1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1976 Wimbledon Championships USA Arthur Ashe SWE Björn Borg ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 128 (16 Q Qualifiers) 16 grand slam 1976 Wimbledon Championships Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and his third major title overall. Borg did not lose a set during the tournament, the first man in the Open Era to do so. Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Vitas Gerulaitis. Seeds 1 1 USA Arthur Ashe (fourth round) 2 8 USA Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals) 3 3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (final) 4 6 SWE Björn Borg (champion) 5 4 ITA Adriano Panatta (third round) 6 5 ARG Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals) 7 7 USA Roscoe Tanner (semifinals) 8 2 MEX Raúl Ramírez (semifinals) 9 4 NED Tom Okker (third round) 10 2 AUS John Newcombe (third round) 11 USA Eddie Dibbs (withdrew) 12 5 AUS Tony Roche (fourth round) 13 3 CHI Jaime Fillol (third round) 14 6 USA Brian Gottfried (fourth round) 15 TCH Jan Kodeš (withdrew ) 16 8 USA Stan Smith (fourth round) Eddie Dibbs and Jan Kodeš withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by lucky losers John Holladay and Milan Holeček respectively. Qualifying 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 4 2 4 8 MEX Raúl Ramírez 4 6 6 6 3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 4 2 3 6 ARG Guillermo Vilas 3 0 2 4 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 7 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 8 2 USA Jimmy Connors 4 2 6 8 MEX Raúl Ramírez 2 7 3 3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 9 6 4 SWE Björn Borg 6 97 6 7 USA Roscoe Tanner 4 81 4 3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 4 2 7 4 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 9 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA Arthur Ashe 7 6 7 USA Ferdi Taygan 5 4 5 Q RSA 1928 John Yuill 4 6 1 3 AUS Allan Stone 6 4 6 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 5 6 9 5 2 AUS Mark Edmondson 7 4 8 7 6 Q IND Jayakumar Royappa 4 2 4 Q GBR Mark Farrell 6 6 6 LL TCH Milan Holeček 5 1 5 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6 7 GBR Mark Cox 6 9 6 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 4 8 4 USA Billy Martin 7 6 8 6 USA Sherwood Stewart 9 2 6 4 RHO Colin Dowdeswell 6 3 2 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 3 6 6 8 1 USA A Ashe 7 8 9 7 AUS A Stone 5 9 7 5 AUS M Edmondson 9 9 6 Q GBR M Farrell 8 7 4 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6 6 GBR M Cox 3 4 4 USA W Martin 2 3 6 8 USA S Krulevitz 6 6 4 9 1 USA A Ashe 7 6 8 AUS M Edmondson 5 2 6 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6 6 USA S Krulevitz 2 2 1 1 USA A Ashe 6 9 4 3 4 USA V Gerulaitis 4 8 6 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 9 Q AUS Chris Kachel 3 4 8 USA Norman Holmes 3 4 6 0 GBR Michael Wayman 6 6 3 6 FRG Karl Meiler 6 9 3 6 6 USA Mike Cahill 8 7 6 3 4 AUS Ray Ruffels 9 6 6 USA Jim McManus 7 1 1 10 AUS John Newcombe 8 9 6 6 Q USA James "Chico" Hagey 9 8 4 1 GBR John Feaver 6 1 6 7 USA Henry Bunis 1 6 2 5 RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 7 6 1 6 FRA Éric Deblicker 5 2 6 4 IND Sashi Menon 5 6 9 2 10 GBR Roger Taylor 7 2 8 6 8 8 MEX R Ramírez 6 8 6 6 GBR M Wayman 4 9 4 3 FRG K Meiler 6 6 6 8 8 AUS R Ruffels 8 2 4 9 6 10 AUS J Newcombe 6 3 8 6 6 GBR J Feaver 3 6 9 4 4 RSA 1928 B Mitton 8 6 6 IND S Menon 6 2 1 8 MEX R Ramírez 6 7 6 FRG K Meiler 2 5 1 10 AUS J Newcombe 6 3 8 8 RSA 1928 B Mitton 3 6 9 9 8 MEX R Ramírez 9 3 6 6 RSA 1928 B Mitton 8 6 1 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 YUG Nikola Špear 2 3 2 ARG Lito Álvarez 2 4 2 YUG Željko Franulović 6 6 6 NZL Brian Fairlie 4 2 0 AUS Geoff Masters 6 6 6 AUS Kim Warwick 6 6 6 ARG Ricardo Cano 4 2 1 13 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 6 LL NED Rolf Thung 1 2 3 Q AUS Paul McNamee 3 8 2 AUS Ross Case 6 9 6 NZL Chris Lewis 8 3 7 0 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 6 5 0r AUS John Alexander 6 8 7 6 6 NZL Onny Parun 2 9 9 1 8 3 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 7 6 YUG Ž Franulović 1 5 3 AUS G Masters 5 4 4 AUS K Warwick 7 6 6 13 CHI J Fillol 8 6 6 9 6 AUS R Case 9 4 8 8 2 NZL C Lewis 3 4 2 NZL O Parun 6 6 6 3 ROM 1965 I Năstase 8 7 6 AUS K Warwick 6 5 4 13 CHI J Fillol 5 4 4 NZL O Parun 7 6 6 3 ROM 1965 I Năstase 7 6 6 NZL O Parun 5 4 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 ITA Adriano Panatta 4 6 7 6 VEN 1930 Jorge Andrew 6 4 5 4 Q AUS Dale Collings 4 7 2 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 5 0r FRA François Jauffret 8 3 4 IND Vijay Amritraj 9 6 6 JPN 1947 Jun Kamiwazumi 3 1 3 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 6 9 NED Tom Okker 6 6 6 USA Sandy Mayer 3 2 4 ARG Julián Ganzábal 3 4 4 USA Victor Amaya 6 6 6 USA Erik van Dillen 3 6 5 3 RHO Andrew Pattison 6 3 7 6 AUS Phil Dent 4 5 6 9 7 GBR John Lloyd 6 7 3 8 5 5 ITA A Panatta 9 2 3 8 6 Q AUS D Collings 7 6 6 6 1 IND V Amritraj 4 2 4 USA C Pasarell 6 6 6 9 NED T Okker 9 6 6 USA V Amaya 7 2 3 RHO A Pattison 2 2 5 AUS P Dent 6 6 7 5 ITA A Panatta 9 6 4 5 4 USA C Pasarell 8 4 6 7 6 9 NED T Okker 4 8 4 AUS P Dent 6 9 6 USA C Pasarell 2 4 6 6 7 AUS P Dent 6 6 4 0 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak 8 6 3 6 USA John Whitlinger 6 1 6 1 AUT Hans Kary 8 1 4 9 4 FRG Ulrich Pinner 6 6 6 7 6 Q USA Raz Reid 6 5 6 6 COL Iván Molina 4 7 3 4 AUS Syd Ball 8 8 4 12 AUS Tony Roche 9 9 6 Q USA Gene Mayer 2 0r URS 1955 Alex Metreveli 6 5 Q AUS Bill Lloyd 3 4 3 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 6 FRA Georges Goven 5 2 4 PAK Haroon Rahim 7 6 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 3 1 4 6 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 POL 1928 W Fibak 3 8 3 FRG U Pinner 6 9 6 Q USA G Reid 4 2 4 12 AUS A Roche 6 6 6 URS 1955 A Metreveli 6 6 6 3 11 USA R Stockton 8 3 3 6 9 PAK H Rahim 7 3 4 6 ARG G Vilas 9 6 6 FRG U Pinner 4 6 2 1 12 AUS A Roche 6 3 6 6 URS 1955 A Metreveli 6 5 2 4 6 ARG G Vilas 2 7 6 6 12 AUS A Roche 4 6 7 3 4 6 ARG G Vilas 6 3 5 