1976 Benson & Hedges Championships
1976 Benson & Hedges Championships | |
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Date | 15–21 November |
Edition | 1st |
Category | Grand Prix (Four star) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $125,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | London, England |
Venue | Wembley Arena |
Champions | |
Jimmy Connors[1] | |
Roscoe Tanner / Stan Smith[2] |
The 1976 Benson & Hedges Championships, also known as the Wembley Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in England that was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit and categorized as a Four Star event. The tournament was held from 15 November through 21 November 1976. On request of first-seeded Jimmy Connors, citing doctor's advise on his back and ankle injuries, the final was rescheduled from a best-of-five to a best-of-three set format. At 4-all in the second set Connors survived 0-40 and five breakpoints in total to claim the singles title and the accompanying £12,500 first-prize money[3][4]
Finals[]
Singles[]
Jimmy Connors defeated Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
- It was Connors' 12th singles title of the year and the 53rd of his career.
Doubles[]
Roscoe Tanner / Stan Smith defeated Wojtek Fibak / Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–3
References[]
- ^ "1976 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1976 Wembley – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 103–105. ISBN 9780354090117.
- ^ "Wembley Tennis – Ailing Connor defeats Tanner". The Morning Record. AP. 22 November 1976. p. 15.
External links[]
- 1976 Grand Prix (tennis)
- Wembley Championships
- 1976 sports events in London
- 1976 in English tennis
- November 1976 sports events in the United Kingdom
- Tennis in London