1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
1975 champion		Stan Smith
Champion		Geoff Masters
Runner-up		James Delaney
Final score		4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3
Events
Singles		Doubles

Stan Smith was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Geoff Masters won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 against James Delaney.

1 Seeds
2 Draw
3 References

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. Both seeds received a bye to the second round.

Ken Rosewall (Second Round)

Roscoe Tanner (Second Round)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Semifinals					Final

	James Delaney	2	6	6
	Mark Edmondson	6	3	3
						James Delaney	6	3	6	3

						Geoff Masters	4	6	7	6
	Dick Crealy	2	7	2

	Geoff Masters	6	5	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals


				1	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
					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					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals


						R Reid	2	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
	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				Second Round					Third Round					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
	D Stockton	0	4		S Ball	7	3	4
					B Scanlon	6	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				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
						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
					2	R Tanner	6	6	0

References

1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Draw