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{{TennisEventInfoInfobox tennis tournament year|1978|Wimbledon Championships|
| date = 26 June – 8 July
| date=26 June – July 8<ref name="info">{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004476|title=Wimbledon 1978 – Info|publisher=ITFTennis.com|accessdate=17 January 2011}}</ref>
| edition = 92nd
| category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (ITF)▼
| location=Church Road<br>[[SW19]], [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]],<br>London, United Kingdom▼
| draw = 128S/64D/52XD
| surface=[[Grass court|Grass]]▼
| prize_money = £279,023
▲| category=[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (ITF)
▲| surface = [[Grass court|Grass]]
| champms={{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]<ref name="menss">{{Cite news|url=http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=-lwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6640,3622162|title=Borg Romps Past Connors.|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=8 July 1978|location=[[Wimbledon, London]], England}}</ref>
▲| location = Church Road<br>[[SW19]], [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]],<br>London, United Kingdom
| champws={{Flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]<ref name="womenss">{{Cite news|url=http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=q0pkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fXQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1565,1679012|title=Martina Navratilova Fulfills Her Highest Ambition.|newspaper=[[St. Joseph News-Press]]|date=8 July 1978|location=[[Wimbledon, London]], England}}</ref>▼
| venue = [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]]
| champmd={{Flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]] / {{Flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]]<ref name="mensd">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/mendoublesroll.html|title=Men's Doubles Finals 1884–2008|publisher=wimbledon.org}}</ref>
| champms = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]
| champwd={{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Melville Reid]] / {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]]<ref name="womensd">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/ladiesdoublesroll.html|title=Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2008|publisher=wimbledon.org}}</ref>
| champws = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]
| champxd={{Flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] / {{Flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]]<ref name="mixed">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/mixeddoublesroll.html|title=Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2008|publisher=wimbledon.org}}</ref>
| champmd = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]]
| champbs={{Flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]]<ref name="boys">{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/history/grandslams/WIBS.asp|title=Wimbledon – Boys' Singles|publisher=ITFTennis.com}}</ref>
| champwd = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Melville|Kerry Reid]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]]
| champgs={{Flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Austin]]<ref name="girls">{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/history/grandslams/WIGS.asp|title=Wimbledon – Girls' Singles|publisher=ITFTennis.com}}</ref>
| champxd = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| champbs = {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]]
| champgs = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Austin]]
}}
 
The '''1978 Wimbledon Championships''' was a [[tennis]] tournament that took place on the outdoor [[Tennis court#Grass courts|outdoor grass courtscourt]]s at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] in [[Wimbledon, London]], United Kingdom.<ref name=collins>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=barrett>{{cite book|last=Barrett|first=John|title=Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships|year=2001|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=0007117078}}</ref> The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July.<ref name="info"/> It was the 92nd staging of the [[Wimbledon Championships]], and the thirdsecond [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of 1978.
 
==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.<ref name=little2013>{{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=Wimbledon Compendium 2013|year=2013|publisher=All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club|location=London|isbn=978-1899039401|pagepages=327–334|author=|edition=23}}</ref><ref name="Prizemoney">{{cite web|title=About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
 
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9efefef;"|'''Event'''
| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W'''
| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F
| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF
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| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 128
|-
| style="background:#dfe2e9efefef;"|'''Men's Singlessingles'''
|£19,000
|£9,600
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|£200
|-
| style="background:#dfe2e9efefef;"|'''Women's Singlessingles'''
|£17,100
|£8,400
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|£188
|-
| style="background:#dfe2e9efefef;"|'''Men's Doublesdoubles *'''
|£7,500
|£3,600
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|{{n/a}}
|-
| style="background:#dfe2e9efefef;"|'''Women's Doublesdoubles *'''
|£6,500
|£3,120
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|{{n/a}}
|-
| style="background:#dfe2e9efefef;"|'''Mixed Doublesdoubles *'''
|£4,000
|£2,000
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==Champions==
 
===Men's singlesSeniors===
{{Main|1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles}}▼
{{Flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Borg]]''' defeated {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]], 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.<ref name="menss"/>
 
===Women=Men's singles====
{{Mainmain|1978 Wimbledon Championships – WomenMen's Singlessingles}}
{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Borg]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]], 6–2, 6–2, 6–3<ref name="menss">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-lwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6640,3622162|title=Borg Romps Past Connors.|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=8 July 1978|location=[[Wimbledon, London]], England}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Martina Navratilova]]''' defeated {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]], 2–6, 6–4, 7–5.<ref name="womenss"/>
 
====Women's singles====
▲{{Mainmain|1978 Wimbledon Championships – MenWomen's Singlessingles}}
▲| champws={{Flagiconflagicon|USA}} '''[[Martina Navratilova]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]], 2–6, 6–4, 7–5<ref name="womenss">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=httphttps://news.google.co.ukcom/newspapers?id=q0pkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fXQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1565,1679012|title=Martina Navratilova Fulfills Her Highest Ambition.|newspaper=[[St. Joseph News-Press]]|date=8 July 1978|location=[[Wimbledon, London]], England}}</ref>
:<small>It was Navratilova's 1st Grand Slam singles title.</small>
 
====Men's doubles====
{{Mainmain|1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doublesdoubles}}
{{Flagiconflagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Bob Hewitt]]''' / {{Flagiconflagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Frew McMillan]]''' defeated {{Flagiconflagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] / {{Flagiconflagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]], 6–1, 6–4, 6–2.<ref name="mensd">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
 
====Women's doubles====
{{Mainmain|1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doublesdoubles}}
{{Flagiconflagicon|AUS}} '''[[Kerry Melville|Kerry Reid]]''' / {{Flagiconflagicon|AUS}} '''[[Wendy Turnbull]]''' defeated {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Mima JausovecJaušovec]] / {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Virginia Ruzici]], 4–6, 9–8<sup>(12–10)</sup>, 6–3.<ref name="womensd">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
 
====Mixed doubles====
{{Mainmain|1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doublesdoubles}}
{{Flagiconflagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Frew McMillan]]''' / {{Flagiconflagicon|NED}} '''[[Betty Stöve]]''' defeated {{Flagiconflagicon|AUS}} [[Ray Ruffels]] / {{Flagiconflagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]], 6–16–2, 14–12.6–2<ref name="mixedmixedd">{{cite web|title=Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
 
===Juniors===
 
====Boys' Singlessingles====
{{Main|1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singlessingles}}
{{Flagiconflagicon|TCH}} '''[[Ivan Lendl]]''' defeated {{Flagiconflagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Turpin]], 6–3, 6–4.<ref name="boysboyss">{{cite web|title=Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
 
====Girls' Singlessingles====
{{Main|1978 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singlessingles}}
{{Flagiconflagicon|USA}} '''[[Tracy Austin]]''' defeated {{Flagiconflagicon|TCH}} [[Hana Mandlíková]], 6–0, 3–6, 6–4.<ref name="girlsgirlss">{{cite web|title=Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
 
==Singles seeds==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
 
===Men's singles===
# {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Borg]] (champion)'''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] ''(final, lost to [[Björn Borg]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Jimmy Connors]])''
# {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] ''(third round, lost to [[Tom Okker]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Vitas Gerulaitis]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Ilie Năstase]])''
# {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Jimmy Connors]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandy Mayer]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Björn Borg]])''
# {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Tom Okker]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] ''(first round, lost to [[John Marks (tennis)|John Marks]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] ''(first round, lost to [[Erik van Dillen]])''
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Buster Mottram]] ''(second round, lost to [[Frew McMillan]])''
# {{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Sandy Mayer]])''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (Australian politician)|John Alexander]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Jimmy Connors]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] ''(first round, lost to [[Steve Docherty]])''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Raúl Ramírez]])''
{{Col-2}}
 
===Women's singles===
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] ''(final, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Martina Navratilova]] (champion)'''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])''
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Chris Evert]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Chris Evert]])''
# {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Virginia Ruzici]])''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Mima Jaušovec]])''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dianne Fromholtz]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Marise Kruger]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Austin]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Melville|Kerry Reid]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Chris Evert]])''
# {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Marise Kruger]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Martina Navratilova]])''
# {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Mima Jaušovec]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Virginia Wade]])''
# {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Virginia Ruzici]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]])''
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sue Barker]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Billie Jean King]])''
# {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Regina Maršíková]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]])''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marita Redondo]] ''(third round, lost to [[Ruta Gerulaitis]])''
{{Col-end}}
 
==References==
{{Reflistreflist}}
 
==External links==
* [http://www.wimbledon.orgcom/index.html Official Wimbledon Championships website]
 
 
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