| Women's doubles | |
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| 1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
| Champions |  Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss |
| Runners-up |  Laura duPont  Wendy Turnbull |
| Final score | 6–2, 6–3 |
Third-seeded team Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss won the title after defeating Laura duPont and Wendy Turnbull in the final. [1]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. [2]
Cynthia Doerner / Lesley Hunt (semifinals)
Glynis Coles / 
Florența Mihai (semifinals) Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss (champions) Laura duPont / Wendy Turnbull (final)| Semifinals [3] | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cynthia Doerner Lesley Hunt | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Laura duPont Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Laura duPont Wendy Turnbull | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Glynis Coles Florența Mihai | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| First round [4] | Second round [5] | Quarterfinals [6] | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | C Doerner L Hunt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Reynolds N Yeargin | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | C Doerner L Hunt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Fayter J Metcalf | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Dignam L Tenney | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Fayter J Metcalf | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | C Doerner L Hunt | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L duPont W Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | L duPont W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 R Darmon G Chanfreau | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | L duPont W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Sato A Spex | 3 | 6 | 7 | N Sato A Spex | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vickie Kerr P Whytcross | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | L duPont W Turnbull | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Harter  H Masthoff | 6 | 6 | K Harter H Masthoff | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Guédy M Kruger | 2 | 3 | K Harter H Masthoff | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Nagelsen J Newberry | n/a | B Nagelsen J Newberry | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Kuykendall V Ziegenfuss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Gurdal M Van Haver | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Cuypers V Ruzici | 4 | 6 | 7 | B Cuypers V Ruzici | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Evert S Mehmedbasich | 3 | 1 |  F Bonicelli K May | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F Bonicelli K May | 6 | 6 | B Cuypers V Ruzici | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Louie L Thomas | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | L Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bruning S Walsh | 6 | 6 | 7 | B Bruning S Walsh | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Eisterlehner I Riedel | 3 | 4 | 3 | L Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L Boshoff I Kloss | 6 | 6 | 3 | L Boshoff I Kloss | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G Coles F Mihai | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Greer P Smith | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Galt M O'Keefe | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Greer P Smith | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G Coles F Mihai | 6 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Hallquist B Jordan | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G Coles F Mihai | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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