Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships.

Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but did not defend her title as she had retired from singles play.

[2] Three-time champion Maria Bueno competed at Wimbledon for the first time since 1968.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

This is the only example in the entire Wimbledon history where the seeding for either the gentlemen's or ladies' singles has been replicated in the results.