# 1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |