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

Chris Evert was the defending champion but had clashing commitments in World TeamTennis. Eleventh-seed Kathy May won the title and $6,000 first-prize money, defeating Brigitte Cuypers 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. • #🇦🇺 Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)

• #🇦🇺 Cynthia Doerner (third round)

• #🇺🇸 Janet Newberry (second round)

• # Linky Boshoff (quarterfinals)

• #🇺🇸 Marcie Louie (third round)

• # Iris Riedel (second round)

• #🇺🇸 Kathy Kuykendall (third round)

• # Helga Masthoff (semifinals)

• # Marise Kruger (first round)

• # Brigitte Cuypers (final)

• #🇺🇸 Kathy May (champion)

• #🇺🇸 Valerie Ziegenfuss (second round)