| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
| Champion |  Laura duPont |
| Runner-up | Nancy Richey |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Kathy May was the defending champion but was upset in her first match against Mary Hamm. Third-seed Laura duPont won the title beating Nancy Richey 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]
Kathy May (first round) Janet Newberry (first round) Laura duPont (champion)
Yvonne Vermaak (second round) Brigitte Cuypers (first round)
Lesley Hunt (first round) Kathy Kuykendall (second round) Pam Teeguarden (first round)| Semifinals [3] | Final [4] | ||||||||||||
| Nancy Richey | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Iris Riedel | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Nancy Richey | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Laura duPont | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Laura duPont | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| Cynthia Doerner | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| First round [5] [6] | Second round [7] | Quarterfinals [8] | Semifinals [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K May | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Hamm | 6 | 6 | M Hamm | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Ebbinghaus | 6 | 7 | K Ebbinghaus | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Struthers | 3 | 5 | K Ebbinghaus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Richey | 6 | 6 | 6 | N Richey | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Carillo | 7 | 4 | 3 | N Richey | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W Overton | 6 | 2 | 6 | W Overton | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Cuypers | 2 | 6 | 2 | N Richey | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Y Vermaak | 7 | 6 | I Riedel | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Meyer | 6 | 3 | 4 | Y Vermaak | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Louie | 6 | 6 | P Louie | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Boshoff | 4 | 3 | P Louie | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Forood | 3 | 3 | I Riedel | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Riedel | 6 | 6 | I Riedel | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Harter | 1 | 2 | 8 | P Teeguarden | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round [5] [6] | Second round [7] | Quarterfinals [8] | Semifinals [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | L Hunt | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bueno | 6 | 4 | 8 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Eisterlehner | 6 | 5 | 6 | H Eisterlehner | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bruning | 3 | 7 | 3 | M Bueno | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Latham | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | L duPont | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| BA Stuart | 6 | 6 | 3 | K Latham | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Liess | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | L duPont | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L duPont | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | L duPont | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | K Kuykendall | 6 | 6 | C Doerner | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G Coles | 1 | 2 | 7 | K Kuykendall | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Doerner | 6 | 6 | C Doerner | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Kloss | 1 | 2 | C Doerner | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Charles | 2 | 7 | 6 | L Charles | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 F Bonicelli | 6 | 6 | 2 | L Charles | 6 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 H Sparre | 6 | 6 | H Sparre | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Newberry | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1976 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament that was part of the men's Grand Prix and the women's Grand Prix. It was held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the tournament in the Open Era and was held from August 9 through August 16, 1976. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and the accompanying $25,000 first-prize money. Kathy May claimed the women's title and $6,000 in prize money.
Manuel Orantes won the title for the third time, defeating Jimmy Connors in the final.
Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Jorge Lozano and Todd Witsken.
Top-seeded Manuela Maleeva was the defending champion but fell in the quarterfinals to Kate Gompert. Fourth-seed Andrea Temesvári claimed the title and $38,000 first prize money by defeating Zina Garrison in the final.
Second-seeded JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici won the title and $9,600 first-prize money after defeating Sue Barker and Paula Smith in the final.
Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title for the sixth time, beating fourth-seed Andrea Jaeger in the final for a first-prize of $30,000.
Top-seeded Anne Smith and Paula Smith won the title and $9,600 first-prize money after defeating Virginia Ruzici and Renáta Tomanová in the final.
Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title beating third-seed Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final for a first-prize of $20,000. It was Evert-Lloyd's fifth title at the U.S. Clay Courts and followed an absence of three years during which World Team Tennis commitments clashed with the event.
Third-seeded pair Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won the title after defeating Penny Johnson and Paula Smith in the final.
Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors. Top-seed Connors claimed the title and first prize money of $24,000 by defeating seventh-seeded José Higueras in the final.
Laura duPont was the defending champion but was upset in her first match against Kate Latham. College amateur Dana Gilbert won the title beating Viviana González in the final.
Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions but did not participate due to Boshoff's retirement and Kloss' return to World TeamTennis. Helena Anliot and Helle Sparre-Viragh won the title after defeating Barbara Hallquist and Sheila McInerney in the final.
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.
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.
Third-seeded team Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss won the title after defeating Laura duPont and Wendy Turnbull in the final.
Chris Evert took her fourth consecutive US Clay Court title and $10,000 first-prize money, defeating Dianne Fromholtz in the final.
Top-seeds and defending champions Gail Chanfreau and Julie Heldman made the final but lost to Fiorella Bonicelli and Isabel Fernández, who won $3,500 for their efforts.
Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors. Top-seeded Connors won the championship and $16,000 first-prize money by defeating Björn Borg in the final, in their first match on clay.
Chris Evert took her third US Clay Court title in succession and $6,000 first-prize money, defeating Gail Chanfreau in the final for the loss of only 15 points.
Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the final 5-7, 3-6 against Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull.