1976 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1976 US Open USA Chris Evert AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–0 96 16 1976 US Open (tennis) Defending champion Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1976 US Open. It was her second US Open title and her sixth major singles title overall. Evert did not lose a set during the tournament. It was Goolagong's fourth consecutive runner-up finish at the event, her best career result at the tournament; she was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA Chris Evert (champion) AUS Evonne Goolagong (finalist) USA Martina Navratilova (first round) GBR Virginia Wade (second round) USA Nancy Richey (second round) USA Rosie Casals (quarterfinalist) AUS Kerry Reid (second round) URS Olga Morozova (third round) GBR Sue Barker (fourth round) AUS Dianne Fromholtz (semifinalist) USA Mona Guerrant (first round) FRA Françoise Dürr (fourth round) URS Natasha Chmyreva (quarterfinalist) USA Carrie Meyer (first round) USA Terry Holladay (fourth round) NED Betty Stöve (first round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA Chris Evert 1 AUS Evonne Goolagong 2 6 3 6 0 USA Chris Evert 1 YUG Mima Jaušovec 6 3 6 1 AUS Dianne Fromholtz 10 AUS Evonne Goolagong 2 6 7 0 6 USA Chris Evert 1 URS Natasha Chmyreva 13 6 1 6 2 YUG Mima Jaušovec   ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici   6 2 6 1 USA Zenda Liess   AUS Dianne Fromholtz 10 1 6 3 6 USA Rosie Casals 6 AUS Evonne Goolagong 2 1 6 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Evert 1 GBR Barker 9 6 1 6 0 USA Evert 1 GBR Coles 6 0 6 0 GBR Barker 9 AUS Gourlay 6 4 6 0 USA Evert 1 RSA 1928 Stevens 6 1 6 0 GBR Coles USA Struthers 3 6 7 5 7 5 GBR Barker 9 USA Walsh 6 1 6 1 GBR Tyler AUS Gourlay 6 7 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Kuykendall URS Chmyreva 13 6 3 4 6 3 6 URS Morozova 8 USA Kuykendall 4 6 3 6 URS Chmyreva 13 TCH Tomanová 6 2 6 3 URS Morozova 8 USA Teeguarden 6 1 6 1 USA Kuykendall USA Moore 6 1 6 3 URS Chmyreva 13 AUS Hunt 7 5 5 7 6 3 USA Mehmedbasich TCH Tomanová 1 6 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round YUG Jaušovec USA Louie 6 0 1 0 r YUG Jaušovec USA Gerulaitis 6 4 6 2 USA Louie GBR Fayter 6 4 7 6 GBR Wade 4 YUG Jaušovec 3 6 3 6 USA Gerulaitis ROU 1965 Simionescu 6 3 2 6 6 1 USA Anthony USA Louie 7 6 3 6 2 6 GBR Fayter USA Forood 6 7 6 3 6 2 GBR Wade 4 AUS Turnbull 6 1 6 2 YUG Jaušovec AUS Doerner 6 3 6 1 USA Gerulaitis USA L Tenney 6 2 6 1 ROU 1965 Simionescu USA Stap 6 3 7 6 USA Anthony NED Stöve 16 6 4 6 3 USA Louie USA Metcalf 6 3 5 7 6 4 GBR Fayter USA Hallquist 4 6 6 3 6 4 USA Forood USA Louie 5 7 7 5 7 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ROU 1965 Ruzici USA Norton 6 3 6 3 ROU 1965 Ruzici SWE Bentzer 7 6 6 2 USA Norton USA Antonoplis 6 1 6 4 USA Richey 5 ROU 1965 Ruzici 6 3 6 7 5 7 SWE Bentzer ARG Giscafré 6 3 6 2 USA May USA Norton 6 3 4 6 0 6 USA O'Keefe USA Antonoplis 3 6 4 6 USA Richey 5 USA Harter 6 3 7 6 ROU 1965 Ruzici RSA 1928 Kloss 6 4 6 4 SWE Bentzer SWE Wikstedt 6 1 7 5 ARG Giscafré AUS Paish 6 0 6 3 USA May USA Guerrant 11 3 6 6 1 7 6 USA Norton ARG Weisenberger 6 0 6 1 USA O'Keefe USA Michel 6 1 7 5 USA Antonoplis USA Susman 6 4 6 4 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Overton USA Liess 3 6 4 6 USA Overton USA Kiyomura 6 1 6 2 USA Hamm USA Liess 4 6 2 6 USA Evert USA Overton 1 6 1 6 USA Kiyomura USA duPont 6 3 6 2 FRA Lovera USA Hamm 5 7 2 6 USA Liess AUS Reid 7 5 5 r USA Evert USA Fox 6 0 6 3 USA Overton USA Desfor 6 0 7 5 USA Kiyomura USA Greer 6 1 6 4 USA duPont USA Meyer 14 6 4 6 0 FRA Lovera COL Fernández-De Soto 6 2 6 1 USA Hamm USA Redondo 6 2 7 6 USA Liess USA Stuart 6 0 6 2 AUS Reid 7 USA Thomas 6 3 6 1 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Fromholtz 10 USA Newberry 6 2 6 4 USA Russell AUS Fromholtz 10 4 6 4 6 USA Nagelsen USA Newberry 5 7 6 3 2 6 USA Russell USA Stark 6 1 6 4 FRG Riedel AUS Fromholtz 10 1 6 2 6 USA Nagelsen RSA 1928 Cuypers 6 3 6 3 USA Bruning USA Newberry 3 6 5 7 USA Russell USA Epstein 6 1 7 6 USA Stark ROU 1965 Mihai 6 2 7 5 FRG Riedel NED Zwaan 4 6 6 3 6 4 AUS Fromholtz 10 BEL Gurdal 6 1 6 1 USA Nagelsen RSA 1928 Boshoff 7 5 6 3 RSA 1928 Cuypers USA R Tenney 7 5 6 2 USA Bruning URU Bonicelli 6 3 6 2 USA Newberry USA Navratilova 3 1 6 6 4 6 3 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Holladay 15 USA Casals 6 5 7 1 6 USA Kemmer Shaw USA Holladay 15 6 4 5 7 3 6 BRA Bueno USA Casals 6 5 7 0 6 USA Kemmer Shaw RSA 1928 Kruger 6 3 6 3 BRA Medrado USA Holladay 15 3 6 3 6 BRA Bueno GBR Beaven 2 6 6 1 6 1 RSA 1928 Du Plooy USA Casals 6 5 7 6 1 5 7 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA Dürr 12 AUS Goolagong 2 2 6 2 6 NED Vessies FRA Dürr 12 6 2 4 6 3 6 TCH Maršíková AUS Goolagong 2 6 7 3 6 USA Yeargin NED Vessies 1 6 3 6 ITA Simmonds FRA Dürr 12 0 6 3 6 TCH Maršíková USA Tolleson 6 1 6 2 USA Ziegenfuss AUS Goolagong 2 3 6 1 6 External links 1976 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1977 Australian Open (January) – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1976 in women's tennis Category:1976 in American women's sports