Wimbledon Championships 1978

◄ Wimbledon Championships 1978 ►
Date:	June 26th - July 8th 1978
Edition:	92nd  Wimbledon Championships
Place:	London
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Bjorn Borg
Ladies singles :	Virginia Wade
Men's double :	Ross Case Geoff Masters
Ladies doubles :	Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell
Mixed :	Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt
winner
Men's singles :	Bjorn Borg
Ladies singles :	Martina Navrátilová
Men's double :	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Ladies doubles :	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
Mixed :	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
Grand Slams 1978
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The 92nd Wimbledon Championships took place from June 26th to July 8th, 1978 in London , Great Britain . The host was the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Bjorn Borg victory 02.  Jimmy Connors final 03.  Vitas gerulaitis Semifinals 04th  Guillermo Vilas 3rd round 05.  Brian Gottfried Quarter finals 06th  Roscoe Tanner Round of 16 07th  Raúl Ramírez Quarter finals 08th.  Sandy Mayer Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Ilie Năstase Quarter finals 10.  Dick Stockton 1 round 11.  John McEnroe 1 round 12.  Christopher Mottram 2nd round 13.  Wojciech Fibak Round of 16 14th  John Alexander Round of 16 15th  Arthur Ashe 1 round 16.  John Newcombe Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert final 02.  Martina Navrátilová victory 03.  Evonne Cawley Semifinals 04th  Virginia Wade Semifinals 05.  Billie Jean King Quarter finals 06th  Betty Stöve Round of 16 07th  Wendy Turnbull Round of 16 08th.  Dianne Fromholtz Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Tracy Austin Round of 16 10.  Kerry Reid Round of 16 11.  Marise Kruger Quarter finals 12.  Mima Jaušovec Quarter finals 13.  Virginia Ruzici Quarter finals 14th  Sue Barker Round of 16 15th  Regina Maršíková Round of 16 16.  Marita Redondo 3rd round

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan   victory 02.  Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker   Semifinals 03.  Bob Lutz Stan Smith   2nd round 04th  John Alexander Phil Dent   Semifinals 05.  Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer   Quarter finals 06th  Ross Case Geoff Masters   2nd round 07th  Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez   Quarter finals 08th.  Ray Ruffel's Allan Stone   1 round

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Marty Riessen Dick Stockton   Round of 16 10.     retreat 11.  Syd Ball Kim Warwick   Round of 16 12.  Colin Dowdeswell Chris Tile   Quarter finals 13.  Ray Moore Roscoe Tanner   1 round 14th  Gene Mayer Hank Pfister   Round of 16 15th  Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol   1 round 16.  John Newcombe Tony Roche   Round of 16

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová   Quarter finals 02.  Evonne Cawley Betty Stöve   Round of 16 03.  Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade   Semifinals 04th  Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull   victory

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell   Quarter finals 06th  Sue Barker Mona Schallau   Semifinals 07th  Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici   final 08th.  Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger   Quarter finals

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Frew McMillan Betty Stöve   victory 02.  Ray Ruffel's Billie Jean King   final 03.  Geoff Masters Virginia Wade   Round of 16 04th  Tony Roche Françoise Dürr   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Marty Riessen Wendy Turnbull   Round of 16 06th  Ross Case Mona Guerrant   2nd round 07th  Grover Reid Kerry Reid   2nd round 08th.  Fred McNair Lesley Hunt   Round of 16

Web links

• Official website - Roll of Honor (English)
• Archives of the ATP World Tour (Men) Grand Slams 1978 (English)
• Archive of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (Women & Mixed) tournaments 1978 (English)
• ITF Archives (Men & Mixed )
• ITF Archives (Women )
• Grand Slam History Reference Book (English)