1976 French Open

1976 French Open
Date	31 May – 14 June 1976
Edition	75
Category	46th Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money	$204,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVI^e), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Adriano Panatta[1]
Women's singles
Sue Barker[2]
Men's doubles
Frederick McNair / Sherwood Stewart[3]
Women's doubles
Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera[2]
Mixed doubles
Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick[2]

The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976.^[4][5]

Final

Men's singles

Main article: 1976 French Open – Men's singles

Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^{(7–3) [1]}

• It was Panatta's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1976 French Open – Women's singles

Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 ^[2]

• It was Barker's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1976 French Open – Men's doubles

Frederick McNair / Sherwood Stewart defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 7–6^(8-6), 6–3, 6–1 ^[3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1976 French Open – Women's doubles

Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera defeated Kathleen Harter / Helga Niessen Masthoff, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 ^[2]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1976 French Open – Mixed doubles

Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick defeated Delina Boshoff / Colin Dowdeswell, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 ^[2]

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles [6]	Men	FF130,000	FF65,000	FF32,000	FF17,000	FF10,000	FF5,000	FF2,800	FF1,500
	Women	FF30,000	FF15,000	FF7,500	FF3,000	-	FF2,000	FF1,000	FF650

References

1. "ATP – 1976 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1976 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
3. "ATP – 1976 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
6. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1977. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0354090117.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1976 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1976 Wimbledon Championships