1978 Wimbledon Championships

Prize money

The total prize money for 1978 championships was £279,023. The winner of the men's title earned £19,000 while the women's singles champion earned £17,100.

• per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

SWE Björn Borg defeated USA Jimmy Connors, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Chris Evert, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 :It was Navratilova's 1st Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

RSA Bob Hewitt / RSA Frew McMillan defeated USA John McEnroe / USA Peter Fleming, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

AUS Kerry Reid / AUS Wendy Turnbull defeated YUG Mima Jaušovec / ROM Virginia Ruzici, 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

RSA Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve defeated AUS Ray Ruffels / USA Billie Jean King, 6–2, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

TCH Ivan Lendl defeated USA Jeff Turpin, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' singles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

USA Tracy Austin defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

1. SWE Björn Borg (champion)
2. USA Jimmy Connors (final, lost to Björn Borg)
3. USA Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
4. ARG Guillermo Vilas (third round, lost to Tom Okker)
5. USA Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals, lost to Vitas Gerulaitis)
6. USA Roscoe Tanner (fourth round, lost to Ilie Năstase)
7. MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
8. USA Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
9. ROM Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, lost to Tom Okker)
10. USA Dick Stockton (first round, lost to John Marks)
11. USA John McEnroe (first round, lost to Erik van Dillen)
12. GBR Buster Mottram (second round, lost to Frew McMillan)
13. POL Wojciech Fibak (fourth round, lost to Sandy Mayer)
14. AUS John Alexander (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors)
15. USA Arthur Ashe (first round, lost to Steve Docherty)
16. AUS John Newcombe (fourth round, lost to Raúl Ramírez)

Women's singles

1. USA Chris Evert (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
2. USA Martina Navratilova (champion)
3. AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
4. GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert)
5. USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert)
6. NED Betty Stöve (fourth round, lost to Virginia Ruzici)
7. AUS Wendy Turnbull (fourth round, lost to Mima Jaušovec)
8. AUS Dianne Fromholtz (fourth round, lost to Marise Kruger)
9. USA Tracy Austin (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
10. AUS Kerry Reid (fourth round, lost to Chris Evert)
11. RSA Marise Kruger (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
12. YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals, lost to Virginia Wade)
13. ROM Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
14. GBR Sue Barker (fourth round, lost to Billie Jean King)
15. TCH Regina Maršíková (fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
16. USA Marita Redondo (third round, lost to Ruta Gerulaitis)

References

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