# 1976 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Marty Riessen was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.
Jimmy Connors won the title, beating Björn Borg 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Björn Borg (final)
* Arthur Ashe (third round)
* Ilie Năstase (third round, defaulted)
* John Alexander (third round)
* Roscoe Tanner (first round)
* Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
* Tom Okker (semifinals)
* Tony Roche (second round)
* Raúl Ramírez (first round)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (second round)
* N/A
* Harold Solomon (second round)
* Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
* Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
* Stan Smith (third 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tom Okker | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tom Okker | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Björn Borg | 6$^5$ | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Dick Stockton | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 2 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | I El Shafei | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Cox | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Cox | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Borg | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | J Kodeš | 6$^5$ | 0 |
| | | | | 5 | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan | 6$^4$ | 3 | | B Mitton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Alexander | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| 15 | J Kodeš | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 15 | J Kodeš | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Moore | 6$^1$ | 2 | 15 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Parun | 6 | 7$^7$ | | O Parun | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Warwick | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | I Năstase | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 4 | I Năstase | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | | | | | B Martin | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin | DEF | | | | | | | | 4 | I Năstase | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Dibbs | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | E Dibbs | DEF | | | | | | |
| | S Mayer | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | E Dibbs | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F McMillan | 2 | 4 | | | D Crealy | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | E Dibbs | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | T Okker | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Okker | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | C Richey | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 8 | T Okker | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec | DEF | | | | J Hřebec | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Ruffels | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Stone | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Riessen | 7 | 7 | | | M Riessen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | K Meiler | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lutz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stewart | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | 9 | T Roche | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Roche | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | R Lutz | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | E van Dillen | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Stockton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C Drysdale | 7 | 6 | | | C Drysdale | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Tanner | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Stockton | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | A Amritraj | 7 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| | T Gorman | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Gorman | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | W Fibak | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | 13 | H Solomon | 7 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | H Solomon | 0 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | A Metreveli | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | A Ashe | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 7 | 6 | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Stolle | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Ashe | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | G Masters | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Pattison | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | R Ramírez | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | B Gottfried | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R Laver | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | B Hewitt | 0 | 3 | | | R Case | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | R Laver | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Laver | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | V Amritraj | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Smith | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Ralston | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |