1977 Wimbledon Championships

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1977 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 2 July
Edition91st
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/48XD
Prize money£222,540
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
Women's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Cawley / Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Russell
Mixed doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Greer Stevens
Boys' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lea Antonoplis
  1976  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1978  

The 1977 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 ran from 20 June until 2 July. It was the 91st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1977.

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Centenary celebrations

On the opening day of the tournament, Monday 20 June, to celebrate the centenary of the first Gentlemen's Singles event, former singles champions were presented with a medal by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent on Centre Court. Those attending were: Kitty Godfree, Jean Borotra, René Lacoste, Henri Cochet, Jack Crawford, Sidney Wood, Fred Perry, Dorothy Round, Don Budge, Alice Marble, Yvon Petra, Jack Kramer, Bob Falkenburg, Ted Schroeder, Budge Patty, Dick Savitt, Margaret duPont, Frank Sedgman, Louise Brough, Vic Seixas, Doris Hart, Jaroslav Drobný, Tony Trabert, Shirley Irvin, Lew Hoad, Chuck McKinley, Ashley Cooper, Maria Bueno, Alex Olmedo, Neale Fraser, Angela Barrett, Rod Laver, Karen Susman, Roy Emerson, Billie Jean King, Manuel Santana, John Newcombe, Ann Jones, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Stan Smith, Jan Kodeš, Arthur Ashe, Chris Evert and Björn Borg. Jacques Brugnon and Elizabeth Ryan were invited to represent all of the doubles champions. Ryan won a total of 19 doubles titles, a record that remains to date. [3] Jimmy Connors (who was the number one seed for the tournament) did not attend the event, choosing instead to practise with Ilie Năstase at the time of the ceremony. This apparent snub by the American earned him harsh booing from the Centre Court crowd when he appeared to play his first round match the following day. The All England Club responded to media enquiries when Major David Mills, the secretary, issued this terse statement: "Medals will be sent only to former champions who indicated they could not be here, and not to those who were here and had the extreme discourtesy not to collect it.". [4]

To commemorate the centenary of the event, all former singles champions were offered a place in the main draw by the All England Club. Several former singles champions (some of whom had been retired) competed in the championships as a result. Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Stan Smith, Rod Laver and Jan Kodeš competed in the gentlemen's singles, with John Newcombe and Neale Fraser playing in the doubles. Chris Evert, Maria Bueno, Karen Susman and Billie Jean King played in the ladies singles, with Ann Jones competing in the ladies doubles.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1977 championships was £222,540. The winner of the men's title earned £15,000 while the women's singles champion earned £13,500. [5] [6]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£15,000£8,000£4,000£2,000£1,200£600£350£200
Women's singles£13,500£7,000£3,500£1,600£925£460£270£150
Men's doubles *£6,000£3,000£2,000£1,000£500£150£0
Women's doubles *£5,200£2,600£1,600£800£350£100£0
Mixed doubles *£3,000£1,500£700£400£200£0£0

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 [7]

  • It was Borg's second consecutive Wimbledon title and 4th Grand Slam title overall.

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 [8]

  • It was Wade's first and only Wimbledon title, third and final Grand Slam title overall. Wade remains the last British woman to win the singles title at Wimbledon.

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 8–9(4–7), 6–4 [9]

Women's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Cawley / Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Russell defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve, 6–3, 6–3 [10]

Mixed doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Greer Stevens defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 [11]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky defeated Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher, 6–1, 1–6, 8–6 [12]

Girls' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Lea Antonoplis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mareen Louie, 7–5, 6–1 [13]

Singles seeds

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