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1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
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. 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 singles play. Three-time champion Maria Bueno competed at Wimbledon for the first time since 1968. Seeds Chris Evert (champion) Evonne Goolagong Cawley ''(final)'' Virginia Wade ''(semifinals)'' Martina Navratilova ''(semifinals)'' Olga Morozova ''(quarterfinals)'' Rosie Casals ''(quarterfinals)'' Sue Barker ''(quarterfinals)'' Kerry Reid ''(quarterfinals)'' Qualifying The seeding list was accurately reflected in the tournament result, with all the seeds achieving their expected final achievements. This is the only example in the entire Wimbledon history where the seeding for either the gentlemen's or ladies' singles has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles (tied with Serena Williams). She was ranked world No. 1 for 260 weeks, and was the year-end world No. 1 singles player seven times (1974–78, 1980, 1981). Alongside Martina Navratilova, her greatest rival, Evert dominated women's tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Evert reached 34 major singles finals, the most in history. In singles, Evert reached the semifinals or better in 52 of the 56 majors she played, including at 34 consecutive majors entered from the 1971 US Open through the 1983 French Open. She never lost in the first or second round of a major, and lost in the third round only twice. She holds the record of most consecutive years (13) of winning at least one major title. Evert's career winning percentage in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Nagelsen
Helen Elizabeth "Betsy" Nagelsen McCormack (born October 23, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. Career Nagelsen was the world's top junior in 1973. She won the 1973 U.S. Champion Girls' 16 and under singles. She also won the USTA Girls' Sportsmanship Award in 1974. As a professional, she won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens (with Renáta Tomanová and Martina Navratilova, respectively), and reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil. Over her 21-year career on the WTA Tour, Nagelsen won 26 doubles titles and four singles titles. Nagelsen reached her career-high singles ranking by the end of 1981, when she became the world No. 23. She also reached a career-high ranking in doubles of No. 11 on March 4, 1988. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Sue Barker, Pam Shriver, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Rosie Casals, Betty Stöve, and Sylvia Hanika. She was a four-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Chmyreva
Natalya Yuryevna "Natasha" Chmyreva ( rus, Наталья Юрьевна Чмырёва, Natalya Yuryevna Chmyryova, 28 May 1958 – 16 August 2015) was a Russian tennis player who won 1975 and 1976 Wimbledon girls' singles championships and 1975 US Open girls' singles championship Life Natasha Chmyreva was born on 28 May 1958 in the USSR. Career In 1975, Natasha Chmyreva reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, losing to Martina Navratilova. In 1976, she reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. Her last international match was against Tracy Austin at the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ... in 1979. References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chmyreva, Natasha 1958 births 2015 deaths Wimbledon junior champions US Open (tennis) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Thompson
Belinda Thompson (born 3 May 1956) is a British former professional tennis player. Thompson, a British junior champion, is a native of Manchester and was named Stockport Sports Personality of the Year in 1976. She appeared twice in the second round of the Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Belinda 1956 births Living people British female tennis players English female tennis players Tennis players from Greater Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcie Louie
Marcelyn J. Louie (born 10 September 10, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player. Biography Born in San Francisco, Louie is a Chinese-American and one of five children. Her father Ronald was a kung fu instructor. The youngest sister in the family, Peanut Louie Harper, Mareen (better known as Peanut), was also a professional tennis player, while the three other siblings played tennis at college level. Louie, who wore glasses on court, turned professional in 1972 and played at Wimbledon for the first time that year, where she scored a 10–8 third set win over Julie Heldman en route to the third round. In 1975 she had a win over Margaret Court at the 1975 Family Circle Cup, Family Circle Cup on Amelia Island and won her biggest career title at the 1975 Rothmans Canadian Open, Canadian Open, defeating Laura DuPont in the final. Her best performance in a grand slam tournament was a fourth round appearance at the 1976 US Open (tennis), 1976 US Open. She defeated Janice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
