1976 Benson & Hedges Championships
Encyclopedia
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
. The tournament was held from November 15 through November 19, 1976.
Jimmy Connors
defeated Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Roscoe Tanner
/ Stan Smith
defeated
Wojtek Fibak / Brian Gottfried
7–6, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
in London
London
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in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
that was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. The tournament was held from November 15 through November 19, 1976.
Men's Singles
Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
defeated
Roscoe TannerRoscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No...
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Men's Doubles
Roscoe TannerRoscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No...
/
Stan SmithStan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
defeated
Wojtek Fibak / Brian GottfriedBrian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....
7–6, 6–3