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1976 French Open – Men's singles

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Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open.^[1] It was his first and only major singles title. Panatta became the first man in the Open Era to win the French Open after saving a match point en route, doing so against Pavel Huťka in the first round.

Men's singles

1976 French Open

Final

Champion

Adriano Panatta

Runner-up

Harold Solomon

Score

6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–3)

Details

Draw

128

Seeds

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	−45	45+	women

← 1975 ·

French Open

· 1977 →

Björn Borg was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Panatta. This was just his second and last defeat at the French Open, both delivered by Panatta.

Panatta remained the only Italian man to win in Grand Slam until Jannik Sinner at the 2024 Australian Open.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Adriano Panatta is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Björn Borg (quarterfinals)

Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)

Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)

Arthur Ashe (fourth round)

Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)

Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)

Harold Solomon (final)

Adriano Panatta (champion)

n/a

Brian Gottfried (fourth round)

Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)

John Newcombe (first round)

Jan Kodeš (third round)

Jaime Fillol Sr. (fourth round)

Corrado Barazzutti (fourth round)

François Jauffret (fourth round)

Draw

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Key

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Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

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Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

2	Guillermo Vilas	1	6	6	1

7	Harold Solomon	6	0	7	6
							7	Harold Solomon	6	6	4	6	6

							5	Raúl Ramírez	7	0	6	4	4
	Balázs Taróczy	6	6	6	1	5

5	Raúl Ramírez	4	7	3	6	7
														7	Harold Solomon	1	4	6	6³

														8	Adriano Panatta	6	6	4	7⁷
6	Eddie Dibbs	6	3	6	6

3	Manuel Orantes	3	6	3	3
							6	Eddie Dibbs	3	2	4

							8	Adriano Panatta	6	6	6
8	Adriano Panatta	6	6	2	7

1	Björn Borg	3	3	6	6

Section 1

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First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

2	G Vilas	6	7	7
	D Crealy	3	6	5			2	G Vilas	6	6	6
	D Naegelen	6	6	6				D Naegelen	4	1	1
	S Turner	1	2	0										2	G Vilas	6	7	6
	J Lloyd	4	4	6	7	3									B Prajoux	4	6	1
	B Prajoux	6	6	3	5	6		B Prajoux	6	2	6	6
	B Bertram	4	6	7	2	6		B Bertram	4	6	4	0
	J Delaney	6	4	5	6	3														2	G Vilas	6	6	6
15	C Barazzutti	6	4	6	6															15	C Barazzutti	2	2	3
	E Deblicker	0	6	2	2		15	C Barazzutti	2	6	6	6
	J-L Haillet	4	3	7	6	6		J-L Haillet	6	1	0	0
Q	D Contet	6	6	5	4	3								15	C Barazzutti	4	6	6	6
	R Cano	5	6	6	6										R Cano	6	4	3	4
	M Cahill	7	3	1	1			R Cano	6	3	6	5	6
Q	E Caviglia	6	6	4	6		Q	E Caviglia	1	6	2	7	1
	G Hardie	1	3	6	4

Section 2

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First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

7	H Solomon	1	4	6	6	6
	K Warwick	6	6	4	1	2	7	H Solomon	6	6	3	4	6
	S Menon	7	4	6	6			S Menon	4	4	6	6	2
Q	P Hagelauer	5	6	2	4									7	H Solomon	6	6	6
	K Johansson	6	3	6	3										J-F Caujolle	4	3	1
	J-F Caujolle	3	6	7	6			J-F Caujolle	7	6	4	6
	J Andrews	4	4	6				G Battrick	6	4	6	4
	G Battrick	6	6	7															7	H Solomon	1	7	6	6
10	B Gottfried	7	6	7															10	B Gottfried	6	5	3	2
	J Velasco Sr.	5	1	5			10	B Gottfried	3	6	7	6
	L Álvarez	7	4	7	7			L Álvarez	6	1	6	3
Q	B Lloyd	6	6	6	6									10	B Gottfried	7	6	6
	J I Muntañola	1	0^r												U Pinner	6	3	0
	U Pinner	6	1					U Pinner	6	7	2	6
	J McManus	2	6	6	1			N Pilić	4	6	6	3
	N Pilić	6	2	7	6

Section 3

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First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

4	A Ashe	7	6	7
	G R Reid	6	3	5			4	A Ashe	6	6	1	6
	J Bartlett	0	2	4				R Moore	4	4	6	3
	R Moore	6	6	6										4	A Ashe	6	6	6
	J Fassbender	7	6	6											J Fassbender	1	1	2
	A Amritraj	6	1	3				J Fassbender	6	6	7	1	6
	C Kachel	7	6	6	3	3		C Pasarell	2	7	6	6	3
	C Pasarell	5	4	7	6	6													4	A Ashe	7	6	2	0	4
13	J Kodeš	4	7	6	6	6														B Taróczy	5	2	6	6	6
	P Dominguez	6	6	7	0	0	13	J Kodeš	6	6	6
	J Yuill	6	2	1				F Pála	3	2	1
	F Pála	7	6	6										13	J Kodeš	4	2	1
	C Dowdeswell	2	6	5	2										B Taróczy	6	6	6
	B Taróczy	6	2	7	6			B Taróczy	6	6	6
	B Martin	3	6	6	7			B Martin	2	4	3
	J Kamiwazumi	6	0	4	5

Section 4

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First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

5	R Ramírez	6	6	6
	A Giménez	2	3	1			5	R Ramírez	6	6	6
	B Mottram	6	7	6				B Mottram	3	0	2
	D Dell	1	5	1										5	R Ramírez	6	6	6
Q	L Borfiga	0	6	6	3	1									S Krulevitz	4	0	0
	M Holeček	6	2	4	6	6		M Holeček	3	1	6	3
	S Krulevitz	6	6	6				S Krulevitz	6	6	4	6
	V Zednik	2	0	3																	5	R Ramírez	6	6	6
12	J Newcombe	6	6	5	4																	B Mignot	2	1	1
	J Gisbert Sr	2	7	7	6			J Gisbert Sr	6	6	7
	E Van Dillen	6	6	7				E Van Dillen	4	2	6
	R Taylor	3	4	5											J Gisbert Sr	4	2	6	6	0
	J Mandarino	6	1	7	6										B Mignot	6	6	3	4	6
	N Špear	3	6	5	2			J Mandarino	6	5	1	7	0
	B Mignot	6	6	6				B Mignot	1	7	6	5	6
	P Bertolucci	2	2	4

Section 5

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First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

	R Benavides	6	6	6
	C Dibley	4	4	3				R Benavides	3	2	7	6	5
Q	F Gebert	3	4	7	6	6	Q	F Gebert	6	6	6	0	7
Q	R Brunet	6	6	5	3	1								Q	F Gebert	1	2	2
	M Robinson	0	6	1	1									11	W Fibak	6	6	6
	P Proisy	6	2	6	6			P Proisy	4	6	2	3
LL	R Gehring	6	2	7	3	1	11	W Fibak	6	1	6	6
11	W Fibak	3	6	6	6	6														11	W Fibak	6	7	3	4
	V Amaya	3	6	7	7															6	E Dibbs	7	5	6	6
	P Beust	6	3	6	5			V Amaya	6	6	6
	H-J Plötz	6	0	6	7			H-J Plötz	3	3	4
	G Masters	2	6	1	5										V Amaya	5	4	6	3
	H Pohmann	1	6	6	7									6	E Dibbs	7	6	2	6
	J Andrew	6	1	3	5			H Pohmann	3	5	1
	K Meiler	5	3	1			6	E Dibbs	6	7	6
6	E Dibbs	7	6	6

Section 6

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First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

	S Stewart	6	3	5	6	6
Q	G Ocleppo	0	6	7	4	3		S Stewart	6	6	6
Q	R Lewis	2	2	2				M Di Domenico	2	4	4
	M Di Domenico	6	6	6										S Stewart	7	6	3	1	1
	A Gardiner	1	3	3									14	J Fillol Sr.	6	3	6	6	6
	T Šmid	6	6	6				T Šmid	0	4	0
	C Kirmayr	2	2	4			14	J Fillol Sr.	6	6	6
14	J Fillol Sr.	6	6	6																14	J Fillol Sr.	6	2	3
	J Ganzábal	6	6	6																3	M Orantes	7	6	6
	I Molina	3	3	3				J Ganzábal	5	7	6	6
	T Waltke	4	0	6	7	8		T Waltke	7	5	0	1
	G Goven	6	6	1	6	6								J Ganzábal	0	3	4
	A Muñoz	6	5	6	6	8							3	M Orantes	6	6	6
Q	J Benyik	7	7	3	2	6		A Muñoz	6	3	4	1
	N Holmes	2	2	1			3	M Orantes	2	6	6	6
3	M Orantes	6	6	6

Section 7

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First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	B Carmichael	3	2	5
	Z Franulović	6	6	7				Z Franulović	6	6	7
LL	R Norberg	6	7	6			LL	R Norberg	2	4	6
	T Gorman	4	6	2											Z Franulović	3	7	6	4	6
	P Cramer	3	2	5											B Phillips-Moore	6	6	2	6	4
	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	7				B Phillips-Moore	3	6	3	6	6
Q	B Balleret	2	2	2				F McNair	6	4	6	0	3
	F McNair	6	6	6																		Z Franulović	2	2	7	3
	T Gullikson	2	4	6	6	5															8	A Panatta	6	6	6	6
	J Hřebec	6	6	4	3	7		J Hřebec	4	6	6	6
	M Edmondson	3	3	6	3			V Pecci Sr.	6	3	4	2
	V Pecci Sr.	6	6	3	6										J Hřebec	5	3	4
	J Kuki	6	7	6	7									8	A Panatta	7	6	6
	B Andersson	1	5	7	5			J Kuki	3	1	5
	P Huťka	6	2	2	6	10	8	A Panatta	6	6	7
8	A Panatta	2	6	6	0	12

Section 8

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First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	P Cornejo	6	3	6	6
	H Bunis	1	6	2	2			P Cornejo	2	5	4
Q	C Roger-Vasselin	2	1	2				J Higueras	6	7	6
	J Higueras	6	6	6											J Higueras	5	6	7	4	2^d
Q	A Betancur	6	7	7										16	F Jauffret	7	2	6	6	1
	H Gauvain	4	6	5			Q	A Betancur	6	6	3	3	2
	I El Shafei	2	7	3	2		16	F Jauffret	4	1	6	6	6
16	F Jauffret	6	5	6	6																16	F Jauffret	4	2	6	6	8
	W N'Godrella	6	2	4	4																1	B Borg	6	6	3	4	10
LL	R Simpson	3	6	6	6		LL	R Simpson	3	3	4
	J Feaver	6	6	2	3	4		T Zugarelli	6	6	6
	T Zugarelli	0	1	6	6	6									T Zugarelli	3	4	4
	H Kary	3	6	5	6	6								1	B Borg	6	6	6
	P Barthes	6	4	7	4	2		H Kary	1	1	2
Q	D Bedel	6	0	4	5		1	B Borg	6	6	6
1	B Borg	0	6	6	7

References

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^ "Adriano Panatta". Laureus. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links

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