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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 ]
Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and his third major title overall.
Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her second Wimbledon singles title and her fifth major singles title overall. Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but did not defend her title as she had retired from ...
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova defeated Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was the only Wimbledon doubles title and third major doubles title for Evert, and the first Wimbledon doubles title and second doubles major title ...
1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying; X. 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles This page was last edited on 1 June 2021, at 09:37 (UTC ...
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Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ross Case and Geoff Masters.. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez defeated Case and Masters in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1]
The order of play for all courts is displayed on boards around the grounds. Due to the possibility of rain during Wimbledon, a retractable roof was installed prior to the 2009 Championship. It is designed to close/open fully in 20 minutes and will be closed primarily to protect play from inclement (and, if necessary, extremely hot) weather ...