| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1976 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Final score | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 |
Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.
Björn Borg won in the final 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 against Guillermo Vilas.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First-seeded Björn Borg defeated defending champion Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1978 French Open. Borg did not lose a single set in the event, and only 32 games in total, which remains a record in the history of the tournament. The tournament also featured the first Grand Slam tournament appearance of Ivan Lendl.
Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in a repeat of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.
First-seeded Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Víctor Pecci, Sr. 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 French Open.
Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.
Arthur Ashe defeated the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships. Ashe was the first black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon.
Adriano Panatta defeated Harold Solomon 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1976 French Open. Panatta became the 1st man in the open era to win the French Open saving a match point en route against Pavel Hutka in the 1st round. First-seeded Björn Borg was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Panatta.
Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1976 US Open. Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Björn Borg.
Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.
Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. Borg was the first man in the Open Era to win a Wimbledon singles title without dropping a set. Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Vitas Gerulaitis.
Brian Gottfried was the defending champion, but did not compete that year.
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe.
John Newcombe was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the third round to José Higueras.
This was the first edition of the event.
Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Tom Gorman was the defending champion but withdrew due to an ankle injury sustained playing in the Vienna Open.
Jimmy Connors did not defend his title, he chose to play in North Conway instead. Third-seeded Manuel Orantes won the championship for the second time and $16,000 first-prize money by defeating Arthur Ashe in the final.
Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors. Top-seeded Connors won the championship and $16,000 first-prize money by defeating Björn Borg in the final, in their first match on clay.
Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan were playing in World TeamTennis competition and couldn't defend their title. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase won the championship and $6,000 first-prize money following victory over Jürgen Fassbender and Hans-Jürgen Pohmann in the final.