# 1976 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Peggy Michel were the reigning champions. Michel did not defend her title. Goolagong Cawley competed alongside Helen Gourlay – this pair won the tournament.

## Seeds

* Evonne Cawley / Helen Gourlay (champions)
* Lesley Bowrey / Renáta Tomanová (final)
* Sue Barker / Michelle Tyler (quarterfinals)
* Heidi Eisterlehner / Helga Masthoff (second round)

## 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 |
| 1 | Evonne Cawley Helen Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Diane Evers Chris O'Neil | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Diane Evers Chris O'Neil | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Evonne Cawley Helen Gourlay | 8 |
| | | | | | 2 | Lesley Bowrey Renáta Tomanová | 1 |
| | Kathleen Harter Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Lesley Bowrey Renáta Tomanová | 1 |
| 2 | Lesley Bowrey Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | 1 | E Cawley H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | N Gregory J Hanrahan | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | E Cawley H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | M Gurdal B Simon | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | M Gurdal B Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | C Cerato K Neill | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Cawley H Gourlay | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Evers C O'Neil | 1 | 2 |
| | | | 4 | H Eisterlehner H Masthoff | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | D Evers C O'Neil | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | D Evers C O'Neil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | R Blount K Hallam | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | N Eastburn G Williams | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Griffiths J Walker | 5 | 3 | | R Blount K Hallam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Blount K Hallam | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| K Harter W Turnbull | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Burrows J Wilton | | | | K Harter W Turnbull | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Matison P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | C Matison P Whytcross | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Dimond W Moore | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | K Harter W Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | S Barker M Tyler | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | J Dalton K Ruddell | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | S Barker M Tyler | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Harter W Turnbull | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Bowrey R Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | L Raymond G Stirton | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | M Smith C Zeeman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | M Smith C Zeeman | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | L Bowrey R Tomanová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | D Berkinshaw E Murata | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | L Bowrey R Tomanová | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |