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

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]

Men's doubles
1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
Champions	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
Runners-up	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
Score	6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Seeds

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

1.   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (champions)
2.   Fred McNair /   Sherwood Stewart (final)
3.   Juan Gisbert /   Manuel Orantes (first round)
4.   Jimmy Connors /   Erik van Dillen (withdrew — Connors' back strain)
5.   Wojciech Fibak /   Karl Meiler (second round)
6.   Jürgen Fassbender /   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (quarterfinals)
7.   Eddie Dibbs /   Harold Solomon (second round)
8.   Ricardo Cano /   Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Brian Gottfried   Raúl Ramírez	7	6
		Patricio Cornejo   Jaime Fillol	5	1
								1	Brian Gottfried   Raúl Ramírez	6	6
								2	Fred McNair   Sherwood Stewart	2	2
		Željko Franulović   Onny Parun	6	6	2
	2	Fred McNair   Sherwood Stewart	7	2	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6
		I El Shafei   B Fairlie	2	4				1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6
		D Crealy   K Warwick	4	6					I Molina   J Velasco	1	1
		I Molina   J Velasco	6	7											1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	7	6
	6	J Fassbender   H-J Pohmann	6	7											6	J Fassbender   H-J Pohmann	6	1
		J Delaney   T Gullikson	4	5				6	J Fassbender   H-J Pohmann	6	6
		J Borowiak   B Martin	2	6					A Amritraj   H Kary	2	1
		A Amritraj   H Kary	6	7																		1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	7	6
	3	J Gisbert   M Orantes	6	5	2																		P Cornejo   J Fillol	5	1
		M Edmondson   J Marks	1	7	6				M Edmondson   J Marks	2	6	6
		R Reid   R Thung	6	4	2				P Cornejo   J Fillol	6	3	7
		P Cornejo   J Fillol	1	6	6											P Cornejo   J Fillol	6	6	6
	8	R Cano   G Vilas	6	4	6										8	R Cano   G Vilas	7	4	2
		G Battrick   N Holmes	3	6	2			8	R Cano   G Vilas	6	6
		B Mottram   N Špear	6	7					B Mottram   N Špear	4	3
		F Jauffret   D Naegelen	3	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		B Teacher   T Waltke	4	4
		E Álvarez   V Pecci	6	6					E Álvarez   V Pecci	2	7	6
		K McMillan   B Phillips-Moore	2	2				5	W Fibak   K Meiler	6	6	4
	5	W Fibak   K Meiler	6	6												E Álvarez   V Pecci	6	3
		Ž Franulović   O Parun	6	7												Ž Franulović   O Parun	7	6
		H Bunis   R Fisher	2	5					Ž Franulović   O Parun	7	3	7
		C Dowdeswell   S Menon	w/o						C Dowdeswell   S Menon	6	6	6
	4	J Connors   E van Dillen																					Ž Franulović   O Parun	6	6	2
		B Bertram   P Cramer	6	6																		2	F McNair   S Stewart	7	2	6
		P Fleming   F Taygan	3	4					B Bertram   P Cramer	6	6
		M Cahill   J Whitlinger	4	5				7	E Dibbs   H Solomon	4	2
	7	E Dibbs   H Solomon	6	7												B Bertram   P Cramer	3	3
		Á Betancur   Á Fillol	3	2											2	F McNair   S Stewart	6	6
		V Amaya   P DuPré	6	6					V Amaya   P DuPré	6	6
		H Pfister   B Scanlon	6	3				2	F McNair   S Stewart	7	7
	2	F McNair   S Stewart	7	6

References

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.

External links

• "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
• "USCC-Indianapolis 1976". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved June 4, 2016.