1976 Benson & Hedges Championships

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{{TennisEventInfo|1976|Benson & Hedges Championships|

| date=15–21 November

| edition= 1st

| category=Grand Prix (Four star)

| surface=Carpet / indoor

| prize_money=$125,000

| draw=32S / 16D

| location=London, England

| venue=Wembley Arena

| champs={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors{{cite web|title=1976 Wembley – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1976/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champd={{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner / {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith{{cite web|title=1976 Wembley – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1976/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| main_name=Wembley Championships

}}

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{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook|year=1977|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090117|pages=103–105|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}{{cite news|title=Wembley Tennis – Ailing Connor defeats Tanner|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=irlHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gv8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3585%2C3320475|work=The Morning Record|agency=AP|date=22 November 1976|page=15}}

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors defeated {{flagicon|USA}} 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=

{{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner / {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith defeated {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak / {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–3

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