1976 Italian Open (tennis)#Women's singles
{{TennisEventInfo|1976|Italian Open|
| date=23–30 May
| edition=33rd
| surface=Clay court / outdoor
| draw=64{{tooltip|MS|Men's singles}}/64{{tooltip|WS|Women's singles}}/32{{tooltip|MD|Men's doubles}}/16{{tooltip|WD|Women's doubles}}
| location=Rome, Italy
| venue=Foro Italico
| champms={{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta{{cite web|title=1976 Rome – Men's singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1976/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champws={{flagicon|YUG}} Mima Jaušovec
| champmd={{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried / {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez{{cite web|title=1976 Rome – Men's doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1976/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champwd={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Linky Boshoff / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Ilana Kloss
}}
The 1976 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 23 May until 30 May 1976. The singles titles were won by Third-seeded Adriano Panatta and Mima Jaušovec. In his first-round match Panatta survived 11 match points against Kim Warwick.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook|year=1977|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090117|pages=77–79|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
=Women's singles=
{{flagicon|YUG|}} Mima Jaušovec defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3
=Men's doubles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried / {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters / {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3{{efn|name=stopped|The final was stopped at two sets all due to bad light and the final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional doubles Championship in The Woodlands, TX, USA.}}
=Women's doubles=
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Linky Boshoff / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Ilana Kloss defeated {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Virginia Ruzici / {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Mariana Simionescu 6–1, 6–2
Prize money
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|width=130 bgcolor=efefef|Event |width=80 bgcolor=lime|{{tooltip|W|winner}} |width=85 bgcolor=thistle|{{tooltip|F|finalist}} |width=85 bgcolor=ffff00|{{tooltip|SF|semifinalist}} |width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd|{{tooltip|QF|quarterfinalist}} |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Third round |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Second round |width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|First round |width=85 bgcolor=|Total |
| style=background:#f7f7f7|Men's singles
|$30,000 |$13,000 |$6,500 |$3,400 |$1,700 |$1,000 |$500 |$115,200 |
|---|
| style=background:#f7f7f7|Women's singles
|$5,000 |$2,500 |$1,250 |$800 |$500 |$350 |$200 |$26,000 |
| style=background:#f7f7f7|Men's doubles
|$6,000 |$3,500 |$2,000 |$800 |{{n/a}} |$0 |$0 |$16,700 |
| style=background:#f7f7f7|Women's doubles
|$1,500 |$900 |$500 |$300 |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |$0 |$4,600 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/home Official website]
- [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003090 ITF – Tournament details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321192645/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003090 |date=2016-03-21 }}
- [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/rome/416/overview ATP tournament profile]
- [https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/709/rome/ WTA tournament profile]
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{{1976 WTA Tour}}
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