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1976 American Airlines Tennis Games

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1976 American Airlines Tennis Games
DateMarch 22–28
Edition3rd
Draw64S / 24D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationRancho Mirage, CA, United States
VenueMission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors[1]
Doubles
Australia Colin Dibley / United States Sandy Mayer[2]
← 1975 · Indian Wells Masters · 1977 →

The 1976 American Airlines Tennis Games was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was an ATP sanctioned tournament but was not part of the WCT or Grand Prix seasons. It was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California in the United States and ran from March 22 through March 28, 1976. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.

Finals

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Singles

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United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Connors' 4th singles title of the year and the 45th of his career.

Doubles

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Australia Colin Dibley / United States Sandy Mayer defeated South Africa Raymond Moore / United States Erik van Dillen 6–4, 6–7, 7–6

  • It was Dibley's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Mayer's 2nd title of the year and the 9th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Palm Springs – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1976 Palm Springs – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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