1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade.

Women's doubles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
Runners-up	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici
Score	4–6, 9–8^(12–10), 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (4 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
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Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships

Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull defeated Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici in the final, 4–6, 9–8^(12–10), 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Seeds

01.     Billie Jean King /   Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)

02.     Evonne Cawley /   Betty Stöve (third round, withdrew)

03.     Françoise Dürr /   Virginia Wade (semifinals)

04.     Kerry Reid /   Wendy Turnbull (champions)

05.     Helen Cawley /   JoAnne Russell (quarterfinals)

06.     Sue Barker /   Mona Guerrant (semifinals)

07.     Mima Jaušovec /   Virginia Ruzici (final)

08.     Ilana Kloss /   Marise Kruger (quarterfinals)

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	Billie Jean King   Martina Navratilova	3	6	4
	6	Sue Barker   Mona Guerrant	6	4	6
								6	Sue Barker   Mona Guerrant	3	2
								4	Kerry Reid   Wendy Turnbull	6	6
	4	Kerry Reid   Wendy Turnbull	1	7	6
	8	Ilana Kloss   Marise Kruger	6	5	4
															4	Kerry Reid   Wendy Turnbull	4	9^12	6
															7	Mima Jaušovec   Virginia Ruzici	6	8^10	3
	5	Helen Cawley   JoAnne Russell	5	3
	3	Françoise Dürr   Virginia Wade	7	6
								3	Françoise Dürr   Virginia Wade	4	4
								7	Mima Jaušovec   Virginia Ruzici	6	6
	7	Mima Jaušovec   Virginia Ruzici	6	5	6
		Glynis Coles   Linda Mottram	4	7	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	BJ King   M Navratilova	3	6	6
		C O'Neil   P Whytcross	1	4					L Forood   R Giscafré	6	4	3
		L Forood   R Giscafré	6	6											1	BJ King   M Navratilova	6	6
																L Antonoplis   D Evers	1	4
									L Antonoplis   D Evers	6	6
	Q	N Gregory   M Pinterová	3	2					R Maršíková   E Vessies-Appel	4	3
		R Maršíková   E Vessies-Appel	6	6																		1	BJ King   M Navratilova	3	6	4
		T Holladay   P Smith	6	6																		6	S Barker   M Guerrant	6	4	6
		B Hallquist   S McInerney	2	2					T Holladay   P Smith	5	2
									P Bostrom   K Ruddell	7	6
																P Bostrom   K Ruddell	2	3
		K Harter   C Stoll	3	6	6										6	S Barker   M Guerrant	6	6
		E Ekblom   I Bentzer	6	2	3				K Harter   C Stoll	3	3
								6	S Barker   M Guerrant	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	K Reid   W Turnbull	6	6
		H Anliot   N Bohm	6	4	4				D Desfor   G Galt	0	1
		D Desfor   G Galt	1	6	6										4	K Reid   W Turnbull	7	7	6
																A Kiyomura   S Mappin	9	5	2
								LL	S Saliba   M Sawyer	0	1
		V González   I Madruga	6	6					A Kiyomura   S Mappin	6	6
		A Kiyomura   S Mappin	8	8																		4	K Reid   W Turnbull	1	7	6
		J Dalton   W Paish	6	6																		8	I Kloss   M Kruger	6	5	4
		S Hanika   I Riedel	3	2					J Dalton   W Paish	2	6	7
									B Cuypers   V Ziegenfuss	6	3	5
																J Dalton   W Paish	2	2
															8	I Kloss   M Kruger	6	6
								Q	J Nachand   N Yeargin	0	2
		L duPont   K May	4	4				8	I Kloss   M Kruger	6	6
	8	I Kloss   M Kruger	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	H Cawley   J Russell	6	6
		C Meyer   R Tomanová	6	6					C Meyer   R Tomanová	3	3
		B Jordan   K Latham	3	4											5	H Cawley   J Russell	6	4	6
																C Reynolds   H Sparre-Viragh	0	6	2
									J Stratton   M Wikstedt	6	3	5
		C Reynolds   H Sparre-Viragh	6	2	6				C Reynolds   H Sparre-Viragh	3	6	7
		M Blackwood   P Teeguarden	3	6	4																	5	H Cawley   J Russell	5	3
		L Bowrey   G Lovera	2	6	5																	3	F Dürr   V Wade	7	6
		S Acker   J Anthony	6	4	7				S Acker   J Anthony	6	6
									T Harford   S Tolleson	2	3
																S Acker   J Anthony	4	1
		D Fromholtz   M Redondo	2	4											3	F Dürr   V Wade	6	6
		F Mihai   E Nagelsen	6	6					F Mihai   E Nagelsen	1	1
								3	F Dürr   V Wade	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	8	6
		M Tyler   Y Vermaak	6	4				7	M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	6	6
								Q	G Sammel   C-A Thomas	4	4
															7	M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	7	7	6
																L Charles   W Wooldridge	5	9	3
								Q	J Harrison   N Weigel	2	3
		L Charles   W Wooldridge	3	6	6				L Charles   W Wooldridge	6	6
		H Mandlíková   H Strachoňová	6	2	2																	7	M Jaušovec   V Ruzici	6	5	6
		G Coles   L Mottram	6	7																			G Coles   L Mottram	4	7	3
		A-M Bruning   S Walsh	4	5					G Coles   L Mottram	8	7
									L Hunt   B Potter	6	5
																G Coles   L Mottram	w/o
															2	E Cawley   B Stöve
									C Doerner   R Gerulaitis	2	0
		J Newberry   P Shriver	8	1				2	E Cawley   B Stöve	6	6
	2	E Cawley   B Stöve	9	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 – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation