# 1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion of the men's singles event at the Australian Indoor Championships but did not compete that year.
Unseeded Geoff Masters won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 against James Delaney.

## Seeds

* Roscoe Tanner (second round)
* Ken Rosewall (second round)
* Dick Stockton (second round)
* John Newcombe (second round)
* Ross Case (second round)
* Sandy Mayer (withdrew)
* Phil Dent (second round)
* Tom Gorman (third round)
Tanner, Rosewall and Dent received a bye to the second round. Tony Roche was originally seeded fifth but was forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to a stomach muscle injury.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| James Delaney | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Mark Edmondson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Mark Edmondson | 6 | 3 | 3 | James Delaney | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | Geoff Masters | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Dick Crealy | 2 | 7 | 2 | Geoff Masters | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Geoff Masters | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | 2 | K Rosewall | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| P Kronk | 7 | 6 | | P Kronk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| R Simpson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | P Kronk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| P McNamee | 6 | 3 | | | | | | C Kachel | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| C Kachel | 7 | 6 | | C Kachel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | G Braun | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kronk | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | J Delaney | 6 | 6 |
| | | | 8 | T Gorman | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | G Mayer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| R Thung | 3 | 4 | | | | | | T Gorman | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| J Delaney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Delaney | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| F Gebert | 0 | 3 | | J Delaney | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | S Docherty | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | R Reid | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Newcombe | 6 | 5 | 4 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ruffels | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | R Ruffels | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Stone | 6 | 4 | | | | | | S Menon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | 7 | 6 | | B Fairlie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S Menon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Menon | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Tim Gullikson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Case | 4 | 6 | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | J Marks | 2 | 3 | | | | | | J C Hagey | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | C Lewis | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J C Hagey | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | B Carmichael | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett | 3 | 4 | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | | | | | D Crealy | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Trickey | 4 | 3 | | | | | T Waltke | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 6 | T Waltke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | P McNamara | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | D Crealy | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | H Pfister | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 6 | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner | 3 | 2 | | | | | H Pfister | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Ball | 6 | 6 | | | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | D Stockton | 0 | 4 | S Ball | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | G Masters | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| R Kelly | 0 | 2 | | | J Whitlinger | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| J Whitlinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | |
| E Friedler | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | B Walts | 3 | 1 | | | |
| B Walts | 6 | 6 | | | B Walts | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | G Masters | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | K Warwick | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | I El Shafei | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| B Drewett | 5 | 6 | 0 | | C Letcher | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| C Letcher | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | C Letcher | 4 | 3 | | | |
| B Martin | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | |
| K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | K Warwick | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |