 1
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
6 6 United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
7 6
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
4 1 United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
7 5 6
Argentina Elio Lito Alvarez
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6 6 6 Argentina Elio Lito Alvarez
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6 7 4
Colombia Álvaro Betancur
Japan Jun Kuki
3 7 2 United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
Australia Paul Kronk
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6 5 United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
w/o
United States Jim Delaney
United States Mike MacHette
7 3 7 United States Jim Delaney
United States Mike MacHette
6 3
United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
w/o United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
7 6
2 Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes

References

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  1. ^ "Borg stops Solomon for Pro Tennis Championship". The Capital Times. AP. August 31, 1976. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9780354090117.
  3. ^ "1976 Boston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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