1976 Wimbledon Championships
| 1976 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 June – 3 July |
| Edition | 90th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S / 64D |
| Prize money | £157,740 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Björn Borg | |
| Women's singles | |
 Chris Evert | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 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 titles.
Prize money
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source] Björn Borg defeated Romania Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7[5]
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Women's singles
[edit | edit source] Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6[6]
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source] Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez defeated Ross Case / Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5[7]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source] Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova defeated Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5[8]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source] Tony Roche / France Françoise Dürr defeated Dick Stockton / Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5[9]
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]Switzerland Heinz Günthardt defeated West Germany Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5[10]
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva defeated South Africa Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1[11]
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Singles seeds
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