1976 South American Championships – Singles

Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 against Jaime Fillol.

Singles
1976 South American Championships
1975 Champion	Guillermo Vilas
Champion	Guillermo Vilas
Runner-up	Jaime Fillol
Score	6–2, 6–2, 6–3

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Guillermo Vilas (champion)
2. Jaime Fillol (final)
3. Paolo Bertolucci (semifinals)
4. Víctor Pecci (quarterfinals)
5. Željko Franulović (quarterfinals)
6. Mark Cox (second round)
7. José Higueras (quarterfinals)
8. Ricardo Cano (quarterfinals)

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

• NB: The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

	Final
	1	Guillermo Vilas	6	6	6
	2	Jaime Fillol	2	2	3

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	G Vilas	6	6
		P Gorostiaga	3	4				1	G Vilas	6	6
		J Pinto-Bravo	4	6	6				J Pinto-Bravo	1	3
		Á Betancur	6	3	2										1	G Vilas	6	6
		H Kary	6	6											7	J Higueras	3	4
		J Velasco, Sr.	1	4					H Kary	2	0
		T Fontana	1	1				7	J Higueras	6	6
	7	J Higueras	6	6																		1	G Vilas	6	6	6
	3	P Bertolucci	4	7	6																	3	P Bertolucci	7	3	0
		C Kirmayr	6	5	1			3	P Bertolucci	3	6	6
		I Molina	6	3	4				A Muñoz	6	2	0
		A Muñoz	2	6	6										3	P Bertolucci	6	7
		P Rodríguez	6	4	10										5	Ž Franulović	4	5
		L Álvarez	4	6	12				L Álvarez	3	1
		Á Fillol	4	2				5	Ž Franulović	6	6
	5	Ž Franulović	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Cox	6	6	6
		J Soares	7	1	2			6	M Cox	6	4	6
		R Benavides	7	2	1				T Koch	3	6	8
		T Koch	6	6	6											T Koch	3	6	6
		H Varela	2	6	4										4	V Pecci	6	3	4
		P Cornejo	6	3	6				P Cornejo	2	0
		T Vázquez	5	3				4	V Pecci	6	6
	4	V Pecci	7	6																			T Koch	2	1
	8	R Cano	4	6	6																	2	J Fillol	6	6
		E Caviglia	6	4	2			8	R Cano	6	7
		J Ganzábal	7	6					J Ganzábal	1	6
		E Mandarino	6	2											8	R Cano	4	6	4
		B Prajoux	6	6											2	J Fillol	6	4	6
		J Thamin	3	1					B Prajoux	3	4
		N Holmes	7	3	3			2	J Fillol	6	6
	2	J Fillol	5	6	6

External links

• 1976 South American Championships Singles draw