1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1976 Wimbledon Championships
1975 Champion	Arthur Ashe
Champion	Björn Borg
Runner-up	Ilie Năstase
Score	6–4, 6–2, 9–7
Draw	128 (16 Q )
Seeds	16

Main article: 1976 Wimbledon Championships

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. He became the first man in the Open Era to win the title without losing a set during the tournament.

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Vitas Gerulaitis.

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

• 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
		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	Arthur Ashe	7	6	7
		Ferdi Taygan	5	4	5					1	A Ashe	7	8	9	7
	Q	John Yuill	4	6	1	3					A Stone	5	9	7	5
		Allan Stone	6	4	6	6													1	A Ashe	7	6	8
		Ray Moore	5	6	9	5	2													M Edmondson	5	2	6
		Mark Edmondson	7	4	8	7	6				M Edmondson	9	9	6
	Q	Jayakumar Royappa	4	2	4					Q	M Farrell	8	7	4
	Q	Mark Farrell	6	6	6																							1	A Ashe	6	9	4	3	4
	LL	Milan Holeček	5	1	5																								V Gerulaitis	4	8	6	6	6
		Vitas Gerulaitis	7	6	7						V Gerulaitis	6	6	6
		Mark Cox	6	9	6						M Cox	3	4	4
		Antonio Muñoz	4	8	4															V Gerulaitis	6	6	6
		Billy Martin	7	6	8	6														S Krulevitz	2	2	1
		Sherwood Stewart	9	2	6	4					W Martin	2	3	6	8
		Colin Dowdeswell	6	3	2	6					S Krulevitz	6	6	4	9
		Steve Krulevitz	3	6	6	8

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	Raúl Ramírez	6	6	9
	Q	Chris Kachel	3	4	8					8	R Ramírez	6	8	6	6
		Norman Holmes	3	4	6	0					M Wayman	4	9	4	3
		Michael Wayman	6	6	3	6													8	R Ramírez	6	7	6
		Karl Meiler	6	9	3	6	6													K Meiler	2	5	1
		Mike Cahill	8	7	6	3	4				K Meiler	6	6	6	8	8
		Ray Ruffels	9	6	6						R Ruffels	8	2	4	9	6
		Jim McManus	7	1	1																							8	R Ramírez	9	3	6	6
	10	John Newcombe	8	9	6	6																							B Mitton	8	6	1	1
	Q	James "Chico" Hagey	9	8	4	1				10	J Newcombe	6	3	8	6	6
		John Feaver	6	1	6	7					J Feaver	3	6	9	4	4
		Henry Bunis	1	6	2	5													10	J Newcombe	6	3	8	8
		Bernard Mitton	7	6	1	6														B Mitton	3	6	9	9
		Éric Deblicker	5	2	6	4					B Mitton	8	6	6
		Sashi Menon	5	6	9	2	10				S Menon	6	2	1
		Roger Taylor	7	2	8	6	8

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	Ilie Năstase	6	6	6
		Nikola Špear	2	3	2					3	I Năstase	6	7	6
		Lito Álvarez	2	4	2						Ž Franulović	1	5	3
		Željko Franulović	6	6	6														3	I Năstase	8	7	6
		Brian Fairlie	4	2	0															K Warwick	6	5	4
		Geoff Masters	6	6	6						G Masters	5	4	4
		Kim Warwick	6	6	6						K Warwick	7	6	6
		Ricardo Cano	4	2	1																							3	I Năstase	7	6	6
	13	Jaime Fillol	6	6	6																								O Parun	5	4	3
	LL	Rolf Thung	1	2	3					13	J Fillol	8	6	6	9	6
	Q	Paul McNamee	3	8	2						R Case	9	4	8	8	2
		Ross Case	6	9	6														13	J Fillol	5	4	4
		Chris Lewis	8	3	7	0														O Parun	7	6	6
		Jiří Hřebec	6	6	5	0r					C Lewis	3	4	2
		John Alexander	6	8	7	6	6				O Parun	6	6	6
		Onny Parun	2	9	9	1	8

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	Adriano Panatta	4	6	7	6
		Jorge Andrew	6	4	5	4				5	A Panatta	9	2	3	8	6
	Q	Dale Collings	4	7	2					Q	D Collings	7	6	6	6	1
		Bob Hewitt	6	5	0r														5	A Panatta	9	6	4	5	4
		François Jauffret	8	3	4															C Pasarell	8	4	6	7	6
		Vijay Amritraj	9	6	6						V Amritraj	4	2	4
		Jun Kamiwazumi	3	1	3						C Pasarell	6	6	6
		Charlie Pasarell	6	6	6																								C Pasarell	2	4	6	6	7
	9	Tom Okker	6	6	6																								P Dent	6	6	4	0	5
		Sandy Mayer	3	2	4					9	T Okker	9	6	6
		Julián Ganzábal	3	4	4						V Amaya	7	2	3
		Victor Amaya	6	6	6														9	T Okker	4	8	4
		Erik van Dillen	3	6	5	3														P Dent	6	9	6
		Andrew Pattison	6	3	7	6					A Pattison	2	2	5
		Phil Dent	4	5	6	9	7				P Dent	6	6	7
		John Lloyd	6	7	3	8	5

