1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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 doubles title and third major doubles title for Evert, and the first Wimbledon doubles title and second doubles major title for Navratilova.

Women's doubles
1976 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Chris Evert
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Runners-upUnited States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Score6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw48 (3 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1975 · Wimbledon Championships · 1977 →

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

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

Top half

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Section 1

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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
w/o
  C Doerner
  M Redondo
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

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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
w/o
  E Vessies-Appel
  T Zwaan
  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

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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

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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

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