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.

Singles
1976 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Geoff Masters
Runner-up	James Delaney
Score	4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3
Draw	64 (6 Q )
Seeds	8

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

Seeds

1. Roscoe Tanner (second round)
2. Ken Rosewall (second round)
3. Dick Stockton (second round)
4. John Newcombe (second round)
5. Ross Case (second round)
6. Sandy Mayer (withdrew)
7. Phil Dent (second round)
8. 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							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
								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	1r

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							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							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
	3	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
								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