Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976 French Open – Men's singles, 1976, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major ...
defeated
Harold Solomon in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1976 French Open.
It was his first and only
major singles title, and he was the first Italian man in the
Open Era to win a singles major. Panatta
saved a match point en route to the title, against
Pavel Huťka in the first round.
Björn Borg was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Panatta. This was just his second and last defeat at the
French Open
The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...
, both to Panatta.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976 French Open – Men's singles, 1976, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major ...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Björn Borg ''(quarterfinals)''
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Guillermo Vilas ''(quarterfinals)''
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Manuel Orantes ''(quarterfinals)''
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Arthur Ashe ''(fourth round)''
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Raúl Ramírez ''(semifinals)''
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Eddie Dibbs ''(semifinals)''
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Harold Solomon ''(final)''
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Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976 French Open – Men's singles, 1976, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major ...
''(champion)''
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Brian Gottfried ''(fourth round)''
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Wojtek Fibak ''(fourth round)''
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John Newcombe ''(first round)''
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Jan Kodeš ''(third round)''
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Jaime Fillol Sr. ''(fourth round)''
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Corrado Barazzutti ''(fourth round)''
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François Jauffret ''(fourth round)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
* r =
Retired
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1976 French Open Men's Singles draw1976 French Open – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:1976 French Open - Men's Singles
Men's Singles
French Open by year – Men's singles
1976 Grand Prix (tennis)