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. 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.

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.


 * per team

Men's singles
🇸🇪 Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7

Women's singles
🇺🇸 Chris Evert defeated 🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6

Men's doubles
🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried / 🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez defeated 🇦🇺 Ross Case / 🇦🇺 Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5

Women's doubles
🇺🇸 Chris Evert / 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova defeated 🇺🇸 Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles
🇦🇺 Tony Roche / 🇫🇷 Françoise Dürr defeated 🇺🇸 Dick Stockton / 🇺🇸 Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5

Boys' singles
Heinz Günthardt defeated Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5

Girls' singles
Natasha Chmyreva defeated Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

Men's singles

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe (fourth round, lost to Vitas Gerulaitis)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
 * 3)  Ilie Năstase (final, lost to Björn Borg)
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (champion)
 * 5) 🇮🇹 Adriano Panatta (third round, lost to Charlie Pasarell)
 * 6) 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Roscoe Tanner (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg)
 * 8) 🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez (semifinals, lost to Ilie Năstase)
 * 9)  Tom Okker (third round, lost to Phil Dent)
 * 10) 🇦🇺 John Newcombe (third round, lost to Bernard Mitton)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Eddie Dibbs (withdrew before the tournament began)
 * 12) 🇦🇺 Tony Roche (fourth round, lost to Guillermo Vilas)
 * 13)  Jaime Fillol (third round, lost to Onny Parun)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg)
 * 15)  Jan Kodeš (withdrew before the tournament began)
 * 16) 🇺🇸 Stan Smith (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors)

Women's singles

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (champion)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final, lost to Chris Evert)
 * 3) 🇬🇧 Virginia Wade (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert)
 * 5)  Olga Morozova (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Rosie Casals (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
 * 7) 🇬🇧 Sue Barker (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navrátilová)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Kerry Reid (quarterfinals, lost to Virginia Wade)