1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in a repeat 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]

Men's Singles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Jimmy Connors
Final score6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds16
Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
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
Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
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

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 B Borg 8 6 1 6 6
V Amaya 9 1 6 3 3 1 B Borg 6 6 6
C Roger-Vasselin 6 3 7 3 P McNamara 2 2 4
P McNamara 8 6 5 6 1 B Borg 6 6 6 6
J Fillol 6 6 2 J Fillol 4 2 8 4
J Kodeš 2 1 0r J Fillol 6 6 6
R Drysdale 2 2 6 6 6 R Drysdale 3 3 2
J Hřebec 6 6 4 3 2 1 B Borg 6 6 8
O Bengtson 6 6 7 G Masters 2 4 6
WC F Stolle 4 4 5 O Bengtson 0 8 8 4
W Scanlon 5 8 3 2 G Masters 6 6 9 6
G Masters 7 6 6 6 G Masters 6 7 6
F McMillan 6 6 6 F McMillan 3 5 1
R Fagel 1 1 2 F McMillan 9 6 6
LL D Palm 5 2 2 12 C Mottram 8 4 3
12 C Mottram 7 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 W Fibak 6 7 7
JL Clerc 3 5 5 13 W Fibak 8 4 6 6
Q J Kriek 6 7 6 Q J Kriek 6 6 2 4
T Wilkison 4 5 3 13 W Fibak 6 4 7 9
WC J Paish 3 4 2 T Moor 1 6 5 7
R Ruffels 6 6 6 R Ruffels 5 5 8
M Lara 2 4 8 T Moor 7 7 9
T Moor 6 6 9 13 W Fibak 4 2 8 6 5
V Winitsky 6 6 4 6 8 A Mayer 6 6 6 1 7
LL B Manson 1 3 6 3 V Winitsky 3 2 6 7
M Fishbach 1 2 2 M Riessen 6 6 4 9
M Riessen 6 6 6 M Riessen 6 5 3
Q M Edmondson 3 2 6 6 6 8 A Mayer 8 7 6
R Moore 6 6 4 2 4 Q M Edmondson 4 2 6 2
T Šmid 5 4 3 8 A Mayer 6 6 4 6
8 A Mayer 7 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 G Vilas 6 6 6
S Smith 4 3 3 4 G Vilas 6 2 6 6
WC J Feaver 6 6 6 WC J Feaver 3 6 4 3
Q J Bailey 4 4 4 4 G Vilas 3 4 2
O Parun 8 3 3 2 T Okker 6 6 6
T Okker 6 6 6 6 T Okker 6 6 6
Y Noah 8 3 6 6 10 Y Noah 2 3 2
R Ycaza 9 6 2 1 8 T Okker 6 9 6
A Zugarelli 7 4 2 9 6 T Leonard 1 8 1
Q C Kachel 5 6 6 8 1 A Zugarelli 2 4 8
P McNamee 3 4 3 T Leonard 6 6 9
T Leonard 6 6 6 T Leonard 6 4 8 6
S Krulevitz 3 3 5 B Fairlie 2 6 6 3
B Fairlie 6 6 7 B Fairlie 6 6 6
S Docherty 8 9 6 5 7 S Docherty 3 4 3
15 A Ashe 9 8 3 7 5

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 I Năstase 6 6 5 6
J Yuill 2 2 7 3 9 I Năstase 6 6 9
LL S Birner 3 6 4 6 G Ocleppo 3 4 7
G Ocleppo 6 4 6 8 9 I Năstase 6 6 1 6
V Zedník 7 6 3 3 To Gullikson 4 3 6 3
LL M Machette 9 4 6 6 LL M Machette 4 4 2
Q R Carmichael 3 4 6 To Gullikson 6 6 6
To Gullikson 6 6 8 9 I Năstase 2 6 6 6
J Granát 8 8 4 6 R Tanner 6 4 2 3
P Fleming 9 9 6 P Fleming 8 8 6 6 3
C Letcher 3 5 4 Q F McNair 9 6 4 8 6
Q F McNair 6 7 6 Q F McNair 4 2 2
R Giltinan 6 6 9 6 R Tanner 6 6 6
WC D Lloyd 2 1 8 R Giltinan 2 2 4
I El Shafei 9 6 2 7 2 6 R Tanner 6 6 6
6 R Tanner 8 1 6 9 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 B Gottfried 6 6 8 6
J Lloyd 1 8 6 4 5 B Gottfried 6 7 6
B Teacher 6 6 3 6 B Teacher 2 5 3
R Lutz 4 4 6 1 5 B Gottfried 6 9 6 6
T Rocavert 1 4 4 A Stone 8 7 2 1
A Stone 6 6 6 A Stone 6 2 6 6 10
Q M Farrell 1 7 1 4 B Mitton 1 6 8 1 8
B Mitton 6 5 6 6 5 B Gottfried 6 6 6
Q J Šimbera 7 8 3 6 Ti Gullikson 2 4 2
WC A Jarrett 5 6 6 3 Q J Šimbera 2 3 4
A Pattison 4 6 1 0 Ti Gullikson 6 6 6
Ti Gullikson 6 3 6 6 Ti Gullikson 6 9 7
W Martin 5 6 6 6 W Martin 3 7 5
J Borowiak 7 4 4 4 W Martin 5 7 6 6 7
Q E van Dillen 7 1 8 6 6 Q E van Dillen 7 5 8 4 5
11 J McEnroe 5 6 9 4 3

