1976 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1976 Australian Open
Champion	Evonne Goolagong
Runner-up	Renáta Tomanová
Final score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women WC Singles WC Doubles Legends
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First-seeded Evonne Goolagong defeated Renáta Tomanová 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1976 Australian Open. This was Goolagong's 6th straight final at the Australian Open.

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
			3	0				1	E Goolagong	6	6
		B Simon	6	6					B Simon	2	1
			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
			6	2	7										5	R Tomanová	6	5	1
			4	6	5					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