1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1978 Wimbledon Championships USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 96 (8 Q Qualifiers / 6 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1978 Wimbledon Championships Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her first major singles title, and the first of an eventual 18 major singles titles and a record nine Wimbledon singles titles. Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Evert. This was the first time Wimbledon seeded 16 players for the ladies' championship, increasing the number from 12 the previous year. This remained the seeding system until 2001, when the tournament began to have 32 seeds. Seeds 1 1 USA Chris Evert (final) 2 8 USA Martina Navratilova (champion) 3 6 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (semifinals) 4 3 GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals) 5 2 USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals) 6 5 NED Betty Stöve (fourth round) 7 4 AUS Wendy Turnbull (fourth round) 8 7 AUS Dianne Fromholtz (fourth round) 9 8 USA Tracy Austin (fourth round) 10 1 AUS Kerry Reid (fourth round) 11 7 RSA 1928 Marise Kruger (quarterfinals) 12 4 YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals) 13 5 ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals) 14 2 GBR Sue Barker (fourth round) 15 6 TCH Regina Maršíková (fourth round) 16 3 USA Marita Redondo (third round) As originally published Rosie Casals was seeded 14th and Sue Barker was seeded 16th. The withdrawal of Casals before the draw was made allowed for a redrafting of the seeding list.Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Barrett, John. Collins Willow 2011 0-00-711707-8 Qualifying 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Chris Evert 6 3 6 5 USA Billie Jean King 3 6 2 4 GBR Virginia Wade 6 6 12 YUG Mima Jaušovec 0 4 13 ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 5 3 3 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7 6 11 RSA 1928 Marise Kruger 2 4 2 USA Martina Navratilova 6 6 1 USA Chris Evert 8 6 4 GBR Virginia Wade 6 2 3 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 4 4 2 USA Martina Navratilova 2 6 6 1 USA Chris Evert 6 4 5 2 USA Martina Navratilova 2 6 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA F Thibault 4 2 SWE H Anliot 6 6 USA S McInerney 7 4 Q NZL J Chaloner 9 6 GBR G Coles 3 4 DEN H Sparre-Viragh 6 6 USA L Antonoplis 2 4 10 AUS K Reid 6 6 1 USA C Evert 6 6 SWE H Anliot 1 0 USA L duPont 6 6 Q NZL J Chaloner 2 0 DEN H Sparre-Viragh 4 6 6 FRG I Riedel 6 2 1 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 1 0 10 AUS K Reid 6 6 1 USA C Evert 6 4 6 USA L duPont 1 6 0 DEN H Sparre-Viragh 0 4 10 AUS K Reid 6 6 1 USA C Evert 6 6 10 AUS K Reid 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 GBR S Barker 6 6 USA A Kiyomura 4 1 SWE M Wikstedt 3 3 USA P Shriver 6 6 WC GBR L Mottram 1 4 TCH R Tomanová 6 6 Q BEL M Gurdal 0 2 5 USA BJ King 6 6 14 GBR S Barker 6 6 RSA 1928 T Harford 1 3 USA R Harris 0 0 USA P Shriver 6 6 TCH R Tomanová 5 6 6 AUS D Evers 7 3 2 Q HUN M Pinterová 3 2 5 USA BJ King 6 6 14 GBR S Barker 2 8 7 USA P Shriver 6 6 5 TCH R Tomanová 6 3 3 5 USA BJ King 4 6 6 14 GBR S Barker 2 2 5 USA BJ King 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 GBR V Wade 6 6 SWE E Ekblom 1 2 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 6 USA D Ganz 1 4 USA R Gerulaitis 6 6 USA S Tolleson 4 2 WC GBR J Fayter 1 5 16 USA M Redondo 6 7 4 GBR V Wade 6 6 WC AUS L Bowrey 