1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

1978 Wimbledon Championships
Champion   United States Martina Navratilova
Runner-up   United States 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  
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1977 1979 > 

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.

Seeds

  1. United States Chris Evert (Final)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (Champion)
  3. Australia Evonne Cawley (Semifinals)
  4. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (Semifinals)
  5. United States Billie Jean King (Quarterfinals)
  6. Netherlands Betty StΓΆve (Fourth Round)
  7. Australia Wendy Turnbull (Fourth Round)
  8. Australia Dianne Fromholtz (Fourth Round)
  9. United States Tracy Austin (Fourth Round)
  10. Australia Kerry Melville (Fourth Round)
  11. South Africa Marise Kruger (Quarterfinals)
  12. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima JauΕ‘ovec (Quarterfinals)
  13. Romania Virginia Ruzici (Quarterfinals)
  14. United Kingdom Sue Barker (Fourth Round)
  15. Czechoslovakia Regina MarΕ‘Γ­kovΓ‘ (Fourth Round)
  16. United States 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

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  United States Chris Evert 6 3 6  
5  United States Billie Jean King 3 6 2  
  1  United States Chris Evert 8 6    
  4  United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6 2    
4  United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6 6  
  12  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima JauΕ‘ovec 0 4    
    1  United States Chris Evert 6 4 5
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 2 6 7
  13  Romania Virginia Ruzici 5 3    
3  Australia Evonne Cawley 7 6    
  3  Australia Evonne Cawley 6 4 4
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 2 6 6  
11  South Africa Marise Kruger 2 4  
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    1  United States C Evert 6 6    
 France F Thibault 4 2        Sweden H Anliot 1 0    
 Sweden H Anliot 6 6         1  United States C Evert 6 4 6  
       United States L Du Pont 1 6 0  
     United States L Du Pont 6 6  
 United States S McInerney 7 4        New Zealand J Chaloner 2 0    
 New Zealand J Chaloner 9 6         1  United States C Evert 6 6  
 United Kingdom G Coles 3 4         10  Australia K Melville 3 4  
 Denmark H Sparre 6 6        Denmark H Sparre 4 6 6  
     West Germany I Riedel 6 2 1  
       Denmark H Sparre 0 4  
      10  Australia K Melville 6 6    
     Romania M Simionescu 1 0  
 United States L Antonoplis 2 4       10  Australia K Melville 6 6    
10  Australia K Melville 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
14  United Kingdom S Barker 6 6    
 United States A Kiyomura 4 1       14  United Kingdom S Barker 6 6    
     South Africa T Harford 1 3    
      14  United Kingdom S Barker 2 8 7  
       United States P Shriver 6 6 5  
     United States R Harris 0 0  
 Sweden M Wikstedt 3 3        United States P Shriver 6 6    
 United States P Shriver 6 6         14  United Kingdom S Barker 2 2  
 United Kingdom L Mottram 1 4         5  United States BJ King 6 6  
 Czechoslovakia R TomanovΓ‘ 6 6        Czechoslovakia R TomanovΓ‘ 5 6 6  
     Australia D Evers 7 3 2  
       Czechoslovakia R TomanovΓ‘ 6 3 3
      5  United States BJ King 4 6 6  
     Hungary M Pinterova 3 2  
 Belgium M Gurdal 0 2       5  United States BJ King 6 6    
5  United States BJ King 6 6    

Section 3

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

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
12  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M JauΕ‘ovec 6 6    
 Romania F Mihai 3 1       12  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M JauΕ‘ovec 9 7 6  
     United States J Russell 8 9 4  
      12  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M JauΕ‘ovec 2 6 6  
       United Kingdom M Tyler 6 2 3  
     United Kingdom M Tyler 6 6  
 Canada W Barlow 1 3        Australia H Cawley 3 4    
 Australia H Cawley 6 6         12  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M JauΕ‘ovec 8 4 6
      7  Australia W Turnbull 6 6 3
     United States C Meyer 9 6    
 United States C Reynolds 1 5        Czechoslovakia H StrachoňovΓ‘ 8 1    
 Czechoslovakia H StrachoňovΓ‘ 6 7          United States C Meyer 2 6  
 Israel P Peled 2 4         7  Australia W Turnbull 6 8    
 United Kingdom S Mappin 6 6        United Kingdom S Mappin 9 3 4
    7  Australia W Turnbull 8 6 6  
 

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    6  Netherlands B StΓΆve 6 6    
 United Kingdom A Hobbs 1 2        United States S Margolin 1 3    
 United States S Margolin 6 6         6  Netherlands B StΓΆve 6 6    
 Uruguay F Bonicelli 1 0          France F DΓΌrr 3 2    
 France F DΓΌrr 6 6        France F DΓΌrr 6 6  
     United Kingdom L Charles 2 2    
      6  Netherlands B StΓΆve 7 4 3
      13  Romania V Ruzici 5 6 6
     Canada M Blackwood 5 2    
 United States K Harter 8 0        South Africa B Cuypers 7 6    
 South Africa B Cuypers 9 6          South Africa B Cuypers 6 4  
      13  Romania V Ruzici 8 6    
     Argentina R GiscafrΓ© 3 5  
 United Kingdom W Shaw 1 2       13  Romania V Ruzici 6 7    
13  Romania V Ruzici 6 6    

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
15  Czechoslovakia R MarΕ‘Γ­kovΓ‘ 6 7    
 United States V Ziegenfuss 0 5       15  Czechoslovakia R MarΕ‘Γ­kovΓ‘ 9 4 6  
     Australia L Hunt 8 6 3  
      15  Czechoslovakia R MarΕ‘Γ­kovΓ‘ 4 6 13  
 United States K May 6 8          United States K May 6 2 11  
 United States P Teeguarden 1 6        United States K May 6 6  
     United States C Stoll 2 3    
      15  Czechoslovakia R MarΕ‘Γ­kovΓ‘ 2 1  
      3  Australia E Cawley 6 6  
     West Germany S Hanika 3 8    
 United States J Newberry 7 6        United States J Newberry 6 9    
 United States J Stratton 5 4          United States J Newberry 4 3  
 United States L Forood 6 6         3  Australia E Cawley 6 6    
 France B Simon-Glinel 0 1        United States L Forood 0 2  
    3  Australia E Cawley 6 6    
 

Section 7

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

Section 8

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

External links

References

  1. ↑ Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Barrett, John. Collins Willow 2011 ISBN 0-00-711707-8