1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles
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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1976|American Airlines Tennis Games|
| defchamp =
| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors
| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner
| score = 6–4, 6–4
| draw = 64
| seeds = 4
| edition =
| type = singles doubles
}}
John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors.
Connors won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Roscoe Tanner.
Seeds
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- {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors (champion)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, defaulted)
}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Finals=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg
| RD1-score2-1=4
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=3
| RD1-score3-3=6
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe
| RD1-score4-1=3
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=4
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner
| RD2-score2-1=4
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=
}}
=Top half=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} S Mayer
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score02-2=1
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} J Delaney
| RD1-score03-1=1
| RD1-score03-2=1
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} P Dent
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} J Borowiak
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=1
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} W Brown
| RD1-score06-1=4
| RD1-score06-2=7
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} J Austin
| RD1-score07-1=1
| RD1-score07-2=0
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|MEX}} R Ramírez
| RD1-score09-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=6
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} B Carmichael
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score10-3=1
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} S Krulevitz
| RD1-score11-1=3
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|IND}} V Amritraj
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score12-2=3
| RD1-score12-3=2
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} J Bartlett
| RD1-score13-1=1
| RD1-score13-2=1
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} S Ball
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} A Stone
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=4
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} J Alexander
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} P Dent
| RD2-score02-1=1
| RD2-score02-2=0
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} W Brown
| RD2-score03-1=3
| RD2-score03-2=5
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=7
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|MEX}} R Ramírez
| RD2-score05-1=4
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=6
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} S Krulevitz
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=4
| RD2-score06-3=0
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} S Ball
| RD2-score07-1=5
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} J Alexander
| RD2-score08-1=7
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score02-2=4
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|MEX}} R Ramírez
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=3
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} J Alexander
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} J Alexander
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=1
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=3
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} B Borg
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} G Hardie
| RD1-score02-1=3
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Țiriac
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|IND}} A Amritraj
| RD1-score04-1=4
| RD1-score04-2=2
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} C Pasarell
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} B Gottfried
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-3=2
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} M Cahill
| RD1-score07-1=4
| RD1-score07-2=5
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} S Smith
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=7
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|VEN}} J Andrew
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=2
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} M Estep
| RD1-score10-1=7
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} J James
| RD1-score11-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=7
| RD1-score11-3=4
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} J McManus
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score12-2=5
| RD1-score12-3=6
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|PAR}} V Pecci
| RD1-score13-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=5
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} E van Dillen
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=7
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} G R Reid
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=3
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} R Laver
| RD1-score16-1=7
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed01=3
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} B Borg
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Țiriac
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} C Pasarell
| RD2-score03-1=3
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=2
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} S Smith
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=3
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} M Estep
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} J McManus
| RD2-score06-1=0
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} E van Dillen
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=3
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} R Laver
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=3
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} B Borg
| RD3-score01-1=7
| RD3-score01-2=7
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} S Smith
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score02-2=5
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} M Estep
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} R Laver
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=3
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} B Borg
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=7
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} R Laver
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score02-2=7
| RD4-score02-3=6
}}
=Bottom half=
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|EGY}} I El Shafei
| RD1-score01-1=4
| RD1-score01-2=0r
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|NZL}} B Fairlie
| RD1-score02-1=6
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} M Riessen
| RD1-score03-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=2
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CHI}} J Fillol
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=3
| RD1-score04-3=6
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|JPN}} J Kamiwazumi
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=4
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|NZL}} O Parun
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} G Masters
| RD1-score07-1=4
| RD1-score07-2=2
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} R Tanner
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|Rhodesia}} A Pattison
| RD1-score09-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=7
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score10-3=5
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} D Stockton
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=4
| RD1-score11-3=7
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} T Roche
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=6
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|PAK}} H Rahim
| RD1-score13-1=5
| RD1-score13-2=7
| RD1-score13-3=6
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} B Martin
| RD1-score14-1=7
| RD1-score14-2=5
| RD1-score14-3=3
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B Mitton
| RD1-score15-1=3
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=4
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Năstase
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|NZL}} B Fairlie
| RD2-score01-1=3
| RD2-score01-2=7
| RD2-score01-3=7
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|CHI}} J Fillol
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=5
| RD2-score02-3=5
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|NZL}} O Parun
| RD2-score03-1=4
| RD2-score03-2=0
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} R Tanner
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|Rhodesia}} A Pattison
| RD2-score05-1=4
| RD2-score05-2=4
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} D Stockton
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|PAK}} H Rahim
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=4
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Năstase
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=4
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NZL}} B Fairlie
| RD3-score01-1=3
| RD3-score01-2=3
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} R Tanner
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} D Stockton
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=0
| RD3-score03-3=6
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Năstase
| RD3-score04-1=3
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=7
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Tanner
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=3
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=4
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Năstase
| RD4-score02-1=3
| RD4-score02-2=1d
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
==Section 4==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} K Warwick
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} D Ralston
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score02-2=0
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|CSK}} M Holeček
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} J Newcombe
| RD1-score04-1=7
| RD1-score04-2=7
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} C Drysdale
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} B Giltinan
| RD1-score06-1=4
| RD1-score06-2=2
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} K Rosewall
| RD1-score08-1=4
| RD1-score08-2=4
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} R Ruffels
| RD1-score09-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=2
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} C Richey
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-score10-3=6
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} T Gorman
| RD1-score11-1=2
| RD1-score11-2=2
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} H Solomon
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} C Dibley
| RD1-score13-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} S Stewart
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} J Andrews
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score15-3=2
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score16-2=2
| RD1-score16-3=6
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} K Warwick
| RD2-score01-1=7
| RD2-score01-2=3
| RD2-score01-3=2
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} J Newcombe
| RD2-score02-1=5
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-score02-3=6
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} C Drysdale
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
| RD2-score04-1=4
| RD2-score04-2=1
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} C Richey
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} H Solomon
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score06-2=3
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} S Stewart
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} J Newcombe
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=7
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} C Drysdale
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} C Richey
| RD3-score03-1=3
| RD3-score03-2=4
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} J Newcombe
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=4
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
| RD4-score02-1=7
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score02-3=6
}}
References
- [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1976&EventId=729&Draw=ms 1976 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw - Men's Singles]
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