1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1976 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Score	6–3, 4–6, 8–6
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships

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

01.   Chris Evert (champion)

02.   Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final)

03.   Virginia Wade (semifinals)

04.   Martina Navratilova (semifinals)

05.   Olga Morozova (quarterfinals)

06.   Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)

07.   Sue Barker (quarterfinals)

08.   Kerry Reid (quarterfinals)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 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 been replicated in the results.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert	6	6
	5	Olga Morozova	3	0
								1	Chris Evert	6	4	6
								4	Martina Navratilova	3	6	4
	4	Martina Navratilova	6	3	7
	7	Sue Barker	3	6	5
															1	Chris Evert	6	4	8
															2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	3	6	6
	8	Kerry Reid	4	2
	3	Virginia Wade	6	6
								3	Virginia Wade	1	2
								2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6	6
	6	Rosie Casals	5	3
	2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	C Evert	6	6
		L Thomas	1	1				1	C Evert	6	6
									A Coe	0	0
															1	C Evert	6	6
		W Wooldridge	7	6												L Hunt	1	0
		M Simionescu	5	0					W Wooldridge	0	4
									L Hunt	6	6
																						1	C Evert	6	6
																							B Stöve	2	2
								LL	S Saliba	1	2
		B Stöve	6	6					B Stöve	6	6
		E Nagelsen	3	0												B Stöve	6	6
	Q	C Matison	5	3												E Norton	3	2
		E Norton	7	6					E Norton	6	9
									E Vlotman	3	8

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	O Morozova	6	6
		A Kiyomura	3	1				5	O Morozova	6	6
								Q	M McLean	2	0
															5	O Morozova	6	6
																R Maršíková	4	1
									R Maršíková	6	6
		L Blachford	5	5					T Fretz	2	4
		T Fretz	7	7																		5	O Morozova	6	4	6
	Q	V Lancaster-Kerr	3	3																			N Chmyreva	4	6	1
		M Louie	6	6					M Louie	2	2
									I Kloss	6	6
																I Kloss	5	4
																N Chmyreva	7	6
									J Evert	1	3
		B Thompson	1	1					N Chmyreva	6	6
		N Chmyreva	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	M Navratilova	3	6	6
		L duPont	6	1	3			4	M Navratilova	6	6
									M Gurdal	2	1
															4	M Navratilova	6	6
		S Mehmedbasich	3	1												L Antonoplis	1	4
		L Antonoplis	6	6					L Antonoplis	6	6
									I Riedel	3	2
																						4	M Navratilova	2	6	7
		J Fayter	6	6																			F Dürr	6	3	5
		T Zwaan	2	4					J Fayter	6	3	5
									F Dürr	3	6	7
																F Dürr	6	6
																J Russell	4	4
									J Metcalf	4	1
		J Russell	6	5	6				J Russell	6	6
		L Charles	3	7	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	S Barker	6	7
	Q	M Wikstedt	1	5				7	S Barker	6	7
								Q	C Martinez	4	5
															7	S Barker	3	7	6
		L Tenney	3	4												V Ziegenfuss	6	5	2
		V Ziegenfuss	6	6					V Ziegenfuss	3	6	6
									K Kuykendall	6	3	1
																						7	S Barker	2	6	6
		M Guerrant	9	6																			M Bueno	6	2	1
		G Lovera	7	2					M Guerrant	6	6
								LL	C Newton	1	1
																M Guerrant	4	6	3
																M Bueno	6	3	6
									A-M Bruning	4	6	6
		R Tenney	4	4					M Bueno	6	3	8
		M Bueno	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									R Tomanová	6	3	9
		K Harter	6	7					K Harter	3	6	7
		F Mihai	4	5												R Tomanová	2	7	7
		G Stevens	6	6												G Stevens	6	5	9
		L Mottram	3	4					G Stevens	6	6
									F Bonicelli	0	1
																							G Stevens	6	3	1
		J Dimond	2	2																		8	K Reid	3	6	6
		C Doerner	6	6					C Doerner	6	6
									V Burton	2	1
																C Doerner	5	2r
															8	K Reid	7	4
									P Teeguarden	4	6	2
		M Redondo	4	4				8	K Reid	6	1	6
	8	K Reid	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		M Kruger	6	6
		V Ruzici	2	4					M Kruger	6	6
									H Eisterlehner	3	4
																M Kruger	8	6
		D Boshoff	4	7	2											W Turnbull	6	4
		P Hogan	6	5	6				P Hogan	2	4
									W Turnbull	6	6
																							M Kruger	6	3	5
																						3	V Wade	2	6	7
									M Michel	6	6
		W Paish	2	4					B Cuypers	2	2
		B Cuypers	6	6												M Michel	3	3
															3	V Wade	6	6
									S Mappin	1	0
		M Tyler	3	4				3	V Wade	6	6
	3	V Wade	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									I Fernández de Soto	3	4
		C Sandberg	3	6				Q	A Spex	6	6
	Q	A Spex	6	8											Q	A Spex	6	0
																M Jaušovec	8	6
									M Jaušovec	4	6	6
		G Coles	4	6					I Bentzer	6	4	2
		I Bentzer	6	8																			M Jaušovec	2	5
																						6	R Casals	6	7
									A McMillan	4	8
		S Simmonds	2	2					T Holladay	6	9
		T Holladay	6	6												T Holladay	4	2
															6	R Casals	6	6
								Q	P Bostrom	2	4
		L Beaven	3	2				6	R Casals	6	6
	6	R Casals	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	LL	A Cooper	2	2
		J Anthony	6	6					J Anthony	6	6
									N Sato	2	4
																J Anthony	4	8
		D Fromholtz	6	6												D Fromholtz	6	9
		V Vermaak	1	4					D Fromholtz	6	6
									K May	0	4
																							D Fromholtz	3	0
																						2	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
									A du Plooy	6	5	5
		R Whitehouse	3	6					C Molesworth	2	7	7
	Q	C Molesworth	6	8												C Molesworth	1	1
															2	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
									S Walsh	0	5
		E Vessies-Appel	2	5				2	E Goolagong Cawley	6	7
	2	E Goolagong Cawley	6	7

See also

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation