# 1976 French Open – Women's singles

Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová in the final, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open. It was her first and only major title.
Chris Evert was the two-time reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title. She elected to compete in World TeamTennis and did not return to the French Open until 1979.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Sue Barker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Sue Barker (champion)
* Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
* Marita Redondo (third round)
* Mima Jaušovec (second round)
* Lesley Hunt (first round)
* Linky Boshoff (second round)
* Gail Chanfreau Lovera (second round)
* Fiorella Bonicelli (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Helga Masthoff | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | Renáta Tomanová | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Florența Mihai | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Kathy Kuykendall | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Florența Mihai | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Florența Mihai | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florența Mihai | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | Renáta Tomanová | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Miloslava Holubová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | Virginia Ruzici | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Regina Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Sue Barker | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Masthoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Klein | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Masthoff | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marzano | 6 | 6 | | | Marzano | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SM Villaverde | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Masthoff | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Doerner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Doerner | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | de Roubin | 2 | 1 | | | Doerner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Du Pont | 6 | 6 | | | Du Pont | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Van Haver | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Masthoff | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Boshoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tomanová | 6 | 6 |
| | Anliot | 4 | 3 | | 6 | Boshoff | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | May | 6 | 0 | 6 | | May | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | McMillan | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | May | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Nagelsen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | Tomanová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kloss | 6 | 6 | | | Kloss | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eisterlehner | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Metcalf | 1 | 1 | | 4 | Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kuykendall | 6 | 6 | | | Kuykendall | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | O'Neil | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | Kuykendall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Fernández-De Soto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Fernández-De Soto | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Stratton | 3 | 1 | | | Fernández-De Soto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Riedel | 3 | 6 | 5 | | Simon | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Kuykendall | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Hunt | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Mihai | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | Thibault | 3 | 7 | 8 | | Thibault | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dimond | 1 | 1 | | | Fuchs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fuchs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Fuchs | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ziegenfuss | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Mihai | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Walker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Walker | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Whitehouse | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Mihai | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mihai | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bentzer | 2 | 6 | | | Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vessies | 6 | 6 | 11 | | Vessies | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harter | 1 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | Turnbull | 6 | 7 | 0 | | | |
| | Bueno | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | Holubová | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Holubová | 6 | 6 | | | Holubová | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vermaak | 2 | 1 | | 7 | Lovera | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lovera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Holubová | 1 | 3 |
| | Greer | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Ruzici | 6 | 6 |
| | Szabó | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Szabó | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gurdal | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Norton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Redondo | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Matison | 0 | 1 | | | Norton | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Weisenberger | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Redondo | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Redondo | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Guédy | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rual | 6 | 4 | 0 | | Guédy | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosa | 7 | 6 | | | Rosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mehmedbasich | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | Rosa | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Tyler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nasuelli | 5 | 2 | | 8 | Bonicelli | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bonicelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Cuypers | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barker | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| | Coles | 6 | 6 | | | Coles | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Baldovinos | 5 | 1 | | | Simionescu | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simionescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Simionescu | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Martinez | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Barker | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Perea | 6 | 6 | | | Perea | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gregory | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Barker | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Barker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |