1976 Wimbledon Championships


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. 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. Björn Borg and Chris Evert won the singles title.

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.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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

defeated Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7

Women's Singles

defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6

Men's Doubles

/ Raúl Ramírez defeated Ross Case / Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5

Women's Doubles

/ Martina Navratilova defeated Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5

Mixed Doubles

/ Françoise Dürr defeated Dick Stockton / Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5

Juniors

Boys' Singles

defeated Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5

Girls' Singles

defeated Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Arthur Ashe '
  2. Jimmy Connors '
  3. Ilie Năstase '
  4. Björn Borg
  5. Adriano Panatta '
  6. Guillermo Vilas '
  7. Roscoe Tanner '
  8. Raúl Ramírez '
  9. Tom Okker '
  10. John Newcombe '
  11. Eddie Dibbs '
  12. Tony Roche '
  13. Jaime Fillol '
  14. Brian Gottfried '
  15. Jan Kodeš '
  16. Stan Smith

    Women's singles

  17. Chris Evert
  18. Evonne Goolagong Cawley '
  19. Virginia Wade '
  20. Martina Navratilova '
  21. Olga Morozova '
  22. Rosie Casals '
  23. Sue Barker '
  24. Kerry Reid