The 1976 Romika Cup, also known by as the Bavarian Tennis Championships, was a men's

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

tournament that was part of the Two Star category of the 1976 Grand Prix tennis circuit. The

tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...

was held at the MTTC Iphitos in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

, West Germany and ran from 4 May through 9 May 1976.

Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes Corral (; born 6 February 1949) is a former tennis player from Spain who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open men's singles title in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

Karl Meiler Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Meiler won four singles (1972, Buenos Aires; 1974, Omaha and Calgary; 1977, Manila) and 17 doubles titles during his ...

6–1, 6–4, 6–1 * It was Orantes's 4th title of the year and the 42nd of his career.

Doubles

Juan Gisbert Sr. /

defeated

Jürgen Fassbender Jürgen Fassbender (german: Faßbender, born 28 May 1948) is a retired German tennis player. On the ATP Tour, Fassbender won three singles and 15 doubles titles. His best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimb ...

Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (born 23 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. During his career, Pohmann won two singles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organi ...

1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3 (Meiler and Pohmann retired) * It was Gisbert Sr.'s 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Orantes's 3rd title of the year and the 41st of his career.

References

External links

ITF tournament edition details

ATP tournament profile

Official website
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