title: 1976 Australian Open – Women's doubles
text: # 1976 Australian Open – Women's doubles
  
  Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Peggy Michel were the reigning champions. Michel did not defend her title. Goolagong Cawley competed alongside Helen Gourlay – this pair won the tournament.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Evonne Cawley / Helen Gourlay (champions)
  * Lesley Bowrey / Renáta Tomanová (final)
  * Sue Barker / Michelle Tyler (quarterfinals)
  * Heidi Eisterlehner / Helga Masthoff (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Evonne Cawley Helen Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Diane Evers Chris O'Neil | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Diane Evers Chris O'Neil | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Evonne Cawley Helen Gourlay | 8 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Lesley Bowrey Renáta Tomanová | 1 |
  | | Kathleen Harter Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Lesley Bowrey Renáta Tomanová | 1 |
  | 2 | Lesley Bowrey Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | E Cawley H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | N Gregory J Hanrahan | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Cawley H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | M Gurdal B Simon | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | M Gurdal B Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | C Cerato K Neill | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Cawley H Gourlay | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Evers C O'Neil | 1 | 2 |
  | | | | 4 | H Eisterlehner H Masthoff | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | D Evers C O'Neil | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | D Evers C O'Neil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | R Blount K Hallam | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | N Eastburn G Williams | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | C Griffiths J Walker | 5 | 3 | | R Blount K Hallam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Blount K Hallam | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | K Harter W Turnbull | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Burrows J Wilton | | | | K Harter W Turnbull | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | C Matison P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | C Matison P Whytcross | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Dimond W Moore | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | K Harter W Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Barker M Tyler | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | J Dalton K Ruddell | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 3 | S Barker M Tyler | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Harter W Turnbull | 3 | 6 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Bowrey R Tomanová | 6 | 4 | 7 |
  | | | | | L Raymond G Stirton | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | M Smith C Zeeman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | M Smith C Zeeman | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Bowrey R Tomanová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | D Berkinshaw E Murata | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 2 | L Bowrey R Tomanová | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  