Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1976 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and fourth major singles title overall. Borg had four set points in the third set of the final, before eventually losing in four sets. It was Borg's first of four runner-up finishes at the US Open, his career-best result at the event.
Manuel Orantes was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Borg.
The first three rounds were best-of-three sets.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Jimmy Connors (champion) Björn Borg (finalist) Guillermo Vilas (semifinalist) Adriano Panatta (second round) Ilie Năstase (semifinalist) Manuel Orantes (quarterfinalist) Arthur Ashe (second round) Raúl Ramírez (second round) Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinalist) Harold Solomon (first round) Roscoe Tanner (fourth round) Stan Smith (fourth round) Corrado Barazzutti (second round) Wojtek Fibak (first round) Brian Gottfried (fourth round) Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round)
Draw
Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired
Final eight
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1976 US Open Men's Singles draw 1976 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation