1976 WTA Tour
The 1976 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit, was now an 11-week tour of the United States, and the Woman's International Grand Prix. The 1976 tour was the first full season using the official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments.
Schedule
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Women's International Grand Prix in the year 1976, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand [Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam] tournaments, the 1976 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1976 [Federation Cup (tennis)|1976 Federation Cup] and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.;Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Virginia Slims Championships |
| Virginia Slims Circuit |
| Women's International Grand Prix |
| Non-tour events |
| Team events |
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 5 Jul | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay |  RankingsBelow are the 1976 WTA year-end rankings Singles competition: |