1976 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles

Doubles
1976 U.S. Pro Indoor
Champions Australia Rod Laver
United States Dennis Ralston
Runners-up South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Final score 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Main article: 1976 U.S. Pro Indoor

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Rod Laver and Dennis Ralston won the title, defeating Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3) in the final.

Seeds

  1. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
  2. South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (Final)
  3. United States Vitas Gerulaitis / United States Sandy Mayer (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase (Second Round, withdrew)
  5. United Kingdom Mark Cox / South Africa Cliff Drysdale (First Round)
  6. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (Second Round)
  7. United States Arthur Ashe / Netherlands Tom Okker (Second Round)
  8. United States Robert Lutz / United States Stan Smith (Semifinals)
  9. United States Dick Stockton / United States Erik Van Dillen (Semifinals)
  10. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (First Round, retired)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
     Australia Rod Laver
 United States Dennis Ralston
77 6    
8  United States Robert Lutz
 United States Stan Smith
64 4    
     Australia Rod Laver
 United States Dennis Ralston
78 77  
  2  South Africa Bob Hewitt
 South Africa Frew McMillan
66 63  
9  United States Dick Stockton
 United States Erik Van Dillen
63 4  
  2  South Africa Bob Hewitt
 South Africa Frew McMillan
77 6    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States B Gottfried
 Mexico R Ramírez
6 6    
       United States C Pasarell
 Australia A Stone
4 0    
      1  United States B Gottfried
 Mexico R Ramírez
3 6 65  
6  Australia R Case
 Australia G Masters
6 77            Australia R Laver
 United States D Ralston
6 3 77  
   United States J Borowiak
 Australia D Crealy
4 65       6  Australia R Case
 Australia G Masters
2 65  
   Australia R Laver
 United States D Ralston
6 6          Australia R Laver
 United States D Ralston
6 77    
   United States E Dibbs
 United States H Solomon
2 4            Australia R Laver
 United States D Ralston
77 6  
3  United States V Gerulaitis
 United States S Mayer
77 7         8  United States R Lutz
 United States S Smith
64 4  
   Egypt I El Shafei
 New Zealand B Fairlie
65 5       3  United States V Gerulaitis
 United States S Mayer
77 77    
10  Australia J Alexander
 Australia P Dent
5 0r          Australia T Roche
 United States S Stewart
65 63    
   Australia T Roche
 United States S Stewart
7 1         3  United States V Gerulaitis
 United States S Mayer
3 7 65
8  United States R Lutz
 United States S Smith
w/o           8  United States R Lutz
 United States S Smith
6 5 77  
   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
 South Africa B Mitton
          8  United States R Lutz
 United States S Smith
6 6  
   South Africa R Moore
 New Zealand O Parun
3 3          United States C Richey
 Australia F Stolle
4 4    
   United States C Richey
 Australia F Stolle
6 6    

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
   Sweden B Borg
 Australia B Giltinan
6 3 62  
   India A Amritraj
 India V Amritraj
4 6 77        India A Amritraj
 India V Amritraj
6 4 4  
   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
7 6          Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
2 6 6  
5  United Kingdom M Cox
 South Africa C Drysdale
5 4            Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
1 6 60  
   United States B Martin
 Soviet Union A Metreveli
2 6 4       9  United States D Stockton
 United States E Van Dillen
6 4 77  
9  United States D Stockton
 United States E Van Dillen
6 2 6     9  United States D Stockton
 United States E Van Dillen
w/o    
   Poland W Fibak
 West Germany K Meiler
3 6 1     4  United States J Connors
 Romania I Năstase
       
4  United States J Connors
 Romania I Năstase
6 3 6       9  United States D Stockton
 United States E Van Dillen
63 4  
   United States M Riessen
 United States R Tanner
6 6         2  South Africa B Hewitt
 South Africa F McMillan
77 6  
   Chile J Fillol
 United States T Gorman
4 1          United States M Riessen
 United States R Tanner
3 7 6  
    7  United States A Ashe
 Netherlands T Okker
6 5 1  
         United States M Riessen
 United States R Tanner
     
      2  South Africa B Hewitt
 South Africa F McMillan
w/o      
       United States A Pattison
 Australia K Warwick
2 4  
    2  South Africa B Hewitt
 South Africa F McMillan
6 6    
 

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