1976 French Open – Men's Singles


defeated Harold Solomon 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open. Panatta became the 1st man in the open era to win the French Open saving a match point en route against Pavel Hutka in the 1st round. First-seeded Björn Borg was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Panatta.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Adriano Panatta is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Björn Borg '
  2. Guillermo Vilas '
  3. Manuel Orantes '
  4. Arthur Ashe '
  5. Raúl Ramírez '
  6. Eddie Dibbs '
  7. Harold Solomon '
  8. Adriano Panatta '
  9. n/a
  10. Brian Gottfried '
  11. Wojtek Fibak '
  12. John Newcombe '
  13. Jan Kodeš '
  14. Jaime Fillol Sr. '
  15. Corrado Barazzutti '
  16. François Jauffret

    Draw

Key

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8