1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1978 Wimbledon Championships SWE Björn Borg USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 grand slam 1978 Wimbledon Championships Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was his third Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall. Having won the 1978 French Open title the previous month, Borg’s Wimbledon crown made him the second man, after Rocket Rod Laver in 1969, in the Open Era to complete the Channel Slam at 1956 6 6 1978 7 8 old. He would hold the record for the youngest man to complete the Channel Slam until Carlos Alcaraz became the 6th man of this exclusive club at just 2003 5 5 2024 7 14 old.September 2025 Seeds 1 1 SWE Björn Borg (champion) 2 8 USA Jimmy Connors (final) 3 6 USA Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals) 4 3 ARG Guillermo Vilas (third round) 5 5 USA Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals) 6 4 USA Roscoe Tanner (fourth round) 7 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals) 8 2 USA Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals) 9 4 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals) 10 6 USA Dick Stockton (first round) 11 5 USA John McEnroe (first round) 12 1 GBR Buster Mottram (second round) 13 2 POL Wojciech Fibak (fourth round) 14 8 AUS John Alexander (fourth round) 15 3 USA Arthur Ashe (first round) 16 7 AUS John Newcombe (fourth round) Qualifying 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 SWE Björn Borg 7 6 6 8 USA Sandy Mayer 5 4 3 NED Tom Okker 7 6 2 6 9 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 5 1 6 3 5 USA Brian Gottfried 5 6 7 2 3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7 4 9 6 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez 4 4 2 2 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 NED Tom Okker 4 4 4 3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7 2 1 2 USA Jimmy Connors 9 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 2 USA Jimmy Connors 2 2 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SWE Björn Borg 8 6 1 6 6 USA Victor Amaya 9 1 6 3 3 FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 3 7 3 AUS Peter McNamara 8 6 5 6 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 2 TCH Jan Kodeš 2 1 0r GBR Robin Drysdale 2 2 6 6 6 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 6 4 3 2 SWE Ove Bengtson 6 6 7 WC AUS Fred Stolle 4 4 5 USA Bill Scanlon 5 8 3 2 AUS Geoff Masters 7 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 6 USA Rick Fagel 1 1 2 LL SWE Douglas Palm 5 2 2 12 GBR Buster Mottram 7 6 6 1 SWE B Borg 6 6 6 AUS P McNamara 2 2 4 CHI J Fillol 6 6 6 GBR R Drysdale 3 3 2 SWE O Bengtson 0 8 8 4 AUS G Masters 6 6 9 6 RSA 1928 F McMillan 9 6 6 12 GBR C Mottram 8 4 3 1 SWE B Borg 6 6 6 6 CHI J Fillol 4 2 8 4 AUS G Masters 6 7 6 RSA 1928 F McMillan 3 5 1 1 SWE B Borg 6 6 8 AUS G Masters 2 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak 6 7 7 ARG José Luis Clerc 3 5 5 Q RSA 1928 Johan Kriek 6 7 6 USA Tim Wilkison 4 5 3 WC GBR John Paish 3 4 2 AUS Ray Ruffels 6 6 6 MEX Marcelo Lara 2 4 8 USA Terry Moor 6 6 9 USA Van Winitsky 6 6 4 6 LL USA Bruce Manson 1 3 6 3 USA Mike Fishbach 1 2 2 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 6 Q AUS Mark Edmondson 3 2 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 6 4 2 4 TCH Tomáš Šmid 5 4 3 8 USA Sandy Mayer 7 6 6 13 POL 1928 W Fibak 8 4 6 6 Q RSA 1928 J Kriek 6 6 2 4 AUS R Ruffels 5 5 8 USA T Moor 7 7 9 USA V Winitsky 3 2 6 7 USA M Riessen 6 6 4 9 Q AUS M Edmondson 4 2 6 2 8 USA A Mayer 6 6 4 6 13 POL 1928 W Fibak 6 4 7 9 USA T Moor 1 6 5 7 USA M Riessen 6 5 3 8 USA A Mayer 8 7 6 13 POL 1928 W Fibak 4 2 8 6 5 8 USA A Mayer 6 6 6 1 7 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 USA Stan Smith 4 3 3 WC GBR John Feaver 6 6 6 Q USA Joel Bailey 4 4 4 NZL Onny Parun 8 3 3 2 NED Tom Okker 6 6 6 6 FRA Yannick Noah 8 3 6 6 10 ECU Ricardo Ycaza 9 6 2 1 8 ITA Antonio Zugarelli 7 4 2 9 6 Q AUS Chris Kachel 5 6 6 8 1 AUS Paul McNamee 3 4 3 USA Tom Leonard 6 6 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 3 3 5 NZL Brian Fairlie 6 6 7 AUS Steve Docherty 8 9 6 5 7 15 USA Arthur Ashe 9 8 3 7 5 4 ARG G Vilas 6 2 6 6 WC GBR J Feaver 3 6 4 3 NED T Okker 6 6 6 FRA Y Noah 2 3 2 ITA A Zugarelli 2 4 8 USA T Leonard 6 6 9 NZL B Fairlie 6 6 6 AUS S Docherty 3 4 3 4 ARG G Vilas 3 4 2 NED T Okker 6 6 6 USA T Leonard 6 4 8 6 NZL B Fairlie 2 6 6 3 NED T Okker 6 9 6 USA T Leonard 1 8 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 5 6 RSA 1928 John Yuill 2 2 7 3 LL TCH Stanislav Birner 3 6 4 6 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 4 6 8 TCH Vladimír Zedník 7 6 3 3 LL USA Mike Machette 9 4 6 6 Q AUS Bob Carmichael 3 4 6 USA Tom Gullikson 6 6 8 TCH Jiří Granát 8 8 4 USA Peter Fleming 9 9 6 AUS Cliff Letcher 3 5 4 Q USA Fred McNair 6 7 6 AUS Bob Giltinan 6 6 9 WC GBR David Lloyd 2 1 8 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 9 6 2 7 2 6 USA Roscoe Tanner 8 1 6 9 6 9 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 9 ITA G Ocleppo 3 4 7 LL USA M Machette 4 4 2 USA To Gullikson 6 6 6 USA P Fleming 8 8 6 6 3 Q USA F McNair 9 6 4 8 6 AUS R Giltinan 2 2 4 6 USA R Tanner 6 6 6 9 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 1 6 USA To Gullikson 4 3 6 3 Q USA F McNair 4 2 2 6 USA R Tanner 6 6 6 9 ROM 1965 I Năstase 2 6 6 6 6 USA R Tanner 6 4 2 3 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 8 6 GBR John Lloyd 1 8 6 4 USA Brian Teacher 6 6 3 6 USA Bob Lutz 4 4 6 1 AUS Terry Rocavert 1 4 4 AUS Allan Stone 6 6 6 Q GBR Mark Farrell 1 7 1 4 RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6 5 6 6 Q TCH Jan Šimbera 7 8 3 6 WC GBR Andrew Jarrett 5 6 6 3 RHO Andrew Pattison 4 6 1 0 USA Tim Gullikson 6 3 6 6 USA Billy Martin 5 6 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak 7 4 4 4 Q USA Erik van Dillen 7 1 8 6 6 11 USA John McEnroe 5 6 9 4 3 5 USA B Gottfried 6 7 6 USA B Teacher 2 5 3 AUS A Stone 6 2 6 6 10 RSA 1928 B Mitton 1 6 8 1 8 Q TCH J Šimbera 2 3 4 USA Ti Gullikson 6 6 6 USA W Martin 5 7 6 6 7 Q USA E van Dillen 7 5 8 4 5 5 USA B Gottfried 