1976 Wimbledon Championships

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1976 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 3 July
Edition90th
Category
£157,740
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's doubles
United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Women's doubles
United States Chris Evert / United States Martina Navratilova
Mixed doubles
Australia Tony Roche / France Françoise Dürr
Boys' singles
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Girls' singles
Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva
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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.

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.[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

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated Romania Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7[5]

Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6[6]

Men's doubles

United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez defeated Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5[7]

Women's doubles

United States Chris Evert / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5[8]

Mixed doubles

Australia Tony Roche / France Françoise Dürr defeated United States Dick Stockton / United States Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5[9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Switzerland Heinz Günthardt defeated West Germany Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5[10]

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva defeated South Africa Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1[11]

Singles seeds

References

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