1976 Volvo International

{{Short description|Tennis tournament}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{TennisEventInfo|1976|Volvo International| | date=August 1–8 | edition=4th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix circuit]] (Three star) | prize_money=$100,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[North Conway, New Hampshire|North Conway]], U.S. | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1976 Bretton Woods – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bretton-woods/705/1976/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1976 Bretton Woods – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bretton-woods/705/1976/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}

The '''1976 Volvo International''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] in [[North Conway, New Hampshire]] in the United States and was part of the [[1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from August 1 through August 8, 1976. First-seeded [[Jimmy Connors]] won the singles title and the accompanying $10,000 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|page=113|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref> Due to persistent rainfall that preceded the arrival of [[Hurricane Belle]] the final was moved to the indoor courts at Algonquin Tennis Center.<ref>{{cite news|title=Connors Beats Ramirez|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QPpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2PgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6911%2C2206711|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle|agency=AP|date=August 10, 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hurricane Belle|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XVZNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3226%2C2742752|work=Lakeland Ledger|agency=AP|date=August 10, 1976|page=1B}}</ref>

==Finals== === Singles=== {{main|1976 Volvo International – Singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] defeated {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 * It was Connors' 9th title of the year and the 63rd of his career.

===Doubles=== {{main|1976 Volvo International – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Cano]] / {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Víctor Pecci]] 6–3, 6–0 * It was Gottfried's 10th title of the year and the 33rd of his career. It was Ramírez's 15th title of the year and the 42nd of his career.

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==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/north-conway/usa/1976/m-gp-usa-32a-1976/draws-and-results/ International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament details]

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