The 1976 Stockholm Open was a men's tennis tournament played on

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and part of the

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and took place at the

Kungliga tennishallen Kungliga tennishallen (English: Royal Tennis Hall) is a tennis venue at Lidingövägen 75 in Stockholm, Sweden. The stadium was built in October 1943 and has a capacity of 5,000. Kungliga tennishallen, now a hard-court surface, remains the ven ...

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, Sweden. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 7 November through 13 November 1976. Mark Cox won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Mark Cox defeated

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, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)

Doubles

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/ Frew McMillan defeated Tom Okker /

Marty Riessen Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941) is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP rankings in September 1974, though was rank ...

, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

References

External links

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Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile
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Stockholm Open 1970s in Stockholm