1976 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Unseeded Mark Edmondson upset defending champion John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1976 Australian Open. Ranked 212 in the world at the time, Edmondson is still the lowest ranked player ever to win a Grand Slam tournament since the rankings were introduced in 1973. Edmondson is also the most recent Australian player to win the Australian Open Men's singles title.

Men's Singles
1976 Australian Open
Champion Mark Edmondson
Runner-up John Newcombe
Final score6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1
Draw64
Seeds16

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mark Edmondson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Ken Rosewall (Semifinals)
  2. John Newcombe (Final)
  3. Tony Roche (Quarterfinals)
  4. Stan Smith (Third Round)
  5. Phil Dent (Second Round)
  6. Geoff Masters (Second Round)
  7. Ross Case (Quarterfinals)
  8. Allan Stone (Second Round)
  9. Bob Carmichael (First Round)
  10. Charlie Pasarell (Third Round)
  11. Ray Ruffels (Semifinals)
  12. Brian Fairlie (Third Round)
  13. Dick Crealy (Quarterfinals)
  14. Kim Warwick (Third Round)
  15. Ray Moore (Third Round)
  16. Syd Ball (Third Round)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • L = Loser
  • r. = retired

Final eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Ken Rosewall 6 3 6 6
  Brad Drewett 4 6 2 2
1 Ken Rosewall 1 6 2 4
  Mark Edmondson 6 2 6 6
13 Dick Crealy 5 6 2
  Mark Edmondson 7 7 6
Mark Edmondson 6 6 7 6
2 John Newcombe 7 3 6 1
11 Ray Ruffels 7 2 6 7 6
3 Tony Roche 6 6 7 6 4
11 Ray Ruffels 4 4 6
2 John Newcombe 6 6 7
7 Ross Case 4 4 1
2 John Newcombe 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 K Rosewall 6 6 6
G Braun 3 1 4 1 K Rosewall 6 6 6
R Lewis 1 6 7 2 R Lewis 2 1 1
J Trickey 6 7 5 1r 1 K Rosewall 6 7 6
16 S Ball 6 7 6 16 S Ball 3 6 0
GR Reid 2 6 2 16 S Ball 6 6 6 6
W Coghlan 3 2 6 6 6 W Coghlan 2 4 7 3
J Bartlett 6 6 3 2 4 1 K Rosewall 6 3 6 6
8 A Stone 7 6 7 B Drewett 4 6 2 2
P McNamee 6 0 6 8 A Stone 3 4 6 5
B Drewett 6 6 6 B Drewett 6 6 4 7
H Elschenbroich 1 4 4 B Drewett 6 6 5 6
9 B Carmichael 5 4 6 1 M Anderson 4 3 7 3
J Lloyd 7 6 4 6 J Lloyd 5 4 6 5
J Marks 6 4 3 4 M Anderson 7 6 4 7
M Anderson 3 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 S Smith 7 6 6
C Letcher 6 2 2 4 S Smith 7 4 5 6 6
J James 6 6 6 J James 5 6 7 1 3
R Rheinberger 1 1 0 4 S Smith 6 5 1 4
13 D Crealy 6 7 7 13 D Crealy 3 7 6 6
J Smith 4 5 6 13 D Crealy 7 6 6
T Kakoulia 6 6 4 6 6 T Kakoulia 6 3 1
G Marchetti 4 0 6 7 1 13 D Crealy 5 6 2
5 P Dent 6 6 6 M Edmondson 7 7 6
R Simpson 4 4 4 5 P Dent 0 4 6 3
P Feigl 6 4 7 4 1 M Edmondson 6 6 4 6
M Edmondson 1 6 6 6 6 M Edmondson 3 6 6 6
12 B Fairlie 4 6 6 6 12 B Fairlie 6 3 1 4
A Gardiner 6 4 1 1 12 B Fairlie 6 6 6
S Wright 4 2 3 F Sedgman 4 2 1
F Sedgman 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
R Drysdale 2 6 4 4
B Giltinan 6 3 6 6 B Giltinan 4 6 4
E Vattuone 1 4 5 11 R Ruffels 6 7 6
11 R Ruffels 6 6 7 11 R Ruffels 6 6 7
S Clarke 6 1 4 2 P Hagelauer 0 4 6
P Hagelauer 4 6 6 6 P Hagelauer 6 6 4 5 7
P Campbell 6 1 2 6 G Masters 4 1 6 7 6
6 G Masters 7 6 6 11 R Ruffels 7 2 6 7 6
J Soares 6 1 2 3 T Roche 6 6 7 6 4
U Marten 7 6 6 U Marten 4 7 4 3
C Kachel 3 6 3 4 14 K Warwick 6 6 6 6
14 K Warwick 6 3 6 6 14 K Warwick 1 2 6
P McNamara 1 1 4 3 T Roche 6 6 7
T Little 6 6 6 T Little 6 1 2
W Zirngibl 3 1 2 3 T Roche 7 6 6
3 T Roche 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
W Durham 6 7 3 6
E Ewert 3 5 6 2 W Durham 4 2 4
C Dibley 3 4 4 10 C Pasarell 6 6 6
10 C Pasarell 6 6 6 10 C Pasarell 3 3 4
D Carter 6 6 3 6 7 R Case 6 6 6
G Busby 2 3 6 2 D Carter 4 3 2
K Hancock 3 6 2 4 7 R Case 6 6 6
7 R Case 6 4 6 6 7 R Case 4 4 1
C Lewis 6 6 6 2 J Newcombe 6 6 6
G Wimmer 1 2 4 C Lewis 2 6 6 2
G Thomson 2 3 2 15 R Moore 6 7 3 6
15 R Moore 6 6 6 15 R Moore 6 4 2
J Kukal 7 7 7 2 J Newcombe 7 6 6
U Eriksson 5 5 5 J Kukal 3 4 2
R Gehring 6 1 6 2 J Newcombe 6 6 6
2 J Newcombe 7 6 7
Preceded by
1975 US Open		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1976 French Open
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