1976 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles
# 1976 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles

Jimmy Connors claimed the title for the first time, defeating Ken Rosewall in the final.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
* N/A
* Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
* Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
* Ken Rosewall (final)
* John Newcombe (second round)
* Harold Solomon (second round)
* Ross Case (first round)
* Bob Lutz (second round)
* N/A
* Stan Smith (second round)
* Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
* Dick Stockton (second round)
* Tom Gorman (second round)
* Cliff Richey (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch | 2 | 2 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Riessen | 1 | 4 | | 14 | D Stockton | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | C Richey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | C Richey | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Andrews | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E van Dillen | 2 | 3 | | 7 | J Newcombe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Moore | 2 | 2 |
| | S Stewart | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | R Tanner | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | T Gorman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | T Gorman | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Tanner | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Sedgman | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | R Moore | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 6 | 7 | | | R Moore | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ralston | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | A Panatta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Rahim | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | A Panatta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 3 | 0 | | 10 | B Lutz | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Panatta | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 9 | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 7 | 7 | | | J Borowiak | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hewitt | 0 | 1 | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | J McManus | 4 | 0 | | 8 | H Solomon | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bohrnstedt | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | B Gottfried | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Gottfried | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | S Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Emerson | 2 | 6 | | 12 | S Smith | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amritraj | 5 | 1 | | 2 | A Ashe | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
