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 titles.
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.| 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
defeated Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7Women's singles
defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6Men's doubles
/ Raúl Ramírez defeated Ross Case / Geoff Masters, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5Women's doubles
/ Martina Navratilova defeated Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5Mixed doubles
/ Françoise Dürr defeated Dick Stockton / Rosie Casals, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5Juniors
Boys' singles
defeated Peter Elter, 6–4, 7–5Girls' singles
defeated Marise Kruger, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1Singles seeds
Men's singles
- Arthur Ashe '
- Jimmy Connors '
- Ilie Năstase '
- Björn Borg
- Adriano Panatta '
- Guillermo Vilas '
- Roscoe Tanner '
- Raúl Ramírez '
- Tom Okker '
- John Newcombe '
- Eddie Dibbs '
- Tony Roche '
- Jaime Fillol '
- Brian Gottfried '
- Jan Kodeš '
- Stan Smith ''''