1976 US Open (tennis) 1976 US Open (tennis) The 1976 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor Har-Tru clay courts at the Forest Hills, Queens in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 30 August until 12 September. It was the 96th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. It was the second year in which this tournament was played on clay courts. Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–0 Tom Okker / Marty Riessen defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher
Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in June and reflect performance from the June previous. Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award The Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the professional male tennis player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year. Between 1993 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively "experts"; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.