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1976 Volvo International – Doubles

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Doubles
1976 Volvo International
Final
ChampionsUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Runners-upArgentina Ricardo Cano
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Score6–3, 6–0
Events
Singles Doubles
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Haroon Rahim and Erik van Dillen were the defending champions but only Van Dillen competed that year with Dick Crealy.

Crealy and Van Dillen lost in the quarterfinals to Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez.

Gottfried and Ramírez won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Ricardo Cano and Víctor Pecci.

Seeds

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  1. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (champions)
  2. Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr. / Spain Manuel Orantes (first round)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
  4. South Africa Bob Hewitt / Australia Geoff Masters (semifinals)
  5. n/a
  6. Argentina Ricardo Cano / Paraguay Víctor Pecci (final)
  7. Poland Wojciech Fibak / West Germany Karl Meiler (semifinals)
  8. Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell / Australia Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7 3 6
4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Geoff Masters
6 6 3
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6  
6 Argentina Ricardo Cano
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
3 0  
6 Argentina Ricardo Cano
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
3 6 6
7 Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Karl Meiler
6 4 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 7  
  United States G Mayer
United States J Sadri
1 6   1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
7 6  
  Australia D Golden
F Pascal
1 2     Australia J Bartlett
Australia C Letcher
6 2  
  Australia J Bartlett
Australia C Letcher
6 6   1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 7  
  United States G R Reid
Netherlands R Thung
6 6 6   Australia D Crealy
United States E van Dillen
1 6  
  Sweden J Norbäck
Sweden D Palm
4 7 7   Sweden J Norbäck
Sweden D Palm
5 6  
  Australia D Crealy
United States E van Dillen
7 7  
1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
7 3 6
8 Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
Australia C Kachel
7 6   4 South Africa B Hewitt
Australia G Masters
6 6 3
  United States W Blocher
South Africa P Cramer
5 3   8 Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
Australia C Kachel
6 6  
  Austria H Kary
United Kingdom B Mottram
6 6     Austria H Kary
United Kingdom B Mottram
2 3  
  Japan J Kuki
United States B Scanlon
3 4   8 Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
Australia C Kachel
4 6 4
  United Kingdom G Battrick
United States G Holmes
DEF     4 South Africa B Hewitt
Australia G Masters
6 1 6
  United States P DuPré
United States G Hardie
        United Kingdom G Battrick
United States G Holmes
1 4  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
New Zealand O Parun
6 4 4 4 South Africa B Hewitt
Australia G Masters
6 6  
4 South Africa B Hewitt
Australia G Masters
3 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 United States A Ashe
United States J Connors
4 6 6
  United States J Borowiak
Sweden R Norberg
6 3 2 3 United States A Ashe
United States J Connors
7 7  
  United States P Fishbach
South Africa R Moore
4 6 6   United States P Fishbach
South Africa R Moore
6 5  
  Venezuela J Andrew
Bolivia R Benavides
6 4 3 3 United States A Ashe
United States J Connors
6 6 4
  United States F Taygan
United States T Waltke
6 6   6 Argentina R Cano
Paraguay V Pecci
7 1 6
  United States A Chandronnait
South Africa T Ryan
2 3     United States F Taygan
United States T Waltke
4 1  
  United States D Crawford
United States S Turner
1 5   6 Argentina R Cano
Paraguay V Pecci
6 6  
6 Argentina R Cano
Paraguay V Pecci
6 7   6 Argentina R Cano
Paraguay V Pecci
3 6 6
7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 6   7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 4 4
  United States M Fishbach
United States S Mayer
2 2   7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 6  
  Australia B Phillips-Moore
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
4 7 6   Australia B Phillips-Moore
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
2 2  
  Colombia Á Betancur
Brazil J Rasgado
6 5 3 7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
7 6  
  Colombia I Molina
Colombia N Velasco
6 6     Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
5 4  
  United States B Martin
United States N Saviano
1 3     Colombia I Molina
Colombia N Velasco
1 2  
  Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 6     Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 6  
2 Spain J Gisbert, Sr.
Spain M Orantes
4 4  
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