1976 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
1976 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 3 July
Edition90th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D
Prize money£157,740
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's doubles
United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Women's doubles
United States Chris Evert / United States Martina Navratilova
Mixed doubles
Australia Tony Roche / France Françoise Dürr
Boys' singles
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Girls' singles
Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva
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The 1976 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1976.[3] It was the 90th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. Despite the ongoing drought and heatwave of 1976, the 90th staging of the tournament went ahead as planned. Björn Borg and Chris Evert won the singles title.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1976 championships was £157,740. The winner of the men's title earned £12,500 while the women's singles champion earned £10,000.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's singles £12,500 £7,000 £3,000 £1,500 £1,100 £500 £300 £150
Women's singles £10,000 £5,600 £2,400 £1,200 £600 £300 £200 £150
Men's doubles * £3,000 £1,500 £1,000 £500 £250 £0 £0
Women's doubles * £2,400 £1,200 £500 £250 £125 £0 £0
Mixed doubles * £1,000 £500 £300 £200 £100 £0 £0

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated Romania Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7[5]

Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6[6]

Men's doubles

United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez defeated Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5[7]

Women's doubles

United States Chris Evert / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5[8]

Mixed doubles

Australia Tony Roche / France Françoise Dürr defeated United States Dick Stockton / United States Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5[9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Switzerland Heinz Günthardt defeated West Germany Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5[10]

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva defeated South Africa Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1[11]

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. United States Arthur Ashe (fourth round, lost to Vitas Gerulaitis)
  2. United States Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
  3. Romania Ilie Năstase (final, lost to Björn Borg)
  4. Sweden Björn Borg (champion)
  5. Italy Adriano Panatta (third round, lost to Charlie Pasarell)
  6. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
  7. United States Roscoe Tanner (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg)
  8. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (semifinals, lost to Ilie Năstase)
  9. Netherlands Tom Okker (third round, lost to Phil Dent)
  10. Australia John Newcombe (third round, lost to Bernard Mitton)
  11. United States Eddie Dibbs (withdrew before the tournament began)
  12. Australia Tony Roche (fourth round, lost to Guillermo Vilas)
  13. Chile Jaime Fillol (third round, lost to Onny Parun)
  14. United States Brian Gottfried (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg)
  15. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (withdrew before the tournament began)
  16. United States Stan Smith (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors)

Women's singles

  1. United States Chris Evert (champion)
  2. Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final, lost to Chris Evert)
  3. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  4. United States Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert)
  5. Soviet Union Olga Morozova (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert)
  6. United States Rosie Casals (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  7. United Kingdom Sue Barker (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navrátilová)
  8. Australia Kerry Reid (quarterfinals, lost to Virginia Wade)

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 384, 385. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ a b Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 129, 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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  • Official Wimbledon Championships website
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