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1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Runners-upAustralia Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
Score6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1975 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1977 →

Juan Gisbert and Manuel Orantes were the defending champions, but they fell in the first round. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez claimed the title and $7,000 first-prize money following victory over Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart in the final.[1]

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.[2]

  1. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (champions)
  2. United States Fred McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart (final)
  3. Spain Juan Gisbert / Spain Manuel Orantes (first round)
  4. United States Jimmy Connors / United States Erik van Dillen (withdrew — Connors' back strain)
  5. Poland Wojciech Fibak / West Germany Karl Meiler (second round)
  6. West Germany Jürgen Fassbender / West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Eddie Dibbs / United States Harold Solomon (second round)
  8. Argentina Ricardo Cano / Argentina Guillermo Vilas (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 6  
  Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
5 1  
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6  
2 United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
2 2  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
New Zealand Onny Parun
6 6 2
2 United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
7 2 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 6  
  Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
2 4   1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 6  
  Australia D Crealy
Australia K Warwick
4 6     Colombia I Molina
Colombia J Velasco
1 1  
  Colombia I Molina
Colombia J Velasco
6 7   1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
7 6  
6 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany H-J Pohmann
6 7   6 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany H-J Pohmann
6 1  
  United States J Delaney
United States T Gullikson
4 5   6 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany H-J Pohmann
6 6  
  United States J Borowiak
United States B Martin
2 6     India A Amritraj
Austria H Kary
2 1  
  India A Amritraj
Austria H Kary
6 7   1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
7 6  
3 Spain J Gisbert
Spain M Orantes
6 5 2   Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
5 1  
  Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
1 7 6   Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
2 6 6
  United States R Reid
Netherlands R Thung
6 4 2   Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
6 3 7
  Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
1 6 6   Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
6 6 6
8 Argentina R Cano
Argentina G Vilas
6 4 6 8 Argentina R Cano
Argentina G Vilas
7 4 2
  United Kingdom G Battrick
United States N Holmes
3 6 2 8 Argentina R Cano
Argentina G Vilas
6 6  
  United Kingdom B Mottram
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
6 7     United Kingdom B Mottram
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
4 3  
  France F Jauffret
France D Naegelen
3 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  United States B Teacher
United States T Waltke
4 4  
  Argentina E Álvarez
Paraguay V Pecci
6 6     Argentina E Álvarez
Paraguay V Pecci
2 7 6
  United States K McMillan
Australia B Phillips-Moore
2 2   5 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 6 4
5 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 6     Argentina E Álvarez
Paraguay V Pecci
6 3  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
New Zealand O Parun
6 7     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
New Zealand O Parun
7 6  
  United States H Bunis
United States R Fisher
2 5     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
New Zealand O Parun
7 3 7
  Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
India S Menon
w/o       Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
India S Menon
6 6 6
4 United States J Connors
United States E van Dillen
        Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
New Zealand O Parun
6 6 2
  South Africa B Bertram
South Africa P Cramer
6 6   2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
7 2 6
  United States P Fleming
United States F Taygan
3 4     South Africa B Bertram
South Africa P Cramer
6 6  
  United States M Cahill
United States J Whitlinger
4 5   7 United States E Dibbs
United States H Solomon
4 2  
7 United States E Dibbs
United States H Solomon
6 7     South Africa B Bertram
South Africa P Cramer
3 3  
  Colombia Á Betancur
Chile Á Fillol
3 2   2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
6 6  
  United States V Amaya
United States P DuPré
6 6     United States V Amaya
United States P DuPré
6 6  
  United States H Pfister
United States B Scanlon
6 3   2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
7 7  
2 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
7 6  

References

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  1. ^ "Connors, Fibak Agree Who's Best". The Ledger. Lakeland, FL. AP. August 17, 1976.
  2. ^ "Ole', Orantes, Ole'". Anderson Daily Bulletin. Anderson, IN. AP. August 13, 1976. p. 8.
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