title: 1976 New Zealand Open – Singles
text: # 1976 New Zealand Open – Singles
  
  Onny Parun was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 against Brian Fairlie.
  
  ## 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
  
  NB: The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final were the best of 5 sets while the First and Second Round were the best of 3 sets.
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Onny Parun | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
  | | Brian Fairlie | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | O Parun | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Bedel | 6 | 5 | | O Parun | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P Langsford | 6 | 4 | 1 | H Elschenbroich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H Elschenbroich | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | O Parun | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | C Dibley | 6 | 7 | | | | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | W Cowley | 2 | 6 | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Simpson | 6 | 7 | | J Simpson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | K Carpenter | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | O Parun | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
  | J Lloyd | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Moore | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | T Parun | 3 | 6 | 3 | J Lloyd | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Crealy | 7 | 6 | | D Crealy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P Hagelauer | 6 | 3 | | | | | D Crealy | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | C Lewis | 4 | 4 | | | | | R Moore | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | W Zirngibl | 6 | 6 | | W Zirngibl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Whittaker | 2 | 2 | | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | U Marten | 3 | 4 | | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Hawkes | 6 | 2 | 6 | R Hawkes | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | C Letcher | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | B Fairlie | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | B Carmichael | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | G Wimmer | 3 | 4 | | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Lewis | 7 | 6 | 12 | R Lewis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Soares | 6 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
  | B Giltinan | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
  | G Simmonds | 5 | 6 | | B Giltinan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Mills | 4 | 6 | 6 | J Mills | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Gehring | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | B Giltinan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
  | R Drysdale | 1 | 2 | | R Simpson | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | G Slater | 5 | 2 | | R Ruffels | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  