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.

Women's doubles
1976 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Evonne Cawley
Australia Helen Gourlay
Runners-upAustralia Lesley Bowrey
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
Score8–1
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
Legendsmenwomenmixed
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Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
          
1 Evonne Cawley
Helen Gourlay
66
Diane Evers
Chris O'Neil
12
1 Evonne Cawley
Helen Gourlay
8
2 Lesley Bowrey
Renáta Tomanová
1
Kathleen Harter
Wendy Turnbull
365
2 Lesley Bowrey
Renáta Tomanová
647

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 E Cawley
H Gourlay
66
N Gregory
J Hanrahan
03
1 E Cawley
H Gourlay
66
M Gurdal
B Simon
11
M Gurdal
B Simon
66
C Cerato
K Neill
30
1 E Cawley
H Gourlay
66
D Evers
C O'Neil
12
4 H Eisterlehner
H Masthoff
273
D Evers
C O'Neil
656
D Evers
C O'Neil
66
R Blount
K Hallam
34
N Eastburn
G Williams
32
C Griffiths
J Walker
53 R Blount
K Hallam
66
R Blount
K Hallam
76

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
K Harter
W Turnbull
w/o
J Burrows
J Wilton
K Harter
W Turnbull
w/o
C Matison
P Whytcross
66 C Matison
P Whytcross
J Dimond
W Moore
31 K Harter
W Turnbull
646
3 S Barker
M Tyler
463
J Dalton
K Ruddell
725
3 S Barker
M Tyler
667
K Harter
W Turnbull
365
2 L Bowrey
R Tomanová
647
L Raymond
G Stirton
30
M Smith
C Zeeman
66
M Smith
C Zeeman
601
2 L Bowrey
R Tomanová
366
D Berkinshaw
E Murata
2 L Bowrey
R Tomanová
w/o