Two-time defending champion
Björn Borg defeated
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 2 ...
in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.
It was his third
Wimbledon title and sixth
major title overall.
Seeds
Björn Borg (champion)
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 2 ...
''(final)''
Vitas Gerulaitis ''(semifinals)''
Guillermo Vilas ''(third round)''
Brian Gottfried ''(quarterfinals)''
Roscoe Tanner ''(fourth round)''
Raúl Ramírez ''(quarterfinals)''
Sandy Mayer ''(quarterfinals)''
Ilie Năstase ''(quarterfinals)''
Dick Stockton ''(first round)''
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ...
''(first round)''
Buster Mottram ''(second round)''
Wojciech Fibak ''(fourth round)''
John Alexander ''(fourth round)''
Arthur Ashe ''(first round)''
John Newcombe ''(fourth round)''
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
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1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Men's Singles
Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles