1976 Philippine Open

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The 1976 Philippine Open was a men's tennis tournament played an outdoor clay courts in Manila, Philippines. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 15 November through 21 November 1976. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and categorized as Two Star. Sixth-seeded Brian Fairlie won the singles title and the $10,500 first prize money.[3][4]

1976 Philippine Open
Date15–21 November
Edition4th
CategoryGrand Prix (Two Star)
Draw48S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceClay/ outdoor
LocationManila, Philippines
Champions
Singles
Australia Brian Fairlie[1]
Doubles
Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters[2]
← 1975 · Philippine Open (tennis) · 1977 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Brian Fairlie defeated   Ray Ruffels 7–5, 6–7, 7–6

  • It was Fairlie's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd and last of his career.

Doubles

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  Ross Case /   Geoff Masters defeated   Anand Amritraj /   Corrado Barazzutti 6–0, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Manila – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1976 Manila – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 117. ISBN 9780354090117.
  4. ^ "Fairlie captures Manila tennis". Daily News. 22 November 1976. p. C27 – via Newspapers.com.
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