1976 Benson & Hedges Championships

1976 Benson & Hedges Championships
Date 15 – 21 November
Edition 1st
Category Grand Prix circuit (Four star)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $125,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location London, England
Venue Wembley Arena
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
United States Roscoe Tanner / United States Stan Smith [2]

The 1976 Benson & Hedges Championships was a 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]

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Men's Doubles

United States Roscoe Tanner / United States Stan Smith defeated Poland Wojtek Fibak / United States Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "ATP – 1976 Wembley Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "ATP – 1976 Wembley Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 103–105. ISBN 9780354090117.
  4. ↑ "Wembley Tennis – Ailing Connor defeats Tanner". The Morning Record. AP. 22 November 1976. p. 15.


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