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WTA Wimbledon 1978 Draw & Results
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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 June 26–July 10 on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.
Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.
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Location
Wimbledon,
Results
Match Log
Draw
95 recorded singles results
Wimbledon 1978 match log
Winner Score Loser H2H Match Data Date Round Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-4 7-5 Chris Evert 2× CH H2H Match data Jul 10, 1978* F Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-4 6-4 Evonne Goolagong CH H2H Match data Jul 9, 1978* SF Chris Evert 2× CH 8-6 6-2 Virginia Wade DEF H2H Match data Jul 9, 1978* SF Chris Evert 2× CH 6-3 3-6 6-2 Billie Jean King 4× CH H2H Match data Jul 7, 1978* QF Virginia Wade DEF 6-0 6-4 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data Jul 7, 1978* QF Evonne Goolagong CH 7-5 6-3 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data Jul 7, 1978* QF Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-4 Marise Kruger H2H Match data Jul 7, 1978* QF Chris Evert 2× CH 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 CH 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 4× CH 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 DEF 7-5 6-4 Ruta Gerulaitis H2H Match data Jul 5, 1978* R16 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× CH 4-6 6-3 6-3 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data Jul 2, 1978* R32 Evonne Goolagong CH 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 2× CH 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 DEF 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 Jul 2, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability. Pam Shriver 6-0 6-0 Robin Harris H2H Match data Jun 30, 1978* R64 Virginia Wade DEF 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 4× CH 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 CH 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 2× CH 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 Jun 30, 1978* R64 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 DEF 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 4× CH 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 Jun 28, 1978* R128
The leading Open Era records for Wimbledon.
Most Titles
Open Era singles titles.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes.
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match.
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* Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Wimbledon held?
Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.
Who is the latest recorded Wimbledon winner?
The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Linda Noskova, who defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3.
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?
The first edition of Wimbledon was held in 1877. The first women's singles edition was held in 1884.
What surface is Wimbledon played on?
Wimbledon is played on grass courts.