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1976 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles

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Doubles
1976 U.S. Pro Indoor
Final
ChampionsAustralia Rod Laver
United States Dennis Ralston
Runners-upSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Score7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1975 · U.S. Pro Indoor · 1977 →

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Rod Laver and Dennis Ralston won the title, defeating Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3) in the final.

Seeds

  1. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
  2. South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (Final)
  3. United States Vitas Gerulaitis / United States Sandy Mayer (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase (Second Round, withdrew)
  5. United Kingdom Mark Cox / South Africa Cliff Drysdale (First Round)
  6. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (Second Round)
  7. United States Arthur Ashe / Netherlands Tom Okker (Second Round)
  8. United States Robert Lutz / United States Stan Smith (Semifinals)
  9. United States Dick Stockton / United States Erik van Dillen (Semifinals)
  10. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (First Round, retired)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Australia Rod Laver
United States Dennis Ralston
77 6  
8 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
64 4  
  Australia Rod Laver
United States Dennis Ralston
78 77  
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
66 63  
9 United States Dick Stockton
United States Erik van Dillen
63 4  
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
77 6  

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 6  
  United States C Pasarell
Australia A Stone
4 0  
1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
3 6 65
6 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 77     Australia R Laver
United States D Ralston
6 3 77
  United States J Borowiak
Australia D Crealy
4 65   6 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
2 65  
  Australia R Laver
United States D Ralston
6 6     Australia R Laver
United States D Ralston
6 77  
  United States E Dibbs
United States H Solomon
2 4     Australia R Laver
United States D Ralston
77 6  
3 United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
77 7   8 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
64 4  
  Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
65 5   3 United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
77 77  
10 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
5 0r     Australia T Roche
United States S Stewart
65 63  
  Australia T Roche
United States S Stewart
7 1   3 United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
3 7 65
8 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
w/o     8 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 5 77
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
South Africa B Mitton
      8 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6  
  South Africa R Moore
New Zealand O Parun
3 3     United States C Richey
Australia F Stolle
4 4  
  United States C Richey
Australia F Stolle
6 6  

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Sweden B Borg
Australia B Giltinan
6 3 62
  India A Amritraj
India V Amritraj
4 6 77   India A Amritraj
India V Amritraj
6 4 4
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
7 6     Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
2 6 6
5 United Kingdom M Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
5 4     Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
1 6 60
  United States B Martin
Soviet Union A Metreveli
2 6 4 9 United States D Stockton
United States E van Dillen
6 4 77
9 United States D Stockton
United States E van Dillen
6 2 6 9 United States D Stockton
United States E van Dillen
w/o    
  Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
3 6 1 4 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
     
4 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
6 3 6 9 United States D Stockton
United States E van Dillen
63 4  
  United States M Riessen
United States R Tanner
6 6   2 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
77 6  
  Chile J Fillol
United States T Gorman
4 1     United States M Riessen
United States R Tanner
3 7 6
7 United States A Ashe
Netherlands T Okker
6 5 1
  United States M Riessen
United States R Tanner
     
2 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
w/o    
  United States A Pattison
Australia K Warwick
2 4  
2 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  

References