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Mike Estep 9 2 4 7 USA Tom Gorman 7 6 6 9 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 4 4 4 USA Bob Lutz 4 6 6 6 Q NZL Russell Simpson 5 4 4 USA John Andrews 7 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 6 3 2 7 14 USA Brian Gottfried 4 6 6 9 FRG Jürgen Fassbender 2 6 8 3 3 USA James Delaney 6 3 6 6 6 AUS Colin Dibley 6 6 6 AUS Paul Kronk 2 3 2 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 3 3 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 8 GBR David Lloyd 3 3 1 4 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 USA T Gorman 1 9 3 6 4 USA R Lutz 6 8 6 2 6 USA J Andrews 6 9 6 4 2 14 USA B Gottfried 8 7 2 6 6 USA J Delaney 6 5 6 AUS C Dibley 8 7 8 USA M Riessen 2 2 4 4 SWE B Borg 6 6 6 USA R Lutz 3 1 6 6 1 14 USA B Gottfried 6 6 3 4 6 AUS C Dibley 4 4 4 4 SWE B Borg 6 6 6 14 USA B Gottfried 2 2 5 4 SWE B Borg 6 6 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 2 5 2 YUG Nikola Pilić 6 7 6 PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 3 3 4 GBR Richard Lewis 6 2 6 1 8 FRA Patrick Proisy 4 6 2 6 6 USA Brian Teacher 9 3 9 6 LL USA John Holladay 7 6 8 4 GBR Jonathan Smith 3 7 7 2 BRA 1968 Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 6 9 5 6 GBR Buster Mottram 8 1 0r FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 9 6 0 Q JPN 1947 Kenichi Hirai 6 6 6 Q URS 1955 Vadim Borisov 3 4 0 GBR Martin Robinson 6 5 4 7 USA Roscoe Tanner 8 7 6 YUG N Pilić 8 9 6 5 6 PAR 1954 V Pecci 9 8 3 7 4 GBR R Lewis 3 9 9 9 USA B Teacher 6 7 8 8 BRA 1968 C Kirmayr 8 6 6 FRG H-J Pohmann 6 3 3 Q JPN 1947 K Hirai 3 4 7 7 USA R Tanner 6 6 9 YUG N Pilić 3 6 6 6 GBR R Lewis 6 4 3 3 BRA 1968 C Kirmayr 9 8 3 2 7 USA R Tanner 8 9 6 6 YUG N Pilić 3 4 4 7 USA R Tanner 6 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q URS 1955 Teimuraz Kakulia 6 9 6 HUN Balázs Taróczy 1 8 2 GBR Robin Drysdale 2 3 4 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 6 6 7 FRG Hans-Joachim Plötz 3 3 5 CHI Patricio Cornejo 1 2 4 16 USA Stan Smith 6 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy 6 2 1 6 5 AUS Bob Carmichael 4 6 6 4 7 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 9 6 6 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 8 3 4 Q GBR Stephen Warboys 5 7 3 6 6 Q AUS John Marks 7 5 6 4 3 ITA Antonio Zugarelli 1 3 2 2 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 Q URS 1955 T Kakulia 6 6 6 RSA 1928 C Drysdale 1 3 4 GBR G Battrick 0 8 2 3 16 USA S Smith 6 6 6 6 AUS R Carmichael 6 4 4 EGY 1972 I El Shafei 8 6 6 Q GBR S Warboys 3 2 3 2 USA J Connors 6 6 6 Q URS 1955 T Kakulia 6 6 1 1 16 USA S Smith 8 3 6 6 EGY 1972 I El Shafei 4 0 3 2 USA J Connors 6 6 6 16 USA S Smith 4 1 3 2 USA J Connors 6 6 6 References External links 1976 MS Wimbledon 1976 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1976/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 21 November 2017 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1976 French Open Grand SlamsMen's singles 1976 U.S. Open Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles