{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{TennisEventInfo|1976|Louisville Open| | date=July 26 – August 2 | edition=7th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] (Four Star) | draw=64S / 32D | prize_money=$125,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], Kentucky, US | venue=[[Louisville Tennis Center]] | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1976 Louisville – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/louisville/663/1976/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Byron Bertram]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Pat Cramer]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1976 Louisville – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/louisville/663/1976/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }} The '''1976 Louisville Open''', also known as the '''Louisville International Tennis Classic''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] at the [[Louisville Tennis Center]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] in the United States. It was the seventh edition of the [[Louisville Open|tournament]] and was held from 26 July through 2 August 1976. The tournament was part of the [[Grand Prix tennis circuit]] and categorized as Four Star. The singles final was won by [[Harold Solomon]] who received $20,000 first prize money.<ref name=wot1977>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook|year=1977|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090117|pages=88, 89|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Solomon tips Fibak in finals at Louisville|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nSQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=00YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6606%2C512461|work=Park City Daily News|date=August 3, 1976}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]] defeated {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] 6–2, 7–5 * It was Solomon's 3rd singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Byron Bertram]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Pat Cramer]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]] 6–3, 6–4
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/louisville/usa/1976/m-gp-usa-31a-1976/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Louisville tournaments}} {{1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
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