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1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his third Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.

Men's singles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionSweden Björn Borg
Runner-upUnited States Jimmy Connors
Score6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds edit

01.     Björn Borg (champion)
02.     Jimmy Connors (final)
03.     Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
04.     Guillermo Vilas (third round)
05.     Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
06.     Roscoe Tanner (fourth round)
07.     Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
08.     Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
09.     Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
10.     Dick Stockton (first round)
11.     John McEnroe (first round)
12.     Buster Mottram (second round)
13.     Wojciech Fibak (fourth round)
14.     John Alexander (fourth round)
15.     Arthur Ashe (first round)
16.     John Newcombe (fourth round)

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

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Björn Borg 7 6 6
8   Sandy Mayer 5 4 3
1   Björn Borg 6 6 6
  Tom Okker 4 4 4
  Tom Okker 7 6 2 6
9   Ilie Năstase 5 1 6 3
1   Björn Borg 6 6 6
2   Jimmy Connors 2 2 3
5   Brian Gottfried 5 6 7 2
3   Vitas Gerulaitis 7 4 9 6
3   Vitas Gerulaitis 7 2 1
2   Jimmy Connors 9 6 6
7   Raúl Ramírez 4 4 2
2   Jimmy Connors 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Björn Borg 8 6 1 6 6
  Victor Amaya 9 1 6 3 3 1   B Borg 6 6 6
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 3 7 3   P McNamara 2 2 4
  Peter McNamara 8 6 5 6 1   B Borg 6 6 6 6
  Jaime Fillol 6 6 2   J Fillol 4 2 8 4
  Jan Kodeš 2 1 0r   J Fillol 6 6 6
  Robin Drysdale 2 2 6 6 6   R Drysdale 3 3 2
  Jiří Hřebec 6 6 4 3 2 1   B Borg 6 6 8
  Ove Bengtson 6 6 7   G Masters 2 4 6
WC   Fred Stolle 4 4 5   O Bengtson 0 8 8 4
  Bill Scanlon 5 8 3 2   G Masters 6 6 9 6
  Geoff Masters 7 6 6 6   G Masters 6 7 6
  Frew McMillan 6 6 6   F McMillan 3 5 1
  Rick Fagel 1 1 2   F McMillan 9 6 6
LL   Douglas Palm 5 2 2 12   C Mottram 8 4 3
12   Buster Mottram 7 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Wojciech Fibak 6 7 7
  José Luis Clerc 3 5 5 13   W Fibak 8 4 6 6
Q   Johan Kriek 6 7 6 Q   J Kriek 6 6 2 4
  Tim Wilkison 4 5 3 13   W Fibak 6 4 7 9
WC   John Paish 3 4 2   T Moor 1 6 5 7
  Ray Ruffels 6 6 6   R Ruffels 5 5 8
  Marcelo Lara 2 4 8   T Moor 7 7 9
  Terry Moor 6 6 9 13   W Fibak 4 2 8 6 5
  Van Winitsky 6 6 4 6 8   A Mayer 6 6 6 1 7
LL   Bruce Manson 1 3 6 3   V Winitsky 3 2 6 7
  Mike Fishbach 1 2 2   M Riessen 6 6 4 9
  Marty Riessen 6 6 6   M Riessen 6 5 3
Q   Mark Edmondson 3 2 6 6 6 8   A Mayer 8 7 6
  Ray Moore 6 6 4 2 4 Q   M Edmondson 4 2 6 2
  Tomáš Šmid 5 4 3 8   A Mayer 6 6 4 6
8   Sandy Mayer 7 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
  Stan Smith 4 3 3 4   G Vilas 6 2 6 6
WC   John Feaver 6 6 6 WC   J Feaver 3 6 4 3
Q   Joel Bailey 4 4 4 4   G Vilas 3 4 2
  Onny Parun 8 3 3 2   T Okker 6 6 6
  Tom Okker 6 6 6 6   T Okker 6 6 6
  Yannick Noah 8 3 6 6 10   Y Noah 2 3 2
  Ricardo Ycaza 9 6 2 1 8   T Okker 6 9 6
  Antonio Zugarelli 7 4 2 9 6   T Leonard 1 8 1
Q   Chris Kachel 5 6 6 8 1   A Zugarelli 2 4 8
  Paul McNamee 3 4 3   T Leonard 6 6 9
  Tom Leonard 6 6 6   T Leonard 6 4 8 6
  Steve Krulevitz 3 3 5   B Fairlie 2 6 6 3
  Brian Fairlie 6 6 7   B Fairlie 6 6 6
  Steve Docherty 8 9 6 5 7   S Docherty 3 4 3
15   Arthur Ashe 9 8 3 7 5

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Ilie Năstase 6 6 5 6
  John Yuill 2 2 7 3 9   I Năstase 6 6 9
LL   Stanislav Birner 3 6 4 6   G Ocleppo 3 4 7
  Gianni Ocleppo 6 4 6 8 9   I Năstase 6 6 1 6
  Vladimír Zedník 7 6 3 3   To Gullikson 4 3 6 3
LL   Mike Machette 9 4 6 6 LL   M Machette 4 4 2
Q   Bob Carmichael 3 4 6   To Gullikson 6 6 6
  Tom Gullikson 6 6 8 9   I Năstase 2 6 6 6
  Jiří Granát 8 8 4 6   R Tanner 6 4 2 3
  Peter Fleming 9 9 6   P Fleming 8 8 6 6 3
  Cliff Letcher 3 5 4 Q   F McNair 9 6 4 8 6
Q   Fred McNair 6 7 6 Q   F McNair 4 2 2
  Bob Giltinan 6 6 9 6   R Tanner 6 6 6
WC   David Lloyd 2 1 8   R Giltinan 2 2 4
  Ismail El Shafei 9 6 2 7 2 6   R Tanner 6 6 6
6   Roscoe Tanner 8 1 6 9 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Brian Gottfried 6 6 8 6
  John Lloyd 1 8 6 4 5   B Gottfried 6 7 6
  Brian Teacher 6 6 3 6   B Teacher 2 5 3
  Bob Lutz 4 4 6 1 5   B Gottfried 6 9 6 6
  Terry Rocavert 1 4 4   A Stone 8 7 2 1
  Allan Stone 6 6 6   A Stone 6 2 6 6 10
Q   Mark Farrell 1 7 1 4   B Mitton 1 6 8 1 8
  Bernard Mitton 6 5 6 6 5   B Gottfried 6 6 6
Q   Jan Šimbera 7 8 3 6   Ti Gullikson 2 4 2
WC   Andrew Jarrett 5 6 6 3 Q   J Šimbera 2 3 4
  Andrew Pattison 4 6 1 0   Ti Gullikson 6 6 6
  Tim Gullikson 6 3 6 6   Ti Gullikson 6 9 7
  Billy Martin 5 6 6 6   W Martin 3 7 5
  Jeff Borowiak 7 4 4 4   W Martin 5 7 6 6 7
Q   Erik van Dillen 7 1 8 6 6 Q   E van Dillen 7 5 8 4 5
11   John McEnroe 5 6 9 4 3

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   Dick Stockton 2 8 5
Q   John Marks 6 9 7 Q   J Marks 3 2 3
  Nick Saviano 6 6 3 6   N Saviano 6 6 6
WC   Chris Bradnam 4 2 6 1   N Saviano 7 9 2 2
  Hank Pfister 6 6 6   H Pfister 9 8 6 6
Q   Álvaro Fillol 1 1 2   H Pfister 6 6 9
LL   David Carter 8 6 9 LL   D Carter 3 4 8
  Richard Lewis 6 4 8   H Pfister 3 6 2 3
Q   Michael Wayman 4 8 3 3   V Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6
  Sherwood Stewart 6 9 6   S Stewart 6 9 9
  Rick Fisher 6 6 6   R Fisher 4 7 7
  Jean-François Caujolle 3 3 1   S Stewart 8 0 2
Q   Jayakumar Royappa 2 6 6 6 3   V Gerulaitis 9 6 6
  Greg Halder 6 3 2 2 Q   J Royappa 3 5 2
  Heinz Günthardt 2 2 6 1 3   V Gerulaitis 6 7 6
3   Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 4 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Raúl Ramírez 9 9 6
  Colin Dibley 7 8 3 7   R Ramírez 6 6 6
  Dick Crealy 2 4 8 Q   D Schneider 1 0 2
Q   David Schneider 6 6 9 7   R Ramírez 6 7 6
  Ion Țiriac 6 3 4 4 Q   R Frawley 4 5 3
Q   Rod Frawley 3 6 6 6 Q   R Frawley 7 6 6 6
  Éric Deblicker 6 8 6 3 6   É Deblicker 9 0 0 3
  Louk Sanders 2 9 3 6 3 7   R Ramírez 6 9 6
  Phil Dent 6 7 4 4 7 16   J Newcombe 2 8 3
  Tony Roche 4 5 6 6 5   P Dent 3 6 6 4 7
  Vijay Amritraj 6 6 9   V Amritraj 6 3 3 6 5
  Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 1 3 8   P Dent 1 6 4 4
  Ross Case 7 4 7 6 6 16   J Newcombe 6 1 6 6
  Belus Prajoux 5 6 9 1 4   R Case 4 2 8
Q   Dale Collings 6 5 5 3 16   J Newcombe 6 6 9
16   John Newcombe 4 7 7 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   John Alexander 7 4 9 8 12
  Víctor Pecci 5 6 8 9 10 14   J Alexander 5 6 7 6
WC   Jonathan Smith 3 0 4   A Amritraj 7 3 5 2
  Anand Amritraj 6 6 6 14   J Alexander 8 0
  George Hardie 6 7 4 3 2 WC   R Hewitt 6 0r
WC   Bob Hewitt 3 5 6 6 6 WC   R Hewitt 6 4 6 6
  Colin Dowdeswell 5 6 6 4 6   C Dowdeswell 4 6 2 4
  Roger Taylor 7 3 4 6 2 14   J Alexander 2 2 4
  Chris Lewis 6 2 6 5 3 2   J Connors 6 6 6
  Tom Gorman 0 6 4 7 6   T Gorman 4 8 8 7
  Mark Cox 6 3 6 6   M Cox 6 6 6 5
  John James 4 6 4 4   T Gorman 4 6 9 3
  Kim Warwick 7 0 6 2 6 2   J Connors 6 8 8 6
  Gene Mayer 5 6 0 6 4   K Warwick 3 5 6 4
  Russell Simpson 5 8 1 2   J Connors 6 7 2 6
2   Jimmy Connors 7 9 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit

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