1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters

The 1976 Masters (also known as the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters for sponsorship reasons)^[3] was a men's 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 won the singles Masters title and $40,000 first-prize money.^[4]

1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters
Date	December 5–12
Edition	7th
Category	Masters Grand Prix
Draw	8S (round robin) / 4D
Prize money	$130,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Houston, Texas, United States
Venue	The Summit
Champions
Singles
Manuel Orantes[1]
Doubles
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles

Manuel Orantes defeated Wojtek Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–1

• It was Orantes' 7th singles title of the year and the 29th in his career in the Open Era.

Doubles

Main article: 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Doubles

Sherwood Stewart / Fred McNair defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4.

See also

• 1976 World Championship Tennis Finals
• 1976 WCT World Doubles