1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Wojciech Fibak
Final 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.^[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

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
	5	Eddie Dibbs	4	3
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	7
								6	Harold Solomon	2	5
	3	Manuel Orantes	2	6	4
	6	Harold Solomon	6	4	6
															1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
															11	Wojciech Fibak	2	4
	11	Wojciech Fibak	6	6
	14	Buster Mottram	4	3
								11	Wojciech Fibak	7	7
								2	Guillermo Vilas	5	6
	8	Brian Gottfried	2	3
	2	Guillermo Vilas	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Connors	6	6	3
		C Dibley	4	7	0r			1	J Connors	6	7
		J Whitlinger	1	4					V Amaya	2	5
		V Amaya	6	6											1	J Connors	7	6
	13	K Meiler	6	7											13	K Meiler	5	3
		J Fassbender	3	5				13	K Meiler	6	6
		J Delaney	2	6					B Fairlie	4	1
		B Fairlie	6	7																		1	J Connors	6	6
	5	E Dibbs	7	6																		5	E Dibbs	4	3
		Tim Gullikson	5	3				5	E Dibbs	7	6
		I Molina	6	6					I Molina	5	2
		N Holmes	4	3											5	E Dibbs	6	6
	10	F Jauffret	6	6											10	F Jauffret	3	1
		H Kary	2	1				10	F Jauffret	1	6	6
		T Waltke	4	2					H-J Pohmann	6	2	3
		H-J Pohmann	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	M Orantes	6	6
		J Ganzábal	0	2				3	M Orantes	7	6
	Q	F Gebert	6	6				Q	F Gebert	5	0
		D Joubert	2	1											3	M Orantes	6	6
	15	R Cano	6	6											15	R Cano	1	2
		Ž Franulović	2	3				15	R Cano	7	6
		M Wayman	4	6	6				M Wayman	6	4
		B Lloyd	6	3	4																	3	M Orantes	2	6	4
	6	H Solomon	3	6	6																	6	H Solomon	6	4	6
		K Warwick	6	3	2			6	H Solomon	6	6
		J Gisbert	6	2	6			Q	A Betancur	0	2
	Q	A Betancur	4	6	7										6	H Solomon	6	1	7
	12	R Moore	6	6											12	R Moore	2	6	5
		S Menon	2	1				12	R Moore	6	5	6
		C Dowdeswell	3	5					T Koch	4	7	3
		T Koch	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		A Amritraj	2	3
		B Martin	6	6					B Martin	6	3	4
		E Van Dillen	5	6	2			11	W Fibak	3	6	6
	11	W Fibak	7	3	6										11	W Fibak	6	6
	Q	P Du Pré	4	5											7	J Fillol	2	0
		H Bunis	6	7					H Bunis	6	2	3
		V Pecci	1	7	4			7	J Fillol	3	6	6
	7	J Fillol	6	6	6																	11	W Fibak	6	6
		B Bertram	6	6																		14	B Mottram	4	3
		B Teacher	2	4					B Bertram	6	3	2
		B Phillips-Moore	2	2				14	B Mottram	4	6	6
	14	B Mottram	6	6											14	B Mottram	6	6
		G Battrick	7	2	0											M Edmondson	4	3
		M Edmondson	5	6	6				M Edmondson	1	7	7
		P Cramer	2	1				4	R Ramírez	6	6	5
	4	R Ramírez	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		S Stewart	2	1
		J Velasco	6	6					J Velasco	6	4
		B Manson	3	4				9	O Parun	7	6
	9	O Parun	6	6											9	O Parun	5	1
		E Friedler	6	3	4										8	B Gottfried	7	6
		B Scanlon	4	6	6				B Scanlon	3	2
		M Cahill	4	4				8	B Gottfried	6	6
	8	B Gottfried	6	6																		8	B Gottfried	2	3
		J Kuki	4	4																		2	G Vilas	6	6
		D Crealy	6	6					D Crealy	6	5	6
		I El Shafei	6	7	2			16	J Borowiak	4	7	1
	16	J Borowiak	7	6	6											D Crealy	1	0r
	Q	G Mayer	6	1	3										2	G Vilas	6	1
		C Richey	3	6	6				C Richey	1	2
		H Pfister	5	2				2	G Vilas	6	6
	2	G Vilas	7	6

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