1976 Wimbledon Championships | |
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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 | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Mixed doubles | |
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Boys' singles | |
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Girls' singles | |
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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 title.
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
Björn Borg defeated
Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 [5]
Chris Evert defeated
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 [6]
Brian Gottfried /
Raúl Ramírez defeated
Ross Case /
Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 [7]
Chris Evert /
Martina Navratilova defeated
Billie Jean King /
Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 [8]
Tony Roche /
Françoise Dürr defeated
Dick Stockton /
Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 [9]
Heinz Günthardt defeated
Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5 [10]
Natasha Chmyreva defeated
Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 [11]
Men's singles
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