1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens were the defending champions but did not compete.

Mixed doubles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve
Runners-up	Ray Ruffels Billie Jean King
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	52 (4 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships

Frew McMillan and Betty Stöve defeated Ray Ruffels and Billie Jean King in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Seeds

01.     Frew McMillan /   Betty Stöve (champions)

02.     Ray Ruffels /   Billie Jean King (final)

03.     Geoff Masters /   Virginia Wade (third round)

04.     Tony Roche /   Françoise Dürr (semifinals)

05.     Marty Riessen /   Wendy Turnbull (third round)

06.     Ross Case /   Mona Guerrant (second round)

07.     Raz Reid /   Kerry Reid (second round)

08.     Fred McNair /   Lesley Hunt (third round)

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Frew McMillan   Betty Stöve	4	7	6
		Andrew Jarrett   Debbie Jevans	6	5	3
								1	Frew McMillan   Betty Stöve	7	6
								4	Tony Roche   Françoise Dürr	5	3
	4	Tony Roche   Françoise Dürr	6	6
		Dennis Ralston   JoAnne Russell	1	2
															1	Frew McMillan   Betty Stöve	6	6
															2	Ray Ruffels   Billie Jean King	2	2
		Chris Kachel   Ilana Kloss	6	3	4
		Allan Stone   Dianne Fromholtz	3	6	6
									Allan Stone   Dianne Fromholtz	6	6
								2	Ray Ruffels   Billie Jean King	3	4
		David Lloyd   Lesley Charles	4	2
	2	Ray Ruffels   Billie Jean King	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	F McMillan   B Stöve	6	6
		J Marks   R Tomanová	6	7					J Marks   R Tomanová	1	4
	LL	K Hancock   W Paish	3	5											1	F McMillan   B Stöve	6	6
																J Paish   L Mottram	4	1
								LL	S Carnahan   D Desfor
		C Bradnam   J Durie	6	5					J Paish   L Mottram	w/o
		J Paish   L Mottram	8	7																		1	F McMillan   B Stöve	4	7	6
																							A Jarrett   D Jevans	6	5	3
									B Prajoux   R Giscafré	2	1
		A Jarrett   D Jevans	4	6	8				A Jarrett   D Jevans	6	6
		D Collings   S Chapman	6	3	6											A Jarrett   D Jevans	3	6	7
															5	M Riessen   W Turnbull	6	1	5
									W Bungert   M Tyler	1	4
		S Ball   S Barker	4	6	2			5	M Riessen   W Turnbull	6	6
	5	M Riessen   W Turnbull	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	A Roche   F Dürr	w/o
	LL	V Van Patten   S Hagey						4	A Roche   F Dürr	w/o
		R Lewis   V Burton	w/o						R Lewis   V Burton
		C Dibley   L Bowrey													4	A Roche   F Dürr	6	6
																J James   S Urroz	3	1
									R Carmichael   J Dalton	4	3
		J James   S Urroz	4	4					J James   S Urroz	6	6
	Q	W Maher   J Harrison	6	4^r																		4	A Roche   F Dürr	6	6
		M Edmondson   P Whytcross	6	6																			D Ralston   J Russell	1	2
		R Beven   A Hobbs	1	3					M Edmondson   P Whytcross	3	3
		V Amaya   C Meyer	4	9	2				D Ralston   J Russell	6	6
		D Ralston   J Russell	6	8	6											D Ralston   J Russell	6	7
															8	F McNair   L Hunt	3	5
									P McNamee   K Ruddell
		R Drysdale   P Bostrom	3	7	1			8	F McNair   L Hunt	w/o
	8	F McNair   L Hunt	6	5	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	G Reid   K Reid	6	6
	Q	G Grisillo   R Blount	2	0				7	G Reid   K Reid	6	6	1
		P Dent   A Tobin	3	2					B Teacher   K May	3	8	6
		B Teacher   K May	6	6												B Teacher   K May	3	5
																C Kachel   I Kloss	6	7
									C Kachel   I Kloss	8	7	9
	LL	A Lloyd   R Lewis	2	2					J McEnroe   S Margolin	9	5	7
		J McEnroe   S Margolin	6	6																			C Kachel   I Kloss	6	3	4
		J Smith   L Beaven	6	0	2																		A Stone   D Fromholtz	3	6	6
		A Stone   D Fromholtz	4	6	6				A Stone   D Fromholtz	6	6
		J Yuill   S Tolleson						LL	N Rayner   C Harrison	3	2
	LL	N Rayner   C Harrison	w/o													A Stone   D Fromholtz	6	5	6
		M Machette   S Walsh	9	6											3	G Masters   V Wade	4	7	4
	Q	S Vuille   H Ludloff	8	4					M Machette   S Walsh
								3	G Masters   V Wade	w/o

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Case   M Guerrant	4	3
		C Lewis   H Anliot	1	4					J Austin   T Austin	6	6
		J Austin   T Austin	6	6												J Austin   T Austin	3	4
		V Pecci   P Teeguarden	3	5												D Lloyd   L Charles	6	6
		P McNamara   D Evers	6	7					P McNamara   D Evers	4	4
									D Lloyd   L Charles	6	6
																							D Lloyd   L Charles	4	2
		F Stolle   J Anthony	3	6	4																	2	R Ruffels   BJ King	6	6
		K Warwick   M Jaušovec	6	3	6				K Warwick   M Jaušovec	6	6
									H Günthardt   R Maršíková	4	4
																K Warwick   M Jaušovec
	Q	R Verdieck   S Acker	8	2											2	R Ruffels   BJ King	w/o
		J Feaver   A Coe	9	6					J Feaver   A Coe	1	3
								2	R Ruffels   BJ King	6	6

References

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

External links

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