1 4 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 4 6 USA B Potter 0 6 2 USA R Gerulaitis 6 6 LL USA H Ludloff 0 0 USA S Walsh 2 2 16 USA M Redondo 6 6 4 GBR V Wade 6 4 7 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 4 6 5 USA R Gerulaitis 6 6 16 USA M Redondo 0 2 4 GBR V Wade 7 6 USA R Gerulaitis 5 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 YUG M Jaušovec 6 6 ROM 1965 F Mihai 3 1 Q CAN W Barlow 1 3 AUS H Cawley 6 6 USA C Reynolds 1 5 TCH H Strachoňová 6 7 Q ISR P Peled 2 4 GBR S Mappin 6 6 12 YUG M Jaušovec 9 7 6 USA J Russell 8 9 4 GBR M Tyler 6 6 AUS H Cawley 3 4 USA C Meyer 9 6 TCH H Strachoňová 8 1 GBR S Mappin 9 3 4 7 AUS W Turnbull 8 6 6 12 YUG M Jaušovec 2 6 6 GBR M Tyler 6 2 3 USA C Meyer 2 6 7 AUS W Turnbull 6 8 12 YUG M Jaušovec 8 4 6 7 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 3 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round WC GBR A Hobbs 1 2 USA S Margolin 6 6 URU F Bonicelli 1 0 FRA F Dürr 6 6 USA K Harter 8 0 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 9 6 WC GBR W Wooldridge 1 2 13 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 6 NED B Stöve 6 6 USA S Margolin 1 3 FRA F Dürr 6 6 GBR L Charles 2 2 Q CAN M Blackwood 5 2 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 7 6 ARG R Giscafré 3 5 13 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 7 6 NED B Stöve 6 6 FRA F Dürr 3 2 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 6 4 13 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 8 6 6 NED B Stöve 7 4 3 13 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 5 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 TCH R Maršíková 6 7 USA V Ziegenfuss 0 5 USA K May 6 8 USA P Teeguarden 1 6 USA J Newberry 7 6 USA J Stratton 5 4 USA L Forood 6 6 FRA B Simon 0 1 15 TCH R Maršíková 9 4 6 AUS L Hunt 8 6 3 USA K May 6 6 USA C Stoll 2 3 FRG S Hanika 3 8 USA J Newberry 6 9 USA L Forood 0 2 3 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 6 15 TCH R Maršíková 4 6 13 USA K May 6 2 11 USA J Newberry 4 3 3 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 6 15 TCH R Maršíková 2 1 3 AUS E Goolagong Cawley 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 AUS D Fromholtz 8 6 FRG K Ebbinghaus 6 3 USA T Holladay 6 7 USA K Latham 4 5 Q RSA 1928 I Kloss 6 6 AUS C O'Neil 1 1 WC GBR J Durie 1 7 Q USA P Smith 6 9 8 AUS D Fromholtz 6 6 USA M Guerrant 3 2 USA A-M Bruning 6 5 4 USA T Holladay 3 7 6 AUS C Doerner 3 1 Q RSA 1928 I Kloss 6 6 Q USA P Smith 4 4 11 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 8 AUS D Fromholtz 3 6 7 USA T Holladay 6 2 5 Q RSA 1928 I Kloss 4 4 11 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 8 AUS D Fromholtz 6 4 3 11 RSA 1928 M Kruger 4 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 USA T Austin 6 6 6 USA D Desfor 1 8 4 USA J DuVall 5 7 6 USA S Collins 7 5 1 USA B Jordan 6 9 USA M Louie 2 8 USA J Anthony 1 3 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 9 USA T Austin 6 6 USA E Nagelsen 2 1 USA J DuVall 6 5 3 USA B Hallquist 2 7 6 USA B Jordan 6 6 ARG V González 2 0 AUS P Whytcross 5 1 2 USA M Navratilova 7 6 9 USA T Austin 6 6 USA B Hallquist 3 3 USA B Jordan 6 1 4 2 USA M Navratilova 3 6 6 9 USA T Austin 2 3 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 See also Evert–Navratilova rivalry References External links 1978 LS 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1978 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1978 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships