1976 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1976 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Evonne Goolagong
Runner-up	Renáta Tomanová
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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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 fifth major singles title, as well as her sixth consecutive Australian Open final.

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Evonne Goolagong	6	7
	7	Lesley Bowrey	1	6
								1	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
								6	Helen Gourlay	3	3
	6	Helen Gourlay	6	6	6
		Heidi Eisterlehner	3	7	2
															1	Evonne Goolagong	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 Goolagong	6	6
		L Stenberg	3	0				1	E Goolagong	6	6
		B Simon	6	6					B Simon	2	1
		K Neill	1	4											1	E Goolagong	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 Goolagong	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 – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation