Wimbledon Championships 1978 / women's doubles

Wimbledon Championships 1978
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships women's doubles
1977 ◄ 1978 ► 1979
Grand Slams 1978 women's doubles
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This article describes the women's doubles at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships . The defending champions were Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell .

The final was played by Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull against Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici , which Reid and Turnbull won in three sets.

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

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová

3

6th

4th

6th

Sue Barker Mona Schallau

6th

4th

6th

6th

Sue Barker Mona Schallau

3

2

4th

Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull

6th

6th

4th

Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull

1

7th

6th

8th

Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger

6th

5

4th

4th

Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull

4th

9

6th

7th

Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici

6th

8th

3

5

Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell

5

3

3

Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade

7th

6th

3

Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade

4th

4th

7th

Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici

6th

6th

7th

Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici

6th

5

6th

Glynis Coles Linda Mottram

4th

7th

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

BJ King M. Navrátilová

3

6th

6th

C. O'Neil P. Whytcross

1

4th

L. Forood R. Giscafré

6th

4th

3

L. Forood R. Giscafré

6th

6th

1

BJ King M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis D. Evers

1

4th

L. Antonoplis D. Evers

6th

6th

N. Gregory M. Pinterova

3

2

R. Maršíková E. Vessies

4th

3

R. Maršíková E. Vessies

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

T. Holladay P. Smith

6th

6th

B. Hallquist S. McInerney

2

2

T. Holladay P. Smith

5

2

P. Bostrom K. Ruddell

7th

6th

P. Bostrom K. Ruddell

2

3

K. Harter, C. Stoll

3

6th

6th

6th

S. Barker M. Schallau

6th

6th

E. Ekblom I. Lofdahl

6th

2

3

K. Harter, C. Stoll

3

3

6th

S. Barker M. Schallau

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

K. Reid W. Turnbull

6th

6th

H. Anliot N. Bohm

6th

4th

4th

D. Desfor G. Galt

0

1

D. Desfor G. Galt

1

6th

6th

4th

K. Reid W. Turnbull

7th

7th

6th

A. Kiyomura S. Mappin

9

5

2

S. Saliba, M. Sawyer

0

1

V. Gonzalez I. Madruga

6th

6th

A. Kiyomura S. Mappin

6th

6th

A. Kiyomura S. Mappin

8th

8th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

J. Dalton W. Gilchrist-Paish

6th

6th

S. Hanika I. Riedel

3

2

J. Dalton W. Gilchrist-Paish

2

6th

7th

B. Cuypers V. Ziegenfuss

6th

3

5

J. Dalton W. Gilchrist-Paish

2

2

8th

I. Kloss M. Kruger

6th

6th

J. Nachand N. Yeargin

0

2

L. duPont K. May

4th

4th

8th

I. Kloss M. Kruger

6th

6th

8th

I. Kloss M. Kruger

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

H. Cawley J. Russell

6th

6th

C. Meyer R. Tomanová

6th

6th

C. Meyer R. Tomanová

3

3

B. Jordan K. Latham

3

4th

5

H. Cawley J. Russell

6th

4th

6th

C. Reynolds H. Sparre

0

6th

2

J. Stratton M. Wikstedt

6th

3

5

C. Reynolds H. Sparre

6th

2

6th

C. Reynolds H. Sparre

3

6th

7th

M. Blackwood P. Teeguarden

3

6th

4th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

L. Bowrey G. Lovera Benedetti

2

6th

5

S. Acker J. Anthony

6th

4th

7th

S. Acker J. Anthony

6th

6th

T. Harford S. Tolleson

2

3

S. Acker J. Anthony

4th

1

D. Fromholtz, M. Redondo

2

4th

3

F. Dürr V. Wade

6th

6th

F. Mihai B. Nagelsen

6th

6th

F. Mihai B. Nagelsen

1

1

3

F. Dürr V. Wade

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

8th

6th

M. Tyler Y. Vermaak

6th

4th

7th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

6th

6th

G. Collect C.-A. Thomas

4th

4th

7th

M. Jaušovec V. Ruzici

7th

7th

6th

L. Charles W. Shaw

5

9

3

L. Harrison N. Weigel

2

3

L. Charles W. Shaw

3

6th

6th

L. Charles W. Shaw

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková H. Strachoňová

6th

2

2

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

G. Coles L. Mottram

6th

7th

B. Bruning S. Walsh

4th

5

G. Coles L. Mottram

8th

7th

L. Hunt B. Potter

6th

5

G. Coles L. Mottram

w.

O.

2

E. Cawley B. Stove

C. Doerner R. Gerulaitis

2

0

J. Newberry P. Shriver

8th

1

2

E. Cawley B. Stove

6th

6th

2

E. Cawley B. Stove

9

6th

Web links

• Wimbledon Championships 1978 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Wimbledon Championships 1978 (English) on the ITF website