# 1976 Australian Open – Men's singles

Mark Edmondson defeated defending champion John Newcombe in the final, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1976 Australian Open. Unseeded at the tournament and ranked world No. 212 at the time, Edmondson remains the lowest ranked man to win a singles major since the ATP rankings were introduced in 1973. Edmondson is also the most recent Australian to win the Australian Open men's singles title.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mark Edmondson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
* John Newcombe (final)
* Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
* Stan Smith (third round)
* Phil Dent (second round)
* Geoff Masters (second round)
* Ross Case (quarterfinals)
* Allan Stone (second round)
* Bob Carmichael (first round)
* Charlie Pasarell (third round)
* Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
* Brian Fairlie (third round)
* Dick Crealy (quarterfinals)
* Kim Warwick (third round)
* Ray Moore (third round)
* Syd Ball (third round)

## Draw
### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brad Drewett | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brad Drewett | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dick Crealy | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Mark Edmondson | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Edmondson | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Ray Ruffels | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Tony Roche | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tony Roche | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Ray Ruffels | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ross Case | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Braun | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | 1 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | R Lewis | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Trickey | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | 1 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Ball | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Ball | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | GR Reid | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | 16 | S Ball | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Coghlan | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | W Coghlan | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Rosewall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | A Stone | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Drewett | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | 8 | A Stone | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Drewett | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Elschenbroich | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | B Drewett | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Carmichael | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | M Anderson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | J Lloyd | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marks | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | M Anderson | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anderson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | S Smith | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Letcher | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | 4 | S Smith | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J James | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J James | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rheinberger | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Smith | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 13 | D Crealy | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Crealy | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Smith | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | 13 | D Crealy | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kakulia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | T Kakulia | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Marchetti | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Crealy | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | R Simpson | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 5 | P Dent | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Feigl | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | B Fairlie | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Fairlie | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wright | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | F Sedgman | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | R Drysdale | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Giltinan | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vattuone | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 11 | R Ruffels | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | S Clarke | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | P Hagelauer | 0 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Hagelauer | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Hagelauer | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Campbell | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 6 | G Masters | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Masters | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Ruffels | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | J Soares | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| | U Marten | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | U Marten | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kachel | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | K Warwick | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 14 | K Warwick | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | T Little | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | T Little | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Zirngibl | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | T Roche | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second 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 |
| | W Durham | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ewert | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | W Durham | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 3 | 4 | 4 | | 10 | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 10 | C Pasarell | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Carter | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R Case | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Busby | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | D Carter | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hancock | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | R Case | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Case | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Case | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | G Wimmer | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | C Lewis | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Thomson | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 15 | R Moore | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 15 | R Moore | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Kukal | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | U Eriksson | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | J Kukal | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gehring | 6 | 1 | 6 | | 2 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |