1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Final score	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed
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Martina Navratilova defeated her rival Chris Evert in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Chris Evert. This was Navratilova's first of 18 Grand Slam singles titles and a record nine Wimbledon singles titles. This was the first time Wimbledon seeded 16 players for the ladies' championship, increasing the number from 12 in 1977. There have been at least 16 seeds in every championship since.

Seeds[]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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.^[2]

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert	6	3	6
	5	Billie Jean King	3	6	2
								1	Chris Evert	8	6
								4	Virginia Wade	6	2
	4	Virginia Wade	6	6
	12	Mima Jaušovec	0	4
															1	Chris Evert	6	4	5
															2	Martina Navratilova	2	6	7
	13	Virginia Ruzici	5	3
	3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6	4	4
								2	Martina Navratilova	2	6	6
	11	Marise Kruger	2	4
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	C Evert	6	6
		F Thibault	4	2					H Anliot	1	0
		H Anliot	6	6											1	C Evert	6	4	6
																L duPont	1	6	0
									L duPont	6	6
		S McInerney	7	4				Q	J Chaloner	2	0
	Q	J Chaloner	9	6																		1	C Evert	6	6
		G Coles	3	4																		10	K Reid	3	4
		H Sparre-Viragh	6	6					H Sparre-Viragh	4	6	6
									I Riedel	6	2	1
																H Sparre-Viragh	0	4
															10	K Reid	6	6
									M Simionescu	1	0
		L Antonoplis	2	4				10	K Reid	6	6
	10	K Reid	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	S Barker	6	6
		A Kiyomura	4	1				14	S Barker	6	6
									T Harford	1	3
															14	S Barker	2	8	7
																P Shriver	6	6	5
										0	0
		M Wikstedt	3	3					P Shriver	6	6
		P Shriver	6	6																		14	S Barker	2	2
	WC	L Mottram	1	4																		5	BJ King	6	6
		R Tomanová	6	6					R Tomanová	5	6	6
									D Evers	7	3	2
																R Tomanová	6	3	3
															5	BJ King	4	6	6
								Q	M Pinterová	3	2
	Q	M Gurdal	0	2				5	BJ King	6	6
	5	BJ King	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	V Wade	6	6
		E Ekblom	1	2				4	V Wade	6	6
								WC	L Bowrey	1	4
															4	V Wade	6	4	7
		Y Vermaak	6	6												Y Vermaak	4	6	5
		D Ganz	1	4					Y Vermaak	6	4	6
									B Potter	0	6	2
																						4	V Wade	7	6
		R Gerulaitis	6	6																			R Gerulaitis	5	4
		S Tolleson	4	2					R Gerulaitis	6	6
								LL	H Ludloff	0	0
																R Gerulaitis	6	6
															16	M Redondo	0	2
									S Walsh	2	2
	WC	J Fayter	1	5				16	M Redondo	6	6
	16	M Redondo	6	7

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M Jaušovec	6	6
		F Mihai	3	1				12	M Jaušovec	9	7	6
									J Russell	8	9	4
															12	M Jaušovec	2	6	6
																M Tyler	6	2	3
									M Tyler	6	6
	Q	W Barlow	1	3					H Cawley	3	4
		H Cawley	6	6																		12	M Jaušovec	8	4	6
																						7	W Turnbull	6	6	3
									C Meyer	9	6
		C Reynolds	1	5					H Strachoňová	8	1
		H Strachoňová	6	7												C Meyer	2	6
	Q	P Peled	2	4											7	W Turnbull	6	8
		S Mappin	6	6					S Mappin	9	3	4
								7	W Turnbull	8	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	B Stöve	6	6
	WC	A Hobbs	1	2					S Margolin	1	3
		S Margolin	6	6											6	B Stöve	6	6
		F Bonicelli	1	0												F Dürr	3	2
		F Dürr	6	6					F Dürr	6	6
									L Charles	2	2
																						6	B Stöve	7	4	3
																						13	V Ruzici	5	6	6
								Q	M Blackwood	5	2
		K Harter	8	0					B Cuypers	7	6
		B Cuypers	9	6												B Cuypers	6	4
															13	V Ruzici	8	6
									R Giscafré	3	5
	WC	W Wooldridge	1	2				13	V Ruzici	6	7
	13	V Ruzici	6	6

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	R Maršíková	6	7
		V Ziegenfuss	0	5				15	R Maršíková	9	4	6
									L Hunt	8	6	3
															15	R Maršíková	4	6	13
		K May	6	8												K May	6	2	11
		P Teeguarden	1	6					K May	6	6
									C Stoll	2	3
																						15	R Maršíková	2	1
																						3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
									S Hanika	3	8
		J Newberry	7	6					J Newberry	6	9
		J Stratton	5	4												J Newberry	4	3
		L Forood	6	6											3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6
		B Simon	0	1					L Forood	0	2
								3	E Goolagong Cawley	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	D Fromholtz	8	6
		K Ebbinghaus	6	3				8	D Fromholtz	6	6
									M Guerrant	3	2
															8	D Fromholtz	3	6	7
																T Holladay	6	2	5
									A-M Bruning	6	5	4
		T Holladay	6	7					T Holladay	3	7	6
		K Latham	4	5																		8	D Fromholtz	6	4	3
																						11	M Kruger	4	6	6
									C Doerner	3	1
	Q	I Kloss	6	6				Q	I Kloss	6	6
		C O'Neil	1	1											Q	I Kloss	4	4
	WC	J Durie	1	7											11	M Kruger	6	6
	Q	P Smith	6	9				Q	P Smith	4	4
								11	M Kruger	6	6

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	T Austin	6	6	6
		D Desfor	1	8	4			9	T Austin	6	6
									E Nagelsen	2	1
															9	T Austin	6	6
		J DuVall	5	7	6											B Hallquist	3	3
		S Collins	7	5	1				J DuVall	6	5	3
									B Hallquist	2	7	6
																						9	T Austin	2	3
		B Jordan	6	9																		2	M Navratilova	6	6
		M Louie	2	8					B Jordan	6	6
									V González	2	0
																B Jordan	6	1	4
															2	M Navratilova	3	6	6
									P Whytcross	5	1
		J Anthony	1	3				2	M Navratilova	7	6
	2	M Navratilova	6	6

See also[]

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation