| 1976 World Team Tennis season | |
|---|---|
| League | World Team Tennis |
| Sport | Team tennis |
| Duration | May 1 – August 27, 1976 |
| Number of matches | Regular season: 220 (44 for each team) scheduled; 219 played Postseason: minimum of 7, maximum of 11; 8 actually played |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| World Team Tennis Player Draft | |
| Top draft pick |  Linky Boshoff |
| Picked by | San Diego Friars |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | New York Sets |
| Season MVP | Male:  Sandy MayerFemale: Chris Evert |
| Eastern Division | |
| Season champions | New York Sets |
| Runners-up | Pittsburgh Triangles |
| Western Division | |
| Season champions | Phoenix Racquets |
| Runners-up | San Francisco Golden Gaters |
| Division Championship Series | |
| Eastern Division champions | New York Sets |
| Western Division champions | San Francisco Golden Gaters |
| World Team Tennis Finals | |
| Venue | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (deciding Match 3) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena (Matches 1 and 2) |
| Champions | New York Sets |
| Runners-up | San Francisco Golden Gaters |
| Playoff MVPs | Male: Sandy Mayer Female: Billie Jean King |
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The 1976 World Team Tennis season was the third season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States. Led by regular season and playoff male most valuable player Sandy Mayer and female playoff most valuable player Billie Jean King, the New York Sets swept the San Francisco Golden Gaters in the WTT Finals to win the league championship.[1][2]
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