1976 Grand Prix

The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.^[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.

Schedule

Key

December 1975

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
28 December	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $75,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Mark Edmondson 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1	John Newcombe	Ken Rosewall Ray Ruffels	Brad Drewett Dick Crealy Tony Roche Ross Case
		John Newcombe Tony Roche 7–6, 6–4	Ross Case Geoff Masters

May

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	Romika Cup Munich, West Germany Clay – 32S/16D	Manuel Orantes 6–1, 6–4, 6–1	Karl Meiler	Hans Kary Jan Kodeš	François Jauffret Mike Cahill Jiří Hřebec Juan Gisbert, Sr.
		Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 RET.	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
11 May	Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – 48S/24D/16XD	Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2	Manuel Orantes	Corrado Barazzutti François Jauffret	Hans Kary Norman Holmes Iván Molina Jean-François Caujolle
		Wojciech Fibak Fred McNair 4–6, 7–5, 7–5	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes
		Linky Boshoff Colin Dowdeswell 6–8, 8–6, 6–1	Ilana Kloss Byron Bertram
18 May	German Open Hamburg, West Germany $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D	Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1	Manuel Orantes	Jaime Fillol Hans Kary	Ulrich Pinner Jiří Hřebec Balázs Taróczy José Higueras
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 7–6, 7–6, 7–6	Dick Crealy Kim Warwick
25 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy $131,500 – Clay – 64S/32D	Adriano Panatta 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6	Guillermo Vilas	Eddie Dibbs John Newcombe	Corrado Barazzutti Mark Edmondson Harold Solomon Jan Kodeš
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[note 1]	Geoff Masters John Newcombe
	Agfacolor Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – 48S/24D	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–0	Manuel Orantes	José Higueras Jaime Fillol	Byron Bertram Dick Crealy Wojciech Fibak Kjell Johansson
		Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore
31 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw	Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Harold Solomon	Eddie Dibbs Raúl Ramírez	Björn Borg Manuel Orantes Balázs Taróczy Guillermo Vilas
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 7–6 (8–6), 6–3, 6–1	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
		Ilana Kloss Kim Warwick 5–7, 7–6, 6–2	Linky Boshoff Colin Dowdeswell

June

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 June	John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain $100,000 – Grass – 64S/32D	Match abandoned – title shared. 6–2, 4–6, 1–1	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	Raúl Ramírez Ove Bengtson	Tom Okker Vijay Amritraj Ismail El Shafei Roger Taylor
		Not completed. (5 pairs remaining)
	Berlin Open Berlin, West Germany $50,000 – Clay – 32S/15D	Víctor Pecci 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	Julian Ganzabal Ricardo Cano	Belus Prajoux Juan Gisbert, Sr. Wojciech Fibak Werner Zirngibl
		Patricio Cornejo Julien Munoz 7–5, 6–1	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
21 June	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $160,000 – Grass – 128S/128Q/64D/40Q/64XD/24Q Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 9–7	Ilie Năstase	Raúl Ramírez Roscoe Tanner	Vitas Gerulaitis Charlie Pasarell Guillermo Vilas Jimmy Connors
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5	Ross Case Geoff Masters
		Françoise Durr Tony Roche 6–3, 2–6, 7–5	Rosemary Casals Dick Stockton

July

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 July	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D	Antonio Zugarelli 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Corrado Barazzutti	Byron Bertram Billy Martin	Fred McNair Peter Fleming Raymond Moore Per Hegna
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr.
	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland $75,000 – Clay – 48S/24D	Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3	Adriano Panatta	Jan Kodeš Onny Parun	Paolo Bertolucci Jeff Borowiak Karl Meiler Ricardo Cano
		Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–3, 6–3	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
12 July	Western Championships Cincinnati, United States $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D	Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Eddie Dibbs	Dick Stockton Dick Crealy	Trey Waltke Stan Smith Bill Scanlon Cliff Richey
		Stan Smith Erik Van Dillen 6–1, 6–1	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon
	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Balázs Taróczy 6–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3	Ricardo Cano	Angel Gimenez Belus Prajoux	Manuel Santana Robin Drysdale Raymond Moore Jean-François Caujolle
		Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux 6–4, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Balázs Taróczy
19 July	Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – 64S/32D	Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2, 7–6	Jan Kodeš	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann François Jauffret	Jean-Louis Haillet Charlie Pasarell Ramiro Benavides Jeff Borowiak
		Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš 6–7, 6–2, 6–4	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
26 July	Washington Star International Washington, D.C., USA $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4	Raúl Ramírez	Brian Fairlie Raymond Moore	Dick Stockton Víctor Pecci Stan Smith Eddie Dibbs
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Jimmy Connors

August

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 August	Louisville International Louisville, United States $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D	Harold Solomon 6–2, 7–5	Wojciech Fibak	Dick Stockton Stan Smith	Guillermo Vilas Jaime Fillol Raúl Ramírez Víctor Pecci
		Byron Bertram Pat Cramer 6–3, 6–4	Stan Smith Erik Van Dillen
	Volvo International North Conway, United States Clay – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 7–6, 4–6, 6–3	Raúl Ramírez	Željko Franulović Cliff Richey	Eddie Dibbs Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried Manuel Orantes
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–0	Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci
	Buckeye Championships Columbus, United States Hard – 48S/24D	Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 7–6	Stan Smith	Brian Teacher Vijay Amritraj	Patricio Cornejo Dick Stockton Colin Dibley Anand Amritraj
		William Brown Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–4	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
9 August	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States $160,000 – Clay – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak	Harold Solomon Guillermo Vilas	Eddie Dibbs Manuel Orantes Buster Mottram Brian Gottfried
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
16 August	Rothmans Canadian Open Montreal, Canada $125,000 – Hard – 64S/32D	Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 7–6, 6–2	Wojciech Fibak	Jaime Fillol Brian Fairlie	Onny Parun Paolo Bertolucci Víctor Pecci Bob Hewitt
		Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–1	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes
23 August	U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States $125,000 – Clay – 64S/32D	Björn Borg 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2	Harold Solomon	Raúl Ramírez Eddie Dibbs	Jimmy Connors Paolo Bertolucci Guillermo Vilas Adriano Panatta
		Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 3–6, 6–3, 7–6	Mike Cahill John Whitlinger
	Tennis Week Open South Orange, United States $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Balázs Taróczy Onny Parun	Vijay Amritraj Buster Mottram Bernard Mitton Željko Franulović
		Fred McNair Marty Riessen 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase
30 August	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $217,000 – Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 (11–9), 6–4	Björn Borg	Guillermo Vilas Ilie Năstase	Jan Kodeš Eddie Dibbs Dick Stockton Manuel Orantes
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–0	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–6	Billie Jean King Ray Ruffels

September

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 September	Grow Professional Doubles Championships The Woodlands, United States $100,000 – Hard – 16D	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6	Phil Dent Allan Stone	McNair / Stewart El Shafei / Fairlie
	Bermuda Classic Bermuda $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Cliff Richey 7–6, 6–2	Gene Mayer	Dick Crealy John Yuill	John Lloyd Alvaro Fillol Steve Krulevitz Balázs Taróczy
		Mike Cahill John Whitlinger 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Mark Edmondson John Marks
20 September	Arco Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States $125,000 – Carpet – 64S/32D	Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–2	Arthur Ashe	Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez	Jimmy Connors Dick Stockton John Lloyd Sandy Mayer
		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell
27 September	Fireman's Fund International San Francisco, United States $125,000 – Carpet – 64S/32D	Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–5, 6–1	Brian Gottfried	Sherwood Stewart Dick Stockton	Harold Solomon Vijay Amritraj Butch Walts Arthur Ashe
		Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt

