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1976 Grand Prix (tennis)Italian Open (tennis)
tennisoutdoor clay courtsForo ItalicoRomeItaly1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix1976 Virginia Slims World Championship SeriesAdriano PanattaMima JaušovecKim WarwickGuillermo VilasLesley HuntGeoff MastersJohn NewcombeVirginia RuziciMariana Simionescu
| 1976 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 23 - May 30 |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Draw | 64MS/64WS/32MD/16WD |
| Surface | Clay court / outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Adriano Panatta | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Mima Jaušovec | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Brian Gottfried /  Raúl Ramírez | |
| Women's Doubles | |
 Linky Boshoff / 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 May 23 through May 30, 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.[1]
Contents
1 Prize money
2 Winners
2.1 Men's Singles
2.2 Women's Singles
2.3 Men's Doubles
2.4 Women's Doubles
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Third round | Second round | First round | Total |
| Men's Singles | $30,000 | $13,000 | $6,500 | $3,400 | $1,700 | $1,000 | $500 | $115,200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles | $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,250 | $800 | $500 | $350 | $200 | $26,000 |
| Men's Doubles | $6,000 | $3,500 | $2,000 | $800 | N/A | $0 | $0 | $16,700 |
| Women's Doubles | $1,500 | $900 | $500 | $300 | N/A | N/A | $0 | $4,600 |
Source: World of Tennis 1977[1]
Winners
Men's Singles
Adriano Panatta defeated 
Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Women's Singles
Mima Jaušovec defeated 
Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3
Men's Doubles
Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[a]
Women's Doubles
Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss defeated 
Virginia Ruzici / Mariana Simionescu 6–1, 6–2
Notes
^ The final was stopped at 2 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.
References
^ ab John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 77–79. ISBN 9780354090117..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
- ATP – Men's Draw Singles
- WTA – Women's Draw Singles
- ATP – Men's Draw Doubles
- WTA – Women's Draw Doubles
- ITF – Tournament details