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Wojciech Fibak	8	6	3	6
		John Whitlinger	6	1	6	1					W Fibak	3	8	3
		Hans Kary	8	1	4	9	4				U Pinner	6	9	6
		Ulrich Pinner	6	6	6	7	6													U Pinner	4	6	2	1
	Q	Raz Reid	6	5	6	6													12	A Roche	6	3	6	6
		Iván Molina	4	7	3	4				Q	G Reid	4	2	4
		Syd Ball	8	8	4					12	A Roche	6	6	6
	12	Tony Roche	9	9	6																							12	A Roche	4	6	7	3	4
	Q	Gene Mayer	2	0r																								6	G Vilas	6	3	5	6	6
		Alex Metreveli	6	5							A Metreveli	6	6	6	3	11
	Q	Bill Lloyd	3	4	3						R Stockton	8	3	3	6	9
		Dick Stockton	6	6	6															A Metreveli	6	5	2	4
		Georges Goven	5	2	4														6	G Vilas	2	7	6	6
		Haroon Rahim	7	6	6						H Rahim	7	3	4
		Barry Phillips-Moore	3	1	4					6	G Vilas	9	6	6
	6	Guillermo Vilas	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Mike Estep	9	2	4	7
		Tom Gorman	7	6	6	9					T Gorman	1	9	3	6	4
		Jeff Borowiak	6	4	4	4					R Lutz	6	8	6	2	6
		Bob Lutz	4	6	6	6														R Lutz	3	1	6	6	1
	Q	Russell Simpson	5	4	4														14	B Gottfried	6	6	3	4	6
		John Andrews	7	6	6						J Andrews	6	9	6	4	2
		Tim Gullikson	6	3	2	7				14	B Gottfried	8	7	2	6	6
	14	Brian Gottfried	4	6	6	9																						14	B Gottfried	2	2	5
		Jürgen Fassbender	2	6	8	3	3																					4	B Borg	6	6	7
		James Delaney	6	3	6	6	6				J Delaney	6	5	6
		Colin Dibley	6	6	6						C Dibley	8	7	8
		Paul Kronk	2	3	2															C Dibley	4	4	4
		Frew McMillan	3	3	6														4	B Borg	6	6	6
		Marty Riessen	6	6	8						M Riessen	2	2	4
		David Lloyd	3	3	1					4	B Borg	6	6	6
	4	Björn Borg	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Byron Bertram	2	5	2
		Nikola Pilić	6	7	6						N Pilić	8	9	6	5	6
		Víctor Pecci	6	6	6						V Pecci	9	8	3	7	4
		Pat Cramer	3	3	4															N Pilić	3	6	6	6
		Richard Lewis	6	2	6	1	8													R Lewis	6	4	3	3
		Patrick Proisy	4	6	2	6	6				R Lewis	3	9	9	9
		Brian Teacher	9	3	9	6					B Teacher	6	7	8	8
	LL	John Holladay	7	6	8	4																							N Pilić	3	4	4
		Jonathan Smith	3	7	7	2																						7	R Tanner	6	6	6
		Carlos Alberto Kirmayr	6	9	5	6					C Kirmayr	8	6	6
		Buster Mottram	8	1	0r						H-J Pohmann	6	3	3
		Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	9	6	0															C Kirmayr	9	8	3	2
	Q	Kenichi Hirai	6	6	6														7	R Tanner	8	9	6	6
	Q	Vadim Borisov	3	4	0					Q	K Hirai	3	4	7
		Martin Robinson	6	5	4					7	R Tanner	6	6	9
	7	Roscoe Tanner	8	7	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	Q	Teimuraz Kakulia	6	9	6
		Balázs Taróczy	1	8	2					Q	T Kakulia	6	6	6
		Robin Drysdale	2	3	4						C Drysdale	1	3	4
		Cliff Drysdale	6	6	6														Q	T Kakulia	6	6	1	1
		Gerald Battrick	6	6	7														16	S Smith	8	3	6	6
		Hans-Joachim Plötz	3	3	5						G Battrick	0	8	2	3
		Patricio Cornejo	1	2	4					16	S Smith	6	6	6	6
	16	Stan Smith	6	6	6																							16	S Smith	4	1	3
		Dick Crealy	6	2	1	6	5																					2	J Connors	6	6	6
		Bob Carmichael	4	6	6	4	7				R Carmichael	6	4	4
		Ismail El Shafei	9	6	6						I El Shafei	8	6	6
		Jean-François Caujolle	8	3	4															I El Shafei	4	0	3
	Q	Stephen Warboys	5	7	3	6	6												2	J Connors	6	6	6
	Q	John Marks	7	5	6	4	3			Q	S Warboys	3	2	3
		Antonio Zugarelli	1	3	2					2	J Connors	6	6	6
	2	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1976 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
• 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation