View source for 1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

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{{Tennis events|1976|U.S. Clay Court Championships|
| defchamp = 
| champ    = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
| runner   = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]
| score    = 6–2, 6–4
}}

[[Manuel Orantes]] was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals. 
[[Jimmy Connors]] won the title for the second time and $25,000 prize money by defeating [[Wojciech Fibak]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Connors, Fibak Agree Who's Best|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y1ZNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2640%2C4627795 |agency=AP |work=The Ledger |location=Lakeland, FL. |date=1976-08-16}}</ref>

==Seeds==
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three Seek To Retire Clay Court Trophy |last=Scifres |first=Bill |work=The Indianapolis Star |page=21 |date=Aug 9, 1976}}</ref>
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
#{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jimmy Connors]] (champion)'''
#{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] ''(semifinals)''
#{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Orantes]] ''(quarterfinals)''
#{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] ''(second round)''
#{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] ''(quarterfinals)''
#{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]] ''(semifinals)''
#{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol]] ''(third round)''
#{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] ''(quarterfinals)''
#{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun]] ''(third round)''
#{{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Jauffret]] ''(third round)''
#{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] ''(final)''
#{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Ray Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] ''(third round)''
#{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler]] ''(third round)''
#{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Buster Mottram]] ''(quarterfinals)''
#{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Cano]] ''(third round)''
#{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Borowiak]] ''(second round)''
}}

==Draw==
{{Draw key}}

===Finals===
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]'''
| RD1-score1-1='''6'''
| RD1-score1-2='''6'''
| RD1-score1-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]]
| RD1-score2-1=4
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Orantes]]
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2='''6'''
| RD1-score3-3=4
| RD1-seed4=6
| RD1-team4='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]]'''
| RD1-score4-1='''6'''
| RD1-score4-2=4
| RD1-score4-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed5=11
| RD1-team5='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]'''
| RD1-score5-1='''6'''
| RD1-score5-2='''6'''
| RD1-score5-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed6=14
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Buster Mottram]]
| RD1-score6-1=4
| RD1-score6-2=3
| RD1-score6-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed7=8
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]]
| RD1-score7-1=2
| RD1-score7-2=3
| RD1-score7-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-team8='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]'''
| RD1-score8-1='''6'''
| RD1-score8-2='''6'''
| RD1-score8-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]'''
| RD2-score1-1='''6'''
| RD2-score1-2='''7'''
| RD2-score1-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed2=6
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]]
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=5
| RD2-score2-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed3=11
| RD2-team3='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]'''
| RD2-score3-1='''7'''
| RD2-score3-2='''7'''
| RD2-score3-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
| RD2-score4-1=5
| RD2-score4-2=6
| RD2-score4-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]'''
| RD3-score1-1='''6'''
| RD3-score1-2='''6'''
| RD3-score1-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed2=11
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]
| RD3-score2-1=2
| RD3-score2-2=4
| RD3-score2-3=&nbsp;
}}

===Top half===

====Section 1====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3='''3'''
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley|C Dibley]]'''
| RD1-score02-1=4
| RD1-score02-2='''7'''
| RD1-score02-3=0<sup>r</sup>

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[John Whitlinger|J Whitlinger]]
| RD1-score03-1=1
| RD1-score03-2=4
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD1-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya|V Amaya]]'''
| RD1-score04-1='''6'''
| RD1-score04-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=13
| RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler|K Meiler]]'''
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2='''7'''
| RD1-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender|J Fassbender]]
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score06-2=5
| RD1-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Delaney (tennis)|J Delaney]]
| RD1-score07-1=2
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed08=&nbsp;
| RD1-team08='''{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie|B Fairlie]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2='''7'''
| RD1-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs|E Dibbs]]'''
| RD1-score09-1='''7'''
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson]]
| RD1-score10-1=5
| RD1-score10-2=3
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|COL}} [[Iván Molina|I Molina]]'''
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score11-2='''6'''
| RD1-score11-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed12=&nbsp;
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} [[Norman Holmes (tennis)|N Holmes]]
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score12-2=3
| RD1-score12-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed13=10
| RD1-team13='''{{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Jauffret|F Jauffret]]'''
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score13-2='''6'''
| RD1-score13-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Kary|H Kary]]
| RD1-score14-1=2
| RD1-score14-2=1
| RD1-score14-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Waltke|T Waltke]]
| RD1-score15-1=4
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=&nbsp;
| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann|H-J Pohmann]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2='''7'''
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya|V Amaya]]
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2=5
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=13
| RD2-team03='''{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler|K Meiler]]'''
| RD2-score03-1='''6'''
| RD2-score03-2='''6'''
| RD2-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie|B Fairlie]]
| RD2-score04-1=4
| RD2-score04-2=1
| RD2-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs|E Dibbs]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''7'''
| RD2-score05-2='''6'''
| RD2-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|COL}} [[Iván Molina|I Molina]]
| RD2-score06-1=5
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed07=10
| RD2-team07='''{{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Jauffret|F Jauffret]]'''
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score07-2='''6'''
| RD2-score07-3='''6'''
| RD2-seed08=&nbsp;
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann|H-J Pohmann]]
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2=2
| RD2-score08-3=3

| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''7'''
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=13
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler|K Meiler]]
| RD3-score02-1=5
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=5
| RD3-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs|E Dibbs]]'''
| RD3-score03-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2='''6'''
| RD3-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed04=10
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Jauffret|F Jauffret]]
| RD3-score04-1=3
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD3-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD4-score01-1='''6'''
| RD4-score01-2='''6'''
| RD4-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD4-seed02=5
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs|E Dibbs]]
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD4-score02-3=&nbsp;
}}

====Section 2====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=3
| RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score01-2='''6'''
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Julián Ganzábal|J Ganzábal]]
| RD1-score02-1=0
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=Q
| RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Frank Gebert|F Gebert]]'''
| RD1-score03-1='''6'''
| RD1-score03-2='''6'''
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Deon Joubert|D Joubert]]
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=15
| RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Cano|R Cano]]'''
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2='''6'''
| RD1-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|YUG}} [[Željko Franulović|Ž Franulović]]
| RD1-score06-1=2
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Michael Wayman|M Wayman]]'''
| RD1-score07-1=4
| RD1-score07-2='''6'''
| RD1-score07-3='''6'''
| RD1-seed08=&nbsp;
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bill Lloyd (tennis)|B Lloyd]]
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2=3
| RD1-score08-3=4

| RD1-seed09=6
| RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon|H Solomon]]'''
| RD1-score09-1=3
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3='''6'''
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kim Warwick|K Warwick]]
| RD1-score10-1='''6'''
| RD1-score10-2=3
| RD1-score10-3=2

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Juan Gisbert Sr.|J Gisbert]]
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score11-2=2
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-team12='''{{flagicon|COL}} [[Álvaro Betancur|Á Betancur]]'''
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score12-2='''6'''
| RD1-score12-3='''7'''

| RD1-seed13=12
| RD1-team13='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Ray Moore (tennis)|R Moore]]'''
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score13-2='''6'''
| RD1-score13-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|IND}} [[Sashi Menon|S Menon]]
| RD1-score14-1=2
| RD1-score14-2=1
| RD1-score14-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RHO}} [[Colin Dowdeswell|C Dowdeswell]]
| RD1-score15-1=3
| RD1-score15-2=5
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=&nbsp;
| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Thomaz Koch|T Koch]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-2='''7'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=3
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''7'''
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=Q
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRG}} [[Frank Gebert|F Gebert]]
| RD2-score02-1=5
| RD2-score02-2=0
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=15
| RD2-team03='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Cano|R Cano]]'''
| RD2-score03-1='''7'''
| RD2-score03-2='''6'''
| RD2-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Michael Wayman|M Wayman]]
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=4
| RD2-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed05=6
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon|H Solomon]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2='''6'''
| RD2-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed06=Q
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|COL}} [[Álvaro Betancur|Á Betancur]]
| RD2-score06-1=0
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed07=12
| RD2-team07='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Ray Moore (tennis)|R Moore]]'''
| RD2-score07-1='''6'''
| RD2-score07-2=5
| RD2-score07-3='''6'''
| RD2-seed08=&nbsp;
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Thomaz Koch|T Koch]]
| RD2-score08-1=4
| RD2-score08-2='''7'''
| RD2-score08-3=3

| RD3-seed01=3
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''6'''
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=15
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Cano|R Cano]]
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=6
| RD3-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon|H Solomon]]'''
| RD3-score03-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-3='''7'''
| RD3-seed04=12
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Ray Moore (tennis)|R Moore]]
| RD3-score04-1=2
| RD3-score04-2='''6'''
| RD3-score04-3=5

| RD4-seed01=3
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]
| RD4-score01-1=2
| RD4-score01-2='''6'''
| RD4-score01-3=4
| RD4-seed02=6
| RD4-team02='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon|H Solomon]]'''
| RD4-score02-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score02-3='''6'''
}}

===Bottom half===

====Section 3====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=&nbsp;
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Amritraj|A Amritraj]]
| RD1-score01-1=2
| RD1-score01-2=3
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Martin (tennis)|B Martin]]'''
| RD1-score02-1='''6'''
| RD1-score02-2='''6'''
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen|E van Dillen]]
| RD1-score03-1=5
| RD1-score03-2='''6'''
| RD1-score03-3=2
| RD1-seed04=11
| RD1-team04='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]'''
| RD1-score04-1='''7'''
| RD1-score04-2=3
| RD1-score04-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed05=Q
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat DuPré|P DuPré]]
| RD1-score05-1=4
| RD1-score05-2=5
| RD1-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Bunis|H Bunis]]'''
| RD1-score06-1='''6'''
| RD1-score06-2='''7'''
| RD1-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|PAR}} [[Víctor Pecci|V Pecci]]
| RD1-score07-1=1
| RD1-score07-2='''7'''
| RD1-score07-3=4
| RD1-seed08=7
| RD1-team08='''{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed09=&nbsp;
| RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Byron Bertram|B Bertram]]'''
| RD1-score09-1='''6'''
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Teacher|B Teacher]]
| RD1-score10-1=2
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barry Phillips-Moore|B Phillips-Moore]]
| RD1-score11-1=2
| RD1-score11-2=2
| RD1-score11-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed12=14
| RD1-team12='''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Buster Mottram|B Mottram]]'''
| RD1-score12-1='''6'''
| RD1-score12-2='''6'''
| RD1-score12-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed13=&nbsp;
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gerald Battrick|G Battrick]]
| RD1-score13-1='''7'''
| RD1-score13-2=2
| RD1-score13-3=0
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson|M Edmondson]]'''
| RD1-score14-1=5
| RD1-score14-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Pat Cramer|P Cramer]]
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=1
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=4
| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez|R Ramírez]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=&nbsp;
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Martin (tennis)|B Martin]]
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2=3
| RD2-score01-3=4
| RD2-seed02=11
| RD2-team02='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]'''
| RD2-score02-1=3
| RD2-score02-2='''6'''
| RD2-score02-3='''6'''

