Men's singles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Björn Borg
Runner-up	Jimmy Connors
Score	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16

Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 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.^[1] It was his third Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Björn Borg	7	6	6
	8	Sandy Mayer	5	4	3
										1	Björn Borg	6	6	6
											Tom Okker	4	4	4
		Tom Okker	7	6	2	6
	9	Ilie Năstase	5	1	6	3
																			1	Björn Borg	6	6	6
																			2	Jimmy Connors	2	2	3
	5	Brian Gottfried	5	6	7	2
	3	Vitas Gerulaitis	7	4	9	6
										3	Vitas Gerulaitis	7	2	1
										2	Jimmy Connors	9	6	6
	7	Raúl Ramírez	4	4	2
	2	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	Björn Borg	8	6	1	6	6
		Victor Amaya	9	1	6	3	3			1	B Borg	6	6	6
		Christophe Roger-Vasselin	6	3	7	3					P McNamara	2	2	4
		Peter McNamara	8	6	5	6													1	B Borg	6	6	6	6
		Jaime Fillol	6	6	2															J Fillol	4	2	8	4
		Jan Kodeš	2	1	0r						J Fillol	6	6	6
		Robin Drysdale	2	2	6	6	6				R Drysdale	3	3	2
		Jiří Hřebec	6	6	4	3	2																					1	B Borg	6	6	8
		Ove Bengtson	6	6	7																								G Masters	2	4	6
	WC	Fred Stolle	4	4	5						O Bengtson	0	8	8	4
		Bill Scanlon	5	8	3	2					G Masters	6	6	9	6
		Geoff Masters	7	6	6	6														G Masters	6	7	6
		Frew McMillan	6	6	6															F McMillan	3	5	1
		Rick Fagel	1	1	2						F McMillan	9	6	6
	LL	Douglas Palm	5	2	2					12	C Mottram	8	4	3
	12	Buster Mottram	7	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	Wojciech Fibak	6	7	7
		José Luis Clerc	3	5	5					13	W Fibak	8	4	6	6
	Q	Johan Kriek	6	7	6					Q	J Kriek	6	6	2	4
		Tim Wilkison	4	5	3														13	W Fibak	6	4	7	9
	WC	John Paish	3	4	2															T Moor	1	6	5	7
		Ray Ruffels	6	6	6						R Ruffels	5	5	8
		Marcelo Lara	2	4	8						T Moor	7	7	9
		Terry Moor	6	6	9																							13	W Fibak	4	2	8	6	5
		Van Winitsky	6	6	4	6																						8	A Mayer	6	6	6	1	7
	LL	Bruce Manson	1	3	6	3					V Winitsky	3	2	6	7
		Mike Fishbach	1	2	2						M Riessen	6	6	4	9
		Marty Riessen	6	6	6															M Riessen	6	5	3
	Q	Mark Edmondson	3	2	6	6	6												8	A Mayer	8	7	6
		Ray Moore	6	6	4	2	4			Q	M Edmondson	4	2	6	2
		Tomáš Šmid	5	4	3					8	A Mayer	6	6	4	6
	8	Sandy Mayer	7	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	Guillermo Vilas	6	6	6
		Stan Smith	4	3	3					4	G Vilas	6	2	6	6
	WC	John Feaver	6	6	6					WC	J Feaver	3	6	4	3
	Q	Joel Bailey	4	4	4														4	G Vilas	3	4	2
		Onny Parun	8	3	3	2														T Okker	6	6	6
		Tom Okker	6	6	6	6					T Okker	6	6	6
		Yannick Noah	8	3	6	6	10				Y Noah	2	3	2
		Ricardo Ycaza	9	6	2	1	8																						T Okker	6	9	6
		Antonio Zugarelli	7	4	2	9	6																						T Leonard	1	8	1
	Q	Chris Kachel	5	6	6	8	1				A Zugarelli	2	4	8
		Paul McNamee	3	4	3						T Leonard	6	6	9
		Tom Leonard	6	6	6															T Leonard	6	4	8	6
		Steve Krulevitz	3	3	5															B Fairlie	2	6	6	3
		Brian Fairlie	6	6	7						B Fairlie	6	6	6
		Steve Docherty	8	9	6	5	7				S Docherty	3	4	3
	15	Arthur Ashe	9	8	3	7	5

