1978 Wimbledon Championships

The 1978 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.

[1][2] The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July.

It was the 92nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.

The total prize money for 1978 championships was £279,023.

[3][4] * per team Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3[5][6] Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5[7][8] Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated John McEnroe / Peter Fleming, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2[9] Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull defeated Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici, 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3[10] Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve defeated Ray Ruffels / Billie Jean King, 6–2, 6–2[11] Ivan Lendl defeated Jeff Turpin, 6–3, 6–4[12] Tracy Austin defeated Hana Mandlíková, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4[13]