WTA Wimbledon 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Navratilova won the 1978 Wimbledon, defeating Chris Evert 2-6 6-4 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, from June 26 to July 10, 1978.

Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Chris Evert , 2-6 6-4 7-5
Dates
Jun 26 — Jul 10
Location
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 10, 1978* F Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-4 7-5 Chris Evert H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 9, 1978* SF Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-4 6-4 Evonne Goolagong H2H Match data
Jul 9, 1978* SF Chris Evert 8-6 6-2 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jul 7, 1978* QF Chris Evert 6-3 3-6 6-2 Billie Jean King H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1978* QF Virginia Wade 6-0 6-4 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1978* QF Evonne Goolagong 7-5 6-3 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1978* QF Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-4 Marise Kruger H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Chris Evert 6-3 6-4 Kerry Reid H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Marise Kruger 4-6 6-4 6-3 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-1 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Virginia Ruzici 5-7 6-4 6-3 Betty Stove H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Mima Jausovec 8-6 4-6 6-3 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Billie Jean King 6-2 6-2 Sue Barker H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-3 Tracy Austin H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1978* R16 Virginia Wade 7-5 6-4 Ruta Gerulaitis H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Tracy Austin 6-3 6-3 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Martina Navratilova 3-6 6-1 6-4 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Kerry Reid 6-0 6-4 Helle Sparre H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Marise Kruger 6-4 6-4 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Billie Jean King 4-6 6-3 6-3 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-3 Janet Newberry H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Wendy Turnbull 6-2 8-6 Carrie Meyer H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Chris Evert 6-1 4-6 6-0 Laura Dupont H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Dianne Fromholtz 3-6 6-2 7-5 Terry Holladay H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Betty Stove 6-3 6-2 Francoise Durr H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Yvonne Vermaak H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-2 Michelle Tyler H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Regina Marsikova 4-6 6-2 13-11 Kathy May H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Sue Barker 2-6 8-6 7-5 Pam Shriver H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Virginia Ruzici 8-6 6-4 Brigette Cuypers H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1978* R32 Ruta Gerulaitis 6-0 6-0 Marita Redondo H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Pam Shriver 6-0 6-0 Robin Harris H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Lesley Turner H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Carrie Meyer 9-8 6-1 Hana Strachonova H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Terry Holladay 3-6 7-5 6-4 Bunny Bruning H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Kathy Jordan 6-2 6-0 Viviana Gonzalez H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Renata Tomanova 5-7 6-3 6-2 Dianne Evers H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Ilana Kloss 6-3 6-1 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Betty Stove 6-1 6-3 Stacy Margolin H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Wendy Turnbull 8-9 6-3 6-4 Sue Mappin H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Francoise Durr 6-2 6-2 Lesley Charles H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Virginia Ruzici 6-3 7-5 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Kathy May 6-2 6-3 Caroline Stoll H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Regina Marsikova 9-8 4-6 6-3 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Ruta Gerulaitis 6-0 6-0 Heather Ludloff H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Yvonne Vermaak 6-0 4-6 6-2 Barbara Potter H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Mima Jausovec 9-8 7-9 6-4 Joanne Russell H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Billie Jean King 6-3 6-2 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Laura Dupont 6-2 6-0 Judy Chaloner H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Evonne Goolagong 6-0 6-2 Lele Forood H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Helle Sparre 4-6 6-2 6-1 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Michelle Tyler 6-3 6-4 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Brigette Cuypers 7-5 6-2 Marjorie Blackwood H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Janet Newberry 6-3 9-8 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Kerry Reid 6-1 6-0 Mariana Simionescu H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Marita Redondo 6-2 6-2 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-1 Pam Whytcross H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Chris Evert 6-1 6-0 Helena Anliot H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Sue Barker 6-1 6-3 Tanya Harford H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Tracy Austin 6-2 6-1 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Barbara Hallquist 2-6 7-5 6-3 Jeanne Duvall H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-2 Mona Guerrant H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1978* R64 Marise Kruger 6-4 6-4 Paula Smith H2H Match data
R128 (32)
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Ruta Gerulaitis 6-4 6-2 Stephanie Tolleson H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Ilana Kloss 6-1 6-1 Chris Oneil H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Francoise Durr 6-1 6-0 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Judy Chaloner 9-7 6-4 Sheila Mcinerney H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Virginia Wade 6-1 6-2 Elisabeth Ekblom H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Kathy May 6-1 8-6 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Paula Smith 6-1 9-7 Jo Durie H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Billie Jean King 6-0 6-2 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Renata Tomanova 6-1 6-4 Linda Mottram H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Sue Barker 6-4 6-1 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Regina Marsikova 6-0 7-5 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Marita Redondo 6-1 7-5 Jackie Fayter H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Kathy Jordan 6-2 9-8 Marcie Louie H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Helen Gourlay 6-1 6-3 Wendy Barlow H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Hana Strachonova 6-1 7-5 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Janet Newberry 7-5 6-4 Jane Stratton H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Dianne Fromholtz 8-6 6-3 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-3 Julie Anthony H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Stacy Margolin 6-1 6-2 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Sue Mappin 6-2 6-4 Paulina Peisachov H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Helle Sparre 6-3 6-4 Glynis Coles H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Tracy Austin 6-1 6-8 6-4 Diane Desfor H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Helena Anliot 6-4 6-2 Frederique Thibault H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Terry Holladay 6-4 7-5 Kate Latham H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Brigette Cuypers 9-8 6-0 Kathleen Harter H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Yvonne Vermaak 6-1 6-4 Donna Ganz H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Lele Forood 6-0 6-1 Brigitte Simon Glinel H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Kerry Reid 6-2 6-4 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-1 Florenta Mihai H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Pam Shriver 6-3 6-3 Mimi Wikstedt H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Jeanne Duvall 5-7 7-5 6-1 Sandy Collins H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1978* R128 Virginia Ruzici 6-1 6-2 Winnie Shaw H2H Match data

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Where is Wimbledon held?
Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.
Who won the most recent Wimbledon?
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Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
Martina Navratilova has won 9 Wimbledon titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Wimbledon played?
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