1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1976 Wimbledon Championships USA Chris Evert AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 96 (8 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1976 Wimbledon Championships Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her second Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall. Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but had retired from singles play.Little Alan 2010 Wimbledon Compendium 2010 The All England Lawn Tennis Club Wimbledon, London 1899039333 299 Three-time champion Maria Bueno competed at Wimbledon for the first time since 1968. Seeds 1 1 USA Chris Evert (champion) 2 8 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final) 3 6 GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals) 4 3 USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals) 5 2 URS 1955 Olga Morozova (quarterfinals) 6 7 USA Rosie Casals (quarterfinals) 7 4 GBR Sue Barker (quarterfinals) 8 5 AUS Kerry Reid (quarterfinals) Qualifying 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying The seeding list was accurately reflected in the tournament result, with all the seeds achieving their expected final achievements. This is the only example in the entire Wimbledon history where the seeding for either the gentlemen's or ladies' singles has been replicated in the results.Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Barrett, John. Collins Willow 2011 0-00-711707-8 Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Chris Evert 6 6 5 URS 1955 Olga Morozova 3 0 4 USA Martina Navratilova 6 3 7 7 GBR Sue Barker 3 6 5 8 AUS Kerry Reid 4 2 3 GBR Virginia Wade 6 6 6 USA Rosie Casals 5 3 2 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7 6 1 USA Chris Evert 6 4 6 4 USA Martina Navratilova 3 6 4 3 GBR Virginia Wade 1 2 2 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 6 1 USA Chris Evert 6 4 8 2 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 3 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA C Evert 6 6 USA L Thomas 1 1 GBR W Wooldridge 7 6 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 5 0 NED B Stöve 6 6 USA E Nagelsen 3 0 Q AUS C Matison 5 3 USA E Norton 7 6 1 USA C Evert 6 6 GBR A Coe 0 0 GBR W Wooldridge 0 4 AUS L Hunt 6 6 LL AUS S Saliba 1 2 NED B Stöve 6 6 USA E Norton 6 9 RSA 1928 E Vlotman 3 8 1 USA C Evert 6 6 AUS L Hunt 1 0 NED B Stöve 6 6 USA E Norton 3 2 1 USA C Evert 6 6 NED B Stöve 2 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 URS 1955 O Morozova 6 6 USA A Kiyomura 3 1 GBR L Blachford 5 5 USA T Fretz 7 7 Q AUS V Lancaster-Kerr 3 3 USA M Louie 6 6 GBR B Thompson 1 1 URS 1955 N Chmyreva 6 6 5 URS 1955 O Morozova 6 6 Q USA M McLean 2 0 TCH R Maršíková 6 6 USA T Fretz 2 4 USA M Louie 2 2 RSA 1928 I Kloss 6 6 USA J Evert 1 3 URS 1955 N Chmyreva 6 6 5 URS 1955 O Morozova 6 6 TCH R Maršíková 4 1 RSA 1928 I Kloss 5 4 URS 1955 N Chmyreva 7 6 5 URS 1955 O Morozova 6 4 6 URS 1955 N Chmyreva 4 6 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA M Navratilova 3 6 6 USA L duPont 6 1 3 USA S Mehmedbasich 3 1 USA L Antonoplis 6 6 GBR J Fayter 6 6 NED T Zwaan 2 4 USA J Russell 6 5 6 GBR L Charles 3 7 4 4 USA M Navratilova 6 6 BEL M Gurdal 2 1 USA L Antonoplis 6 6 FRG I Riedel 3 2 GBR J Fayter 6 3 5 FRA F Dürr 3 6 7 USA J Metcalf 4 1 USA J Russell 6 6 4 USA M Navratilova 6 6 USA L Antonoplis 1 4 FRA F Dürr 6 6 USA J Russell 4 4 4 USA M Navratilova 2 6 7 FRA F Dürr 6 3 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 GBR S Barker 6 7 Q SWE M Wikstedt 1 5 USA L Tenney 3 4 USA V Ziegenfuss 6 6 USA M Guerrant 9 6 FRA G Lovera 7 2 USA R Tenney 4 4 BRA 1968 M Bueno 6 6 7 GBR S Barker 6 7 Q USA C Martinez 4 5 USA V Ziegenfuss 3 6 6 USA K Kuykendall 6 3 1 USA M Guerrant 6 6 LL NZL C Newton 1 1 USA A-M Bruning 4 6 6 BRA 1968 M Bueno 6 3 8 7 GBR S Barker 3 7 6 USA V Ziegenfuss 6 5 2 USA M Guerrant 4 6 3 BRA 1968 M Bueno 6 3 6 7 GBR S Barker 2 6 6 BRA 1968 M Bueno 6 2 1 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA K Harter 6 7 ROM 1965 F Mihai 4 5 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 6 GBR L Mottram 3 4 AUS J Dimond 2 2 AUS C Doerner 6 6 USA M Redondo 4 4 8 AUS K Reid 6 6 TCH R Tomanová 6 3 9 USA K Harter 3 6 7 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 6 URU F Bonicelli 0 1 AUS C Doerner 6 6 GBR V Burton 2 1 USA P Teeguarden 4 6 2 8 AUS K Reid 6 1 6 TCH R Tomanová 2 7 7 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 5 9 AUS C Doerner 5 2r 8 AUS K Reid 7 4 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 3 1 8 AUS K Reid 3 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 2 4 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 4 7 2 USA P Hogan 6 5 6 AUS W Paish 2 4 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 6 6 GBR M Tyler 3 4 3 GBR V Wade 6 6 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 FRG H Eisterlehner 3 4 USA P Hogan 2 4 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 USA M Michel 6 6 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 2 2 GBR S Mappin 1 0 3 GBR V Wade 6 6 RSA 1928 M Kruger 8 6 AUS W Turnbull 6 4 USA M Michel 3 3 3 GBR V Wade 6 6 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 3 5 3 GBR V Wade 2 6 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SWE C Sandberg 3 6 Q USA A Spex 6 8 GBR G Coles 4 6 SWE I Bentzer 6 8 ITA S Simmonds 2 2 USA T Holladay 6 6 GBR L Beaven 3 2 6 USA R Casals 6 6 COL I Fernández de Soto 3 4 Q USA A Spex 6 6 YUG M Jaušovec 4 6 6 SWE I Bentzer 6 4 2 RSA 1928 A McMillan 4 8 USA T Holladay 6 9 Q USA P Bostrom 2 4 6 USA R Casals 6 6 Q USA A Spex 6 0 YUG M Jaušovec 8 6 USA T Holladay 4 2 6 USA R Casals 6 6 YUG M Jaušovec 2 5 6 USA R Casals 6 7 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round LL GBR A Cooper 2 2 USA J Anthony 6 6 AUS D Fromholtz 6 6 RSA 1928 V Vermaak 1 4 RSA 1928 R Whitehouse 3 6 Q GBR C Molesworth 6 8 NED E Vessies-Appel 2 5 2 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 7 USA J Anthony 6 6 JPN 1947 N Sato 2 4 AUS D Fromholtz 6 6 USA K May 0 4 RSA 1928 A du Plooy 6 5 5 GBR C Molesworth 2 7 7 USA S Walsh 0 5 2 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 7 USA J Anthony 4 8 AUS D Fromholtz 6 9 GBR C Molesworth 1 1 2 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 6 AUS D Fromholtz 3 0 2 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 6 See also Evert–Navratilova rivalry References External links 1976 LS 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1976 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1976 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships