1976 Wimbledon Championships

October 2020 1976 Wimbledon Championships 21 June – 3 July 90th Grand Slam 128S / 64D £157,740 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club SWE Björn Borg USA Chris Evert USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Chris Evert / USA Martina Navratilova AUS Tony Roche / FRA Françoise Dürr SUI Heinz Günthardt URS 1955 Natasha Chmyreva 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 422, 432Barrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 384, 385 The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1976. 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 titles. 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.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 129, 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£12,500£7,000£3,000£1,500£1,100£500£300£150Women's singles£10,000£5,600£2,400£1,200£600£300£200£150Men's doubles *£3,000£1,500£1,000£500£250£0£0Women's doubles *£2,400£1,200£500£250£125£0£0Mixed doubles *£1,000£500£300£200£100£0£0 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles SWE Björn Borg defeated ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's singles 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Chris Evert defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Men's doubles 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez defeated AUS Ross Case / AUS Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Chris Evert / USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles AUS Tony Roche / FRA Françoise Dürr defeated USA Dick Stockton / USA Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles SUI Heinz Günthardt defeated FRG Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles URS 1955 Natasha Chmyreva defeated RSA 1928 Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles USA Arthur Ashe (fourth round, lost to Vitas Gerulaitis) USA Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner) ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (final, lost to Björn Borg) SWE Björn Borg (champion) ITA Adriano Panatta (third round, lost to Charlie Pasarell) ARG Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg) USA Roscoe Tanner (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg) MEX Raúl Ramírez (semifinals, lost to Ilie Năstase) NED Tom Okker (third round, lost to Phil Dent) AUS John Newcombe (third round, lost to Bernard Mitton) USA Eddie Dibbs (withdrew before the tournament began) AUS Tony Roche (fourth round, lost to Guillermo Vilas) CHI Jaime Fillol (third round, lost to Onny Parun) USA Brian Gottfried (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg) TCH Jan Kodeš (withdrew before the tournament began) USA Stan Smith (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors) Women's singles USA Chris Evert (champion) AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final, lost to Chris Evert) GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert) URS 1955 Olga Morozova (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert) USA Rosie Casals (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) GBR Sue Barker (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navrátilová) AUS Kerry Reid (quarterfinals, lost to Virginia Wade) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1976 French Open Grand Slams 1976 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships