1976 Australian Open
{{Short description|Tennis Championships}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
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{{TennisEventInfo|1976|Australian Open|
| date = 26 December 1975 – 4 January 1976
| edition = 64th
| category = Grand Slam (ITF)
| location = Melbourne, Australia
| venue = Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
| surface = Grass
| champms = {{Flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson
| champws = {{Flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong
| champmd = {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche
| champwd = {{Flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Helen Gourlay
| after_year =1977 (Jan)
}}
The 1976 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1975 to 4 January 1976. It was the 64th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Mark Edmondson and Evonne Goolagong.
Seniors
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1976 Australian Open – Men's singles}}
{{Flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson defeated {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 {{cite web|title=1976 Men's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1976_MS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
- It was Edmondson's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. Edmondson is the lowest ranked player ever to win a Grand Slam event.{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/01/biggest.upsets/index.html|title=Ten Greatest Upsets in Men's Tennis|date=2 June 2009 | publisher=CNN}}
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1976 Australian Open – Women's singles}}
{{Flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong defeated {{Flagicon|TCH}} Renáta Tomanová, 6–2, 6–2 {{cite web|title=1976 Women's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1976_LS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
- It was Goolagong's 5th career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd title at the Australian Open.
=Men's doubles=
{{Main|1976 Australian Open – Men's doubles}}
{{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche defeated {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters, 7–6, 6–4 {{cite web|title=1976 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1976_MD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
=Women's doubles=
{{Main|1976 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong / {{flagicon|AUS}} Helen Gourlay defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Turner Bowrey / {{flagicon|TCH}} Renáta Tomanová, 8–1 {{cite web|title=1976 Women's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1976_LD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
:• It was Goolagong's 5th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at the Australian Open.
:• It was Gourlay's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.
=Mixed doubles=
:No competition between 1970 and 1986.
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Category:December 1975 sports events in Australia