1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters
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The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Summit in Houston in the United States
. It was the 7th edition of the Masters Grand Prix and was held from December 7 through December 12, 1976.
Manuel Orantes
defeated
Wojtek Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1
Sherwood Stewart
/ Fred McNair
won an elimination competition against the teams of
Manuel Orantes
/ Juan Gisbert
,
Ismail El Shafei
/
Brian Fairlie
and Brian Gottfried
/
Raúl Ramírez
.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Summit in Houston in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was the 7th edition of the Masters Grand Prix and was held from December 7 through December 12, 1976.
Singles
Manuel OrantesManuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...
defeated
Wojtek Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1Doubles
Sherwood StewartSherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...
/
Fred McNairFred McNair
----Frederick V. McNair, IV is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters...
won an elimination competition against the teams of
Manuel OrantesManuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...
/
Juan GisbertJuan Gisbert
Juan Gisbert, Sr. played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No...
,
Ismail El ShafeiIsmail El Shafei
Ismail El-Shafei was the Head of Egyptian Tennis Federation and Member of International Tennis Federation. El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to enter Top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history...
/
Brian FairlieBrian Fairlie
Brian Fairlie, born 13 June 1948 in Christchurch, is a retired tennis player from New Zealand. During his career from 1968 to 1979 he won four titles in doubles, all with the Egyptian player Ismail El Shafei, and two singles titles...
and
Brian GottfriedBrian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....
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Raúl RamírezRaúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...
.