# Charleston Open 1976

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:23/charleston-open?season=1976
Tour: WTA

Chris Evert won the 1976 Family Circle Cup, defeating Kerry Reid 6-2 6-2 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played April 26–May 2 on clay courts at the Amelia Island in Amelia Island, United States.

The Charleston Open is the WTA's established green-clay tournament at Credit One Stadium in South Carolina.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Credit One Charleston Open, Family Circle Cup, Volvo Car Open, Amelia Island
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Clay
- Location: Amelia Island, United States
- Start date: 1976-04-26
- End date: 1976-05-02

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
Details: https://tennis-db.com/glossary#category-equivalence

## Champion
- Winner: Chris Evert
- Runner-up: Kerry Reid
- Final score: 6-2 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Chris Evert def. Kerry Reid 6-2 6-2

### SF
- Kerry Reid def. Sue Barker 6-2 6-1
- Chris Evert def. Mary Struthers 6-0 6-0

### QF
- Kerry Reid def. Ilana Kloss 6-2 6-1
- Chris Evert def. Betty Stove 6-4 6-4
- Mary Struthers def. Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-4
- Sue Barker def. Nancy Richey 6-2 4-6 6-4

### R16
- Nancy Richey def. Jeanne Evert 6-4 4-6 7-5
- Sue Barker def. Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-2
- Betty Stove def. Raquel Giscafre 6-3 6-2
- Lesley Hunt def. Janice Metcalf 7-5 6-3
- Kerry Reid def. Kathy Kuykendall 6-2 6-2
- Chris Evert def. Tory Ann Fretz 6-0 6-0
- Ilana Kloss def. Martina Navratilova 6-4 2-6 7-5
- Mary Struthers def. Marita Redondo 7-5 6-3

### R32
- Jeanne Evert def. Barbara Brankovska 7-5 6-4
- Martina Navratilova def. Bunny Bruning 6-3 1-6 6-4
- Kerry Reid def. Joanne Russell 7-5 6-4
- Raquel Giscafre def. Julie Anthony 7-5 6-2
- Janice Metcalf def. Sally Greer 7-5 6-3
- Sue Barker def. Isabel Fernandez De Soto 7-6 6-2
- Kathy Kuykendall def. Zenda Liess 7-5 7-5
- Pam Teeguarden def. Linky Boshoff 6-2 4-6 6-4
- Ilana Kloss def. Beth Norton 4-6 7-6 6-3
- Chris Evert def. Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-1
- Betty Stove def. Valerie Ziegenfuss 7-5 6-3
- Mary Struthers def. Betsy Nagelsen 6-2 6-2
- Marita Redondo def. Kathy May 6-3 5-7 6-2
- Nancy Richey def. Glynis Coles 6-3 6-3
- Lesley Hunt def. Kathleen Harter 6-2 6-4
- Tory Ann Fretz def. Wendy Overton 6-3 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

Other editions available: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:23/charleston-open?season=1976
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