October

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 October	Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran $150,000 – Clay – 64S/32D	Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4	Raúl Ramírez	Guillermo Vilas Eddie Dibbs	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci Antonio Zugarelli Wojciech Fibak
		Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–1	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes
	Island Holidays Classic Maui, United States $100,000 – Hard – 48S/24D	Harold Solomon 6–3, 5–7, 7–5	Bob Lutz	Marty Riessen Stan Smith	John Lloyd John Newcombe Brian Fairlie Arthur Ashe
		Raymond Moore Allan Stone 6–7, 6–3, 6–4	Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner
11 October	Trofeo Gillette Madrid, Spain Clay – 64S/32D	Manuel Orantes 6–4, 2–6, 6–0	Eddie Dibbs	Raúl Ramírez Wojciech Fibak	Balázs Taróczy Jan Kodeš Jaime Fillol Bob Hewitt
		Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
	Air India/BP Classic Brisbane, Australia $50,000 – Grass – 32S/16D	Mark Edmondson 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Phil Dent	Allan Stone Tom Gorman	Ray Ruffels Kim Warwick Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie
		Syd Ball Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
18 October	Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia $125,000 – Hard (i) – 48S/24D	Geoff Masters 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3	James Delaney	Mark Edmondson Dick Crealy	Paul Kronk Sashi Menon Bill Scanlon Kim Warwick
		Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	Syd Ball Kim Warwick
	Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – 64S/32D	Manuel Orantes 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4	Eddie Dibbs	Raúl Ramírez Harold Solomon	Jan Kodeš Željko Franulović Brian Gottfried Javier Soler
		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
25 October	Hitachi West Coast Classic Perth, Australia $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D	Ray Ruffels 6–0, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Phil Dent	Roscoe Tanner Dick Stockton	Dick Crealy Tim Gullikson Syd Ball Gene Mayer
		Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 6–1, 6–2	Bob Carmichael Ismail El Shafei
	Jean Becker Open Paris, France $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D	Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6	Jaime Fillol	Mark Cox Stan Smith	Erik Van Dillen Tom Okker Sherwood Stewart Paolo Bertolucci
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
	Fischer Grand Prix Vienna, Austria $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1	Raúl Ramírez	Ove Bengtson Víctor Pecci	Vitas Gerulaitis Arthur Ashe Brian Gottfried Balázs Taróczy
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 4–0 RET.	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez

November

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 November	Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Carpet – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–4	Manuel Orantes	Mark Cox Jaime Fillol	Bernard Mitton Antonio Zugarelli Arthur Ashe Wojciech Fibak
		David Lloyd John Lloyd 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	John Feaver John James
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Clay – 48S/24D	Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–2	Corrado Barazzutti	Dick Stockton Ken Rosewall	Jürgen Fassbender Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie John Whitlinger
		Bob Carmichael Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
	Cologne Cup Cologne, West Germany $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3	Frew McMillan	Brian Gottfried Víctor Pecci	Jiří Hřebec František Pala Henry Bunis Harold Solomon
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–1, 3–6, 7–6	Colin Dowdeswell Mike Estep
8 November	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden $150,000 – Hard (i) – 64S/32D	Mark Cox 4–6, 7–5, 7–6	Manuel Orantes	Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried	Raúl Ramírez Byron Bertram Haroon Rahim Björn Borg
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
	Citizen's Classic Hong Kong, Hong Kong $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D	Ken Rosewall 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0	Ilie Năstase	James Hagey Gene Mayer	Emilio Montano Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Steve Krulevitz Paul Kronk
		Hank Pfister Butch Walts 6–4, 6–2	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase
15 November	Benson & Hedges Championships London, Great Britain $125,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 3–6, 7–6, 6–4	Roscoe Tanner	Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak	Stan Smith Raúl Ramírez Tom Okker Ilie Năstase
		Stan Smith Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried
	Philta International Manila, the Philippines $75,000 – Hard – 47S/24D	Brian Fairlie 7–5, 6–7, 7–6	Ray Ruffels	Geoff Masters Dick Crealy	Mike Machette Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Mark Edmondson Ross Case
		Ross Case Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–1	Anand Amritraj Corrado Barazzutti
	Sao Paolo Open São Paulo, Brazil $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–0	José Higueras	Jorge Andrew Thomaz Koch	Belus Prajoux Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano Adriano Panatta
		Lito Álvarez Víctor Pecci 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux
22 November	South African Breweries Open Johannesburg, South Africa $150,000 – Hard – 48S/24D/16XD	Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4	Raúl Ramírez	Brian Gottfried Stan Smith	Cliff Richey Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner Willem Prinsloo
		Brian Gottfried Sherwood Stewart 1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Stan Smith
		Betsy Nagelsen Bob Hewitt 6–2, 7–6	Annette du Plooy Deon Joubert
	South American Open Buenos Aires, Argentina $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–2, 6–3	Jaime Fillol	Paolo Bertolucci Thomaz Koch	José Higueras Željko Franulović Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano
		Carlos Kirmayr Tito Vasquez 6–4, 7–5	Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux
	Indian Open Bangalore, India $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Kim Warwick 6–1, 6–2	Sashi Menon	Haroon Rahim Doug Crawford	Bob Carmichael Alvin Gardiner Mike Cahill Ashok Amritraj
		Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 6–2, 7–6	Chiraid Mukherjea Bhanu Nunna

