1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1978 Wimbledon Championships s AUS Kerry Reid AUS Wendy Turnbull YUG Mima Jaušovec ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3 48 (4 Q Qualifiers) 8 grand slam 1978 Wimbledon Championships Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade. Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull defeated Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici in the final, 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 1 USA Billie Jean King / USA Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals) 2 4 AUS Evonne Cawley / NED Betty Stöve (third round, withdrew) 3 3 FRA Françoise Dürr / GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals) 4 2 AUS Kerry Reid / AUS Wendy Turnbull (champions) 5 3 AUS Helen Cawley / USA JoAnne Russell (quarterfinals) 6 1 GBR Sue Barker / USA Mona Guerrant (semifinals) 7 4 YUG Mima Jaušovec / ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (final) 8 2 RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss / RSA 1928 Marise Kruger (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Billie Jean KingUSA Martina Navratilova 3 6 4 6 GBR Sue BarkerUSA Mona Guerrant 6 4 6 4 AUS Kerry ReidAUS Wendy Turnbull 1 7 6 8 RSA 1928 Ilana KlossRSA 1928 Marise Kruger 6 5 4 5 AUS Helen CawleyUSA JoAnne Russell 5 3 3 FRA Françoise DürrGBR Virginia Wade 7 6 7 YUG Mima JaušovecROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 6 5 6 GBR Glynis ColesGBR Linda Mottram 4 7 3 6 GBR Sue BarkerUSA Mona Guerrant 3 2 4 AUS Kerry ReidAUS Wendy Turnbull 6 6 3 FRA Françoise DürrGBR Virginia Wade 4 4 7 YUG Mima JaušovecROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 6 6 4 AUS Kerry ReidAUS Wendy Turnbull 4 912 6 7 YUG Mima JaušovecROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 6 810 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS C O'NeilAUS P Whytcross 1 4 USA L ForoodARG R Giscafré 6 6 Q AUS N GregoryHUN M Pinterová 3 2 TCH R MaršíkováNED E Vessies-Appel 6 6 USA T HolladayUSA P Smith 6 6 USA B HallquistUSA S McInerney 2 2 USA K HarterUSA C Stoll 3 6 6 SWE E EkblomSWE I Bentzer 6 2 3 1 USA BJ KingUSA M Navratilova 3 6 6 USA L ForoodARG R Giscafré 6 4 3 USA L AntonoplisAUS D Evers 6 6 TCH R MaršíkováNED E Vessies-Appel 4 3 USA T HolladayUSA P Smith 5 2 USA P BostromAUS K Ruddell 7 6 USA K HarterUSA C Stoll 3 3 6 GBR S BarkerUSA M Guerrant 6 6 1 USA BJ KingUSA M Navratilova 6 6 USA L AntonoplisAUS D Evers 1 4 USA P BostromAUS K Ruddell 2 3 6 GBR S BarkerUSA M Guerrant 6 6 1 USA BJ KingUSA M Navratilova 3 6 4 6 GBR S BarkerUSA M Guerrant 6 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals SWE H AnliotSWE N Bohm 6 4 4 USA D DesforUSA G Galt 1 6 6 ARG V GonzálezARG I Madruga 6 6 USA A KiyomuraGBR S Mappin 8 8 AUS J DaltonAUS W Paish 6 6 FRG S HanikaFRG I Riedel 3 2 USA L duPontUSA K May 4 4 8 RSA 1928 I KlossRSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 4 AUS K ReidAUS W Turnbull 6 6 USA D DesforUSA G Galt 0 1 LL AUS S SalibaAUS M Sawyer 0 1 USA A KiyomuraGBR S Mappin 6 6 AUS J DaltonAUS W Paish 2 6 7 RSA 1928 B CuypersUSA V Ziegenfuss 6 3 5 Q USA J NachandUSA N Yeargin 0 2 8 RSA 1928 I KlossRSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 4 AUS K ReidAUS W Turnbull 7 7 6 USA A KiyomuraGBR S Mappin 9 5 2 AUS J DaltonAUS W Paish 2 2 8 RSA 1928 I KlossRSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 4 AUS K ReidAUS W Turnbull 1 7 6 8 RSA 1928 I KlossRSA 1928 M Kruger 6 5 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA C MeyerTCH R Tomanová 6 6 USA B JordanUSA K Latham 3 4 USA C ReynoldsDEN H Sparre-Viragh 6 2 6 CAN M BlackwoodUSA P Teeguarden 3 6 4 AUS L BowreyFRA G Lovera 2 6 5 USA S AckerUSA J Anthony 6 4 7 AUS D FromholtzUSA M Redondo 2 4 ROM 1965 F MihaiUSA E Nagelsen 6 6 5 AUS H CawleyUSA J Russell 6 6 USA C MeyerTCH R Tomanová 3 3 USA J StrattonSWE M Wikstedt 6 3 5 USA C ReynoldsDEN H Sparre-Viragh 3 6 7 USA S AckerUSA J Anthony 6 6 RSA 1928 T HarfordUSA S Tolleson 2 3 ROM 1965 F MihaiUSA E Nagelsen 1 1 3 FRA F DürrGBR V Wade 6 6 5 AUS H CawleyUSA J Russell 6 4 6 USA C ReynoldsDEN H Sparre-Viragh 0 6 2 USA S AckerUSA J Anthony 4 1 3 FRA F DürrGBR V Wade 6 6 5 AUS H CawleyUSA J Russell 5 3 3 FRA F DürrGBR V Wade 7 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 YUG M JaušovecROM 1965 V Ruzici 8 6 GBR M TylerRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 4 GBR L CharlesGBR W Wooldridge 3 6 6 TCH H MandlíkováTCH H Strachoňová 6 2 2 GBR G ColesGBR L Mottram 6 7 USA A-M BruningUSA S Walsh 4 5 USA J NewberryUSA P Shriver 8 1 2 AUS E CawleyNED B Stöve 9 6 7 YUG M JaušovecROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 Q RSA 1928 G SammelUSA C-A Thomas 4 4 Q AUS J HarrisonUSA N Weigel 2 3 GBR L CharlesGBR W Wooldridge 6 6 GBR G ColesGBR L Mottram 8 7 AUS L HuntUSA B Potter 6 5 AUS C DoernerUSA R Gerulaitis 2 0 2 AUS E CawleyNED B Stöve 6 6 7 YUG M JaušovecROM 1965 V Ruzici 7 7 6 GBR L CharlesGBR W Wooldridge 5 9 3 GBR G ColesGBR L Mottram w/o 2 AUS E CawleyNED B Stöve 7 YUG M JaušovecROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 5 6 GBR G ColesGBR L Mottram 4 7 3 References External links 1978 LD 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships