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The 1976 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor Har-Tru clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 1 until 12 September. It was the 96th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1976.
[1] [2] The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1976. [3] It was the 90th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. Despite the ongoing drought and heatwave of 1976, the 90th staging of the tournament went ahead as planned. Björn Borg and Chris Evert won the singles title.
Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and his third major title overall. He became the first man in the Open Era to win the title without losing a set during the tournament.
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List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments.. Criteria for inclusion: The tournament is notable enough to have its own article on Wikipedia; Historic tournaments are included if notability can be established by reliable third-party sources (references needed)
Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 (11–9), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1976 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and fourth major singles title overall. It was Borg's first runner-up finish at the US Open; despite making three more finals, he would never win the title.
The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881. It is played on outdoor hard courts [ e ] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park , New York City, United States.