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1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles
Stan Smith was the defending champion of the men's singles event at the Australian Indoor Championships but did not compete that year.
Unseeded Geoff Masters won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 against James Delaney.
Seeds
- USA Roscoe Tanner (second round)
- AUS Ken Rosewall (second round)
- USA Dick Stockton (second round)
- AUS John Newcombe (second round)
- AUS Ross Case (second round)
- USA Sandy Mayer (withdrew)
- AUS Phil Dent (second round)
- USA Tom Gorman (third round)
Tanner, Rosewall and Dent received a bye to the second round. Tony Roche was originally seeded fifth but was forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to a stomach muscle injury.
Draw
Finals
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=USA James Delaney | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=AUS Mark Edmondson | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-3=3 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=AUS Dick Crealy | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=7 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=AUS Geoff Masters | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=5 | RD1-score4-3=6 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=USA James Delaney | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score1-4=3 | RD2-score1-5= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=AUS Geoff Masters | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=7 | RD2-score2-4=6 | RD2-score2-5=
Top half
Section 1
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=AUS P Kronk | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=NZL R Simpson | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=AUS P McNamee | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=AUS C Kachel | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA G Mayer | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=NED R Thung | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA J Delaney | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=FRG F Gebert | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01=2 | RD2-team01=AUS K Rosewall | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=AUS P Kronk | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=AUS C Kachel | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=AUS G Braun | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team05=USA T Gorman | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA G Mayer | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA J Delaney | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2= | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=AUS S Docherty | RD2-score08-1=1r | RD2-score08-2= | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=AUS P Kronk | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=AUS C Kachel | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA T Gorman | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=USA J Delaney | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=AUS P Kronk | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=USA J Delaney | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
Section 2
| RD1-seed03=4 | RD1-team03=AUS J Newcombe | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score03-3=4 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUS R Ruffels | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=AUS A Stone | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=NZL B Fairlie | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed11=5 | RD1-team11=AUS R Case | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUS M Edmondson | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=AUS J Marks | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=NZL C Lewis | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=AUS R Reid | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=AUS R Ruffels | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=NZL B Fairlie | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=IND S Menon | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA Tim Gullikson | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=AUS M Edmondson | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=NZL C Lewis | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=5 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=USA J C Hagey | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=7 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=AUS R Ruffels | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=IND S Menon | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=AUS M Edmondson | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=USA J C Hagey | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=4 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=IND S Menon | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=AUS M Edmondson | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
Bottom half
Section 3
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=AUS J Bartlett | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUS D Crealy | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=AUS J Trickey | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA T Waltke | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA Tom Gullikson | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUS A Gardiner | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=AUS S Ball | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=3 | RD1-team14=USA D Stockton | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=AUS B Carmichael | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=AUS D Crealy | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA T Waltke | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=AUS P McNamara | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA H Pfister | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA Tom Gullikson | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=AUS S Ball | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=USA B Scanlon | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=AUS D Crealy | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA T Waltke | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=5 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA H Pfister | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=USA B Scanlon | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=AUS D Crealy | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=USA B Scanlon | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=4
Section 4
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=AUS R Kelly | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA J Whitlinger | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA E Friedler | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA B Walts | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=AUS B Drewett | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=0 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUS C Letcher | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA B Martin | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=AUS K Warwick | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=AUS G Masters | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA J Whitlinger | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA B Walts | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-team04=AUS P Dent | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=3 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=EGY I El Shafei | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=AUS C Letcher | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=AUS K Warwick | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-seed08=1 | RD2-team08=USA R Tanner | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=0 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=AUS G Masters | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA B Walts | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=AUS C Letcher | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=AUS K Warwick | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=AUS G Masters | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=AUS K Warwick | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score02-3=
References
References
- (1977). "World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook". Macdonald and Janes.
- "1976 Sydney Indoor Men's Singles draw". [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP).
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