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.
It was the first of his five consecutive
Wimbledon titles, and his third
major title overall. Borg
did not lose a set during the tournament, the first man in the
Open Era to do so.
Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to
Vitas Gerulaitis.
Seeds
Arthur Ashe ''(fourth round)''
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 2 ...
''(quarterfinals)''
Ilie Năstase ''(final)''
Björn Borg (champion)
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976 French Open – Men's singles, 1976, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major ...
''(third round)''
Guillermo Vilas ''(quarterfinals)''
Roscoe Tanner ''(semifinals)''
Raúl Ramírez ''(semifinals)''
Tom Okker
Thomas Samuel Okker (born 22 February 1944), nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman", is a Dutch former tennis player who was active from the mid-1960s until 1980. He won the 1973 French Open Doubles, the 1976 US Open Doubles, and two gold medals at the ...
''(third round)''
John Newcombe ''(third round)''
Eddie Dibbs ''(withdrew)''
Tony Roche ''(fourth round)''
Jaime Fillol ''(third round)''
Brian Gottfried ''(fourth round)''
Jan Kodeš ''(withdrew )''
Stan Smith ''(fourth round)''
Eddie Dibbs and
Jan Kodeš withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by lucky losers
John Holladay and
Milan Holeček respectively.
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
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1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Men's Singles
Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles