Melbourne 1976

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WTA WTA Tour Grass Start: Dec 7, 1976 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Margaret Court

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Dianne Fromholtz 3 6 6

Renata Tomanova 6 4 2

Ilana Kloss 6 6

7 Terry Holladay 4 4

5 Francoise Durr 6 6

Helen Gourlay 2 1

3 Sue Barker 2 6 6

Brigette Cuypers 6 2 3

4 Betty Stove 6 4 6

Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 6 0

Janet Newberry 6 2 7

Linky Boshoff 2 6 5

6 Margaret Court 6 6

Joanne Russell 2 3

2 Kerry Reid 6 6

Marise Kruger 2 2

Quarterfinal

1 Dianne Fromholtz 6 3 8

Ilana Kloss 4 6 6

3 Sue Barker 6 4 6

5 Francoise Durr 3 6 3

4 Betty Stove 6 6

Janet Newberry 2 1

6 Margaret Court 7 6

2 Kerry Reid 6 2

Semifinal

3 Sue Barker 6 1 6

1 Dianne Fromholtz 4 6 4

6 Margaret Court 6 7

4 Betty Stove 4 5

Final

6 Margaret Court 6 6

3 Sue Barker 2 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Dianne Fromholtz	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	6-3	6-3	·
Renata Tomanova	Virginia Ruzici	6-1	7-5	·
Ilana Kloss	Michele Gurdal	7-5	6-4	·
Terry Holladay	Marcie Louie	7-6	6-3	·
Francoise Durr	Katja Ebbinghaus	7-5	6-4	·
Helen Gourlay	Heidi Eisterlehner	6-1	6-1	·
Brigette Cuypers	Cynthia Doerner	1-6	7-6⁷	9-7
Sue Barker	Wendy Overton	6-4	6-2	·
Betty Stove	Maria Bueno	6-1	6-7⁷	6-3
Valerie Ziegenfuss	Jan Wilton	6-4	7-6	·
Janet Newberry	Bunny Bruning	7-6	6-1	·
Linky Boshoff	Greer Stevens	3-6	6-2	6-4
Margaret Court	Lesley Turner	6-7⁴	7-5	6-3
Joanne Russell	Helga Masthoff	6-1	6-1	·
Marise Kruger	Ingrid Bentzer	6-2	6-3	·
Kerry Reid	Wendy Turnbull	1-6	6-4	6-2

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Margaret Court	AUS	Winner
	Sue Barker	GBR	Final
	Betty Stove	NED	Semifinal
	Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	Semifinal
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Quarterfinal
	Ilana Kloss	RSA	Quarterfinal
JN	Janet Newberry	USA	Quarterfinal
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Quarterfinal
BC	Brigette Cuypers	RSA	Round of 16
HG	Helen Gourlay	AUS	Round of 16
JR	Joanne Russell	USA	Round of 16
LB	Linky Boshoff	RSA	Round of 16
MK	Marise Kruger	RSA	Round of 16
RT	Renata Tomanova	GER	Round of 16
TH	Terry Holladay	USA	Round of 16
	Valerie Ziegenfuss	USA	Round of 16
AH	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	USA	Round of 32
BB	Bunny Bruning	USA	Round of 32
CD	Cynthia Doerner	AUS	Round of 32
GS	Greer Stevens	RSA	Round of 32
HE	Heidi Eisterlehner	GER	Round of 32
	Helga Masthoff	FRG	Round of 32
IB	Ingrid Bentzer	SWE	Round of 32
JW	Jan Wilton	AUS	Round of 32
	Katja Ebbinghaus	FRG	Round of 32
	Lesley Turner	AUS	Round of 32
ML	Marcie Louie	USA	Round of 32
MB	Maria Bueno	BRA	Round of 32
MG	Michele Gurdal	BEL	Round of 32
	Virginia Ruzici	ROU	Round of 32
WO	Wendy Overton	USA	Round of 32
WT	Wendy Turnbull	AUS	Round of 32