1976_Wimbledon_Championships

1976 Wimbledon Championships

1976 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

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.

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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

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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

Singles seeds

References

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    Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 129, 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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