1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

April 2022 1978 Wimbledon Championships s RSA 1928 Frew McMillan NED Betty Stöve AUS Ray Ruffels USA Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2 52 (4 Q Qualifiers) 8 grand slam 1978 Wimbledon Championships Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens were the defending champions but did not compete. Frew McMillan and Betty Stöve defeated Ray Ruffels and Billie Jean King in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the mixed 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 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve (champions) 2 4 AUS Ray Ruffels / USA Billie Jean King (final) 3 3 AUS Geoff Masters / GBR Virginia Wade (third round) 4 2 AUS Tony Roche / FRA Françoise Dürr (semifinals) 5 1 USA Marty Riessen / AUS Wendy Turnbull (third round) 6 4 AUS Ross Case / USA Mona Guerrant (second round) 7 3 USA Raz Reid / AUS Kerry Reid (second round) 8 2 USA Fred McNair / AUS Lesley Hunt (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 RSA 1928 Frew McMillanNED Betty Stöve 4 7 6 GBR Andrew JarrettGBR Debbie Jevans 6 5 3 4 AUS Tony RocheFRA Françoise Dürr 6 6 USA Dennis RalstonUSA JoAnne Russell 1 2 AUS Chris KachelRSA 1928 Ilana Kloss 6 3 4 AUS Allan StoneAUS Dianne Fromholtz 3 6 6 GBR David LloydGBR Lesley Charles 4 2 2 AUS Ray RuffelsUSA Billie Jean King 6 6 1 RSA 1928 Frew McMillanNED Betty Stöve 7 6 4 AUS Tony RocheFRA Françoise Dürr 5 3 AUS Allan StoneAUS Dianne Fromholtz 6 6 2 AUS Ray RuffelsUSA Billie Jean King 3 4 1 RSA 1928 Frew McMillanNED Betty Stöve 6 6 2 AUS Ray RuffelsUSA Billie Jean King 2 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS J MarksTCH R Tomanová 6 7 LL AUS K HancockAUS W Paish 3 5 GBR C BradnamGBR J Durie 6 5 GBR J PaishGBR L Mottram 8 7 GBR A JarrettGBR D Jevans 4 6 8 AUS D CollingsNZL S Chapman 6 3 6 AUS S BallGBR S Barker 4 6 2 5 USA M RiessenAUS W Turnbull 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 F McMillanNED B Stöve 6 6 AUS J MarksTCH R Tomanová 1 4 LL USA S CarnahanUSA D Desfor GBR J PaishGBR L Mottram w/o CHI B PrajouxARG R Giscafré 2 1 GBR A JarrettGBR D Jevans 6 6 FRG W BungertGBR M Tyler 1 4 5 USA M RiessenAUS W Turnbull 6 6 1 RSA 1928 F McMillanNED B Stöve 6 6 GBR J PaishGBR L Mottram 4 1 GBR A JarrettGBR D Jevans 3 6 7 5 USA M RiessenAUS W Turnbull 6 1 5 1 RSA 1928 F McMillanNED B Stöve 4 7 6 GBR A JarrettGBR D Jevans 6 5 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 AUS A RocheFRA F Dürr w/o LL USA V Van PattenUSA S Hagey GBR R LewisGBR V Burton w/o AUS C DibleyAUS L Bowrey AUS J JamesCHI S Urroz 4 4 Q AUS W MaherAUS J Harrison 6 4r AUS M EdmondsonAUS P Whytcross 6 6 GBR R BevenGBR A Hobbs 1 3 USA V AmayaUSA C Meyer 4 9 2 USA D RalstonUSA J Russell 6 8 6 GBR R DrysdaleUSA P Bostrom 3 7 1 8 USA F McNairAUS L Hunt 6 5 6 4 AUS A RocheFRA F Dürr w/o GBR R LewisGBR V Burton AUS R CarmichaelAUS J Dalton 4 3 AUS J JamesCHI S Urroz 6 6 AUS M EdmondsonAUS P Whytcross 3 3 USA D RalstonUSA J Russell 6 6 AUS P McNameeAUS K Ruddell 8 USA F McNairAUS L Hunt w/o 4 AUS A RocheFRA F Dürr 6 6 AUS J JamesCHI S Urroz 3 1 USA D RalstonUSA J Russell 6 7 8 USA F McNairAUS L Hunt 3 5 4 AUS A RocheFRA F Dürr 6 6 USA D RalstonUSA J Russell 1 2 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 USA G ReidAUS K Reid 6 6 Q RSA 1928 G GrisilloUSA R Blount 2 0 AUS P DentAUS A Tobin 3 2 USA B TeacherUSA K May 6 6 LL GBR A LloydGBR R Lewis 2 2 USA J McEnroeUSA S Margolin 6 6 GBR J SmithGBR L Beaven 6 0 2 AUS A StoneAUS D Fromholtz 4 6 6 RSA 1928 J YuillUSA S Tolleson LL GBR N RaynerGBR C Harrison w/o USA M MachetteUSA S Walsh 9 6 Q USA S VuilleUSA H Ludloff 8 4 7 USA G ReidAUS K Reid 6 6 1 USA B TeacherUSA K May 3 8 6 AUS C KachelRSA 1928 I Kloss 8 7 9 USA J McEnroeUSA S Margolin 9 5 7 AUS A StoneAUS D Fromholtz 6 6 LL GBR N RaynerGBR C Harrison 3 2 USA M MachetteUSA S Walsh 3 AUS G MastersGBR V Wade w/o USA B TeacherUSA K May 3 5 AUS C KachelRSA 1928 I Kloss 6 7 AUS A StoneAUS D Fromholtz 6 5 6 3 AUS G MastersGBR V Wade 4 7 4 AUS C KachelRSA 1928 I Kloss 6 3 4 AUS A StoneAUS D Fromholtz 3 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals NZL C LewisSWE H Anliot 1 4 USA J AustinUSA T Austin 6 6 PAR 1954 V PecciUSA P Teeguarden 3 5 AUS P McNamaraAUS D Evers 6 7 AUS F StolleUSA J Anthony 3 6 4 AUS K WarwickYUG M Jaušovec 6 3 6 Q USA R VerdieckUSA S Acker 8 2 GBR J FeaverGBR A Coe 9 6 6 AUS R CaseUSA M Guerrant 4 3 USA J AustinUSA T Austin 6 6 AUS P McNamaraAUS D Evers 4 4 GBR D LloydGBR L Charles 6 6 AUS K WarwickYUG M Jaušovec 6 6 SUI H GünthardtTCH R Maršíková 4 4 GBR J FeaverGBR A Coe 1 3 2 AUS R RuffelsUSA BJ King 6 6 USA J AustinUSA T Austin 3 4 GBR D LloydGBR L Charles 6 6 AUS K WarwickYUG M Jaušovec 2 AUS R RuffelsUSA BJ King w/o GBR D LloydGBR L Charles 4 2 2 AUS R RuffelsUSA BJ King 6 6 References External links 1978 MX 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation X=Mixed Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Mixed doubles