1978 Wimbledon Championships

October 2020 1978 Wimbledon Championships 26 June – 8 July 92nd Grand Slam 128S/64D/52XD £279,023 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club SWE Björn Borg USA Martina Navratilova RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan AUS Kerry Reid / AUS Wendy Turnbull RSA 1928 Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve TCH Ivan Lendl USA Tracy Austin 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 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.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£19,000£9,600£4,800£2,400£1,440£720£350£200Women's singles£17,100£8,400£4,200£1,920£1,100£552£324£188Men's doubles *£7,500£3,600£2,000£1,000£500£160£75Women's doubles *£6,500£3,120£1,600£800£350£110£50Mixed doubles *£4,000£2,000£840£480£240£0£0 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles SWE Björn Borg defeated USA Jimmy Connors, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-lwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6640,3622162 Borg Romps Past Connors. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 8 July 1978 Wimbledon, London, EnglandJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Women's singles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Chris Evert, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q0pkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fXQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1565,1679012 Martina Navratilova Fulfills Her Highest Ambition. St. Joseph News-Press 8 July 1978 Wimbledon, London, England It was Navratilova's 1st Grand Slam singles title. Men's doubles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan defeated USA John McEnroe / USA Peter Fleming, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles AUS Kerry Reid / AUS Wendy Turnbull defeated YUG Mima Jaušovec / ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici, 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles RSA 1928 Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve defeated AUS Ray Ruffels / USA Billie Jean King, 6–2, 6–2Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles TCH Ivan Lendl defeated USA Jeff Turpin, 6–3, 6–4Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles USA Tracy Austin defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles SWE Björn Borg (champion) USA Jimmy Connors (final, lost to Björn Borg) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals, lost to Jimmy Connors) ARG Guillermo Vilas (third round, lost to Tom Okker) USA Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals, lost to Vitas Gerulaitis) USA Roscoe Tanner (fourth round, lost to Ilie Năstase) MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors) USA Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg) ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals, lost to Tom Okker) USA Dick Stockton (first round, lost to John Marks) USA John McEnroe (first round, lost to Erik van Dillen) GBR Buster Mottram (second round, lost to Frew McMillan) POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak (fourth round, lost to Sandy Mayer) AUS John Alexander (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors) USA Arthur Ashe (first round, lost to Steve Docherty) AUS John Newcombe (fourth round, lost to Raúl Ramírez) Women's singles USA Chris Evert (final, lost to Martina Navratilova) USA Martina Navratilova (champion) AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert) USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert) NED Betty Stöve (fourth round, lost to Virginia Ruzici) AUS Wendy Turnbull (fourth round, lost to Mima Jaušovec) AUS Dianne Fromholtz (fourth round, lost to Marise Kruger) USA Tracy Austin (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova) AUS Kerry Reid (fourth round, lost to Chris Evert) RSA 1928 Marise Kruger (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals, lost to Virginia Wade) ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) GBR Sue Barker (fourth round, lost to Billie Jean King) TCH Regina Maršíková (fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) USA Marita Redondo (third round, lost to Ruta Gerulaitis) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1978 French Open Grand Slams 1978 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships