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1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

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Singles
1976 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Brian Gottfried
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1976 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 20 and September 27, 1976. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. Tenth-seeded Brian Gottfried won the Pacific Southwest Open singles title by defeating defending champion Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–2, 6–2.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.  United States Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
02.  Argentina Guillermo Vilas (third round)
03.  Romania Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
04.  United States Arthur Ashe (final)
05.  Mexico Raúl Ramírez (Semifinals)
06.  United States Eddie Dibbs (third round)
07.  United States Harold Solomon (First round)
08.  United States Roscoe Tanner (second round)
09.  United States Stan Smith (third round)
10.  United States Brian Gottfried (champion)
11.  United States Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
12.  United States Bob Lutz (first round)
13.  Chile Jaime Fillol (first round)
14.  New Zealand Onny Parun (first round)
15.  India Vijay Amritraj (second round)
16.  United States Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)

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 Jimmy Connors 6r
10 United States Brian Gottfried 6
10 United States Brian Gottfried 6 6
3 Romania Ilie Năstase 2 2
3 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
11 United States Dick Stockton 1 4
10 United States Brian Gottfried 6 6
4 United States Arthur Ashe 2 2
United Kingdom John Lloyd 4 6 2
4 United States Arthur Ashe 6 4 6
4 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
5 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 3 3
5 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6
16 United States Sandy Mayer 4 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
United States Trey Waltke 4 2 1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 7
Australia Ray Ruffels 3 6 4 Australia Geoff Masters 1 6
Australia Geoff Masters 6 1 6 1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
15 India Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 Australia Colin Dibley 3 2
United States John Whitlinger 6 1 4 15 India Vijay Amritraj 4 2
Australia Colin Dibley 6 6 7 Australia Colin Dibley 6 6
United States Jeff Borowiak 4 7 5 1 United States Jimmy Connors 6r
6 United States Eddie Dibbs 6 7 10 United States Brian Gottfried 6
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 4 6 6 United States Eddie Dibbs 6 6
United States Gene Stuart Malin w/o United States Gene Stuart Malin 3 3
South Africa Bernard Mitton 6 United States Eddie Dibbs 3 1
10 United States Brian Gottfried 6 6 10 United States Brian Gottfried 6 6
United States Van Winitsky 4 4 10 United States Brian Gottfried 6 6
Q United States John Holladay 2 3 United States Sherwood Stewart 1 4
United States Sherwood Stewart 6 6

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 4 6
Argentina Elio Lito Alvarez 0 6 3 3 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
United States Erik van Dillen 6 1 6 Q United States Tom Gullikson 1 2
Q United States Tom Gullikson 3 6 7 3 Romania Ilie Năstase 7 6
13 Chile Jaime Fillol 7 6 4 United States Charlie Pasarell 6 2
Pakistan Haroon Rahim 6 7 6 Pakistan Haroon Rahim 2 4
India Sashi Menon 4 6 United States Charlie Pasarell 6 6
United States Charlie Pasarell 6 7 3 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
7 United States Harold Solomon 6 3 2 11 United States Dick Stockton 1 4
United States Fred McNair 4 6 6 United States Fred McNair 1r
United States Jim McManus 2 1 United States Marty Riessen 4
United States Marty Riessen 6 6 United States Marty Riessen 4 1
11 United States Dick Stockton 6 7 11 United States Dick Stockton 6 6
Australia Dick Crealy 3 6 11 United States Dick Stockton 6 7
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 7 6 New Zealand Brian Fairlie 2 6
Australia Syd Ball 6 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Q United States Dick R. Bohrnstedt 6 3
United States Thomas Gorman 7 6 United States Thomas Gorman 3 4
United States Peter Fleming 3 7 5 9 United States Stan Smith 6 6
9 United States Stan Smith 6 6 7 9 United States Stan Smith 4 6 4
United Kingdom John Lloyd 6 6 6 United Kingdom John Lloyd 6 3 6
United States Tim Gullikson 1 7 3 United Kingdom John Lloyd 1 6 7
South Africa Pat Cramer 3 4 8 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 2 6
8 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6 United Kingdom John Lloyd 4 6 2
United States Jim Delaney 5 1 4 United States Arthur Ashe 6 4 6
Sweden Ove Bengtson 7 6 Sweden Ove Bengtson 6 6 3
South Africa Byron Bertram 7 6 South Africa Byron Bertram 7 1 6
14 New Zealand Onny Parun 5 3 South Africa Byron Bertram 3 7 2
United States Billy Martin 6 6 4 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6 6
United States Steve Krulevitz 4 4 United States Billy Martin 2 3
Q United States Mike MacHette 3 2 4 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
4 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Q United States Bill Scanlon 6 7 7
South Africa Raymond Moore 7 6 6 Q United States Bill Scanlon 6 6
Q United States Ferdi Taygan 6 6 Q United States Ferdi Taygan 1 1
12 United States Bob Lutz 4 3 Q United States Bill Scanlon 1 3
Australia Allan Stone 5 3 5 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6
Q United States Butch Walts 7 6 Q United States Butch Walts 2 1
Sweden Kjell Johansson 5 6 3 5 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6
5 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7 3 6 5 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6
Australia Phil Dent 7 6 16 United States Sandy Mayer 4 3
United States Brian Teacher 5 3 Australia Phil Dent 3 0
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 2r 16 United States Sandy Mayer 6 6
16 United States Sandy Mayer 3 16 United States Sandy Mayer 6 6
Q United States Henry Bunis 7 6 2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 3 4
South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 3 Q United States Henry Bunis 3 6 4
United States Mike Cahill 4 2 2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9780354090117.
  2. ^ "1976 Los Angeles – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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