{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1976|Wimbledon Championships| | date = 21 June – 3 July | edition = 90th | category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] | draw = 128S / 64D | prize_money = [[GBP|£]]157,740 | surface = [[Grass court|Grass]] | location = Church Road<br>SW19, [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]],<br>London, United Kingdom | venue = [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] | champms = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] | champws = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] | champmd = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] | champwd = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] | champxd = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony Roche]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] | champbs = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]] | champgs = {{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Natasha Chmyreva]] }}
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.<ref name=collins>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=422, 432}}</ref><ref name=barrett>{{cite book|last=Barrett|first=John|title=Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships|year=2001|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=0007117078|pages=384, 385}}</ref> The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1976.<ref name="little2013"/> It was the 90th staging of the [[Wimbledon Championships]], and the second [[Grand Slam (tennis)|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== 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.<ref name="little2013">{{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=Wimbledon Compendium 2013|year=2013|publisher=[[AELTC|All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club]]|location=London|isbn=978-1899039401|pages=129, 327–334|edition=23}}</ref><ref name="Prizemoney">{{cite web|title=About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 64 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 128 |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Men's singles''' |£12,500 |£7,000 |£3,000 |£1,500 |£1,100 |£500 |£300 |£150 |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Women's singles''' |£10,000 |£5,600 |£2,400 |£1,200 |£600 |£300 |£200 |£150 |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Men's doubles *''' |£3,000 |£1,500 |£1,000 |£500 |£250 |£0 |£0 |{{n/a}} |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Women's doubles *''' |£2,400 |£1,200 |£500 |£250 |£125 |£0 |£0 |{{n/a}} |- | style="background:#f8f8f8;"|'''Mixed doubles *''' |£1,000 |£500 |£300 |£200 |£100 |£0 |£0 |{{n/a}} |} <sub>* per team</sub>
==Champions==
===Seniors===
====Men's singles==== {{Main|1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] defeated {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]], 6–4, 6–2, 9–7<ref name="menss">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
====Women's singles==== {{Main|1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]], 6–3, 4–6, 8–6<ref name="womenss">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
====Men's doubles==== {{Main|1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ross Case]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Masters]], 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5<ref name="mensd">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
====Women's doubles==== {{Main|1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]], 6–1, 3–6, 7–5<ref name="womensd">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
====Mixed doubles==== {{Main|1976 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony Roche]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals|Rosie Casals]], 6–3, 2–6, 7–5<ref name="mixedd">{{cite web|title=Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
===Juniors===
====Boys' singles==== {{Main|1976 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles}} {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Peter Elter]], 6–4, 7–5<ref name="boyss">{{cite web|title=Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
====Girls' singles==== {{Main|1976 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles}} {{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Natasha Chmyreva]] defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Marise Kruger]], 6–3, 2–6, 6–1<ref name="girlss">{{cite web|title=Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
==Singles seeds== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}}
===Men's singles=== # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Vitas Gerulaitis]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Roscoe Tanner]])'' # {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] ''(final, lost to [[Björn Borg]])'' # {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Borg]] (champion)''' # {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriano Panatta]] ''(third round, lost to [[Charlie Pasarell]])'' # {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Björn Borg]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Björn Borg]])'' # {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Ilie Năstase]])'' # {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] ''(third round, lost to [[Phil Dent]])'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe]] ''(third round, lost to [[Bernard Mitton]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] ''(withdrew before the tournament began)'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony Roche]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Guillermo Vilas]])'' # {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol]] ''(third round, lost to [[Onny Parun]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Björn Borg]])'' # {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] ''(withdrew before the tournament began)'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Jimmy Connors]])'' {{Col-2}}
===Women's singles=== # {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chris Evert]] (champion)''' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] ''(final, lost to [[Chris Evert]])'' # {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Chris Evert]])'' # {{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Olga Morozova]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Chris Evert]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals|Rosie Casals]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]])'' # {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sue Barker]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Martina Navratilova|Martina Navrátilová]])'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Melville|Kerry Reid]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Virginia Wade]])'' {{Col-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html Official Wimbledon Championships website]
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