1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Ann Kiyomura and Kazuko Sawamatsu were the defending champions, but Sawamatsu did not compete. Kiyomura partnered with Mona Guerrant, but they lost in the third round to Lesley Charles and Sue Mappin.

Women's Doubles
1976 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Chris Evert Martina Navratilova
Runners-up	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve
Final score	6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Draw	48 (3 Q )
Seeds	4

Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova defeated Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was the only Wimbledon title and 3rd Grand Slam title for Evert, and the 1st Wimbledon title and 2nd Grand Slam title for Navratilova, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

01.   Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve (Final)

02.   Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova (Champions)

03.   Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade (First round)

04.   Evonne Cawley / Peggy Michel (Third round)

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

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6
		Laura duPont Wendy Turnbull	3	3
								1	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6
									Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	4	3
		Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	6	7
		Joyce Hume Winnie Wooldridge	4	5
															1	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	1	6	5
															2	Chris Evert Martina Navratilova	6	3	7
		Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	6	6
		Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr	1	3
									Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	6	6
								2	Chris Evert Martina Navratilova	8	8
	Q	Chris O'Neil Jenny Walker	3	0
	2	Chris Evert Martina Navratilova	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	BJ King B Stöve	6	6
	Q	D Evers C Zeeman	4	1				1	BJ King B Stöve
									C Doerner M Redondo	w/o
															1	BJ King B Stöve	6	6
																A du Plooy S Walsh	3	0
									A-M Bruning S Greer	6	1	5
		A du Plooy S Walsh	6	6					A du Plooy S Walsh	4	6	7
		P Hogan V Ziegenfuss	3	4																		1	BJ King B Stöve	6	6
																							L duPont W Turnbull	3	3
									L Mottram B Thompson	3	0
		J Anthony P Teeguarden	6	6					J Anthony P Teeguarden	6	6
		M Gurdal M Van Haver	0	3												J Anthony P Teeguarden	6	3	2
		B Cuypers D Fromholtz	8	4												L duPont W Turnbull	1	6	6
		L duPont W Turnbull	9	6					L duPont W Turnbull	6	9
									R Maršíková R Tomanová	2	8

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	O Morozova V Wade	4	4
		M Guerrant A Kiyomura	6	6					M Guerrant A Kiyomura	6	6
									J Connor Y Vermaak	0	0
																M Guerrant A Kiyomura	5	6	4
																L Charles S Mappin	7	4	6
									G Coles F Mihai	6	1	5
		F Bonicelli A-M Nasuelli	1	4					L Charles S Mappin	4	6	7
		L Charles S Mappin	6	6																			L Charles S Mappin	6	7
		C Martinez J Stratton	6	3																			J Hume W Wooldridge	4	5
		J Hume W Wooldridge	8	6					J Hume W Wooldridge
									E Vessies-Appel T Zwaan	w/o
																J Hume W Wooldridge	0	6	6
																M Kruger E Vlotman	6	2	4
									M Kruger E Vlotman	6	6
		V Burton C Molesworth	5	7	1			LL	D Jevans C Matison	3	1
	LL	D Jevans C Matison	7	5	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		K May E Norton	4	3
		D Boshoff I Kloss	6	6					D Boshoff I Kloss	6	6
									H Eisterlehner I Riedel	3	1
																D Boshoff I Kloss	6	8
																L Hunt G Stevens	1	6
									L Beaven T Fretz	4	2
		L Blachford A Coe	2	2					L Hunt G Stevens	6	6
		L Hunt G Stevens	6	6																			D Boshoff I Kloss	6	6
		R Casals F Dürr	6	6																			R Casals F Dürr	1	3
		K Kuykendall I Bentzer	2	2					R Casals F Dürr	6	6
									V Ruzici M Simionescu	3	3
																R Casals F Dürr	7	9
															4	E Cawley M Michel	5	7
									B Buckley L Thomas	1	5
		I Fernández de Soto M Jaušovec	2	5				4	E Cawley M Michel	6	7
	4	E Cawley M Michel	6	7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								Q	C O'Neil J Walker	6	7
		J Fayter M Tyler	6	6					J Fayter M Tyler	2	5
		L Tenney R Tenney	0	2											Q	C O'Neil J Walker	9	6
	Q	J Morton J Wilton	6	2	1											S Mehmedbasich M Wikstedt	8	4
		S Mehmedbasich M Wikstedt	3	6	6				S Mehmedbasich M Wikstedt	3	6	6
									P Bostrom J Metcalf	6	4	1
																						Q	C O'Neil J Walker	3	0
																						2	C Evert M Navratilova	6	6
									J Dimond W Paish	7	3
		J Evert T Holladay	6	8	4				E Nagelsen J Russell	9	6
		E Nagelsen J Russell	4	9	6											E Nagelsen J Russell	3	4
															2	C Evert M Navratilova	6	6
									A McMillan R Whitehouse	1	4
		S Barker N Chmyreva	3	2				2	C Evert M Navratilova	6	6
	2	C Evert M Navratilova	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

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