ATP Wimbledon 1976 Draw & Results

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Bjorn Borg won the 1976 Wimbledon, defeating Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-2 9-7 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 21–July 5 on grass courts in London, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Bjorn Borg
def. Ilie Nastase , 6-4 6-2 9-7
Dates
Jun 21 — Jul 5
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

125 recorded singles results

Wimbledon 1976 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-2 9-7 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Jul 5, 1976* F
SF (2)
Bjorn Borg 6-4 9-8 6-4 Roscoe Tanner H2H Match data Jul 4, 1976* SF
Ilie Nastase 6-2 9-7 6-3 Raul Ramirez H2H Match data Jul 4, 1976* SF
QF (4)
Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-2 8-6 Jimmy Connors CH H2H Match data Jul 2, 1976* QF Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-2 6-3 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Jul 2, 1976* QF
Bjorn Borg 6-3 6-0 6-2 Guillermo Vilas H2H Match data Jul 2, 1976* QF
Raul Ramirez 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis H2H Match data Jul 2, 1976* QF
R16 (8)
Raul Ramirez 9-8 3-6 6-1 6-1 Bernie Mitton H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
Vitas Gerulaitis 4-6 8-9 6-4 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe DEF H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
Roscoe Tanner 6-3 6-4 6-4 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-4 6-3 Onny Parun H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
Bjorn Borg 6-2 6-2 7-5 Brian Gottfried H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
Guillermo Vilas 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 Tony Roche H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
Jimmy Connors CH 6-4 6-1 6-3 Stan Smith CH H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
Charlie Pasarell 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 7-5 Phil Dent H2H Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16
R32 (15)
Onny Parun #29 7-5 6-4 6-4 Jaime Fillol #15 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Bernie Mitton #60 3-6 6-3 9-8 9-8 John Newcombe #162× CH H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Jimmy Connors #1CH 6-4 6-0 6-3 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Brian Gottfried #17 6-3 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Roscoe Tanner #13 8-9 9-8 6-3 6-2 Carlos Kirmayr #138 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Phil Dent #33 6-4 9-8 6-4 Tom Okker #11 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Tony Roche #14 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1 Ulrich Pinner #50 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Raul Ramirez #10 6-2 7-5 6-1 Karl Meiler #36 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Vitas Gerulaitis #22 6-2 6-2 6-1 Steve Krulevitz #107 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Bjorn Borg #4 6-4 6-4 6-4 Colin Dibley #97 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Arthur Ashe #2DEF 7-5 6-2 8-6 Mark Edmondson #37 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Ilie Nastase #7 8-6 7-5 6-4 Kim Warwick #68 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Nikola Pilic #65 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 Richard Lewis #188 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
Charlie Pasarell #75 8-9 4-6 6-4 7-5 6-4 Adriano Panatta #6 H2H Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Guillermo Vilas #3 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jun 27, 1976* R32
R64 (32)
Carlos Kirmayr #138 8-6 6-3 6-3 Hans Jurgen Pohmann #72 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Raul Ramirez #10 6-4 8-9 6-4 6-3 Mike Wayman #326 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Jimmy Connors #1CH 6-3 6-2 6-3 Stephen Warboys #199 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Mark Edmondson #37 9-8 9-7 6-4 Mark Farrell #157 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Colin Dibley #97 8-6 7-5 8-6 Jim Delaney #78 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Tony Roche #14 6-4 6-2 6-4 Grover Raz Reid #146 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Teimuraz Kakulia 6-1 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #31 — Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Roscoe Tanner #13 6-3 6-4 9-7 Kenichi Hirai #254 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Ulrich Pinner #50 6-3 9-8 6-3 Wojtek Fibak #32 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Richard Lewis #188 3-6 9-7 9-8 9-8 Brian Teacher #109 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Arthur Ashe #2DEF 7-5 8-9 9-7 7-5 Allan Stone #66 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Karl Meiler #36 6-8 6-2 6-4 8-9 8-6 Ray Ruffels #61 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Onny Parun #29 6-3 6-4 6-2 Chris Lewis #168 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
John Newcombe #162× CH 6-3 3-6 8-9 6-4 6-4 John Feaver — Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Tom Okker #11 9-7 6-2 6-3 Victor Amaya #86 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Steve Krulevitz #107 6-2 6-3 4-6 9-8 Billy Martin #64 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Adriano Panatta #6 9-7 2-6 3-6 8-6 6-1 Dale Collings H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Brian Gottfried #17 8-6 7-9 2-6 6-4 6-2 John Andrews — Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #22 6-3 6-4 6-4 Mark Cox #57 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Guillermo Vilas #3 9-7 6-3 6-4 Haroon Rahim #63 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Bob Lutz 6-1 8-9 6-3 2-6 6-4 Tom Gorman #34 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Ilie Nastase #7 6-1 7-5 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic #48 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Nikola Pilic #65 8-9 9-8 6-3 5-7 6-4 Victor Pecci #55 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Charlie Pasarell #75 6-4 6-2 6-4 Vijay Amritraj #23 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kim Warwick #68 7-5 6-4 6-4 Geoff Masters #53 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Alex Metreveli 6-8 6-3 6-3 3-6 11-9 Dick Stockton #26 — Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Bernie Mitton #60 8-6 6-2 6-1 Sashi Menon #100 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Stan Smith CH 6-0 6-8 6-2 6-3 Gerald Battrick #94 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Phil Dent #33 6-2 6-2 7-5 Andrew Pattison — Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Ismail El Shafei 8-6 6-4 6-4 Bob Carmichael #79 — Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Jaime Fillol #15 8-9 6-4 6-8 9-8 6-2 Ross Case H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
