1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss
Runners-up	Laura duPont Wendy Turnbull
Final score	6–2, 6–3

Third-seeded team Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss won the title after defeating Laura duPont and Wendy Turnbull in the final.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.^[2]

1. Cynthia Doerner / Lesley Hunt (Semifinals)
2. Glynis Coles / Florența Mihai (Semifinals)
3. Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss (Champions)
4. Laura duPont / Wendy Turnbull (Final)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals [3]							Final
	1	Cynthia Doerner   Lesley Hunt	4	7	2
	4	Laura duPont   Wendy Turnbull	6	6	6
								4	Laura duPont   Wendy Turnbull	2	3
								3	Linky Boshoff   Ilana Kloss	6	6
	3	Linky Boshoff   Ilana Kloss	2	6	6
	2	Glynis Coles   Florența Mihai	6	2	1

Top Half

First Round [4]							Second Round [5]							Quarterfinals [6]							Semifinals
							1	C Doerner   L Hunt	6	6
								C Reynolds   N Yeargin	3	2
														1	C Doerner   L Hunt	6	6
															J Fayter   J Metcalf	2	1
								E Dignam   L Tenney	2	2
								J Fayter   J Metcalf	6	6
																					1	C Doerner   L Hunt	4	7	2
4	L duPont   W Turnbull	6	4	6																	4	L duPont   W Turnbull	6	6	6
	R Darmon   G Chanfreau	3	6	2			4	L duPont   W Turnbull	6	6
	N Sato   A Spex	3	6	7				N Sato   A Spex	3	1
	Vickie Kerr   P Whytcross	6	4	5										4	L duPont   W Turnbull	7	7
	K Harter   H Masthoff	6	6												K Harter   H Masthoff	5	6
	F Guedy   M Kruger	2	3					K Harter   H Masthoff	6	6
	B Nagelsen   J Newberry	n/a						B Nagelsen   J Newberry	1	2
	K Kuykendall   V Ziegenfuss

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	M Gurdal   M Van Haver	6	2	5
	B Cuypers   V Ruzici	4	6	7				B Cuypers   V Ruzici	6	3	6
	J Evert   S Mehmedbasich	3	1					F Bonicelli   K May	3	6	0
	F Bonicelli   K May	6	6												B Cuypers   V Ruzici	2	3
	P Louie   L Thomas	7	3	5										3	L Boshoff   I Kloss	6	6
	B Bruning   S Walsh	6	6	7				B Bruning   S Walsh	4	6	3
	H Eisterlehner   I Riedel	3	4				3	L Boshoff   I Kloss	6	3	6
3	L Boshoff   I Kloss	6	6																		3	L Boshoff   I Kloss	2	6	6
																					2	G Coles   F Mihai	6	2	1
								S Greer   P Smith	6	6
								G Galt   M O'Keefe	3	1
															S Greer   P Smith	3	7	6
														2	G Coles   F Mihai	6	5	7
								B Hallquist   B Jordan	0	7	5
							2	G Coles   F Mihai	6	6	7

References

1. "Connors, Fibak Agree Who's Best". The Ledger. Lakeland, FL. AP. Aug 17, 1976.
2. "Connors, Vilas, Solomon Advance". Albuquerque Journal. AP. Aug 13, 1976. p. E2.
3. "Star Sports Scoreboard". The Indianapolis Star (1st ed.). Aug 15, 1976. p. 38.
4. "Star Scoreboard". The Indianapolis Star (1st ed.). Aug 12, 1976. p. 50.
5. "Star Scoreboard". The Indianapolis Star (1st ed.). Aug 13, 1976. p. 48.
6. "Star Sports Scoreboard". The Indianapolis Star (1st ed.). Aug 14, 1976. p. 24.