6 9 6 6 AUS A Stone 8 7 2 1 USA Ti Gullikson 6 9 7 USA W Martin 3 7 5 5 USA B Gottfried 6 6 6 USA Ti Gullikson 2 4 2 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 USA Dick Stockton 2 8 5 Q AUS John Marks 6 9 7 USA Nick Saviano 6 6 3 6 WC GBR Chris Bradnam 4 2 6 1 USA Hank Pfister 6 6 6 Q CHI Álvaro Fillol 1 1 2 LL AUS David Carter 8 6 9 GBR Richard Lewis 6 4 8 Q GBR Michael Wayman 4 8 3 USA Sherwood Stewart 6 9 6 USA Rick Fisher 6 6 6 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 3 3 1 Q IND Jayakumar Royappa 2 6 6 6 CAN Greg Halder 6 3 2 2 SUI Heinz Günthardt 2 2 6 1 3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 4 6 Q AUS J Marks 3 2 3 USA N Saviano 6 6 6 USA H Pfister 6 6 9 LL AUS D Carter 3 4 8 USA S Stewart 6 9 9 USA R Fisher 4 7 7 Q IND J Royappa 3 5 2 3 USA V Gerulaitis 6 7 6 USA N Saviano 7 9 2 2 USA H Pfister 9 8 6 6 USA S Stewart 8 0 2 3 USA V Gerulaitis 9 6 6 USA H Pfister 3 6 2 3 3 USA V Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez 9 9 6 AUS Colin Dibley 7 8 3 AUS Dick Crealy 2 4 8 Q RSA 1928 David Schneider 6 6 9 ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 3 4 4 Q AUS Rod Frawley 3 6 6 6 FRA Éric Deblicker 6 8 6 3 6 NED Louk Sanders 2 9 3 6 3 AUS Phil Dent 6 7 4 4 7 AUS Tony Roche 4 5 6 6 5 IND Vijay Amritraj 6 6 9 BRA 1968 Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 1 3 8 AUS Ross Case 7 4 7 6 6 CHI Belus Prajoux 5 6 9 1 4 Q AUS Dale Collings 6 5 5 3 16 AUS John Newcombe 4 7 7 6 7 MEX R Ramírez 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 D Schneider 1 0 2 Q AUS R Frawley 7 6 6 6 FRA É Deblicker 9 0 0 3 AUS P Dent 3 6 6 4 7 IND V Amritraj 6 3 3 6 5 AUS R Case 4 2 8 16 AUS J Newcombe 6 6 9 7 MEX R Ramírez 6 7 6 Q AUS R Frawley 4 5 3 AUS P Dent 1 6 4 4 16 AUS J Newcombe 6 1 6 6 7 MEX R Ramírez 6 9 6 16 AUS J Newcombe 2 8 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 AUS John Alexander 7 4 9 8 12 PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci 5 6 8 9 10 WC GBR Jonathan Smith 3 0 4 IND Anand Amritraj 6 6 6 USA George Hardie 6 7 4 3 2 WC RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 3 5 6 6 6 SUI Colin Dowdeswell 5 6 6 4 6 GBR Roger Taylor 7 3 4 6 2 NZL Chris Lewis 6 2 6 5 3 USA Tom Gorman 0 6 4 7 6 GBR Mark Cox 6 3 6 6 AUS John James 4 6 4 4 AUS Kim Warwick 7 0 6 2 6 USA Gene Mayer 5 6 0 6 4 NZL Russell Simpson 5 8 1 2 USA Jimmy Connors 7 9 6 14 AUS J Alexander 5 6 7 6 IND A Amritraj 7 3 5 2 WC RSA 1928 R Hewitt 6 4 6 6 SUI C Dowdeswell 4 6 2 4 USA T Gorman 4 8 8 7 GBR M Cox 6 6 6 5 AUS K Warwick 3 5 6 4 2 USA J Connors 6 7 2 6 14 AUS J Alexander 8 0 WC RSA 1928 R Hewitt 6 0r USA T Gorman 4 6 9 3 2 USA J Connors 6 8 8 6 14 AUS J Alexander 2 2 4 2 USA J Connors 6 6 6 References External links 1978 MS Wimbledon 1978 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1978/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 24 November 2017 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1978 French Open Grand SlamsMen's singles 1978 U.S. Open Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles