1976 Australian Open

The 1976 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1975 to 4 January 1976. It was the 64th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Mark Edmondson and Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

1976 Australian Open
Date26 December 1975 – 4 January 1976
Edition64th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Mark Edmondson [1]
Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley [2]
Men's Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche [3]
Women's Doubles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley [4]

Seniors

Men's singles
Main article: 1976 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Mark Edmondson defeated John Newcombe, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 [1]

• It was Edmondson's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. Edmondson holds the distinction of being the lowest ranked player ever to win a Grand Slam event.[5]

Women's singles
Main article: 1976 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

• It was Goolagong's 5th career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd title at the Australian Open.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1976 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ross Case / Geoff Masters, 7–6, 6–4 [3]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1976 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Renáta Tomanová, 8–1 [4]

• It was Goolagong's 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at the Australian Open.
• It was Gourlay's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Mixed doubles
No competition between 1970 and 1986.

References
  1. "1976 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. "1976 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. "1976 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. "1976 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. "Ten Greatest Upsets in Men's Tennis". CNN. 2 June 2009.
Preceded by
1975 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1976 French Open
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