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 tournaments, the 1976 Virginia Slims Championships, the 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 |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 5 Jul | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |  Michele Gurdal4-6, 6–2, 6–3 |  Gail Chanfreau | ||
| 5 Jul | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |  Betsy Nagelsen  Wendy Turnbull6–4, 6–4 |  Brigitte Cuypers Annette DuPlooy | ||
| 5 Jul | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |  Renáta Tomanová6–3, 6–2 |  Helena Anliot | ||
| 5 Jul | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles |  Isabel Fernández de Soto Mimmi Wikstedt6–1, 7–6 | Lesley Hunt Renáta Tomanová | ||
| 12 Jul | Head Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |  Virginia Ruzici | ||
| 12 Jul | Head Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Singles – Doubles | Helena Anliot Mimmi Wikstedt 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |  Katja Ebbinghaus Heidi Eisterlehner |