# 1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors.
Connors won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Roscoe Tanner.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
* Björn Borg (semifinals)
* Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, defaulted)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Björn Borg | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Björn Borg | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Roscoe Tanner | 4 | 4 |
| | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Roscoe Tanner | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mayer | 1 | 1 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney | 1 | 1 | | | P Dent | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | R Lutz | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | W Brown | 4 | 7 | 6 | | W Brown | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin | 1 | 0 | | | R Lutz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | R Ramírez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Alexander | 4 | 1 |
| | B Carmichael | 6 | 2 | 1 | | R Ramírez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Krulevitz | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amritraj | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | R Ramírez | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Bartlett | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Ball | 6 | 6 | | | S Ball | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 2 | 4 | | | J Alexander | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Hardie | 3 | 2 | | 3 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | | | I Țiriac | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amritraj | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | B Borg | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | B Gottfried | 6 | 3 | 2 | | C Pasarell | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 4 | 5 | | | S Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | J Andrew | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Laver | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | M Estep | 7 | 6 | | | M Estep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J James | 4 | 7 | 4 | | J McManus | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McManus | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | M Estep | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E van Dillen | 6 | 7 | | | E van Dillen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G R Reid | 6 | 3 | | | R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Laver | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | I El Shafei | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | 6 | 2 | | | B Fairlie | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Riessen | 2 | 6 | 2 | | J Fillol | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fillol | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Kamiwazumi | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Parun | 7 | 6 | | | O Parun | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 4 | 2 | | | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Tanner | 6 | 3 |
| | A Pattison | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Năstase | 3 | 1$^d$ |
| | R Moore | 6 | 2 | 5 | | A Pattison | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 7 | 4 | 7 | | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Roche | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Stockton | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Rahim | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | I Năstase | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Martin | 7 | 5 | 3 | | H Rahim | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 3 | 2 | | 4 | I Năstase | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ralston | 1 | 0 | | | K Warwick | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Holeček | 6 | 6 | | | J Newcombe | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Newcombe | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan | 4 | 2 | | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | R Case | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rosewall | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | R Ruffels | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | C Richey | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gorman | 2 | 2 | | | H Solomon | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Richey | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | S Stewart | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Andrews | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |