1976 New Zealand Open – Singles
# 1976 New Zealand Open – Singles

Onny Parun was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 against Brian Fairlie.

## 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 Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final were the best of 5 sets while the First and Second Round were the best of 3 sets.

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Onny Parun | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| | Brian Fairlie | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O Parun | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Bedel | 6 | 5 | | O Parun | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Langsford | 6 | 4 | 1 | H Elschenbroich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Elschenbroich | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | O Parun | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| C Dibley | 6 | 7 | | | | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| W Cowley | 2 | 6 | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Simpson | 6 | 7 | | J Simpson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Carpenter | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | O Parun | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| J Lloyd | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Moore | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| T Parun | 3 | 6 | 3 | J Lloyd | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Crealy | 7 | 6 | | D Crealy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Hagelauer | 6 | 3 | | | | | D Crealy | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| C Lewis | 4 | 4 | | | | | R Moore | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| W Zirngibl | 6 | 6 | | W Zirngibl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Whittaker | 2 | 2 | | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U Marten | 3 | 4 | | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Hawkes | 6 | 2 | 6 | R Hawkes | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Letcher | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | B Fairlie | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | B Carmichael | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| G Wimmer | 3 | 4 | | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Lewis | 7 | 6 | 12 | R Lewis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Soares | 6 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| B Giltinan | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| G Simmonds | 5 | 6 | | B Giltinan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Mills | 4 | 6 | 6 | J Mills | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Gehring | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | B Giltinan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| R Drysdale | 1 | 2 | | R Simpson | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Slater | 5 | 2 | | R Ruffels | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
