1976 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1976 Australian Open
Champion	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Runner-up	Renáta Tomanová
Score	6–2, 6–2

Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Renáta Tomanová 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1976 Australian Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Cawley is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Evonne Cawley (Champion)
2. Kerry Reid (First round)
3. Helga Masthoff (Quarterfinalist)
4. Sue Barker (Second round)
5. Renáta Tomanová (Finalist)
6. Helen Gourlay (Semifinalist)
7. Lesley Bowrey (Quarterfinalist)
8. Janet Young (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Evonne Cawley	6	7
	7	Lesley Bowrey	1	6
								1	Evonne Cawley	6	6
								6	Helen Gourlay	3	3
	6	Helen Gourlay	6	6	6
		Heidi Eisterlehner	3	7	2
															1	Evonne Cawley	6	6
															5	Renáta Tomanová	2	2
	3	Helga Masthoff	6	5	1
	5	Renáta Tomanová	4	7	6
								5	Renáta Tomanová	6	6
									Elisabeth Ekblom	3	2
		Christine Matison	6	3	1
		Elisabeth Ekblom	4	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Cawley	6	6
		L Stenberg	3	0				1	E Cawley	6	6
		B Simon	6	6					B Simon	2	1
		K Neill	1	4											1	E Cawley	6	7
		M Gurdal	6	6											7	L Bowrey	1	6
		N Gregory	3	3					M Gurdal	3	4
		K Ruddell	3	1				7	L Bowrey	6	6
	7	L Bowrey	6	6																		1	E Cawley	6	6
	6	H Gourlay	6	6																		6	H Gourlay	3	3
		N Bohm	3	1				6	H Gourlay	6	6
		W Turnbull	6	6					W Turnbull	1	1
		P Whytcross	3	4											6	H Gourlay	6	6	6
		H Eisterlehner	7	6												H Eisterlehner	3	7	2
		K Hallam	6	3					H Eisterlehner	6	7
		D Evers	4	5				4	S Barker	3	6
	4	S Barker	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	3	H Masthoff	6	6
		J Dalton	3	2				3	H Masthoff	7	7
		M Tyler	6	6					M Tyler	5	6
		J Dimond	2	2											3	H Masthoff	4	7	6
		J Hanrahan	6	2	7										5	R Tomanová	6	5	1
		C Griffiths	4	6	5				J Hanrahan	3	3
		C Zeeman	0	2				5	R Tomanová	6	6
	5	R Tomanová	6	6																		5	R Tomanová	6	6
	8	J Young	2	6	6																		E Ekblom	3	2
		J Walker	6	3	0			8	J Young	6	2	3
		C Matison	6	6					C Matison	2	6	6
		J Wilton	0	2												C Matison	4	6	6
		K Harter	6	7												E Ekblom	6	3	1
		C O'Neil	2	6					K Harter	6	1	2
		E Ekblom	6	6					E Ekblom	3	6	6
	2	K Reid	4	3

External links

• 1976 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw