1976 Louisville Open
Tennis tournament
| 1976 Louisville Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | July 26 – August 2 | |||
| Edition | 7th | |||
| Category | Grand Prix (Four Star) | |||
| Draw | 64S / 32D | |||
| Prize money | $125,000 | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Louisville, USA | |||
| Venue | Louisville Tennis Center | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Harold Solomon[1] | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Byron Bertram / Pat Cramer[2] | ||||
| ||||
The 1976 Louisville Open, also known as the Louisville International Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 26 July through 2 August 1976. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and categorized as Four Star. The singles final was won by Harold Solomon who received $20,000 first prize money.[3][4]
Finals
Singles
Harold Solomon defeated 
Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 7–5
- It was Solomon's 3rd singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.
Doubles
Byron Bertram / Pat Cramer defeated Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 6–3, 6–4
References
- ^ "1976 Louisville – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1976 Louisville – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 88, 89. ISBN 9780354090117.
- ^ "Solomon tips Fibak in finals at Louisville". Park City Daily News. August 3, 1976.
External links
- ITF tournament details Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
