1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals. Jimmy Connors won the title for the second time and $25,000 prize money by defeating Wojciech Fibak in the final.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. • #🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (champion)

• #🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (semifinals)

• #🇪🇸 Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)

• #🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez (second round)

• #🇺🇸 Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)

• #🇺🇸 Harold Solomon (semifinals)

• # Jaime Fillol (third round)

• #🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)

• #🇳🇿 Onny Parun (third round)

• #🇫🇷 François Jauffret (third round)

• #🇵🇱 Wojciech Fibak (final)

• # Ray Moore (third round)

• # Karl Meiler (third round)

• #🇬🇧 Buster Mottram (quarterfinals)

• #🇦🇷 Ricardo Cano (third round)

• #🇺🇸 Jeff Borowiak (second round)