1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

The 1976 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1976 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 20 and September 27, 1976. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. Tenth-seeded Brian Gottfried won the Pacific Southwest Open singles title by defeating defending champion Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds
• 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)

• 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (third round)

• 🇷🇴 Ilie Năstase (semifinals)

• 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe (final)

• 🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez (Semifinals)

• 🇺🇸 Eddie Dibbs (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Harold Solomon (First round)

• 🇺🇸 Roscoe Tanner (second round)

• 🇺🇸 Stan Smith (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (champion)

• 🇺🇸 Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)

• 🇺🇸 Bob Lutz (first round)

• Jaime Fillol (first round)

• 🇳🇿 Onny Parun (first round)

• 🇮🇳 Vijay Amritraj (second round)

• 🇺🇸 Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)