Wimbledon Championships 1978 / men's singles

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 Men's Singles
1977 ◄ 1978 ► 1979
Grand Slams 1978 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships

Defending champion was Björn Borg .

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

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

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Bjorn Borg

7th

6th

6th

8th

Sandy Mayer

5

4th

3

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

Tom Okker

4th

4th

4th

Tom Okker

7th

6th

2

6th

9

Ilie Năstase

5

1

6th

3

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

2

Jimmy Connors

2

2

3

5

Brian Gottfried

5

6th

7th

2

3

Vitas gerulaitis

7th

4th

9

6th

3

Vitas gerulaitis

7th

2

1

2

Jimmy Connors

9

6th

6th

7th

Raúl Ramírez

4th

4th

2

2

Jimmy Connors

6th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

B. Borg

8th

6th

1

6th

6th

V. Amaya

9

1

6th

3

3

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

C. Roger-Vasselin

6th

3

7th

3

P. McNamara

2

2

4th

P. McNamara

8th

6th

5

6th

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

6th

J. Fillol

6th

6th

2

J. Fillol

4th

2

8th

4th

J. Kodeš

2

1

0

r

J. Fillol

6th

6th

6th

R. Drysdale

2

2

6th

6th

6th

R. Drysdale

3

3

2

J. Hřebec

6th

6th

4th

3

2

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

8th

O. Bengtson

6th

6th

7th

G. Masters

2

4th

6th

WC

F. Stolle

4th

4th

5

O. Bengtson

0

8th

8th

4th

B. Scanlon

5

8th

3

2

G. Masters

6th

6th

9

6th

G. Masters

7th

6th

6th

6th

G. Masters

6th

7th

6th

F. McMillan

6th

6th

6th

F. McMillan

3

5

1

R. Fagel

1

1

2

F. McMillan

9

6th

6th

LL

D. Palm

5

2

2

12

C. Mottram

8th

4th

3

12

C. Mottram

7th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

13

W. Fibak

6th

7th

7th

J. Luis Clerc

3

5

5

13

W. Fibak

8th

4th

6th

6th

Q

J. Kriek

6th

7th

6th

Q

J. Kriek

6th

6th

2

4th

T. Wilkison

4th

5

3

13

W. Fibak

6th

4th

7th

9

WC

J. Paish

3

4th

2

T. Moor

1

6th

5

7th

R. Ruffels

6th

6th

6th

R. Ruffels

5

5

8th

M. Lara

2

4th

8th

T. Moor

7th

7th

9

T. Moor

6th

6th

9

13

W. Fibak

4th

2

8th

6th

5

V. Winitsky

6th

6th

4th

6th

8th

S. Mayer

6th

6th

6th

1

7th

LL

B. Manson

1

3

6th

3

V. Winitsky

3

2

6th

7th

M. Fishbach

1

2

2

M. Riessen

6th

6th

4th

9

M. Riessen

6th

6th

6th

M. Riessen

6th

5

3

Q

M. Edmondson

3

2

6th

6th

6th

8th

S. Mayer

8th

7th

6th

R. Moore

6th

6th

4th

2

4th

Q

M. Edmondson

4th

2

6th

2

T. Šmíd

5

4th

3

8th

S. Mayer

6th

6th

4th

6th

8th

S. Mayer

7th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

S. Smith

4th

3

3

4th

G. Vilas

6th

2

6th

6th

WC

J. Feaver

6th

6th

6th

WC

J. Feaver

3

6th

4th

3

Q

J. Bailey

4th

4th

4th

4th

G. Vilas

3

4th

2

O. Parun

8th

3

3

2

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

6th

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

Y. Noah

8th

3

6th

6th

10

Y. Noah

2

3

2

R. Ycaza

9

6th

2

1

8th

T. Okker

6th

9

6th

A. Zugarelli

7th

4th

2

9

6th

T. Leonard

1

8th

1

Q

C. tile

5

6th

6th

8th

1

A. Zugarelli

2

4th

8th

P. McNamee

3

4th

3

T. Leonard

6th

6th

9

T. Leonard

6th

6th

6th

T. Leonard

6th

4th

8th

6th

S. Krulevitz

3

3

5

B. Fairlie

2

6th

6th

3

B. Fairlie

6th

6th

7th

B. Fairlie

6th

6th

6th

S. Docherty

8th

9

6th

5

7th

S. Docherty

3

4th

3

15th

A. Ashe

9

8th

3

7th

5

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

5

6th

J. Yuill

2

2

7th

3

9

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

9

LL

S. Birner

3

6th

4th

6th

G. Ocleppo

3

4th

7th

G. Ocleppo

6th

4th

6th

8th

9

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

1

6th

V. Zedník

7th

6th

3

3

T. Gullikson

4th

3

6th

3

LL

M. Machette

9

4th

6th

6th

LL

M. Machette

4th

4th

2

Q

B. Carmichael

3

4th

6th

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

8th

9

I. Nastasis

2

6th

6th

6th

J. Granát

8th

8th

4th

6th

R. Tanner

6th

4th

2

3

P. Fleming

9

9

6th

P. Fleming

8th

8th

6th

6th

3

C. Letcher

3

5

4th

Q

F. McNair

9

6th

4th

8th

6th

Q

F. McNair

6th

7th

6th

Q

F. McNair

4th

2

2

B. Giltinan

6th

6th

9

6th

R. Tanner

6th

6th

6th

WC

D. Lloyd

2

1

8th

B. Giltinan

2

2

4th

I. El Shafei

9

6th

2

7th

2

6th

R. Tanner

6th

6th

6th

6th

R. Tanner

8th

1

6th

9

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

8th

6th

J. Lloyd

1

8th

6th

4th

5

B. Gottfried

6th

7th

6th

B. Teacher

6th

6th

3

6th

B. Teacher

2

5

3

B. Lutz

4th

4th

6th

1

5

B. Gottfried

6th

9

6th

6th

T. Rocavert

1

4th

4th

A. Stone

8th

7th

2

1

A. Stone

6th

6th

6th

A. Stone

6th

2

6th

6th

10

Q

M. Farrell

1

7th

1

4th

B. Mitton

1

6th

8th

1

8th

B. Mitton

6th

5

6th

6th

5

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Simbera

7th

8th

3

6th

T. Gullikson

2

4th

2

WC

A. Jarrett

5

6th

6th

3

Q

J. Simbera

2

3

4th

A. Pattison

4th

6th

1

0

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

T. Gullikson

6th

3

6th

6th

T. Gullikson

6th

9

7th

B. Martin

5

6th

6th

6th

B. Martin

3

7th

5

J. Borowiak

7th

4th

4th

4th

B. Martin

5

7th

6th

6th

7th

Q

E. van Dillen

7th

1

8th

6th

6th

Q

E. van Dillen

7th

5

8th

4th

5

11

J. McEnroe

5

6th

9

4th

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

D. Stockton

2

8th

5

Q

J. Marks

6th

9

7th

Q

J. Marks

3

2

3

N. Saviano

6th

6th

3

6th

N. Saviano

6th

6th

6th

WC

C. Bradnam

4th

2

6th

1

N. Saviano

7th

9

2

2

H. Pfister

6th

6th

6th

H. Pfister

9

8th

6th

6th

Q

Á. Fillol

1

1

2

H. Pfister

6th

6th

9

LL

D. Carter

8th

6th

9

LL

D. Carter

3

4th

8th

R. Lewis

6th

4th

8th

H. Pfister

3

6th

2

3

Q

M. Wayman

4th

8th

3

3

V. Gerulaitis

6th

3

6th

6th

S. Stewart

6th

9

6th

S. Stewart

6th

9

9

R. Fisher

6th

6th

6th

R. Fisher

4th

7th

7th

J.-F. Caujolle

3

3

1

S. Stewart

8th

0

2

Q

J. Royappa

2

6th

6th

6th

3

V. Gerulaitis

9

6th

6th

G. Halder

6th

3

2

2

Q

J. Royappa

3

5

2

H. Günthardt

2

2

6th

1

3

V. Gerulaitis

6th

7th

6th

3

V. Gerulaitis

6th

6th

4th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

R. Ramírez

9

9

6th

C. Dibley

7th

8th

3

7th

R. Ramírez

6th

6th

6th

D. Crealy

2

4th

8th

Q

D. Schneider

1

0

2

Q

D. Schneider

6th

6th

9

7th

R. Ramírez

6th

7th

6th

I. Țiriac

6th

3

4th

4th

Q

R. Frawley

4th

5

3

Q

R. Frawley

3

6th

6th

6th

Q

R. Frawley

7th

6th

6th

6th

E. Deblicker

6th

8th

6th

3

6th

E. Deblicker

9

0

0

3

L. Sanders

2

9

3

6th

3

7th

R. Ramírez

6th

9

6th

P. Dent

6th

7th

4th

4th

7th

16

J. Newcombe

2

8th

3

T. Roche

4th

5

6th

6th

5

P. Dent

3

6th

6th

4th

7th

V. Amritraj

6th

6th

9

V. Amritraj

6th

3

3

6th

5

C. Kirmayr

1

3

8th

P. Dent

1

6th

4th

4th

R. Case

7th

4th

7th

6th

6th

16

J. Newcombe

6th

1

6th

6th

B. Prajoux

5

6th

9

1

4th

R. Case

4th

2

8th

Q

D. Collings

6th

5

5

3

16

J. Newcombe

6th

6th

9

16

J. Newcombe

4th

7th

7th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

14th

J. Alexander

7th

4th

9

8th

12

V. Pecci

5

6th

8th

9

10

14th

J. Alexander

5

6th

7th

6th

WC

J. Smith

3

0

4th

A. Amritraj

7th

3

5

2

A. Amritraj

6th

6th

6th

14th

J. Alexander

8th

G. Hardie

6th

7th

4th

3

2

WC

B. Hewitt

6th

r

WC

B. Hewitt

3

5

6th

6th

6th

WC

B. Hewitt

6th

4th

6th

6th

C. Dowdeswell

5

6th

6th

4th

6th

C. Dowdeswell

4th

6th

2

4th

R. Taylor

7th

3

4th

6th

2

14th

J. Alexander

2

2

4th

C. Lewis

6th

2

6th

5

3

2

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

T. Gorman

0

6th

4th

7th

6th

T. Gorman

4th

8th

8th

7th

M. Cox

6th

3

6th

6th

M. Cox

6th

6th

6th

5

J. James

4th

6th

4th

4th

T. Gorman

4th

6th

9

3

K. Warwick

7th

0

6th

2

6th

2

J. Connors

6th

8th

8th

6th

G. Mayer

5

6th

0

6th

4th

K. Warwick

3

5

6th

4th

R. Simpson

5

8th

1

2

J. Connors

6th

7th

2

6th

2

J. Connors

7th

9

6th

Web links

• Draw of the Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com (English)