Jimmy Connors finished the year as
ATP world No. 1 for the third time in his career. Connors won seven titles during the season, including a
major at the
US Open.
Raúl Ramírez was the 1976 Grand Prix No. 1. Ramírez won two tournaments during the season.
Björn Borg was named the ATP Player of the Year. Borg won three tournaments during the season, including a major at the
Wimbledon Championships, and finished runner-up at another major at the US Open.
The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown—the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size.[3] Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
Group TC
Champion: 160 (32)
Runner-up: 120 (24)
Semifinalist: 80 (16)
Quarterfinalist: 40 (8)
Fourth Round: 20 (4)
Third Round: 10 (2)
Second Round: 5
Five-star
Champion: 120 (24)
Runner-up: 90 (18)
Semifinalist: 60 (12)
Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
9th – 16th: 15 (3)
17th – 32nd: 7
33rd – 64th: 1
Four-star
Champion: 100 (20)
Runner-up: 75 (15)
Semifinalist: 50 (10)
Quarterfinalist: 25 (5)
9th – 16th: 12 (2)
17th – 32nd: 6
Three-star
Champion: 80 (16)
Runner-up: 60 (12)
Semifinalist: 40 (8)
5th – 8th: 20 (4)
9th – 16th: 10 (2)
17th – 32nd: 5
Two-star
Champion: 60 (12)
Runner-up: 45 (9)
Semifinalist: 30 (6)
5th – 8th: 15 (3)
9th – 16th: 7 (1)
17th – 32nd: 3
One-star
Champion: 40 (8)
Runner-up: 30 (6)
Semifinalist: 20 (4)
5th – 8th: 10 (2)
9th – 16th: 5
Standings
The 1976 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in six separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (150 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (40 points for the winner). At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played a minimum amount of One and Two Star tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending
Masters tournament.[2]
These are the
ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1975 season [4] and at the end of the 1976 season,[5] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1976, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press.
ISBN978-0-942257-70-0.
Jimmy Connors finished the year as
ATP world No. 1 for the third time in his career. Connors won seven titles during the season, including a
major at the
US Open.
Raúl Ramírez was the 1976 Grand Prix No. 1. Ramírez won two tournaments during the season.
Björn Borg was named the ATP Player of the Year. Borg won three tournaments during the season, including a major at the
Wimbledon Championships, and finished runner-up at another major at the US Open.
The tournaments listed above were divided into six groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown—the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from five stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size.[3] Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
Group TC
Champion: 160 (32)
Runner-up: 120 (24)
Semifinalist: 80 (16)
Quarterfinalist: 40 (8)
Fourth Round: 20 (4)
Third Round: 10 (2)
Second Round: 5
Five-star
Champion: 120 (24)
Runner-up: 90 (18)
Semifinalist: 60 (12)
Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
9th – 16th: 15 (3)
17th – 32nd: 7
33rd – 64th: 1
Four-star
Champion: 100 (20)
Runner-up: 75 (15)
Semifinalist: 50 (10)
Quarterfinalist: 25 (5)
9th – 16th: 12 (2)
17th – 32nd: 6
Three-star
Champion: 80 (16)
Runner-up: 60 (12)
Semifinalist: 40 (8)
5th – 8th: 20 (4)
9th – 16th: 10 (2)
17th – 32nd: 5
Two-star
Champion: 60 (12)
Runner-up: 45 (9)
Semifinalist: 30 (6)
5th – 8th: 15 (3)
9th – 16th: 7 (1)
17th – 32nd: 3
One-star
Champion: 40 (8)
Runner-up: 30 (6)
Semifinalist: 20 (4)
5th – 8th: 10 (2)
9th – 16th: 5
Standings
The 1976 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in six separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (150 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (40 points for the winner). At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played a minimum amount of One and Two Star tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in the season-ending
Masters tournament.[2]
These are the
ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1975 season [4] and at the end of the 1976 season,[5] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1976, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press.
ISBN978-0-942257-70-0.