# 1976 French Open – Men's doubles

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions but lost in the final 7–6$^{(8-6)}$, 6–3, 6–1 against Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart.

## Seeds

* Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (final)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Edmondson Geoff Masters | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Edmondson Geoff Masters | 1 | 3 | 1 | Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux | Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux | 4 | 1 | | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6$^6$ | 3 | 1 | | |
| Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6$^6$ | 3 | 1 |
| Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 2 | 2 | | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 4 | 6 | 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | J Gisbert M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Lloyd F Pála | 6 | 6 | | | W Lloyd F Pála | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Freyss C Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | J Gisbert M Orantes | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| D Dell B Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Dell B Martin | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| B Balleret L Borfiga | 1 | 2 | | | D Dell B Martin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Álvarez V Pecci | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Gisbert M Orantes | 6 | 6 |
| M Edmondson G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson G Masters | 1 | 3 |
| G Ocleppo I Sânteiu | 2 | 1 | | | M Edmondson G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J McManus T Svensson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson G Masters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| B Carmichael R Moore | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Dowdeswell C Kachel | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| R Reid N Špear | 6 | 1 | 6 | | R Reid N Špear | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C Dowdeswell C Kachel | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | W Fibak K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| O Laimina J Thamin | 6 | 5 | 2 | H Bunis T Waltke | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| H Bunis T Waltke | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | W Fibak K Meiler | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | R Cano B Prajoux | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | R Cano B Prajoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| R Brunet Y Noah | 6 | 7 | | R Brunet Y Noah | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| R Lewis M Robinson | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | R Cano B Prajoux | 4 | 1 |
| F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 6 |
| G Majoli S Palmieri | 4 | 6 | 2 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | P Beust D Contet | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 7 | | | |
| J Andrews C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | J Andrews C Dibley | 3 | 6 | | | |
| E Caviglia Á Giménez | 3 | 1 | | J Andrews C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | A Gardiner R Simpson | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| S Krulevitz S Turner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Barthès D Naegelen | 6 | 4 | 1 | S Krulevitz S Turner | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ž Franulović N Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ž Franulović N Pilić | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | P Dominguez F Jauffret | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | M Cahill T Gullikson | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| J Ganzábal J Kamiwazumi | 3 | 7 | 2 | P Dominguez F Jauffret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| P Dominguez F Jauffret | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Dominguez F Jauffret | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| J-F Caujolle J Lovera | 2 | 2 | | I Molina J Velasco | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| I Molina J Velasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | J Andrew R Benavides | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| J Bartlett N Holmes | 4 | 4 | | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 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 |
| | | | | | | J-B Chanfreau W N'Godrella | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Gauvain J-L Haillet | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Bertolucci A Panatta | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr JE Mandarino | 7 | 6 | | | C Kirmayr JE Mandarino | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Bertolucci A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 4 | 6 |
| | V Amayai G Hardie | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 7 |
| | T Bernasconi P Hagelauer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | T Bernasconi P Hagelauer | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Crealy K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | D Crealy K Warwick | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Á Betancur F Gebert | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec T Šmíd | 4 | 3 | | 2 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |