1976 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1976 Australian Open
Champion Australia Mark Edmondson
Runner-up Australia John Newcombe
Final score 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1

Mark Edmondson upset defending champion John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1976 Australian Open. Ranked 212 in the world at the time, Edmondson is still the lowest ranked player ever to win a grand slam since the rankings were introduced in 1973. Edmondson is also the most recent Australian player to win the Australian Open Men's singles title.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mark Edmondson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Australia Ken Rosewall, (Semifinals)
  2. Australia John Newcombe, (Finals)

Draw

Key

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  Australia Ken Rosewall 6 3 6 6    
 Australia Brad Drewett 4 6 2 2    
  1  Australia Ken Rosewall 1 6 2 4    
   Australia Mark Edmondson 6 2 6 6    
 Australia Dick Crealy 5 6 2    
   Australia Mark Edmondson 7 7 6      
     Australia Mark Edmondson 6 6 7 6  
  2  Australia John Newcombe 7 3 6 1  
   Australia Ray Ruffels 7 2 6 7 6  
 Australia Tony Roche 6 6 7 6 4  
 Australia Ray Ruffels 4 4 6    
  2  Australia John Newcombe 6 6 7      
 Australia Ross Case 4 4 1    
  2  Australia John Newcombe 6 6 6      

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
Australia G Brown 3 1 4 1 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
United Kingdom R Lewis 1 6 7 2 United Kingdom R Lewis 2 1 1
Australia J Trickey 6 7 5 1r 1 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 6
Australia S Ball 6 7 6 Australia S Ball 3 6 0
United States GR Reid 2 6 2 Australia S Ball 6 6 6 6
Australia W Coghlan 3 2 6 6 6 Australia W Coghlan 2 4 7 3
Australia J Bartlett 6 6 3 2 4 1 Australia K Rosewall 6 3 6 6
Australia A Stone 7 6 7 Australia B Drewett 4 6 2 2
Australia P McNamee 6 0 6 Australia A Stone 3 4 6 5
Australia B Drewett 6 6 6 Australia B Drewett 6 6 4 7
West Germany H Elschenbroich 1 4 4 Australia B Drewett 6 6 5 6
Australia B Carmichael 5 4 6 1 Australia M Anderson 4 3 7 3
United Kingdom J Lloyd 7 6 4 6 United Kingdom J Lloyd 5 4 6 5
Australia J Marks 6 4 3 4 Australia M Anderson 7 6 4 7
Australia M Anderson 3 6 6 6

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
United States S Smith 7 6 6
Australia C Letcher 6 2 2 United States S Smith 7 4 5 6 6
Australia J James 6 6 6 Australia J James 5 6 7 1 3
Australia R Rheinberger 1 1 0 United States S Smith 6 5 1 4
Australia D Crealy 6 7 7 Australia D Crealy 3 7 6 6
United Kingdom J Smith 4 5 6 Australia D Crealy 7 6 6
Soviet Union T Kakoulia 6 6 4 6 6 Soviet Union T Kakoulia 6 3 1
Italy G Marchetti 4 0 6 7 1 Australia D Crealy 5 6 2
Australia P Dent 6 6 6 Australia M Edmondson 7 7 6
New Zealand R Simpson 4 4 4 Australia P Dent 0 4 6 3
Austria P Feigl 6 4 7 4 1 Australia M Edmondson 6 6 4 6
Australia M Edmondson 1 6 6 6 6 Australia M Edmondson 3 6 6 6
New Zealand B Fairlie 4 6 6 6 New Zealand B Fairlie 6 3 1 4
Australia A Gardiner 6 4 1 1 New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 6
Australia S Wright 4 2 3 Australia F Sedgman 4 2 1
Australia F Sedgman 6 6 6

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
United Kingdom R Drysdale 2 6 4 4
Australia B Giltinan 6 3 6 6 Australia B Giltinan 4 6 4
Italy E Vattuone 1 4 5 Australia R Ruffels 6 7 6
Australia R Ruffels 6 6 7 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 7
New Zealand S Clark 6 1 4 2 France P Hagelauer 0 4 6
France P Hagelauer 4 6 6 6 France P Hagelauer 6 6 4 5 7
Australia P Campbell 6 1 2 Australia G Masters 4 1 6 7 6
Australia G Masters 7 6 6 Australia R Ruffels 7 2 6 7 6
Brazil J Soares 6 1 2 Australia T Roche 6 6 7 6 4
West Germany U Marten 7 6 6 Germany U Marten 4 7 4 3
Australia C Kachel 3 6 3 4 Australia K Warwick 6 6 6 6
Australia K Warwick 6 3 6 6 Australia K Warwick 1 2 6
Australia P McNamara 1 1 4 Australia T Roche 6 6 7
Australia T Little 6 6 6 Australia T Little 6 1 2
West Germany W Zirngibl 3 1 2 Australia T Roche 7 6 6
Australia T Roche 6 6 6

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
Australia W Durham 6 7 3 6
Australia E Ewert 3 5 6 2 Australia W Durham 4 2 4
Australia C Dibley 3 4 4 United States C Pasarell 6 6 6
United States C Pasarell 6 6 6 United States C Pasarell 3 3 4
Australia D Carter 6 6 3 6 Australia R Case 6 6 6
Australia G Busby 2 3 6 2 Australia D Carter 4 3 2
Australia K Hancock 3 6 2 4 Australia R Case 6 6 6
Australia R Case 6 4 6 6 Australia R Case 4 4 1
New Zealand C Lewis 6 6 6 2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
Austria G Wimmer 1 2 4 New Zealand C Lewis 2 6 6 2
Australia G Thomson 2 3 2 South Africa R Moore 6 7 3 6
South Africa R Moore 6 6 6 South Africa R Moore 6 4 2
Czechoslovakia J Kukal 7 7 7 2 Australia J Newcombe 7 6 6
Sweden U Eriksson 5 5 5 Czech Republic J Kukal 3 4 2
West Germany R Gehring 6 1 6 2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
2 Australia J Newcombe 7 6 7

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