| RD2-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Bunis|H Bunis]]
| RD2-score03-1='''6'''
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=3
| RD2-seed04=7
| RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]'''
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-score04-3='''6'''

| RD2-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Byron Bertram|B Bertram]]
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2=3
| RD2-score05-3=2
| RD2-seed06=14
| RD2-team06='''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Buster Mottram|B Mottram]]'''
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score06-2='''6'''
| RD2-score06-3='''6'''

| RD2-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD2-team07='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson|M Edmondson]]'''
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score07-2='''7'''
| RD2-score07-3='''7'''
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez|R Ramírez]]
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=5

| RD3-seed01=11
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''6'''
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=7
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score02-2=0
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=14
| RD3-team03='''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Buster Mottram|B Mottram]]'''
| RD3-score03-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2='''6'''
| RD3-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson|M Edmondson]]
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2=3
| RD3-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD4-seed01=11
| RD4-team01='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]'''
| RD4-score01-1='''6'''
| RD4-score01-2='''6'''
| RD4-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD4-seed02=14
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Buster Mottram|B Mottram]]
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD4-score02-3=&nbsp;
}}

====Section 4====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=&nbsp;
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart|S Stewart]]
| RD1-score01-1=2
| RD1-score01-2=1
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02='''{{flagicon|COL}} [[Jairo Velasco Sr.|J Velasco]]'''
| RD1-score02-1='''6'''
| RD1-score02-2='''6'''
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Manson|B Manson]]
| RD1-score03-1=3
| RD1-score03-2=4
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04='''{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun|O Parun]]'''
| RD1-score04-1='''6'''
| RD1-score04-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Friedler|E Friedler]]
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2=3
| RD1-score05-3=4
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Scanlon|B Scanlon]]'''
| RD1-score06-1=4
| RD1-score06-2='''6'''
| RD1-score06-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|M Cahill]]
| RD1-score07-1=4
| RD1-score07-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried|B Gottfried]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2='''6'''
| RD1-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed09=&nbsp;
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Jun Kuki|J Kuki]]
| RD1-score09-1=4
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy|D Crealy]]'''
| RD1-score10-1='''6'''
| RD1-score10-2='''6'''
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|EGY|1972}} [[Ismail El Shafei|I El Shafei]]
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2='''7'''
| RD1-score11-3=2
| RD1-seed12=16
| RD1-team12='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Borowiak|J Borowiak]]'''
| RD1-score12-1='''7'''
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed13=Q
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Mayer|G Mayer]]
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score13-2=1
| RD1-score13-3=3
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey|C Richey]]'''
| RD1-score14-1=3
| RD1-score14-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister|H Pfister]]
| RD1-score15-1=5
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''7'''
| RD1-score16-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=&nbsp;
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|COL}} [[Jairo Velasco Sr.|J Velasco]]
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=4
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02='''{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun|O Parun]]'''
| RD2-score02-1='''7'''
| RD2-score02-2='''6'''
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Scanlon|B Scanlon]]
| RD2-score03-1=3
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried|B Gottfried]]'''
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy|D Crealy]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2=5
| RD2-score05-3='''6'''
| RD2-seed06=16
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Borowiak|J Borowiak]]
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score06-2='''7'''
| RD2-score06-3=1

| RD2-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey|C Richey]]
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD2-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed01=9
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun|O Parun]]
| RD3-score01-1=5
| RD3-score01-2=1
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-team02='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried|B Gottfried]]'''
| RD3-score02-1='''7'''
| RD3-score02-2='''6'''
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy|D Crealy]]
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=0<sup>r</sup>
| RD3-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD3-score04-1='''6'''
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD3-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried|B Gottfried]]
| RD4-score01-1=2
| RD4-score01-2=3
| RD4-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD4-score02-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2='''6'''
| RD4-score02-3=&nbsp;
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite web|work=atpworldtour.com|publisher=ATP Tour, Inc.|title=Singles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1976/draws?matchType=singles|accessdate=2016-06-03}}
*{{cite web|work=itftennis.com|publisher=ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd.|title=USCC-Indianapolis 1976|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003397|accessdate=2016-06-03}}
{{Refend}}

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