1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

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] Borg was the first man in the Open Era to win a Wimbledon singles title without dropping a set. Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Vitas Gerulaitis.

Men's Singles
1976 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Ilie Năstase
Final score6–4, 6–2, 9–7
Draw128 (16Q)
Seeds16
Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Arthur Ashe (Fourth round)
02.   Jimmy Connors (Quarterfinals)
03.   Ilie Năstase (Final)
04.   Björn Borg (Champion)
05.   Adriano Panatta (Third round)
06.   Guillermo Vilas (Quarterfinals)
07.   Roscoe Tanner (Semifinals)
08.   Raúl Ramírez (Semifinals)
09.   Tom Okker (Third round)
10.   John Newcombe (Third round)
11.   Eddie Dibbs (Withdrew)
12.   Tony Roche (Fourth round)
13.   Jaime Fillol (Third round)
14.   Brian Gottfried (Fourth round)
15.   Jan Kodeš (Withdrew )
16.   Stan Smith (Fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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
Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Vitas Gerulaitis 6 4 2 4
8 Raúl Ramírez 4 6 6 6
8 Raúl Ramírez 2 7 3
3 Ilie Năstase 6 9 6
3 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
Charlie Pasarell 4 2 3
3 Ilie Năstase 4 2 7
4 Björn Borg 6 6 9
6 Guillermo Vilas 3 0 2
4 Björn Borg 6 6 6
4 Björn Borg 6 97 6
7 Roscoe Tanner 4 81 4
7 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 8
2 Jimmy Connors 4 2 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 A Ashe 7 6 7
F Taygan 5 4 5 1 A Ashe 7 8 9 7
Q J Yuill 4 6 1 3 A Stone 5 9 7 5
A Stone 6 4 6 6 1 A Ashe 7 6 8
R Moore 5 6 9 5 2 M Edmondson 5 2 6
M Edmondson 7 4 8 7 6 M Edmondson 9 9 6
Q J Royappa 4 2 4 Q M Farrell 8 7 4
Q M Farrell 6 6 6 1 A Ashe 6 9 4 3 4
LL M Holeček 5 1 5 V Gerulaitis 4 8 6 6 6
V Gerulaitis 7 6 7 V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
M Cox 6 9 6 M Cox 3 4 4
A Muñoz 4 8 4 V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
W Martin 7 6 8 6 S Krulevitz 2 2 1
S Stewart 9 2 6 4 W Martin 2 3 6 8
C Dowdeswell 6 3 2 6 S Krulevitz 6 6 4 9
S Krulevitz 3 6 6 8

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 R Ramírez 6 6 9
Q C Kachel 3 4 8 8 R Ramírez 6 8 6 6
N Holmes 3 4 6 0 M Wayman 4 9 4 3
M Wayman 6 6 3 6 8 R Ramírez 6 7 6
K Meiler 6 9 3 6 6 K Meiler 2 5 1
M Cahill 8 7 6 3 4 K Meiler 6 6 6 8 8
R Ruffels 9 6 6 R Ruffels 8 2 4 9 6
J McManus 7 1 1 8 R Ramírez 9 3 6 6
10 J Newcombe 8 9 6 6 B Mitton 8 6 1 1
Q J Hagey 9 8 4 1 10 J Newcombe 6 3 8 6 6
J Feaver 6 1 6 7 J Feaver 3 6 9 4 4
H Bunis 1 6 2 5 10 J Newcombe 6 3 8 8
B Mitton 7 6 1 6 B Mitton 3 6 9 9
É Deblicker 5 2 6 4 B Mitton 8 6 6
S Menon 5 6 9 2 10 S Menon 6 2 1
R Taylor 7 2 8 6 8

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 I Năstase 6 6 6
N Špear 2 3 2 3 I Năstase 6 7 6
E Álvarez 2 4 2 Ž Franulović 1 5 3
Ž Franulović 6 6 6 3 I Năstase 8 7 6
B Fairlie 4 2 0 K Warwick 6 5 4
G Masters 6 6 6 G Masters 5 4 4
K Warwick 6 6 6 K Warwick 7 6 6
R Cano 4 2 1 3 I Năstase 7 6 6
13 J Fillol 6 6 6 O Parun 5 4 3
LL R Thung 1 2 3 13 J Fillol 8 6 6 9 6
Q P McNamee 3 8 2 R Case 9 4 8 8 2
R Case 6 9 6 13 J Fillol 5 4 4
C Lewis 8 3 7 0 O Parun 7 6 6
J Hřebec 6 6 5 0r C Lewis 3 4 2
J Alexander 6 8 7 6 6 O Parun 6 6 6
O Parun 2 9 9 1 8

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 A Panatta 4 6 7 6
J Andrew 6 4 5 4 5 A Panatta 9 2 3 8 6
Q D Collings 4 7 2 Q D Collings 7 6 6 6 1
R Hewitt 6 5 0r 5 A Panatta 9 6 4 5 4
F Jauffret 8 3 4 C Pasarell 8 4 6 7 6
V Amritraj 9 6 6 V Amritraj 4 2 4
J Kamiwazumi 3 1 3 C Pasarell 6 6 6
C Pasarell 6 6 6 C Pasarell 2 4 6 6 7
9 T Okker 6 6 6 P Dent 6 6 4 0 5
A Mayer 3 2 4 9 T Okker 9 6 6
J Ganzábal 3 4 4 V Amaya 7 2 3
V Amaya 6 6 6 9 T Okker 4 8 4
E van Dillen 3 6 5 3 P Dent 6 9 6
A Pattison 6 3 7 6 A Pattison 2 2 5
P Dent 4 5 6 9 7 P Dent 6 6 7
J Lloyd 6 7 3 8 5

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
W Fibak 8 6 3 6
J Whitlinger 6 1 6 1 W Fibak 3 8 3
H Kary 8 1 4 9 4 U Pinner 6 9 6
U Pinner 6 6 6 7 6 U Pinner 4 6 2 1
Q G Reid 6 5 6 6 12 A Roche 6 3 6 6
I Molina 4 7 3 4 Q G Reid 4 2 4
S Ball 8 8 4 12 A Roche 6 6 6
12 A Roche 9 9 6 12 A Roche 4 6 7 3 4
Q E Mayer 2 0r 6 G Vilas 6 3 5 6 6
A Metreveli 6 5 A Metreveli 6 6 6 3 11
Q W Lloyd 3 4 3 R Stockton 8 3 3 6 9
R Stockton 6 6 6 A Metreveli 6 5 2 4
G Goven 5 2 4 6 G Vilas 2 7 6 6
H Rahim 7 6 6 H Rahim 7 3 4
B Phillips-Moore 3 1 4 6 G Vilas 9 6 6
6 G Vilas 6 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
M Estep 9 2 4 7
T Gorman 7 6 6 9 T Gorman 1 9 3 6 4
J Borowiak 6 4 4 4 R Lutz 6 8 6 2 6
R Lutz 4 6 6 6 R Lutz 3 1 6 6 1
Q R Simpson 5 4 4 14 B Gottfried 6 6 3 4 6
J Andrews 7 6 6 J Andrews 6 9 6 4 2
T Gullikson 6 3 2 7 14 B Gottfried 8 7 2 6 6
14 B Gottfried 4 6 6 9 14 B Gottfried 2 2 5
J Fassbender 2 6 8 3 3 4 B Borg 6 6 7
J Delaney 6 3 6 6 6 J Delaney 6 5 6
C Dibley 6 6 6 C Dibley 8 7 8
P Kronk 2 3 2 C Dibley 4 4 4
F McMillan 3 3 6 4 B Borg 6 6 6
M Riessen 6 6 8 M Riessen 2 2 4
D Lloyd 3 3 1 4 B Borg 6 6 6
4 B Borg 6 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
B Bertram 2 5 2
N Pilić 6 7 6 N Pilić 8 9 6 5 6
V Pecci 6 6 6 V Pecci 9 8 3 7 4
P Cramer 3 3 4 N Pilić 3 6 6 6
R Lewis 6 2 6 1 8 R Lewis 6 4 3 3
P Proisy 4 6 2 6 6 R Lewis 3 9 9 9
B Teacher 9 3 9 6 B Teacher 6 7 8 8
LL J Holladay 7 6 8 4 N Pilić 3 4 4
J Smith 3 7 7 2 7 R Tanner 6 6 6
C Kirmayr 6 9 5 6 C Kirmayr 8 6 6
C Mottram 8 1 0r H-J Pohmann 6 3 3
H-J Pohmann 9 6 0 C Kirmayr 9 8 3 2
Q K Hirai 6 6 6 7 R Tanner 8 9 6 6
Q V Borisov 3 4 0 Q K Hirai 3 4 7
M Robinson 6 5 4 7 R Tanner 6 6 9
7 R Tanner 8 7 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Q T Kakulia 6 9 6
B Taróczy 1 8 2 Q T Kakulia 6 6 6
R Drysdale 2 3 4 C Drysdale 1 3 4
C Drysdale 6 6 6 Q T Kakulia 6 6 1 1
G Battrick 6 6 7 16 S Smith 8 3 6 6
H-J Plötz 3 3 5 G Battrick 0 8 2 3
P Cornejo 1 2 4 16 S Smith 6 6 6 6
16 S Smith 6 6 6 16 S Smith 4 1 3
R Crealy 6 2 1 6 5 2 J Connors 6 6 6
R Carmichael 4 6 6 4 7 R Carmichael 6 4 4
I El Shafei 9 6 6 I El Shafei 8 6 6
J-F Caujolle 8 3 4 I El Shafei 4 0 3
Q S Warboys 5 7 3 6 6 2 J Connors 6 6 6
Q J Marks 7 5 6 4 3 Q S Warboys 3 2 3
A Zugarelli 1 3 2 2 J Connors 6 6 6
2 J Connors 6 6 6
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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