1978 Wimbledon Championships

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1978 Wimbledon Championships
Date:   26 June – July 8[1]
Edition:   92nd
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface:   Grass
Location:   Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[2]
Women's Singles
United States Martina Navratilova[3]
Men's Doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan[4]
Women's Doubles
Australia Kerry Melville Reid / Australia Wendy Turnbull[5]
Mixed Doubles
Netherlands Betty Stöve / South Africa Frew McMillan[6]
Boys' Singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[7]
Girls' Singles
United States Tracy Austin[8]
Wimbledon Championships
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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.[1] It was the 92nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Sweden Björn Borg def. United States Jimmy Connors, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[2]

Women's singles

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

United States Martina Navrátilová def. United States Chris Evert, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5.[3]

It was Navratilova's 1st Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan def. United States John McEnroe / United States Peter Fleming, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2.[4]

Women's doubles

Australia Kerry Melville Reid / Australia Wendy Turnbull def. Mima Jausovec / Virginia Ruzici, 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3.[5]

Mixed doubles

South Africa Frew McMillan / Netherlands Betty Stöve def. Australia Ray Ruffels / United States Billie Jean King, 6–1, 14–12.[6]

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated United States Jeff Turpin, 6–3, 6–4.[7]

Girls' Singles

United States Tracy Austin defeated Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004476 "Wimbledon 1978 – Info". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Borg Romps Past Connors.". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wimbledon, London, England). 8 July 1978. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Martina Navratilova Fulfills Her Highest Ambition.". St. Joseph News-Press (Wimbledon, London, England). 8 July 1978. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Men's Doubles Finals 1884–2008". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2008". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2008". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Wimbledon – Boys' Singles". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Wimbledon – Girls' Singles". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 

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