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1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1976 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles was an event of the 1975 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 16 and September 22, 1975. The draw comprised 32 teams of which eight were seeded. Anand Amritraj and Vijay Amritraj were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but lost in the quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded team of Bob Lutz and Stan Smith won the title by defeating the sixth-seeded team Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Fred McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart (second round)
  3. South Africa Bob Hewitt / Australia Geoff Masters (semifinals)
  4. United States Marty Riessen / United States Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (champions)
  6. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Charlie Pasarell (final)
  7. Australia Ray Ruffels / Australia Allan Stone (semifinals)
  8. India Anand Amritraj / India Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
7 4 5
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6 7
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 3 6
6 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
2 6 3
3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Geoff Masters
4 6 4
6 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
6 3 6

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 2 6
Australia Phil Dent
United States Sandy Mayer
3 6 3 1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4 6 6
United States Peter Fleming
United States Ferdi Taygan
2 6 Argentina Lito Álvarez
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6 4 1
Argentina Lito Álvarez
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6 7 1 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 4
Australia Colin Dibley
South Africa Raymond Moore
7 4 4 7 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
7 6
United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 6 6 United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
4 6 6
South Africa Byron Bertram
South Africa Pat Cramer
3 6 5 7 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6 3 7
7 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6 4 7 7 Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
7 4 5
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6 5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6 7
United States Woody Blocher
United States George Hardie
3 4 5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6
United States William Brown
United States Brian Teacher
6 4 United Kingdom John Feaver
United Kingdom John Lloyd
2 0
United Kingdom John Feaver
United Kingdom John Lloyd
7 6 5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 3 6
United States Jeff Austin
United States Mike MacHette
6 3 6 4 United States Marty Riessen
United States Erik van Dillen
3 6 2
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
4 6 3 United States Jeff Austin
United States Mike MacHette
3 4
Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Álvaro Fillol
7 6 3 4 United States Marty Riessen
United States Erik van Dillen
6 6
4 United States Marty Riessen
United States Erik van Dillen
6 7 6

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Geoff Masters
6 7
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Jim McManus
2 5 3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Geoff Masters
6 6
United States Dick R. Bohrnstedt
Australia Chris Kachel
6 6 United States Dick R. Bohrnstedt
Australia Chris Kachel
4 4
Sweden Kjell Johansson
United States Steve Krulevitz
0 1 3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Geoff Masters
6 6
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
4 4 8 India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
4 4
United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
6 6 United States Mike Cahill
United States John Whitlinger
1 6 2
United States Jim Delaney
United States Billy Martin
6 2 8 India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
6 2 6
8 India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
7 6 3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Geoff Masters
4 6 4
6 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
6 6 6 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
6 3 6
South Africa Bernard Mitton
South Africa John Yuill
3 2 6 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
6 5 6
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
4 6 2 United States Jeff Borowiak
Romania Ilie Năstase
3 7 4
United States Jeff Borowiak
Romania Ilie Năstase
6 2 6 6 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
4 7 6
United States John Andrews
India Sashi Menon
7 6 United States John Andrews
India Sashi Menon
6 5 4
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Dick Crealy
6 4 United States John Andrews
India Sashi Menon
6 5 7
United States Tom Gorman
United States Dennis Ralston
4 7 6 2 United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
4 7 6
2 United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
6 5 7

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9780354090117.
  2. ^ "1976 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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