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 R Stockton 2 8 5
Q J Marks 6 9 7 Q J Marks 3 2 3
N Saviano 6 6 3 6 N Saviano 6 6 6
WC C Bradnam 4 2 6 1 N Saviano 7 9 2 2
H Pfister 6 6 6 H Pfister 9 8 6 6
Q Á Fillol 1 1 2 H Pfister 6 6 9
LL D Carter 8 6 9 LL D Carter 3 4 8
R Lewis 6 4 8 H Pfister 3 6 2 3
Q M Wayman 4 8 3 3 V Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6
S Stewart 6 9 6 S Stewart 6 9 9
R Fisher 6 6 6 R Fisher 4 7 7
J-F Caujolle 3 3 1 S Stewart 8 0 2
Q J Royappa 2 6 6 6 3 V Gerulaitis 9 6 6
G Halder 6 3 2 2 Q J Royappa 3 5 2
H Günthardt 2 2 6 1 3 V Gerulaitis 6 7 6
3 V Gerulaitis 6 6 4 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 R Ramírez 9 9 6
C Dibley 7 8 3 7 R Ramírez 6 6 6
R Crealy 2 4 8 Q D Schneider 1 0 2
Q D Schneider 6 6 9 7 R Ramírez 6 7 6
I Țiriac 6 3 4 4 Q R Frawley 4 5 3
Q R Frawley 3 6 6 6 Q R Frawley 7 6 6 6
É Deblicker 6 8 6 3 6 É Deblicker 9 0 0 3
L Sanders 2 9 3 6 3 7 R Ramírez 6 9 6
P Dent 6 7 4 4 7 16 J Newcombe 2 8 3
A Roche 4 5 6 6 5 P Dent 3 6 6 4 7
V Amritraj 6 6 9 V Amritraj 6 3 3 6 5
C Kirmayr 1 3 8 P Dent 1 6 4 4
R Case 7 4 7 6 6 16 J Newcombe 6 1 6 6
B Prajoux 5 6 9 1 4 R Case 4 2 8
Q D Collings 6 5 5 3 16 J Newcombe 6 6 9
16 J Newcombe 4 7 7 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 J Alexander 7 4 9 8 12
V Pecci 5 6 8 9 10 14 J Alexander 5 6 7 6
WC J Smith 3 0 4 A Amritraj 7 3 5 2
A Amritraj 6 6 6 14 J Alexander 8 0
G Hardie 6 7 4 3 2 WC R Hewitt 6 0r
WC R Hewitt 3 5 6 6 6 WC R Hewitt 6 4 6 6
C Dowdeswell 5 6 6 4 6 C Dowdeswell 4 6 2 4
R Taylor 7 3 4 6 2 14 J Alexander 2 2 4
C Lewis 6 2 6 5 3 2 J Connors 6 6 6
T Gorman 0 6 4 7 6 T Gorman 4 8 8 7
M Cox 6 3 6 6 M Cox 6 6 6 5
J James 4 6 4 4 T Gorman 4 6 9 3
K Warwick 7 0 6 2 6 2 J Connors 6 8 8 6
E Mayer 5 6 0 6 4 K Warwick 3 5 6 4
R Simpson 5 8 1 2 J Connors 6 7 2 6
2 J Connors 7 9 6

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