1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Kathy May
Runner-up	Brigitte Cuypers
Score	6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Chris Evert was the defending champion but had clashing commitments in World TeamTennis. Eleventh-seed Kathy May won the title and $6,000 first-prize money, defeating Brigitte Cuypers in the final.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)
2. Cynthia Doerner (third round)
3. Janet Newberry (second round)
4. Linky Boshoff (quarterfinals)
5. Marcie Louie (third round)
6. Iris Riedel (second round)
7. Kathy Kuykendall (third round)
8. Helga Masthoff (semifinals)
9. Marise Kruger (first round)
10. Brigitte Cuypers (final)
11. Kathy May (champion)
12. Valerie Ziegenfuss (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lesley Hunt	3	6	3
	11	Kathy May	6	3	6
								11	Kathy May	6	6
									Fiorella Bonicelli	3	3
		Mary Struthers	2	0
		Fiorella Bonicelli	6	6
															11	Kathy May	6	4	6
															10	Brigitte Cuypers	4	6	2
	8	Helga Masthoff	6	6
	4	Linky Boshoff	4	4
								8	Helga Masthoff	3	5
								10	Brigitte Cuypers	6	7
	10	Brigitte Cuypers	6	7
		Laura duPont	2	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Hunt	6	6
									M Gurdal	1	1
															1	L Hunt	6	6
															Q	B Jordan	3	0
								Q	B Jordan	6	6
									M Hamm	4	2
																						1	L Hunt	3	6	3
																						11	K May	6	3	6
								5	M Louie	6	2	7
									L Tenney	1	6	5
															5	M Louie	1	r
															11	K May	6
								11	K May	6	6
									B Bruning	3	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	J Newberry	3	7	6
		C Martinez	6	5	3			3	J Newberry	4	1
		K Harter	2	6					M Struthers	6	6
		M Struthers	6	7												M Struthers	6	2	6
		H Eisterlehner	6	4	6											W Turnbull	2	6	3
	9	M Kruger	1	6	1				H Eisterlehner	1	0
		G Coles	2	3					W Turnbull	6	6
		W Turnbull	6	6																			M Struthers	2	0
	Q	Vickie Kerr	3	4																			F Bonicelli	6	6
		V Ruzici	6	6					V Ruzici	2	6	1
	7	K Kuykendall	6	6				7	K Kuykendall	6	4	6
	Q	C Reynolds	3	1											7	K Kuykendall	2	4
		G Chanfreau	2	1												F Bonicelli	6	6
		F Bonicelli	6	6					F Bonicelli	6	6
		B Nagelsen	4	3					F Mihai	2	3
		F Mihai	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	Q	F Guédy	2	6	6
		S Stap	6	4	3			Q	F Guédy	1	1
	Q	M O'Keefe	6	3	2			8	H Masthoff	6	6
	8	H Masthoff	1	6	6										8	H Masthoff	6	6
		R Gerulaitis	3	4												I Kloss	1	2
		I Kloss	6	6					I Kloss	2	6	6
		S Mehmedbasich	1	4				12	V Ziegenfuss	6	3	0
	12	V Ziegenfuss	6	6																		8	H Masthoff	6	6
		S Walsh	2	7	2																	4	L Boshoff	4	4
		J Metcalf	6	6	6				J Metcalf	7	0	6
		M Simionescu	6	6					M Simionescu	6	6	2
		L Thomas	2	1												J Metcalf	3	5
	Q	P Whytcross	1	4											4	L Boshoff	6	7
		J Evert	6	6					J Evert	4	1
		N Sato	3	3				4	L Boshoff	6	6
	4	L Boshoff	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									R Stark	5	0
								10	B Cuypers	7	6
															10	B Cuypers	5	7	6
															Q	J Fayter	7	5	1
								Q	J Fayter	6	6
								6	I Riedel	4	0
																						10	B Cuypers	6	7
																							L duPont	2	6
									L duPont	7	6
								Q	R Darmon	5	3
																L duPont	6	3	6
															2	C Doerner	4	6	2
									S Greer	5	4
								2	C Doerner	7	6