See main article: 1976 French Open.
Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open.[1] It was his first and only major singles title. Panatta became the first man in the Open Era to win the French Open after saving a match point en route, doing so against Pavel Huťka in the first round.
Björn Borg was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Panatta. This was just his second and last defeat at the French Open, both delivered by Panatta.[2]
Panatta remained the only Italian man to win in Grand Slam until Jannik Sinner at the 2024 Australian Open.
The seeded players are listed below. Adriano Panatta is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
Raúl Ramírez (semifinals) Eddie Dibbs (semifinals) Harold Solomon (final)
Adriano Panatta (champion) Brian Gottfried (fourth round)
Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)
John Newcombe (first round)
Jaime Fillol Sr. (fourth round) Corrado Barazzutti (fourth round)
François Jauffret (fourth round)