1978 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
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Virginia Wade
was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Chris Evert
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Martina Navratilova won her first Grand Slam, of 18 and a record nine Wimbledon titles, by defeating her rival Evert in the final.
Virginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
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Martina Navratilova won her first Grand Slam, of 18 and a record nine Wimbledon titles, by defeating her rival Evert in the final.
Seeds
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Chris EvertChris EvertChristine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
(Final) - Martina Navratilova (Champion)
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Evonne Cawley (Semifinals) -
Virginia WadeVirginia WadeSarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
(Semifinals) - Billie Jean KingBillie Jean KingBillie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...
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Betty StöveBetty StöveBetty Stöve is a former Dutch professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.-Career:...
(Fourth Round) - Wendy TurnbullWendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
(Fourth Round) - Dianne FromholtzDianne FromholtzDianne Fromholtz Balestrat is a former professional tennis player.-Career:Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments...
(Fourth Round)
- Tracy AustinTracy AustinTracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated...
(Fourth Round) - Kerry Melville (Fourth Round)
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Marise Kruger (Quarterfinals) -
Mima JaušovecMima JaušovecMima Jaušovec is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986....
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Virginia RuziciVirginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....
(Quarterfinals) - Sue BarkerSue BarkerSusan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3...
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Regina MaršíkováRegina MaršíkováRegina Maršíková is a former Czechoslovakian tennis player.Maršíková's single titles were at Rome, Toronto and Christchurch in 1978, Phoenix in 1980 and Berlin in 1981...
(Fourth Round) - Marita Redondo (Third Round)
- 1978 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw
As originally published Miss Rosemary Casals (USA) was seeded 14th and Miss Sue Barker (GB) was seeded 16th. The withdrawal of Miss Casals before the draw was made allowed for a redrafting of the seeding list.