 Ashe (left) was prize money leader | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5 January 1976 – 9 May 1976 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Tournaments | 26 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Arthur Ashe (5) |
| Most tournament finals | Arthur Ashe (6) |
| Prize money leader | Arthur Ashe ($253,013) |
| Points leader | Arthur Ashe (860) |
← 1975 1977 → | |
The 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional men's tennis circuits of 1976. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT) and consisted of a schedule of 25 tournaments leading up to a singles WCT Finals play-off in Dallas and a doubles play-off in Kansas City in May. A total of 54 players participated, 30 players less than in the previous three years, and the group system used in the previous editions was replaced by a single pool. The U.S. Pro Indoor was the only tournament in which all players participated, all other tournaments had a 16 men draw. The season final was played by the eight best performers and was won by the Swede Björn Borg who defeated Guillermo Vilas from Argentina in four sets.[1] The total prize money for the 1976 WCT circuit was $2,400,000, including a $320,000 Avis Challenge Cup round–robin special event played in Hawaii in January and May.[2]
The Aetna World Cup between teams of the US and Australia was played in March in Hartford and was won by the US 6–1.[3]
- ^ "Solomon Makes Dallas Again With Field Set For WCT Finals, May 4–9" (PDF). World Championship Tennis. April 28, 1976.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 139–148. ISBN 978-0-354-09011-7.
- ^ "US tennis team wins World Cup". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 9 March 1976. p. 18.