{{Short description|Tennis tournament}} {{TennisEventInfo|1976|Citizen's Classic| | date=8–14 November | edition=4th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] (Two Star) | draw=48S / 16D | prize_money=$75,000 | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] | champs={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1976 Hong Kong – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1976/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1976 Hong Kong – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/manila/336/1976/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | after_name=Colgate Tennis Patrons Classic | main_name=Hong Kong Open (tennis) {{!}} Hong Kong Open }} The '''1976 Citizen's Classic''', also known as the '''Hong Kong Open''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor hard courts in [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]. It was the fourth edition of the event and was held from 8 November through 14 November 1976. The tournament was part of the Two Star tier of the [[1976_Grand_Prix_(tennis)|1976 Grand Prix tennis circuit]]. Fourth-seeded [[Ken Rosewall]] won the singles title.<ref name="wot1977">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook|year=1977|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090117|pages=28–29, 117|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1976 Citizen's Classic – Singles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] defeated {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0 * It was Rosewall's 3rd singles title of the year and the 41st of his [[Ken Rosewall career statistics|career]] in the Open Era.
===Doubles=== {{main|1976 Citizen's Classic – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]] defeated {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Amritraj]] / {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] 6–4, 6–2
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==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/hong-kong/hkg/1976/m-gp-hkg-01a-1976/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Hong Kong Open tournaments}} {{1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1976 Grand Prix (tennis)|Viceroy Classic]] [[Category:1976 in Hong Kong]] [[Category:Tennis in Hong Kong]]