Bjorn Borg #4 6-2 6-2 6-4 Marty Riessen #58 H2H Match data Jun 25, 1976* R64
R128 (63)
Marty Riessen #58 6-3 6-3 8-6 Frew Mcmillan #73 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Bernie Mitton #60 7-5 6-2 1-6 6-4 Eric Deblicker #76 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Charlie Pasarell #75 6-3 6-1 6-3 Jun Kamiwazumi #138 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Carlos Kirmayr #138 6-3 9-7 5-7 6-2 Jonathan Smith — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Steve Krulevitz #107 3-6 6-3 6-2 8-6 Colin Dowdeswell #85 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Gerald Battrick #94 6-3 6-3 7-5 Hans Joachim Ploetz #74 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Bob Lutz 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Jeff Borowiak #42 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Vijay Amritraj #23 9-8 6-3 6-4 Francois Jauffret #35 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Victor Pecci #55 6-3 6-3 6-4 Pat Cramer #99 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Stan Smith CH 6-1 6-2 6-4 Patricio Cornejo #111 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Ray Ruffels #61 9-7 6-1 6-1 Jim Mcmanus #105 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Hans Jurgen Pohmann #72 9-8 6-1 (ret.) Buster C Mottram #40 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Brian Gottfried #17 4-6 6-3 6-2 9-7 Tim Gullikson — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Colin Dibley #97 6-2 6-3 6-2 Paul Kronk — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
John Newcombe #162× CH 8-9 9-8 6-4 6-1 James Chico Hagey #199 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Haroon Rahim #63 7-5 6-2 6-4 Georges Goven #126 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Jaime Fillol #15 6-1 6-2 6-3 Rolf Thung #118 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Billy Martin #64 7-9 6-2 8-6 6-4 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Bob Carmichael #79 4-6 6-2 6-1 4-6 7-5 Dick Crealy #52 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Teimuraz Kakulia 6-1 9-8 6-2 Balazs Taroczy #39 — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Onny Parun #29 2-6 9-8 9-7 1-6 8-6 John Alexander #20 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
John Andrews 7-5 6-4 6-4 Russell Simpson #140 — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Vitas Gerulaitis #22 7-5 6-1 7-5 Milan Holecek #148 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Phil Dent #33 4-6 5-7 6-3 9-8 7-5 John Lloyd — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Cliff Drysdale #31 6-2 6-3 6-4 Robin Drysdale #168 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Kenichi Hirai #254 6-3 6-4 6-0 Vadim Borisov H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Grover Raz Reid #146 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4 Ivan Molina #46 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Alex Metreveli 6-2 5-0 (ret.) Gene Mayer #159 — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Dale Collings 4-6 7-5 2-0 (ret.) Bob Hewitt #58 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nikola Pilic #65 6-2 7-5 6-2 Byron Bertram #82 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
John Feaver 6-1 1-6 6-2 7-5 Henry Bunis #103 — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Tony Roche #14 9-8 9-8 6-4 Syd Ball #89 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Jimmy Connors #1CH 6-1 6-3 6-2 Antonio Zugarelli #140 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Dick Stockton #26 6-3 6-4 6-3 Bill Lloyd — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Geoff Masters #53 6-4 6-2 6-0 Brian Fairlie #88 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Karl Meiler #36 6-8 9-7 3-6 6-3 6-4 Mike Cahill #77 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Kim Warwick #68 6-4 6-2 6-1 Ricardo Cano #49 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Bjorn Borg #4 6-3 6-3 6-1 David Lloyd #190 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Sashi Menon #100 5-7 6-2 9-8 2-6 10-8 Roger Taylor #101 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Mark Edmondson #37 7-5 4-6 8-9 7-5 6-2 Raymond Moore #44 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Wojtek Fibak #32 8-6 6-1 3-6 6-1 John Whitlinger #83 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Zeljko Franulovic #48 6-2 6-4 6-2 Lito Alvarez — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Raul Ramirez #10 6-3 6-4 9-8 Chris Kachel #155 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Ismail El Shafei 9-8 6-3 6-4 Jean Francois Caujolle #96 — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Mark Cox #57 6-4 9-8 6-4 Antonio Munoz #95 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Adriano Panatta #6 4-6 6-4 7-5 6-4 Jorge Andrew #108 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Mark Farrell #157 6-4 6-2 6-4 Jay Royappa H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Ulrich Pinner #50 6-8 6-1 6-4 7-9 6-4 Hans Kary #54 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Tom Gorman #34 7-9 6-2 6-4 9-7 Mike Estep #84 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Victor Amaya #86 6-3 6-4 6-4 Julian Ganzabal #92 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Jim Delaney #78 6-2 3-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 Jurgen Fassbender #90 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Roscoe Tanner #13 8-6 7-5 6-4 Martin Robinson #127 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Stephen Warboys #199 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-3 John Marks #272 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Richard Lewis #188 6-4 2-6 6-2 1-6 8-6 Patrick Proisy #51 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ross Case 6-3 9-8 6-2 Paul Mcnamee #326 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Chris Lewis #168 8-6 3-6 7-5 (ret.) Jiri Hrebec #56 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Brian Teacher #109 9-7 3-6 9-8 6-4 John Holladay #199 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Ilie Nastase #7 6-2 6-3 6-2 Nicola Spear #134 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 6-1 6-4 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Allan Stone #66 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-3 John Yuill #154 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Arthur Ashe #2DEF 7-5 6-4 7-5 Ferdi Taygan #120 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Tom Okker #11 6-3 6-2 6-4 Sandy Mayer H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128
Mike Wayman #326 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-0 Norman Holmes #70 H2H Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128

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