1976 US Open – Men's doubles

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Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions but only Ilie Năstase competed that year with Vitas Gerulaitis. Vitas Gerulaitis and Ilie Năstase lost in the second round to Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Men's doubles

Final

Champion

Marty Riessen^[1]

Runner-up

Score

6–4, 6–4^[2]

Details

Draw

64

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	men	women	mixed

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Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Seeds

Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (second round)
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (champions)
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (third round)
Chico Hagey / Nick Saviano (third round)
Vitas Gerulaitis / Ilie Năstase (second round)
Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell (first round)
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)
Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone (semifinals)
Björn Borg / Wojtek Fibak (second round)
Ricardo Cano / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (second round)
n.a.
Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš (first round)
Dick Stockton / Roscoe Tanner (third round)
John Alexander / Phil Dent (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

		Byron Bertram Bernard Mitton	2	4

	10	Ray Ruffels Allan Stone	6	6
								10	Ray Ruffels Allan Stone	4	3

									Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6	6
	3	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	5	6	1

		Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	7	4	6
																Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	4	4

															4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6	6
	9	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	6	4	3

	4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	2	6	6
								4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6	7

									Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel	3	6
		Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel	2	7	7

	2	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6	6
		Á Betancur J Velasco	7	1	1			1	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	3	6
		B Bertram B Mitton	6	6					B Bertram B Mitton	4	6	7
		R Norberg T Svensson	1	4												B Bertram B Mitton	6	6
	16	J Alexander P Dent	6	7	6											P Fleming F Taygan	3	1
		L Gottfried J McEnroe	7	6	3			16	J Alexander P Dent	7	4	3
		W Brown B Teacher	3	4					P Fleming F Taygan	6	6	6
		P Fleming F Taygan	6	6																			B Bertram B Mitton	2	4
	5	B Lutz S Smith	6	6																		10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	6
		V Amaya P DuPré	4	3				5	B Lutz S Smith	6	6
		D Joubert D Schneider	2	2					J Bartlett N Fraser	0	1
		J Bartlett N Fraser	6	6											5	B Lutz S Smith	3	6	4
	10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	6											10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	3	6
		E Álvarez B Prajoux	4	4				10	R Ruffels A Stone	6	6
		S Krulevitz T Waltke	6	3	3				D Bohrnstedt M Mitchell	4	2
		D Bohrnstedt M Mitchell	4	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	3	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
		Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	4	2				3	B Hewitt F McMillan	5	6	6
		R Reid R Thung	7	6					R Reid R Thung	7	4	2
		A Gardiner J James	6	1											3	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
	15	D Stockton R Tanner	6	7											15	D Stockton R Tanner	2	3
		O Bengtson J McManus	1	6				15	D Stockton R Tanner	7	4	6
		H Pfister B Scanlon	6	6					H Pfister B Scanlon	6	6	4
		D Crealy K McMillan	3	3																		3	B Hewitt F McMillan	5	6	1
	7	V Gerulaitis I Năstase	6	6																			P Kronk C Letcher	7	4	6
		H Günthardt H Hoyt	4	4				7	V Gerulaitis I Năstase	1	5
		P Kronk C Letcher	6	7					P Kronk C Letcher	6	7
		M Bahrami M Fishbach	2	5												P Kronk C Letcher	6	6	6
	14	J Hřebec J Kodeš	4	1^r												P Cramer M Estep	4	7	2
		P Cramer M Estep	6	4					P Cramer M Estep	6	6
		W Cashman W Drake	2	6	2				T Moor B Seewagen	4	2
		T Moor B Seewagen	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		S Siegel S Turner	1	2
		J Delaney M Machette	6	6					J Delaney M Machette	3	3
		I El Shafei B Fairlie	5	3				9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	6	6
	9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	7	6											9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	7	5	7
		M Santana E Scott	3	4											6	R Case G Masters	5	7	5
		C Hagey N Saviano	6	6					C Hagey N Saviano	6	5
		S Ball K Warwick	6	6	1			6	R Case G Masters	7	7
	6	R Case G Masters	7	3	6																	9	A Amritraj V Amritraj	6	4	3
		N Špear B Taróczy	3	3																		4	T Okker M Riessen	2	6	6
		C Graebner F Stolle	6	6					C Graebner F Stolle	6	6
		B Manson B Walts	4	2				11	B Borg W Fibak	3	4
	11	B Borg W Fibak	6	6												C Graebner F Stolle	4	7	3
		T Kakulia A Metreveli	6	2	6										4	T Okker M Riessen	6	6	6
		Á Fillol J Fillol	3	6	4				T Kakulia A Metreveli	4	3
		J Andrew R Benavides	2	0				4	T Okker M Riessen	6	6
	4	T Okker M Riessen	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		F Pála B Phillips-Moore	1	7	0
		C Dowdeswell C Kachel	6	5	6				C Dowdeswell C Kachel	w/o
		C Dibley S Menon	3	6	4			12	R Cano H-J Pohmann
	12	R Cano H-J Pohmann	6	4	6											C Dowdeswell C Kachel	6	6
		T Palafox P Rennert	2	3												I Țiriac G Vilas	2	4
		P Fishbach R Moore	6	6					P Fishbach R Moore	3	6	4
		I Țiriac G Vilas	6	6					I Țiriac G Vilas	6	4	6
	8	A Ashe C Pasarell	2	4																			C Dowdeswell C Kachel	2	7	7
		E Friedler J Karzen	4	6	3																	2	F McNair S Stewart	6	5	6
		H Fitzgibbon H Richardson	6	3	6				H Fitzgibbon H Richardson	0^r
		M Edmondson J Marks	6	6					M Edmondson J Marks	4
		T Martinez T Noonan	1	3												M Edmondson J Marks	7	6	6
		J Feaver J Lloyd	6	6	6										2	F McNair S Stewart	5	7	7
		M Cahill J Whitlinger	7	4	3				J Feaver J Lloyd	2	4
		J Ganzábal J-L Haillet	6	3	2			2	F McNair S Stewart	6	6
	2	F McNair S Stewart	3	6	6

References

^ "Winners of Individual and Team Championships During 1976". nytimes.com.
^ "Connors Defeats Borg for Open Crown". nytimes.com.

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