1976 Wimbledon Championships

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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. 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.

Champions

Seniors

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

Juniors

Boys' singles

Heinz Günthardt defeated Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5

Girls' singles

Natasha Chmyreva defeated Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

Singles seeds

Men's singles

Women's singles

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