1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Geoff Masters
Runner-up	James Delaney
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3

Stan Smith was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Geoff Masters won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 against James Delaney.

Seeds

Both seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Ken Rosewall (Second Round)
2. Roscoe Tanner (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		James Delaney	2	6	6
		Mark Edmondson	6	3	3
									James Delaney	6	3	6	3
									Geoff Masters	4	6	7	6
		Dick Crealy	2	7	2
		Geoff Masters	6	5	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	K Rosewall	4	4
	P Kronk	7	6					P Kronk	6	6
	R Simpson	5	3												P Kronk	6	6
	P McNamee	6	3												C Kachel	2	2
	C Kachel	7	6					C Kachel	6	6
								G Braun	3	2
																						P Kronk	1	3
																						J Delaney	6	6
								T Gorman	3	6	7
	G Mayer	6	6					G Mayer	6	2	6
	R Thung	3	4												T Gorman	7	2	3
	J Delaney	6	6												J Delaney	6	6	6
	F Gebert	0	3					J Delaney	2
								S Docherty	1^r

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								R Reid	2	4
	J Newcombe	6	5	4				R Ruffels	6	6
	R Ruffels	3	7	6											R Ruffels	4	4
	A Stone	6	4												S Menon	6	6
	B Fairlie	7	6					B Fairlie	4	3
								S Menon	6	6
																						S Menon	4	4
																						M Edmondson	6	6
								Tim Gullikson	1	2
	R Case	4	6					M Edmondson	6	6
	M Edmondson	6	7												M Edmondson	6	2	6
	J Marks	2	3												J C Hagey	4	6	4
	C Lewis	6	6					C Lewis	6	3	5
								J C Hagey	2	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								B Carmichael	3	3
	J Bartlett	3	4					D Crealy	6	6
	D Crealy	6	6												D Crealy	4	7	6
	J Trickey	4	3												T Waltke	6	5	3
	T Waltke	6	6					T Waltke	6	6
								P McNamara	3	3
																						D Crealy	6	1	6
																						B Scanlon	3	6	4
								H Pfister	3	6	6
	Tom Gullikson	6	6					Tom Gullikson	6	2	3
	A Gardiner	3	2												H Pfister	3	3
	S Ball	6	6												B Scanlon	6	6
	D Stockton	0	4					S Ball	7	3	4
								B Scanlon	6	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								G Masters	7	7
	R Kelly	0	2					J Whitlinger	6	5
	J Whitlinger	6	6												G Masters	6	6
	E Friedler	3	4												B Walts	3	1
	B Walts	6	6					B Walts	7	2	6
								P Dent	6	6	3
																						G Masters	7	6
																						K Warwick	6	1
								I El Shafei	6	6	3
	B Drewett	5	6	0				C Letcher	2	7	6
	C Letcher	7	4	6											C Letcher	4	3
	B Martin	0	3												K Warwick	6	6
	K Warwick	6	6					K Warwick	7	3	6
							2	R Tanner	6	6	0

References

• 1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Draw