# 1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

The 1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1976 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 20 and September 27, 1976. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. Tenth-seeded Brian Gottfried won the Pacific Southwest Open singles title by defeating defending champion Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

    01. Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
    02. Guillermo Vilas (third round)
    03. Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
    04. Arthur Ashe (final)
    05. Raúl Ramírez (Semifinals)
    06. Eddie Dibbs (third round)
    07. Harold Solomon (First round)
    08. Roscoe Tanner (second round)
    09. Stan Smith (third round)
    10. Brian Gottfried (champion)
    11. Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
    12. Bob Lutz (first round)
    13. Jaime Fillol (first round)
    14. Onny Parun (first round)
    15. Vijay Amritraj (second round)
    16. Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | | | 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Ilie Năstase | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Ilie Năstase | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 11 | Dick Stockton | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dick Stockton | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 2 |
| | John Lloyd | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 16 | Sandy Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Trey Waltke | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Ruffels | 3 | 6 | 4 | | Geoff Masters | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Masters | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 15 | Vijay Amritraj | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Colin Dibley | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | John Whitlinger | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | Vijay Amritraj | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley | 6 | 6 | 7 | | Colin Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6$^r$ |
| 6 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 |
| | Andrew Pattison | 4 | 6 | | 6 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Gene Stuart Malin | w/o | | | | Gene Stuart Malin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard Mitton | | | | | | | | 6 | Eddie Dibbs | 3 | 1 | | | |
| 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Van Winitsky | 4 | 4 | | 10 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Holladay | 2 | 3 | | | Sherwood Stewart | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elio Lito Alvarez | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik van Dillen | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | Tom Gullikson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tom Gullikson | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 3 | Ilie Năstase | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | Jaime Fillol | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Haroon Rahim | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Haroon Rahim | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sashi Menon | 4 | 6 | | | Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Dick Stockton | 1 | 4 |
| | Fred McNair | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Fred McNair | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim McManus | 2 | 1 | | | Marty Riessen | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Marty Riessen | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 11 | Dick Stockton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | Dick Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy | 3 | 6 | | 11 | Dick Stockton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Fairlie | 7 | 6 | | | Brian Fairlie | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Syd Ball | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| Q | Dick R. Bohrnstedt | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Gorman | 7 | 6 | | | Thomas Gorman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Fleming | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | Stan Smith | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | John Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | John Lloyd | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson | 1 | 7 | 3 | | John Lloyd | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Cramer | 3 | 4 | | 8 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Lloyd | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | Jim Delaney | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Ove Bengtson | 7 | 6 | | | Ove Bengtson | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Byron Bertram | 7 | 6 | | | Byron Bertram | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Onny Parun | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | Byron Bertram | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Billy Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Steve Krulevitz | 4 | 4 | | | Billy Martin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mike MacHette | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 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 |
| Q | Bill Scanlon | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 7 | 6 | 6 | Q | Bill Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ferdi Taygan | 6 | 6 | | Q | Ferdi Taygan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Bob Lutz | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | Bill Scanlon | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Allan Stone | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Butch Walts | 7 | 6 | | Q | Butch Walts | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kjell Johansson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 |
| | Phil Dent | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Sandy Mayer | 4 | 3 |
| | Brian Teacher | 5 | 3 | | | Phil Dent | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 2$^r$ | | | 16 | Sandy Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Sandy Mayer | 3 | | | | | | | | 16 | Sandy Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Henry Bunis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Bob Hewitt | 6 | 3 | | Q | Henry Bunis | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Cahill | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |