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1976 French Open – Women's singles
Main article: 1976 French Open
Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová in the final, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open. It was her first and only major title.
Chris Evert was the two-time reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title. She elected to compete in World TeamTennis and did not return to the French Open until 1979.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Sue Barker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- GBR Sue Barker (champion)
- FRG Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
- USA Marita Redondo (third round)
- YUG Mima Jaušovec (second round)
- AUS Lesley Hunt (first round)
- RSA Linky Boshoff (second round)
- FRA Gail Chanfreau Lovera (second round)
- URU Fiorella Bonicelli (second round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=TCH Renáta Tomanová | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team2=GBR Sue Barker | RD3-seed2=1 | RD3-score1-1=2 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=0 | RD3-score1-3=2 | RD3-score2-3=6 | RD2-team1=TCH Renáta Tomanová | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team2=ROU Florența Mihai | RD2-seed2= | RD2-score1-1=7 | RD2-score2-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=7 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-team3=ROU Virginia Ruzici | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team4=GBR Sue Barker | RD2-seed4=1 | RD2-score3-1=3 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=1 | RD2-score3-3=2 | RD2-score4-3=6 | RD1-team1=FRG Helga Masthoff | RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team2=TCH Renáta Tomanová | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-team3=USA Kathy Kuykendall | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team4=ROU Florența Mihai | RD1-seed4= | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=0 | RD1-score3-3=1 | RD1-score4-3=6 | RD1-team5=TCH Miloslava Holubová | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team6=ROU Virginia Ruzici | RD1-seed6= | RD1-score5-1=1 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=3 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=TCH Regina Maršíková | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=GBR Sue Barker | RD1-seed8=1 | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=4 | RD1-score7-2=2 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=8
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| RD4-team01=FRG Masthoff | RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team02=TCH Tomanová | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=FRG Masthoff | RD3-seed01=2 | RD3-team02=AUS Doerner | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-score01-3=7 | RD3-score02-3=5 | RD3-team03=USA May | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=TCH Tomanová | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRG Masthoff | RD2-seed01=2 | RD2-team02=ITA Marzano | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=5 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=2 | RD2-team03=AUS Doerner | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Du Pont | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=2 | RD2-team05=RSA Boshoff | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team06=USA May | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-score05-3=0 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=TCH Tomanová | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=RSA Kloss | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score08-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD1-team01=FRG Masthoff | RD1-seed01=2 | RD1-team02=HUN Klein | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=ITA Marzano | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=ARG SM Villaverde | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-team05=AUS Doerner | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA de Roubin | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=USA Du Pont | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=BEL Van Haver | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-team09=RSA Boshoff | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team10=SWE Anliot | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-team11=USA May | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=RSA McMillan | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=0 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=4 | RD1-team13=USA Nagelsen | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=TCH Tomanová | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=RSA Kloss | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRG Eisterlehner | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=0
Section 2
| RD4-team01=USA Kuykendall | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=ROU Mihai | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=1 | RD3-team01=USA Kuykendall | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=COL Fernández-De Soto | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-team03=FRA Fuchs | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=ROU Mihai | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=YUG Jaušovec | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=USA Kuykendall | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=3 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=COL Fernández-De Soto | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Simon | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=0 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-team05=FRA Thibault | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA Fuchs | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Walker | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=ROU Mihai | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=YUG Jaušovec | RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team02=USA Metcalf | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-team03=USA Kuykendall | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS O'Neil | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=0 | RD1-team05=COL Fernández-De Soto | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Stratton | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=FRG Riedel | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Simon | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score07-3=5 | RD1-score08-3=7 | RD1-team09=AUS Hunt | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=FRA Thibault | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=5 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=8 | RD1-team11=AUS Dimond | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Fuchs | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=USA Ziegenfuss | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Walker | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=3 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-team15=RSA Whitehouse | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=ROU Mihai | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=3 | RD1-score16-3=6
Section 3
| RD4-team01=TCH Holubová | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=ROU Ruzici | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Turnbull | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=TCH Holubová | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=0 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=ROU Ruzici | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Redondo | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD2-team01=AUS Turnbull | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=NED Vessies | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=TCH Holubová | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Lovera | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=7 | RD2-score04-3=5 | RD2-team05=HUN Szabó | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=ROU Ruzici | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=USA Norton | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Redondo | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score08-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Turnbull | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=SWE Bentzer | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=7 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=NED Vessies | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Harter | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=11 | RD1-score04-3=9 | RD1-team05=BRA Bueno | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=TCH Holubová | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=RSA Vermaak | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Lovera | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=USA Greer | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=HUN Szabó | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=7 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-score09-3=1 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-team11=ROU Ruzici | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=BEL Gurdal | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-team13=USA Norton | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Matison | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-team15=ARG Weisenberger | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Redondo | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score16-2=6
Section 4
| RD4-team01=TCH Maršíková | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=GBR Barker | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=8 | RD3-team01=ITA Rosa | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=TCH Maršíková | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=ROU Simionescu | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR Barker | RD3-seed04=1 | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=1 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Guédy | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=ITA Rosa | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=TCH Maršíková | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=URU Bonicelli | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=4 | RD2-team05=GBR Coles | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=ROU Simionescu | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=5 | RD2-score06-3=7 | RD2-team07=ESP Perea | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Barker | RD2-seed08=1 | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD1-team01=FRA Guédy | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Rual | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=0 | RD1-team03=ITA Rosa | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Mehmedbasich | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-team05=GBR Tyler | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=TCH Maršíková | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=ITA Nasuelli | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=URU Bonicelli | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-score07-1=5 | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=RSA Cuypers | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=GBR Coles | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=0 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=0 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=ESP Baldovinos | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=ROU Simionescu | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=USA Martinez | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=ESP Perea | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=0 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=AUS Gregory | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=GBR Barker | RD1-seed16=1 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6
References
References
- Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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