1978 Wimbledon Championships

1978 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition92nd
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/52XD
Prize money£279,023
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg
Women's singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan
Women's doubles
Australia Kerry Reid / Australia Wendy Turnbull
Mixed doubles
South Africa Frew McMillan / Netherlands Betty Stöve
Boys' singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Girls' singles
United States Tracy Austin
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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.

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.