The total prize money for 1978 championships was £279,023. The winner of the men's title earned £19,000 while the women's singles champion earned £17,100.[3][4]
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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 1978 Wimbledon ChampionshipsDate26 June 8 JulyEdition92ndCategoryGrand SlamDraw128S 64D 52XDPrize money 279 023SurfaceGrassLocationChurch RoadSW19 Wimbledon London United KingdomVenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet ClubChampionsMen s singlesBjorn BorgWomen s singlesMartina NavratilovaMen s doublesBob Hewitt Frew McMillanWomen s doublesKerry Reid Wendy TurnbullMixed doublesFrew McMillan Betty StoveBoys singlesIvan LendlGirls singlesTracy Austin 1977 Wimbledon Championships 1979 Contents 1 Prize money 2 Champions 2 1 Seniors 2 1 1 Men s singles 2 1 2 Women s singles 2 1 3 Men s doubles 2 1 4 Women s doubles 2 1 5 Mixed doubles 2 2 Juniors 2 2 1 Boys singles 2 2 2 Girls singles 3 Singles seeds 3 1 Men s singles 3 2 Women s singles 4 References 5 External linksPrize money editThe total prize money for 1978 championships was 279 023 The winner of the men s title earned 19 000 while the women s singles champion earned 17 100 3 4 Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128Men s singles 19 000 9 600 4 800 2 400 1 440 720 350 200Women s singles 17 100 8 400 4 200 1 920 1 100 552 324 188Men s doubles 7 500 3 600 2 000 1 000 500 160 75 Women s doubles 6 500 3 120 1 600 800 350 110 50 Mixed doubles 4 000 2 000 840 480 240 0 0 per teamChampions editSeniors edit Men s singles edit Main article 1978 Wimbledon Championships Men s singles nbsp Bjorn Borg defeated nbsp Jimmy Connors 6 2 6 2 6 3 5 6 Women s singles edit Main article 1978 Wimbledon Championships Women s singles nbsp Martina Navratilova defeated nbsp Chris Evert 2 6 6 4 7 5 7 8 It was Navratilova s 1st Grand Slam singles title Men s doubles edit Main article 1978 Wimbledon Championships Men s doubles nbsp Bob Hewitt nbsp Frew McMillan defeated nbsp John McEnroe nbsp Peter Fleming 6 1 6 4 6 2 9 Women s doubles edit Main article 1978 Wimbledon Championships Women s doubles nbsp Kerry Reid nbsp Wendy Turnbull defeated nbsp Mima Jausovec nbsp Virginia Ruzici 4 6 9 8 12 10 6 3 10 Mixed doubles edit Main article 1978 Wimbledon Championships Mixed doubles nbsp Frew McMillan nbsp Betty Stove defeated nbsp Ray Ruffels nbsp Billie Jean King 6 2 6 2 11 Juniors edit Boys singles edit Main article 1978 Wimbledon Championships Boys singles nbsp Ivan Lendl defeated nbsp Jeff Turpin 6 3 6 4 12 Girls singles edit Main article 1978 Wimbledon Championships Girls singles nbsp Tracy Austin defeated nbsp Hana Mandlikova 6 0 3 6 6 4 13 Singles seeds editMen s singles edit nbsp Bjorn Borg champion nbsp Jimmy Connors final lost to Bjorn Borg nbsp Vitas Gerulaitis semifinals lost to Jimmy Connors nbsp Guillermo Vilas third round lost to Tom Okker nbsp Brian Gottfried quarterfinals lost to Vitas Gerulaitis nbsp Roscoe Tanner fourth round lost to Ilie Năstase nbsp Raul Ramirez quarterfinals lost to Jimmy Connors nbsp Sandy Mayer quarterfinals lost to Bjorn Borg nbsp Ilie Năstase quarterfinals lost to Tom Okker nbsp Dick Stockton first round lost to John Marks nbsp John McEnroe first round lost to Erik van Dillen nbsp Buster Mottram second round lost to Frew McMillan nbsp Wojciech Fibak fourth round lost to Sandy Mayer nbsp John Alexander fourth round lost to Jimmy Connors nbsp Arthur Ashe first round lost to Steve Docherty nbsp John Newcombe fourth round lost to Raul Ramirez Women s singles edit nbsp Chris Evert final lost to Martina Navratilova nbsp Martina Navratilova champion nbsp Evonne Goolagong Cawley semifinals lost to Martina Navratilova nbsp Virginia Wade semifinals lost to Chris Evert nbsp Billie Jean King quarterfinals lost to Chris Evert nbsp Betty Stove fourth round lost to Virginia Ruzici nbsp Wendy Turnbull fourth round lost to Mima Jausovec nbsp Dianne Fromholtz fourth round lost to Marise Kruger nbsp Tracy Austin fourth round lost to Martina Navratilova nbsp Kerry Reid fourth round lost to Chris Evert nbsp Marise Kruger quarterfinals lost to Martina Navratilova nbsp Mima Jausovec quarterfinals lost to Virginia Wade nbsp Virginia Ruzici quarterfinals lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley nbsp Sue Barker fourth round lost to Billie Jean King nbsp Regina Marsikova fourth round lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley nbsp Marita Redondo third round lost to Ruta Gerulaitis References edit Collins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press ISBN 978 0942257700 Barrett John 2001 Wimbledon The Official History of the Championships London CollinsWillow ISBN 0007117078 Little Alan 2013 Wimbledon Compendium 2013 23 ed London All England Lawn Tennis amp Croquet Club pp 327 334 ISBN 978 1899039401 About Wimbledon Prize Money and Finance wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 8 October 2017 Gentlemen s Singles Finals 1877 2017 wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 22 July 2017 Borg Romps Past Connors Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wimbledon London England 8 July 1978 permanent dead link Ladies Singles Finals 1884 2017 wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 22 July 2017 Martina Navratilova Fulfills Her Highest Ambition St Joseph News Press Wimbledon London England 8 July 1978 Gentlemen s Doubles Finals 1884 2017 wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 22 July 2017 Ladies Doubles Finals 1913 2017 wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 22 July 2017 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913 2017 wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 22 July 2017 Boys Singles Finals 1947 2017 wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 13 August 2017 Girls Singles Finals 1947 2017 wimbledon com Wimbledon Championships Retrieved 13 August 2017 External links editOfficial Wimbledon Championships websitePreceded by1978 French Open Grand Slams Succeeded by1978 US Open 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