# 1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals. Jimmy Connors won the title for the second time and $25,000 prize money by defeating Wojciech Fibak in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Guillermo Vilas (semifinals)
* Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
* Raúl Ramírez (second round)
* Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
* Harold Solomon (semifinals)
* Jaime Fillol (third round)
* Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
* Onny Parun (third round)
* François Jauffret (third round)
* Wojciech Fibak (final)
* Ray Moore (third round)
* Karl Meiler (third round)
* Buster Mottram (quarterfinals)
* Ricardo Cano (third round)
* Jeff Borowiak (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Harold Solomon | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | Manuel Orantes | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Harold Solomon | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Wojciech Fibak | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Wojciech Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Wojciech Fibak | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Buster Mottram | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Buster Mottram | 4 | 3 | | 11 | Wojciech Fibak | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Brian Gottfried | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 4 | 7 | 0$^r$ | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Whitlinger | 1 | 4 | | | V Amaya | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | K Meiler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 | K Meiler | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Fassbender | 3 | 5 | | 13 | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney | 2 | 6 | | | B Fairlie | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | E Dibbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Dibbs | 4 | 3 |
| | Tim Gullikson | 5 | 3 | | 5 | E Dibbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Molina | 6 | 6 | | | I Molina | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Holmes | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | F Jauffret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | F Jauffret | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | H Kary | 2 | 1 | | 10 | F Jauffret | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 4 | 2 | | | H-J Pohmann | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | H-J Pohmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ganzábal | 0 | 2 | | 3 | M Orantes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Gebert | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Gebert | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Joubert | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Cano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | R Cano | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović | 2 | 3 | | 15 | R Cano | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wayman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Wayman | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lloyd | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Orantes | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | H Solomon | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | K Warwick | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gisbert | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | Á Betancur | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Á Betancur | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| 12 | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | R Moore | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | S Menon | 2 | 1 | | 12 | R Moore | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell | 3 | 5 | | | T Koch | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | A Amritraj | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin | 6 | 6 | | | B Martin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | E van Dillen | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | W Fibak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | W Fibak | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P DuPré | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | J Fillol | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | H Bunis | 6 | 7 | | | H Bunis | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | J Fillol | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 |
| | B Bertram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | B Mottram | 4 | 3 |
| | B Teacher | 2 | 4 | | | B Bertram | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 2 | | 14 | B Mottram | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Battrick | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Edmondson | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cramer | 2 | 1 | | 4 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Ramírez | 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 |
| | S Stewart | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Velasco | 6 | 6 | | | J Velasco | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson | 3 | 4 | | 9 | O Parun | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | O Parun | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Friedler | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Scanlon | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 4 | 4 | | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Gottfried | 2 | 3 |
| | J Kuki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | | | D Crealy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | J Borowiak | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Borowiak | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Crealy | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | G Mayer | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Richey | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Richey | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 5 | 2 | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Vilas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |