1978 Wimbledon Championships


The 1978 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England [Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club] in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July. It was the 92nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second 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.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£19,000£9,600£4,800£2,400£1,440£720£350£200
Women's singles£17,100£8,400£4,200£1,920£1,100£552£324£188
Men's doubles *£7,500£3,600£2,000£1,000£500£160£75
Women's doubles *£6,500£3,120£1,600£800£350£110£50
Mixed doubles *£4,000£2,000£840£480£240£0£0

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull defeated Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici, 4–6, 9–8, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve defeated Ray Ruffels / Billie Jean King, 6–2, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

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

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Björn Borg
  2. Jimmy Connors '
  3. Vitas Gerulaitis '
  4. Guillermo Vilas '
  5. Brian Gottfried '
  6. Roscoe Tanner '
  7. Raúl Ramírez '
  8. Sandy Mayer '
  9. Ilie Năstase '
  10. Dick Stockton '
  11. John McEnroe '
  12. Buster Mottram '
  13. Wojciech Fibak '
  14. John Alexander '
  15. Arthur Ashe '
  16. John Newcombe ''''

Women's singles

  1. Chris Evert '
  2. Martina Navratilova
  3. Evonne Goolagong Cawley '
  4. Virginia Wade '
  5. Billie Jean King '
  6. Betty Stöve '
  7. Wendy Turnbull '
  8. Dianne Fromholtz '
  9. Tracy Austin '
  10. Kerry Reid '
  11. Marise Kruger '
  12. Mima Jaušovec '
  13. Virginia Ruzici '
  14. Sue Barker '
  15. Regina Maršíková '
  16. Marita Redondo ''''