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 December	Commercial Union Assurance Masters Houston, United States $130,000 – Carpet – 8S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Manuel Orantes 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1	Wojciech Fibak	Guillermo Vilas Harold Solomon
		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
13 December	Davis Cup Final Santiago, Chile – Clay	Italy 4–1	Chile	Soviet Union  Australia

Grand Prix points system

The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown—the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

Grand Prix rankings

These are the Grand Prix rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1975 season ^[2] and at the end of the 1976 season,^[3] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1976, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.

As of 15 December 1975[4] Rk Name Nation 1 Jimmy Connors 2 Guillermo Vilas 3 Björn Borg 4 Arthur Ashe 5 Manuel Orantes 6 Ken Rosewall 7 Ilie Năstase 8 John Alexander 9 Roscoe Tanner 10 Rod Laver 11 Tom Okker 12 Tony Roche 13 Raúl Ramírez 14 Adriano Panatta 15 Vitas Gerulaitis 16 Jaime Fillol 17 Harold Solomon 18 Eddie Dibbs 19 Jan Kodeš 20 John Newcombe

Year-end rankings (12 December 1976)[5] Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Jimmy Connors = 2 Björn Borg +1 3 Ilie Năstase +1 4 Manuel Orantes +1 5 Raúl Ramírez +8 6 Guillermo Vilas −4 7 Adriano Panatta +7 8 Harold Solomon +9 9 Eddie Dibbs +9 10 Brian Gottfried +13 11 Roscoe Tanner −2 12 Arthur Ashe −8 13 Ken Rosewall −7 14 Wojtek Fibak +44 15 Dick Stockton +15 16 Stan Smith +5 17 Mark Cox +5 18 Vitas Gerulaitis −3 19 Jan Kodeš = 20 Robert Lutz +2

Statistical information

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

• Paolo Bertolucci (1) Barcelona
• Björn Borg (3) Düsseldorf, Wimbledon, Boston
• Jimmy Connors (5) North Conway, Indianapolis, US Open, Cologne, Wembley
• Mark Cox (1) Stockholm
• Eddie Dibbs (2) Hamburg, Paris (Jean Becker)
• Mark Edmondson (1) Australian Open
• Brian Fairlie (1) Manila
• Wojciech Fibak (2) Bournemouth, Vienna
• Brian Gottfried (1) Los Angeles
• Geoff Masters (1) Sydney Indoor
• Ilie Nastase (1) South Orange
• Manuel Orantes (5) Munich, Kitzbühel, Madrid, Barcelona, Masters
• Adriano Panatta (2) Rome, French Open
• Víctor Pecci (2) Madrid, Berlin
• Raúl Ramírez (2) Gstaad, London
• Cliff Richey (1) Bermuda
• Ken Rosewall (1) Hong Kong
• Ray Ruffels (1) Perth
• Harold Solomon (2) Maui, Johannesburg
• Roscoe Tanner (4) Cincinnati, Columbus, San Francisco, Tokyo Outdoor
• Balázs Taróczy (1) Hilversum
• Guillermo Vilas (3) Montreal, São Paulo. Buenos Aires
• Kim Warwick (1) Bangalore
• Antonio Zugarelli (1) Båstad

The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1976:

• Wojtek Fibak Stockholm
• Geoff Masters Sydney Indoor
• Víctor Pecci Madrid
• Hank Pfister Hong Kong
• Kim Warwick Bangalore
• Antonio Zugarelli Båstad

Notes

References

• ATP Archive 1976: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments: Accessed 22/10/2010.
• History Mens Professional Tours:Accessed 22/10/2010.

Further reading

• Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0. 

See also

• Tennis exhibitions in 1976
• 1976 World Championship Tennis season
• 1976 Virginia Slims Circuit