# 1976 US Open – Men's doubles

Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions but only Ilie Năstase competed that year with Vitas Gerulaitis. Vitas Gerulaitis and Ilie Năstase lost in the second round to Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.
Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

## Seeds

* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (second round)
* Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
* Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (champions)
* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (third round)
* Chico Hagey / Nick Saviano (third round)
* Vitas Gerulaitis / Ilie Năstase (second round)
* Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell (first round)
* Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)
* Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone (semifinals)
* Björn Borg / Wojtek Fibak (second round)
* Ricardo Cano / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (second round)
* n.a.
* Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš (first round)
* Dick Stockton / Roscoe Tanner (third round)
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Byron Bertram Bernard Mitton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 6 | 6 | | 10 | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 5 | 6 | 1 | | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel | 2 | 7 | 7 | | Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Betancur J Velasco | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bertram B Mitton | 6 | 6 | | | B Bertram B Mitton | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Norberg T Svensson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Bertram B Mitton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | P Fleming F Taygan | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Gottfried J McEnroe | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Brown B Teacher | 3 | 4 | | | P Fleming F Taygan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fleming F Taygan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Bertram B Mitton | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 6 |
| | V Amaya P DuPré | 4 | 3 | | 5 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Joubert D Schneider | 2 | 2 | | | J Bartlett N Fraser | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett N Fraser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | B Lutz S Smith | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Álvarez B Prajoux | 4 | 4 | | 10 | R Ruffels A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz T Waltke | 6 | 3 | 3 | | D Bohrnstedt M Mitchell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bohrnstedt M Mitchell | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 4 | 2 | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reid R Thung | 7 | 6 | | | R Reid R Thung | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner J James | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 15 | D Stockton R Tanner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | D Stockton R Tanner | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | O Bengtson J McManus | 1 | 6 | | 15 | D Stockton R Tanner | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | H Pfister B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy K McMillan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | V Gerulaitis I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kronk C Letcher | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | H Günthardt H Hoyt | 4 | 4 | | 7 | V Gerulaitis I Năstase | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kronk C Letcher | 6 | 7 | | | P Kronk C Letcher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bahrami M Fishbach | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | P Kronk C Letcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 14 | J Hřebec J Kodeš | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | P Cramer M Estep | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Cramer M Estep | 6 | 4 | | | P Cramer M Estep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Cashman W Drake | 2 | 6 | 2 | | T Moor B Seewagen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moor B Seewagen | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | S Siegel S Turner | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney M Machette | 6 | 6 | | | J Delaney M Machette | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 5 | 3 | | 9 | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Santana E Scott | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | R Case G Masters | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| | C Hagey N Saviano | 6 | 6 | | | C Hagey N Saviano | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | R Case G Masters | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Case G Masters | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | N Špear B Taróczy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Okker M Riessen | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Graebner F Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | C Graebner F Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson B Walts | 4 | 2 | | 11 | B Borg W Fibak | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | B Borg W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Graebner F Stolle | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Kakulia A Metreveli | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 4 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Á Fillol J Fillol | 3 | 6 | 4 | | T Kakulia A Metreveli | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Andrew R Benavides | 2 | 0 | | 4 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | F Pála B Phillips-Moore | 1 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell C Kachel | 6 | 5 | 6 | | C Dowdeswell C Kachel | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley S Menon | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | R Cano H-J Pohmann | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Cano H-J Pohmann | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | C Dowdeswell C Kachel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Palafox P Rennert | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | I Țiriac G Vilas | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | P Fishbach R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | P Fishbach R Moore | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Țiriac G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | I Țiriac G Vilas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Ashe C Pasarell | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dowdeswell C Kachel | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| | E Friedler J Karzen | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | H Fitzgibbon H Richardson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | H Fitzgibbon H Richardson | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 6 | | | M Edmondson J Marks | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martinez T Noonan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Edmondson J Marks | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Feaver J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Cahill J Whitlinger | 7 | 4 | 3 | | J Feaver J Lloyd | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ganzábal J-L Haillet | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |