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1976 Australian Open – Women's singles


Main article: 1976 Australian Open

Two-time defending champion Evonne Goolagong defeated Renáta Tomanová in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1976 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open singles title (and sixth consecutive final) and fifth major singles title overall. For the second consecutive year, Goolagong did not lose a set during the tournament.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Evonne Goolagong (champion)
  2. AUS Kerry Reid (first round)
  3. FRG Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
  4. GBR Sue Barker (second round)
  5. TCH Renáta Tomanová (finalist)
  6. AUS Helen Gourlay (semifinals)
  7. AUS Lesley Bowrey (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS Janet Young (second round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

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Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS E Goolagong | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS H Gourlay | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=AUS E Goolagong | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS L Bowrey | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS H Gourlay | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team04=FRG H Eisterlehner | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=2 | RD2-team01=AUS E Goolagong | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=FRA B Simon | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=BEL M Gurdal | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS L Bowrey | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS H Gourlay | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team06=AUS W Turnbull | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=FRG H Eisterlehner | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR S Barker | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS E Goolagong | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=SWE L Stenberg | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-team03=FRA B Simon | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS K Neill | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-team05=BEL M Gurdal | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS N Gregory | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-team07=AUS K Ruddell | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=AUS L Bowrey | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=AUS H Gourlay | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team10=SWE N Bohm | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-team11=AUS W Turnbull | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS P Whytcross | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-team13=FRG H Eisterlehner | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS K Hallam | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-team15=AUS D Evers | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=GBR S Barker | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=5 | RD1-score16-2=7

Section 2

| RD4-team01=TCH R Tomanová | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=SWE E Ekblom | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=FRG H Masthoff | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=TCH R Tomanová | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=5 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=1 | RD3-team03=AUS C Matison | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=SWE E Ekblom | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=1 | RD2-team01=FRG H Masthoff | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=GBR M Tyler | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=AUS J Hanrahan | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=TCH R Tomanová | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS J Young | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=AUS C Matison | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=USA K Harter | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=SWE E Ekblom | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=FRG H Masthoff | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=AUS J Dalton | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=GBR M Tyler | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS J Dimond | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-team05=AUS J Hanrahan | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS C Griffiths | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=7 | RD1-score06-3=5 | RD1-team07=AUS C Zeeman | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=TCH R Tomanová | RD1-seed08=5 | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=AUS J Young | RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team10=AUS J Walker | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=0 | RD1-team11=AUS C Matison | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS J Wilton | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=0 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-team13=USA K Harter | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS C O'Neil | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=SWE E Ekblom | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS K Reid | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3

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