The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional 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. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.

The 1976 Grand Prix circuit consisted of 48 tournaments held in 21 different countries.

Schedule Key Triple Crown Grand Prix Masters Five-star events Four-star events Three-star events Two-star events One-star events Team events

December 1975 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 28 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Two Star Grass – $75,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 May Romika Cup Munich, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star Singles – Doubles 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 Two Star 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 Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star 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 Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D Five Star 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, 6–3This match was stopped at two sets all due to bad light. The final set was played on 15 September during the Grow Professional Doubles Championships. Geoff Masters John Newcombe Agfa Colour Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D Two Star Singles – Doubles 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 Triple Crown Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 14 Jun John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star No Winner Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez Ove Bengtson Tom Okker Vijay Amritraj Ismail El Shafei Roger Taylor Not completed. (5 pairs remaining) Berlin Grand Prix Berlin, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D One Star Víctor Pecci 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Julián Ganzábal Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojciech Fibak Werner Zirngibl Patricio Cornejo Antonio Muñoz 7–5, 6–1 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 21 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Triple Crown Grass – $160,000 – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles 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 Dürr Tony Roche 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 Rosemary Casals Dick Stockton

July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star 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 Championships Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 48S/24D Two Star 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 Jul Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Three Star 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 Championships Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D One Star Balázs Taróczy 6–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 Ricardo Cano Ángel Giménez Belus Prajoux Manuel Santana Robin Drysdale Raymond Moore Jean-François Caujolle Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux 6–4, 6–3 Wojciech Fibak Balázs Taróczy 19 Jul Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D Two Star 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 Jul Washington Star International Washington, D.C., USA Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four star 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 2 Aug Louisville International Louisville, United States Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star 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 $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D Three Star Singles – Doubles 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 Tennis Championships Columbus, United States Clay – 48S/24D Two Star Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 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 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Four Star Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles 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 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star 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 Aug U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star Singles – Doubles Björn Borg 6–7(3–7), 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 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star 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 Aug US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Triple Crown Clay – $217,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles 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, 6–4 Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–6 Billie Jean King Ray Ruffels

September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 13 Sep Grow Professional Doubles Championships The Woodlands, United States Hard – $100,000 – 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 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D One Star Cliff Richey 7–6, 6–2 Gene Mayer Dick Crealy John Yuill John Lloyd Álvaro Fillol Steve Krulevitz Balázs Taróczy Mike Cahill John Whitlinger 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 Mark Edmondson John Marks 20 Sep Arco Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star Singles – Doubles 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 Sep Fireman's Fund International San Francisco, United States Carpet – $125,000 – 64S/32D Four Star 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

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