1976 Grand Prix (tennis) 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. 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: The 1976 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in six separate point categories,
1972 Grand Prix (tennis) the players contracted by the WCT could play in the Grand Prix events as of September 1972. The deal was ratified at the annual ILTF meeting in July. Tournaments combined with a women's Grand Prix tour event. "No points were awarded for first round losers" Cliff Richey, Roscoe Tanner, Alex Metreveli, Tom Okker and Arthur Ashe played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for prize money. The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name: The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1972: 1972 Grand Prix (tennis) The 1972 Commercial Union