1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Chris Evert
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 boys girls
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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.^[1] 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. There have been at least 16 seeds in every Championship since that time until 2001 when the tournament started having 32 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]

	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

	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

	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
									R Harris	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

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

Preceded by 1978 French Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1978 US Open – Women's singles