1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

1978 Wimbledon Championships
Champion		Martina Navratilova
Runner-up		Chris Evert
Final score		2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		seniors
WC Doubles		men		women

Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Chris Evert.

Martina Navratilova won her first Grand Slam, of 18 and a record nine Wimbledon titles, by defeating her rival Evert in the final.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Top Half 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 2.4 Bottom Half 2.4.1 Section 5 2.4.2 Section 6 2.4.3 Section 7 2.4.4 Section 8 3 External links 4 References

Seeds

Chris Evert (Final) Martina Navratilova (Champion) Evonne Cawley (Semifinals) Virginia Wade (Semifinals) Billie Jean King (Quarterfinals) Betty Stöve (Fourth Round) Wendy Turnbull (Fourth Round) Dianne Fromholtz (Fourth Round)

Tracy Austin (Fourth Round) Kerry Melville (Fourth Round) Marise Kruger (Quarterfinals) Mima Jaušovec (Quarterfinals) Virginia Ruzici (Quarterfinals) Sue Barker (Fourth Round) Regina Maršíková (Fourth Round) Marita Redondo (Third Round)

As originally published Miss Rosemary Casals (USA) was seeded 14th and Miss Sue Barker (GB) was seeded 16th. The withdrawal of Miss Casals before the draw was made allowed for a redrafting of the seeding list.^[1]

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Chris Evert	6	3	6
	5	Billie Jean King	3	6	2
								1	Chris Evert	8	6
								4	Virginia Wade	6	2
	4	Virginia Wade	6	6
	12	Mima Jaušovec	0	4
															1	Chris Evert	6	4	5
															2	Martina Navratilova	2	6	7
	13	Virginia Ruzici	5	3
	3	Evonne Cawley	7	6
								3	Evonne Cawley	6	4	4
								2	Martina Navratilova	2	6	6
	11	Marise Kruger	2	4
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	C Evert	6	6
	F Thibault	4	2					H Anliot	1	0
	H Anliot	6	6											1	C Evert	6	4	6
															L Du Pont	1	6	0
								L Du Pont	6	6
	S McInerney	7	4					J Chaloner	2	0
	J Chaloner	9	6																		1	C Evert	6	6
	G Coles	3	4																		10	K Melville	3	4
	H Sparre	6	6					H Sparre	4	6	6
								I Riedel	6	2	1
															H Sparre	0	4
														10	K Melville	6	6
								M Simionescu	1	0
	L Antonoplis	2	4				10	K Melville	6	6
10	K Melville	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
14	S Barker	6	6
	A Kiyomura	4	1				14	S Barker	6	6
								T Harford	1	3
														14	S Barker	2	8	7
															P Shriver	6	6	5
								R Harris	0	0
	M Wikstedt	3	3					P Shriver	6	6
	P Shriver	6	6																		14	S Barker	2	2
	L Mottram	1	4																		5	BJ King	6	6
	R Tomanová	6	6					R Tomanová	5	6	6
								D Evers	7	3	2
															R Tomanová	6	3	3
														5	BJ King	4	6	6
								M Pinterova	3	2
	M Gurdal	0	2				5	BJ King	6	6
5	BJ King	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	V Wade	6	6
	E Ekblom	1	2				4	V Wade	6	6
								L Bowrey	1	4
														4	V Wade	6	4	7
	Y Vermaak	6	6												Y Vermaak	4	6	5
	D Ganz	1	4					Y Vermaak	6	4	6
								B Potter	0	6	2
																					4	V Wade	7	6
	R Gerulaitis	6	6																			R Gerulaitis	5	4
	S Tolleson	4	2					R Gerulaitis	6	6
								H Ludloff	0	0
															R Gerulaitis	6	6
														16	M Redondo	0	2
								S Walsh	2	2
	J Fayter	1	5				16	M Redondo	6	6
16	M Redondo	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
12	M Jaušovec	6	6
	F Mihai	3	1				12	M Jaušovec	9	7	6
								J Russell	8	9	4
														12	M Jaušovec	2	6	6
															M Tyler	6	2	3
								M Tyler	6	6
	W Barlow	1	3					H Cawley	3	4
	H Cawley	6	6																		12	M Jaušovec	8	4	6
																					7	W Turnbull	6	6	3
								C Meyer	9	6
	C Reynolds	1	5					H Strachonová	8	1
	H Strachonová	6	7												C Meyer	2	6
	P Peled	2	4											7	W Turnbull	6	8
	S Mappin	6	6					S Mappin	9	3	4
							7	W Turnbull	8	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							6	B Stöve	6	6
	A Hobbs	1	2					S Margolin	1	3
	S Margolin	6	6											6	B Stöve	6	6
	F Bonicelli	1	0												F Durr	3	2
	F Durr	6	6					F Durr	6	6
								L Charles	2	2
																					6	B Stöve	7	4	3
																					13	V Ruzici	5	6	6
								M Blackwood	5	2
	K Harter	8	0					B Cuypers	7	6
	B Cuypers	9	6												B Cuypers	6	4
														13	V Ruzici	8	6
								R Giscafre	3	5
	W Shaw	1	2				13	V Ruzici	6	7
13	V Ruzici	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	R Maršíková	6	7
	V Ziegenfuss	0	5				15	R Maršíková	9	4	6
								L Hunt	8	6	3
														15	R Maršíková	4	6	13
	K May	6	8												K May	6	2	11
	P Teeguarden	1	6					K May	6	6
								C Stoll	2	3
																					15	R Maršíková	2	1
																					3	E Cawley	6	6
								S Hanika	3	8
	J Newberry	7	6					J Newberry	6	9
	J Stratton	5	4												J Newberry	4	3
	L Forood	6	6											3	E Cawley	6	6
	B Simon-Glinel	0	1					L Forood	0	2
							3	E Cawley	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
8	D Fromholtz	8	6
	K Ebbinghaus	6	3				8	D Fromholtz	6	6
								M Schallau	3	2
														8	D Fromholtz	3	6	7
															T Holladay	6	2	5
								B Bruning	6	5	4
	T Holladay	6	7					T Holladay	3	7	6
	K Latham	4	5																		8	D Fromholtz	6	4	3
																					11	M Kruger	4	6	6
								C Doerner	3	1
	I Kloss	6	6					I Kloss	6	6
	C O'Neil	1	1												I Kloss	4	4
	J Durie	1	7											11	M Kruger	6	6
	P Smith	6	9					P Smith	4	4
							11	M Kruger	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
9	T Austin	6	6	6
	D Desfor	1	8	4			9	T Austin	6	6
								B Nagelsen	2	1
														9	T Austin	6	6
	J Duvall	5	7	6											B Hallquist	3	3
	S Collins	7	5	1				J Duvall	6	5	3
								B Hallquist	2	7	6
																					9	T Austin	2	3
	B Jordan	6	9																		2	M Navratilova	6	6
	M Louie	2	8					B Jordan	6	6
								V Gonzalez	2	0
															B Jordan	6	1	4
														2	M Navratilova	3	6	6
								P Whytcross	5	1
	J Anthony	1	3				2	M Navratilova	7	6
2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

• 1978 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

References

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