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
Final 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.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.^[2]

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals [3]							Semifinals [4]							Final [1]
	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 [5][6]							Second Round [6][7]							Third Round [7][8]							Quarterfinals [3]
								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	P Louie	6	2	7
									L Tenney	1	6	5
															5	P Louie	1	r
															11	K May	6
								11	K May	6	6
									B Bruning	3	4

Section 2

	First Round [5][6]							Second Round [6][7]							Third Round [7][8]							Quarterfinals [3]
	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 [5][6]							Second Round [6][7]							Third Round [7][8]							Quarterfinals [3]
	Q	F Guedy	2	6	6
		S Stap	6	4	3			Q	F Guedy	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 [5][6]							Second Round [6][7]							Third Round [7][8]							Quarterfinals [3]
									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

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