WTA
1976 season
91 tour-level events.
Leaders
Wins
- 1Sue Barker66-24
- 2Chris Evert65-5
- 3Evonne Goolagong56-7
- 4Virginia Wade51-19
- 5Dianne Fromholtz45-14
Win % (10+ matches)
- 1Chris Evert93%
- 2Evonne Goolagong89%
- 3Renee Richards86%
- 4Helga Masthoff81%
- 5Dianne Fromholtz76%
Biggest titles
All 91 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1976 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 64 draw | Sue Barker d. Renata Tomanova 6-2 0-6 6-2 | |
| Jun 21, 1976 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 96 draw | Chris Evert d. Evonne Goolagong 6-3 4-6 8-6 | |
| Sep 1, 1976 | US Open Grand Slam · Clay · 96 draw | Chris Evert d. Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-0 |
Leaderboard
118 players with 10+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmen Perea AlcalaESP | 12 | 2-10 | 16.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 2 | Clare HarrisonGBR | 10 | 2-8 | 20.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 3 | Elizabeth VlotmanGBR | 15 | 3-12 | 20.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Jenny DimondAUS | 14 | 3-11 | 21.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Lindsay BlachfordGBR | 13 | 3-10 | 23.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 6 | Elvira WeisenbergerARG | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Nancy OrnsteinUSA | 14 | 3-11 | 21.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 8 | Pam WhytcrossAUS | 11 | 4-7 | 36.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 9 | Robin TenneyUSA | 17 | 4-13 | 23.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Anthea StewartGBR | 16 | 4-12 | 25.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| 11 | Sue StapUSA | 17 | 4-13 | 23.5% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| 12 | Patricia MedradoBRA | 14 | 4-10 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 13 | Vicki Lancaster KerrAUS | 13 | 4-9 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 14 | Patricia BostromUSA | 17 | 4-13 | 23.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| 15 | Kora SchediwyFRG | 10 | 4-6 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 16 | Sally GreerUSA | 22 | 4-18 | 18.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-9 |
| 17 | Judy ChalonerNZL | 13 | 5-8 | 38.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 18 | Jo DurieGBR | 11 | 5-6 | 45.5% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 19 | Annette CoeGBR | 19 | 5-14 | 26.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| 20 | Sabina SimmondsITA | 13 | 6-7 | 46.2% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 21 | Laurie TenneyUSA | 23 | 6-17 | 26.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-5 |
| 22 | Daniela MarzanoITA | 14 | 6-8 | 42.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 23 | Alison McmillanRSA | 13 | 6-7 | 46.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 24 | Nerida GregoryAUS | 15 | 6-9 | 40.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 25 | Stephanie TollesonUSA | 12 | 6-6 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 26 | Naoko SatoJPN | 23 | 6-17 | 26.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 27 | Helena AnliotSWE | 12 | 7-5 | 58.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| 28 | Rayni FoxUSA | 18 | 7-11 | 38.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 29 | Pam TeeguardenUSA | 21 | 7-14 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 30 | Kristien ShawUSA | 13 | 7-6 | 53.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| 31 | Tory Ann FretzUSA | 15 | 7-8 | 46.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 0-2 |
| 32 | Anne HobbsGBR | 14 | 7-7 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 33 | Jackie FayterGBR | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 34 | Roberta StarkUSA | 17 | 8-9 | 47.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 35 | Zenda LiessUSA | 13 | 8-5 | 61.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 36 | Mary HammUSA | 16 | 8-8 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-2 |
| 37 | Helen GourlayAUS | 16 | 8-8 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 38 | Florence GuedyFRA | 16 | 9-7 | 56.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| 39 | Dianne EversAUS | 17 | 9-8 | 52.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 40 | Belinda ThompsonGBR | 17 | 9-8 | 52.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 41 | Nathalie FuchsFRA | 19 | 9-10 | 47.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 42 | Cecilia MartinezUSA | 29 | 9-20 | 31.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 43 | Katja EbbinghausFRG | 19 | 10-9 | 52.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 44 | Ingrid BentzerSWE | 25 | 10-15 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 45 | Kathleen HarterUSA | 28 | 10-18 | 35.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| 46 | Maria BuenoBRA | 21 | 10-11 | 47.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-6 |
| 47 | Susie MehmedbasichUSA | 32 | 10-22 | 31.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 48 | Mimi WikstedtSWE | 18 | 10-8 | 55.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 49 | Wendy OvertonUSA | 27 | 10-17 | 37.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 2-4 |
| 50 | Linda ThomasUSA | 29 | 11-18 | 37.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 51 | Sharon Walsh PeteUSA | 23 | 11-12 | 47.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 52 | Lindsey BeavenGBR | 28 | 11-17 | 39.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| 53 | Ann Kiyomura HayashiUSA | 29 | 12-17 | 41.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 4-7 |
| 54 | Renee RichardsUSA | 14 | 12-2 | 85.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 2-2 |
| 55 | Valerie ZiegenfussUSA | 32 | 12-20 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 3-6 |
| 56 | Annette Van ZylRSA | 20 | 12-8 | 60.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 57 | Iris Riedel KuhnFRG | 28 | 12-16 | 42.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-4 |
| 58 | Bunny BruningUSA | 37 | 13-24 | 35.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-9 |
| 59 | Lea AntonoplisUSA | 22 | 13-9 | 59.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-2 |
| 60 | Glynis ColesGBR | 38 | 13-25 | 34.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 61 | Heidi EisterlehnerGER | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 62 | Marcie LouieUSA | 29 | 13-16 | 44.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-5 | 6-2 |
| 63 | Chris OneilAUS | 20 | 14-6 | 70.0% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 64 | Janet NewberryUSA | 24 | 14-10 | 58.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 7-1 |
| 65 | Beth NortonUSA | 25 | 14-11 | 56.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| 66 | Julie AnthonyUSA | 30 | 14-16 | 46.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-5 |
| 67 | Nancy RicheyUSA | 23 | 14-9 | 60.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| 68 | Yvonne VermaakRSA | 32 | 14-18 | 43.8% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 69 | Mona GuerrantUSA | 29 | 15-14 | 51.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-4 | 2-8 |
| 70 | Fiorella BonicelliURU | 23 | 15-8 | 65.2% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| 71 | Carrie MeyerUSA | 31 | 15-16 | 48.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 9-3 |
| 72 | Elly AppelNED | 33 | 16-17 | 48.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-4 |
| 73 | Corinne MolesworthGBR | 26 | 16-10 | 61.5% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 74 | Greer StevensRSA | 29 | 17-12 | 58.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| 75 | Ruta GerulaitisUSA | 31 | 17-14 | 54.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 76 | Cynthia DoernerAUS | 43 | 17-26 | 39.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-3 | 8-11 |
| 77 | Michele GurdalBEL | 38 | 17-21 | 44.7% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-3 |
| 78 | Mariana SimionescuROU | 34 | 18-16 | 52.9% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| 79 | Sue MappinGBR | 31 | 18-13 | 58.1% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 80 | Marise KrugerRSA | 27 | 18-9 | 66.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 81 | Francoise DurrFRA | 37 | 18-19 | 48.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6-2 | 5-6 |
| 82 | Natasha ChmyrevaURS | 30 | 18-12 | 60.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| 83 | Ilana KlossRSA | 35 | 18-17 | 51.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-3 |
| 84 | Joanne RussellUSA | 34 | 19-15 | 55.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 7-2 |
| 85 | Kathy KuykendallUSA | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| 86 | Isabel Fernandez De SotoCOL | 39 | 19-20 | 48.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 6-2 |
| 87 | Jeanne EvertUSA | 36 | 20-16 | 55.6% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 3-5 |
| 88 | Florenta MihaiROU | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-2 |
| 89 | Gail SherriffFRA | 32 | 20-12 | 62.5% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 90 | Janice MetcalfUSA | 36 | 20-16 | 55.6% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 91 | Kathy MayUSA | 32 | 20-12 | 62.5% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 10-2 |
| 92 | Linda MottramGBR | 30 | 21-9 | 70.0% | 4 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 93 | Lesley CharlesGBR | 34 | 22-12 | 64.7% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 94 | Brigette CuypersRSA | 41 | 22-19 | 53.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 10-9 |
| 95 | Linky BoshoffRSA | 46 | 23-23 | 50.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| 96 | Betsy NagelsenUSA | 51 | 23-28 | 45.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-7 |
| 97 | Mary StruthersUSA | 43 | 24-19 | 55.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-7 |
| 98 | Olga MorozovaURS | 34 | 24-10 | 70.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-3 | 6-3 |
| 99 | Marita RedondoUSA | 44 | 24-20 | 54.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-2 | 7-8 |
| 100 | Lesley HuntAUS | 46 | 25-21 | 54.3% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-2 | 5-7 |
| 101 | Renata TomanovaGER | 51 | 27-24 | 52.9% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| 102 | Regina MarsikovaCZE | 45 | 28-17 | 62.2% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-5 | 12-7 |
| 103 | Terry HolladayUSA | 49 | 29-20 | 59.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6-3 | 6-6 |
| 104 | Kerry ReidAUS | 41 | 31-10 | 75.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-3 | 10-3 |
| 105 | Michelle TylerGBR | 46 | 31-15 | 67.4% | 4 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 106 | Wendy TurnbullAUS | 55 | 32-23 | 58.2% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 9-8 |
| 107 | Laura DupontUSA | 57 | 33-24 | 57.9% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-2 | 11-8 |
| 108 | Helga MasthoffFRG | 42 | 34-8 | 81.0% | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-1 |
| 109 | Mima JausovecSLO | 55 | 37-18 | 67.3% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-4 | 11-6 |
| 110 | Betty StoveNED | 61 | 40-21 | 65.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4-4 | 9-8 |
| 111 | Martina NavratilovaUSA | 57 | 41-16 | 71.9% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4-1 | 11-9 |
| 112 | Virginia RuziciROU | 68 | 41-27 | 60.3% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 14-11 |
| 113 | Rosie CasalsUSA | 62 | 42-20 | 67.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6-2 | 10-7 |
| 114 | Dianne FromholtzAUS | 59 | 45-14 | 76.3% | 3 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-7 |
| 115 | Virginia WadeGBR | 70 | 51-19 | 72.9% | 2 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7-7 | 15-7 |
| 116 | Evonne GoolagongAUS | 63 | 56-7 | 88.9% | 6 / 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-4 | 6-1 |
| 117 | Chris EvertUSA | 70 | 65-5 | 92.9% | 9 / 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6-4 | 12-2 |
| 118 | Sue BarkerGBR | 90 | 66-24 | 73.3% | 3 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-5 | 20-8 |