title: 1976 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles
text: # 1976 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles
  
  Jimmy Connors claimed the title for the first time, defeating Ken Rosewall in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jimmy Connors (champion)
  * Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  * N/A
  * Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
  * Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
  * Ken Rosewall (final)
  * John Newcombe (second round)
  * Harold Solomon (second round)
  * Ross Case (first round)
  * Bob Lutz (second round)
  * N/A
  * Stan Smith (second round)
  * Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
  * Dick Stockton (second round)
  * Tom Gorman (second round)
  * Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Raymond Moore | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Raymond Moore | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 3 |
  | 6 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 3 |
  | 13 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Koch | 2 | 2 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Riessen | 1 | 4 | | 14 | D Stockton | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 16 | C Richey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | C Richey | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | J Andrews | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E van Dillen | 2 | 3 | | 7 | J Newcombe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Moore | 2 | 2 |
  | | S Stewart | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | R Tanner | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | T Gorman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | T Gorman | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Tanner | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | | F Sedgman | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | R Moore | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Moore | 6 | 7 | | | R Moore | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Ralston | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | A Panatta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Rahim | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | A Panatta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Masters | 3 | 0 | | 10 | B Lutz | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | B Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Panatta | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 9 | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Borowiak | 7 | 7 | | | J Borowiak | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Hewitt | 0 | 1 | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Rosewall | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 8 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 4 |
  | | J McManus | 4 | 0 | | 8 | H Solomon | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Bohrnstedt | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | B Gottfried | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | B Gottfried | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 12 | S Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | R Emerson | 2 | 6 | | 12 | S Smith | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Amritraj | 5 | 1 | | 2 | A Ashe | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  