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
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/wembley/gbr/1976/m-gp-gbr-04a-1976/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Wembley Championships tournaments}}
{{1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
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