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1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1976 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Runners-upAustralia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Score3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Details
Draw64 (5 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1975 · Wimbledon Championships · 1977 →

Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ross Case and Geoff Masters.

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez defeated Case and Masters in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships.[1] This was Gottfried and Ramírez' first and only Wimbledon title, and second Grand Slam overall.

Seeds

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1.   United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (champions)
2.   United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase (second round)
3.   South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (first round)
4.   Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (second round)
5.   United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (semifinals)
6.   United States Vitas Gerulaitis / United States Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
7.   Poland Wojciech Fibak / West Germany Karl Meiler (quarterfinals)
8.   United States Fred McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6 3 6
7 Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Karl Meiler
4 4 6 2
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 7 8
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
3 5 6
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
6 3 6 3 6
United States Mike Estep
United States Tom Gorman
3 6 3 6 4
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3 6 8 2 7
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6 3 6 6 5
6 United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
6 6 8 3 1
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
3 4 9 6 6
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6 6 6
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
4 3 4
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6 6
Australia Syd Ball
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilić
3 1 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
7 8 9 6 6
Australia J Newcombe
Australia A Roche
9 9 7 3 4 1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
3 6 6 6
LL South Africa M Myburg
United States R Van't Hof
6 6 6 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 3 4 4
Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
1 3 0 1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
8 6 8
United States J Borowiak
Pakistan H Rahim
6 3 6 6 United States J Borowiak
Pakistan H Rahim
6 1 6
LL Australia P Campbell
United States L Parker
4 6 1 4 United States J Borowiak
Pakistan H Rahim
8 5 6 3 6
Colombia I Molina
Hungary B Taróczy
3 1r Soviet Union A Metreveli
Soviet Union K Pugaev
6 7 2 6 3
Soviet Union A Metreveli
Soviet Union K Pugaev
6 3 1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 6 3 6
7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 8 7 6 7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
4 4 6 2
Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
3 9 5 3 7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 6 6
France É Deblicker
United States T Gullikson
6 6 5 6 France É Deblicker
United States T Gullikson
3 2 3
United States R Dell
United States W Martin
4 3 7 4 7 Poland W Fibak
West Germany K Meiler
6 4 4 6 8
South Africa R Moore
United States E van Dillen
6 8 6 4 United States J Delaney
India S Menon
4 6 6 3 6
United States J Delaney
India S Menon
4 9 8 6 United States J Delaney
India S Menon
6 7 7
Q United States P Fleming
United States B Teacher
8 9 6 3 4 France F Jauffret
France P Proisy
3 5 5
France F Jauffret
France P Proisy
9 8 4 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 South Africa R Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
8 4 6 3
India A Amritraj
India V Amritraj
9 6 3 6 India A Amritraj
India V Amritraj
6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
New Zealand O Parun
8 6 8 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
New Zealand O Parun
3 4 2
Venezuela J Andrew
Bolivia R Benavides
9 4 6 4 India A Amritraj
India V Amritraj
6 6 6
Q New Zealand P Langsford
Brazil J Soares
7 8 3 Australia P Dent
Rhodesia A Pattison
3 4 4
Australia P Dent
Rhodesia A Pattison
9 9 6 Australia P Dent
Rhodesia A Pattison
6 6 9 8
United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom J Feaver
7 6 3 7 United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom J Feaver
8 4 7 6
United States J McManus
United States A Neely
5 2 6 5 India A Amritraj
India V Amritraj
6 3 6 3 6
8 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
4 5 6 6 3 United States M Estep
United States T Gorman
3 6 3 6 4
Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
6 7 3 4 6 Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
6 6 7 3
Q France J-B Chanfreau
United States W Redondo
5 4 4 United States M Estep
United States T Gorman
8 3 9 6
United States M Estep
United States T Gorman
7 6 6 United States M Estep
United States T Gorman
6 5 3 6 14
Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
Australia A Stone
6 3 6 6 Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
Australia A Stone
4 7 6 4 12
Q United Kingdom M Farrell
United Kingdom S Warboys
3 6 2 4 Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
Australia A Stone
6 7 9
United States G Reid
Netherlands R Thung
7 9 6 4 4 United States V Amaya
United States G Hardie
4 5 8
United States V Amaya
United States G Hardie
9 7 3 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom R Drysdale
United Kingdom J Smith
8 6 6
LL Australia B Drewett
Australia P McNamara
6 1 2 United Kingdom R Drysdale
United Kingdom J Smith
2 4 6 8 6
United Kingdom R Lewis
United Kingdom M Robinson
6 9 6 United Kingdom R Lewis
United Kingdom M Robinson
6 6 3 6 4
United States N Holmes
Australia B Phillips-Moore
3 8 4 United Kingdom R Drysdale
United Kingdom J Smith
4 1 9 2
United States R Stockton
United States R Tanner
8 2 3 6 United States V Gerulaitis
United States A Mayer
6 6 8 6
LL Mexico R Chávez
Mexico E Montaño
9 6 6 LL Mexico R Chávez
Mexico E Montaño
4 4 2
Q United States E Mayer
United States E Scott
w/o 6 United States V Gerulaitis
United States A Mayer
6 6 6
6 United States V Gerulaitis
United States A Mayer
6 United States V Gerulaitis
United States A Mayer
6 6 8 3 1
United States A Ashe
United States C Pasarell
6 3 4 6 3 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
3 4 9 6 6
Australia R Crealy
Australia K Warwick
3 6 6 3 6 Australia R Crealy
Australia K Warwick
4 2 3
Sweden B Borg
Argentina G Vilas
6 2 Sweden B Borg
Argentina G Vilas
6 6 6
Australia P Kronk
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
4 3r Sweden B Borg
Argentina G Vilas
w/o
Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
9 6 8 6 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
France J-F Caujolle
France G Goven
8 3 9 1 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 8 6
Argentina J Ganzábal
Brazil C Kirmayr
4 2 2 4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
4 6 3
4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia R Carmichael
Australia R Ruffels
7 6 4 6 6
Australia N Fraser
Australia L Hoad
9 2 6 3 3 Australia R Carmichael
Australia R Ruffels
4 9 3 4
Italy A Panatta
Romania I Țiriac
8 6 3 7 6 Italy A Panatta
Romania I Țiriac
6 8 6 6
United Kingdom M Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
9 3 6 5 3 Italy A Panatta
Romania I Țiriac
3 7 8
Argentina E Álvarez
Paraguay V Pecci
5 6 6 5 6 5 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 9 9
Argentina R Cano
Chile B Prajoux
7 4 4 7 4 Argentina L Álvarez
Paraguay V Pecci
1 4 4
United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom J Lloyd
6 1 5 4 5 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6 6
5 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
4 6 7 6 5 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6 6
West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany H-J Pohmann
0 4 8 Australia S Ball
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
3 1 3
South Africa B Bertram
South Africa B Mitton
6 6 9 South Africa B Bertram
South Africa B Mitton
6 3 6 6
Australia E Ewert
Australia C Kachel
Australia E Ewert
Australia C Kachel
3 6 3 2
United Kingdom C Mottram
United Kingdom R Taylor
w/o South Africa B Bertram
South Africa B Mitton
4 6 3 7 4
United States J Andrews
Australia C Dibley
6 4 7 8 Australia S Ball
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
6 3 6 5 6
Australia S Ball
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
3 6 9 9 Australia S Ball
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
9 7 2 1 11
United States M Cahill
United States J Whitlinger
4 6 6 0 2 2 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
8 5 6 6 9
2 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
6 4 2 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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