1976 Volvo International – Singles
# 1976 Volvo International – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 against Raúl Ramírez.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
* Arthur Ashe (second round)
* Raúl Ramírez (final)
* Ken Rosewall (third round)
* Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
* Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
* Onny Parun (first round)

## 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 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Željko Franulović | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Željko Franulović | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | Cliff Richey | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 2 | 0 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hewitt | 5 | 4 | | | H Kary | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | R Cano | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 5 | 6 | 3 | | C Dowdeswell | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Blocher | 5 | 6 | | | R Cano | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 7 | 7 |
| | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 |
| | G R Reid | 2 | 1 | | | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré | 6 | 6 | | | P DuPré | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E van Dillen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | B Mottram | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Norberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | E Dibbs | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Muñoz | 7 | 3 | 3 | | R Norberg | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 0 | 4 | | 7 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Letcher | 1 | 2 | | 3 | A Ashe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D P Martin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Ž Franulović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | R Thung | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | M Edmondson | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 1 | 6 | | B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crawford | 6 | 4 | 1 | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 |
| | W Fibak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Fibak | 4 | 3 |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 2 | 2 | | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Benavides | 5 | 3 | | | S Turner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Turner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Seewagen | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 5 | K Rosewall | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Á Betancur | 6 | 5 | 7 | | Á Betancur | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 4 | 2 | | 5 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Battrick | 3 | 2 | | 6 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Andrew | 6 | 6 | | | J Andrew | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Webb | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Ryan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Meiler | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Marks | 6 | 6 | | | J Marks | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 4 | 1 | | | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Gottfried | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Ramírez | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | N Špear | 3 | 7 | 1 | | D Crealy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kuki | 6 | 6 | | | J Kuki | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kachel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Crealy | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Cramer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Velasco Sr. | 6 | 6 | | | J Velasco Sr. | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett | 0 | 3 | | 4 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Ramírez | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | O Parun | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fishbach | 1 | 1 | | | G Mayer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Pecci | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Palm | 2 | 2 | | | R Moore | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rasgado | 6 | 2 | 1 | | V Pecci | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pecci | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Richey | 6 | 6 |
| | P Fishbach | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Orantes | 2 | 3 |
| | I Molina | 6 | 6 | | | I Molina | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Holmes | 6 | 3 | 3 | | J Borowiak | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Molina | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Hardie | 4 | 2 | | | J Gisbert Sr. | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Taygan | 4 | 2 | | 2 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
