1976 US Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1976 US Open
Final
Champion	Tom Okker Marty Riessen[1]
Runner-up	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
Score	6–4, 6–4[2]
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions but only Ilie Năstase competed that year with Vitas Gerulaitis. Vitas Gerulaitis and Ilie Năstase lost in the second round to Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Byron Bertram Bernard Mitton	2	4
	10	Ray Ruffels Allan Stone	6	6
								10	Ray Ruffels Allan Stone	4	3
									Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6	6
	3	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	5	6	1
		Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	7	4	6
																Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	4	4
															4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6	6
	9	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	6	4	3
	4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	2	6	6
								4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6	7
									Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel	3	6
		Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel	2	7	7
	2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6	6
		Á Betancur J Velasco	7	1	1			1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	3	6
		B Bertram B Mitton	6	6					B Bertram B Mitton	4	6	7
		R Norberg T Svensson	1	4												B Bertram B Mitton	6	6
	16	J Alexander P Dent	6	7	6											P Fleming F Taygan	3	1
		L Gottfried J McEnroe	7	6	3			16	J Alexander P Dent	7	4	3
		W Brown B Teacher	3	4					P Fleming F Taygan	6	6	6
		P Fleming F Taygan	6	6																			B Bertram B Mitton	2	4
	5	B Lutz S Smith	6	6																		10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	6
		V Amaya P DuPré	4	3				5	B Lutz S Smith	6	6
		D Joubert D Schneider	2	2					J Bartlett N Fraser	0	1
		J Bartlett N Fraser	6	6											5	B Lutz S Smith	3	6	4
	10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	6											10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	3	6
		E Álvarez B Prajoux	4	4				10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	6
		S Krulevitz T Waltke	6	3	3				D Bohrnstedt M Mitchell	4	2
		D Bohrnstedt M Mitchell	4	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
		Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	4	2				3	B Hewitt F McMillan	5	6	6
		R Reid R Thung	7	6					R Reid R Thung	7	4	2
		A Gardiner J James	6	1											3	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
	15	D Stockton R Tanner	6	7											15	D Stockton R Tanner	2	3
		O Bengtson J McManus	1	6				15	D Stockton R Tanner	7	4	6
		H Pfister B Scanlon	6	6					H Pfister B Scanlon	6	6	4
		D Crealy K McMillan	3	3																		3	B Hewitt F McMillan	5	6	1
	7	V Gerulaitis I Năstase	6	6																			P Kronk C Letcher	7	4	6
		H Günthardt H Hoyt	4	4				7	V Gerulaitis I Năstase	1	5
		P Kronk C Letcher	6	7					P Kronk C Letcher	6	7
		M Bahrami M Fishbach	2	5												P Kronk C Letcher	6	6	6
	14	J Hřebec J Kodeš	4	1r												P Cramer M Estep	4	7	2
		P Cramer M Estep	6	4					P Cramer M Estep	6	6
		W Cashman W Drake	2	6	2				T Moor B Seewagen	4	2
		T Moor B Seewagen	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		S Siegel S Turner	1	2
		J Delaney M Machette	6	6					J Delaney M Machette	3	3
		I El Shafei B Fairlie	5	3				9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	6	6
	9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	7	6											9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	7	5	7
		M Santana E Scott	3	4											6	R Case G Masters	5	7	5
		C Hagey N Saviano	6	6					C Hagey N Saviano	6	5
		S Ball K Warwick	6	6	1			6	R Case G Masters	7	7
	6	R Case G Masters	7	3	6																	9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	6	4	3
		N Špear B Taróczy	3	3																		4	T Okker M Riessen	2	6	6
		C Graebner F Stolle	6	6					C Graebner F Stolle	6	6
		B Manson B Walts	4	2				11	B Borg W Fibak	3	4
	11	B Borg W Fibak	6	6												C Graebner F Stolle	4	7	3
		T Kakulia A Metreveli	6	2	6										4	T Okker M Riessen	6	6	6
		Á Fillol J Fillol	3	6	4				T Kakulia A Metreveli	4	3
		J Andrew R Benavides	2	0				4	T Okker M Riessen	6	6
	4	T Okker M Riessen	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		F Pála B Phillips-Moore	1	7	0
		C Dowdeswell C Kachel	6	5	6				C Dowdeswell C Kachel	w/o
		C Dibley S Menon	3	6	4			12	R Cano H-J Pohmann
	12	R Cano H-J Pohmann	6	4	6											C Dowdeswell C Kachel	6	6
		T Palafox P Rennert	2	3												I Țiriac G Vilas	2	4
		P Fishbach R Moore	6	6					P Fishbach R Moore	3	6	4
		I Țiriac G Vilas	6	6					I Țiriac G Vilas	6	4	6
	8	A Ashe C Pasarell	2	4																			C Dowdeswell C Kachel	2	7	7
		E Friedler J Karzen	4	6	3																	2	F McNair S Stewart	6	5	6
		H Fitzgibbon H Richardson	6	3	6				H Fitzgibbon H Richardson	0r
		M Edmondson J Marks	6	6					M Edmondson J Marks	4
		T Martinez T Noonan	1	3												M Edmondson J Marks	7	6	6
		J Feaver J Lloyd	6	6	6										2	F McNair S Stewart	5	7	7
		M Cahill J Whitlinger	7	4	3				J Feaver J Lloyd	2	4
		J Ganzábal J-L Haillet	6	3	2			2	F McNair S Stewart	6	6
	2	F McNair S Stewart	3	6	6

References

External links

• ATP main draw
• 1976 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation