1976 French Open – Women's singles
# 1976 French Open – Women's singles

Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová in the final, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open.

Chris Evert was the two-time reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title. She elected to compete in World TeamTennis and did not return to the French Open until 1979.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Sue Barker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

* Sue Barker (champion)
* Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
* Marita Redondo (third round)
* Mima Jaušovec (second round)
* Lesley Hunt (first round)
* Linky Boshoff (second round)
* Gail Chanfreau Lovera (second round)
* Fiorella Bonicelli (second round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Helga Masthoff | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | Renáta Tomanová | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Florența Mihai | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Kathy Kuykendall | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Florența Mihai | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Florența Mihai | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florența Mihai | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | Renáta Tomanová | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Miloslava Holubová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | Virginia Ruzici | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Regina Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Sue Barker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Sue Barker | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Masthoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Klein | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Masthoff | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marzano | 6 | 6 | | | Marzano | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SM Villaverde | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Masthoff | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Doerner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Doerner | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | de Roubin | 2 | 1 | | | Doerner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Du Pont | 6 | 6 | | | Du Pont | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Van Haver | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Masthoff | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Boshoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tomanová | 6 | 6 |
| | Anliot | 4 | 3 | | 6 | Boshoff | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | May | 6 | 0 | 6 | | May | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | McMillan | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | May | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Nagelsen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | Tomanová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kloss | 6 | 6 | | | Kloss | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eisterlehner | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Metcalf | 1 | 1 | | 4 | Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kuykendall | 6 | 6 | | | Kuykendall | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | O'Neil | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | Kuykendall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Fernández-De Soto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Fernández-De Soto | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Stratton | 3 | 1 | | | Fernández-De Soto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Riedel | 3 | 6 | 5 | | Simon | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Kuykendall | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Hunt | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Mihai | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | Thibault | 3 | 7 | 8 | | Thibault | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dimond | 1 | 1 | | | Fuchs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fuchs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Fuchs | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ziegenfuss | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Mihai | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Walker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Walker | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Whitehouse | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Mihai | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mihai | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bentzer | 2 | 6 | | | Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vessies | 6 | 6 | 11 | | Vessies | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harter | 1 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | Turnbull | 6 | 7 | 0 | | | |
| | Bueno | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | Holubová | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Holubová | 6 | 6 | | | Holubová | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vermaak | 2 | 1 | | 7 | Lovera | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lovera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Holubová | 1 | 3 |
| | Greer | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Ruzici | 6 | 6 |
| | Szabó | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Szabó | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gurdal | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Norton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Redondo | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Matison | 0 | 1 | | | Norton | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Weisenberger | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Redondo | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Redondo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Guédy | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rual | 6 | 4 | 0 | | Guédy | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosa | 7 | 6 | | | Rosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mehmedbasich | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | Rosa | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Tyler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nasuelli | 5 | 2 | | 8 | Bonicelli | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bonicelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maršíková | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Cuypers | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Barker | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| | Coles | 6 | 6 | | | Coles | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Baldovinos | 5 | 1 | | | Simionescu | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simionescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Simionescu | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Martinez | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Barker | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Perea | 6 | 6 | | | Perea | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gregory | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Barker | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Barker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
