WTA US Open 1976 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Chris Evert won the 1976 US Open, defeating Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in New York, United States, from September 1 to September 14, 1976.

Champion
Chris Evert
def. Evonne Goolagong , 6-3 6-0
Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 14
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 14, 1976* F Chris Evert 6-3 6-0 Evonne Goolagong H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 13, 1976* SF Chris Evert 6-3 6-1 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data
Sep 13, 1976* SF Evonne Goolagong 7-6 6-0 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 11, 1976* QF Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 6-3 Zenda Liess H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1976* QF Chris Evert 6-1 6-2 Natasha Chmyreva H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1976* QF Evonne Goolagong 6-1 6-2 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1976* QF Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-1 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Rosie Casals 7-5 6-1 Terry Holladay H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-3 Beth Norton H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-2 Francoise Durr H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Chris Evert 6-1 6-0 Sue Barker H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 6-4 Janet Newberry H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Mima Jausovec 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Marcie Louie H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Natasha Chmyreva 3-6 6-4 6-3 Kathy Kuykendall H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1976* R16 Zenda Liess 6-3 6-4 Wendy Overton H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Virginia Ruzici 7-6 6-2 Ingrid Bentzer H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Marcie Louie 6-4 7-6 Jackie Fayter H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Beth Norton 6-1 6-4 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Terry Holladay 4-6 7-5 6-3 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Chris Evert 6-0 6-0 Glynis Coles H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Sue Barker 6-4 6-0 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Kathy Kuykendall 6-4 6-3 Olga Morozova H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Rosie Casals 7-5 6-0 Marcela Bueno H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Janet Newberry 7-5 3-6 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Natasha Chmyreva 6-2 6-3 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Mima Jausovec 6-4 6-2 Ruta Gerulaitis H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Dianne Fromholtz 6-4 6-4 Joanne Russell H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Zenda Liess 6-4 6-2 Mary Hamm H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Evonne Goolagong 7-6 6-3 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Wendy Overton 6-1 6-2 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1976* R32 Francoise Durr 2-6 6-4 6-3 Elly Appel H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Marcie Louie 6-7 6-3 6-2 Julie Anthony H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Ingrid Bentzer 6-3 6-2 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Natasha Chmyreva 7-5 5-7 6-3 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Zenda Liess 5-5 (ret.) Kerry Reid H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Rosie Casals 7-5 1-6 7-5 Annette Van Zyl H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Kristien Shaw 6-3 6-3 Marise Kruger H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Beth Norton 3-6 6-4 6-0 Kathy May H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-1 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Francoise Durr 6-0 6-3 Sabina Simmonds H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Wendy Overton 6-1 6-1 Jeanne Evert H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Sue Barker 6-1 6-1 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Olga Morozova 6-1 6-1 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Renata Tomanova 6-1 6-3 Susie Mehmedbasich H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Ruta Gerulaitis 6-3 2-6 6-1 Mariana Simionescu H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Mary Hamm 7-5 6-2 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Helen Gourlay 7-6 6-4 Michelle Tyler H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-3 6-2 Laura Dupont H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Terry Holladay 6-3 6-3 Patricia Medrado H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Elly Appel 6-1 6-3 Nancy Yeargin H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-3 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Chris Evert 6-1 6-0 Greer Stevens H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Betsy Nagelsen 6-3 6-3 Brigette Cuypers H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Glynis Coles 3-6 7-5 7-5 Mary Struthers H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Marcela Bueno 2-6 6-1 6-1 Lindsey Beaven H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Joanne Russell 6-1 6-4 Roberta Stark H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Regina Marsikova 6-1 6-2 Stephanie Tolleson H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Kathy Kuykendall 6-1 6-3 Sally Moore H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Janet Newberry 6-3 7-5 Bunny Bruning H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Lea Antonoplis 6-3 6-4 Marcy Okeefe H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 6-2 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Jackie Fayter 6-7 6-3 6-2 Lele Forood H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1976* R64 Virginia Ruzici 3-6 7-6 7-5 Nancy Richey H2H Match data
R128 (32)
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Janet Newberry 1-6 6-4 6-3 Martina Navratilova H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Mariana Simionescu 6-3 7-6 Sue Stap H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Brigette Cuypers 7-5 6-2 Robin Tenney H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Joanne Russell 6-1 7-6 Lynn Epstein H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Betsy Nagelsen 7-5 6-3 Linky Boshoff H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jackie Fayter 4-6 6-3 6-4 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Zenda Liess 6-0 6-2 Betty Ann Grubb H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-1 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Bunny Bruning 6-3 6-2 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Nancy Richey 6-3 7-6 Kathleen Harter H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-1 6-4 Sally Greer H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Mary Hamm 6-2 7-6 Marita Redondo H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Wendy Overton 6-0 7-5 Diane Desfor H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Lele Forood 5-7 7-5 7-5 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Kerry Reid 6-3 6-1 Linda Thomas H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Marcie Louie 6-3 5-7 6-4 Janice Metcalf H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Virginia Ruzici 6-4 6-4 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Lea Antonoplis 6-4 6-4 Karen Susman H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Kathy May 3-6 6-1 7-6 Mona Guerrant H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Gail Sherriff 6-2 6-1 Isabel Fernandez De Soto H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Beth Norton 6-0 6-1 Elvira Weisenberger H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Virginia Wade 6-1 6-2 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Julie Anthony 6-4 6-3 Betty Stove H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ruta Gerulaitis 6-2 6-1 Laurie Tenney H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Iris Riedel Kuhn 4-6 6-3 6-4 Tine Zwaan H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Roberta Stark 6-2 7-5 Florenta Mihai H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Laura Dupont 6-4 6-0 Carrie Meyer H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Marcy Okeefe 6-1 7-5 Peggy Michel H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Jeanne Evert 6-0 6-3 Rayni Fox H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Ingrid Bentzer 6-1 7-5 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Raquel Giscafre 6-0 6-3 Wendy Gilchrist H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1976* R128 Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 6-1 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data

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