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	Ilie Năstase	6	6	5	6
		John Yuill	2	2	7	3				9	I Năstase	6	6	9
	LL	Stanislav Birner	3	6	4	6					G Ocleppo	3	4	7
		Gianni Ocleppo	6	4	6	8													9	I Năstase	6	6	1	6
		Vladimír Zedník	7	6	3	3														To Gullikson	4	3	6	3
	LL	Mike Machette	9	4	6	6				LL	M Machette	4	4	2
	Q	Bob Carmichael	3	4	6						To Gullikson	6	6	6
		Tom Gullikson	6	6	8																							9	I Năstase	2	6	6	6
		Jiří Granát	8	8	4																							6	R Tanner	6	4	2	3
		Peter Fleming	9	9	6						P Fleming	8	8	6	6	3
		Cliff Letcher	3	5	4					Q	F McNair	9	6	4	8	6
	Q	Fred McNair	6	7	6														Q	F McNair	4	2	2
		Bob Giltinan	6	6	9														6	R Tanner	6	6	6
	WC	David Lloyd	2	1	8						R Giltinan	2	2	4
		Ismail El Shafei	9	6	2	7	2			6	R Tanner	6	6	6
	6	Roscoe Tanner	8	1	6	9	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	Brian Gottfried	6	6	8	6
		John Lloyd	1	8	6	4				5	B Gottfried	6	7	6
		Brian Teacher	6	6	3	6					B Teacher	2	5	3
		Bob Lutz	4	4	6	1													5	B Gottfried	6	9	6	6
		Terry Rocavert	1	4	4															A Stone	8	7	2	1
		Allan Stone	6	6	6						A Stone	6	2	6	6	10
	Q	Mark Farrell	1	7	1	4					B Mitton	1	6	8	1	8
		Bernard Mitton	6	5	6	6																						5	B Gottfried	6	6	6
	Q	Jan Šimbera	7	8	3	6																							Ti Gullikson	2	4	2
	WC	Andrew Jarrett	5	6	6	3				Q	J Šimbera	2	3	4
		Andrew Pattison	4	6	1	0					Ti Gullikson	6	6	6
		Tim Gullikson	6	3	6	6														Ti Gullikson	6	9	7
		Billy Martin	5	6	6	6														W Martin	3	7	5
		Jeff Borowiak	7	4	4	4					W Martin	5	7	6	6	7
	Q	Erik van Dillen	7	1	8	6	6			Q	E van Dillen	7	5	8	4	5
	11	John McEnroe	5	6	9	4	3

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	Dick Stockton	2	8	5
	Q	John Marks	6	9	7					Q	J Marks	3	2	3
		Nick Saviano	6	6	3	6					N Saviano	6	6	6
	WC	Chris Bradnam	4	2	6	1														N Saviano	7	9	2	2
		Hank Pfister	6	6	6															H Pfister	9	8	6	6
	Q	Álvaro Fillol	1	1	2						H Pfister	6	6	9
	LL	David Carter	8	6	9					LL	D Carter	3	4	8
		Richard Lewis	6	4	8																								H Pfister	3	6	2	3
	Q	Michael Wayman	4	8	3																							3	V Gerulaitis	6	3	6	6
		Sherwood Stewart	6	9	6						S Stewart	6	9	9
		Rick Fisher	6	6	6						R Fisher	4	7	7
		Jean-François Caujolle	3	3	1															S Stewart	8	0	2
	Q	Jayakumar Royappa	2	6	6	6													3	V Gerulaitis	9	6	6
		Greg Halder	6	3	2	2				Q	J Royappa	3	5	2
		Heinz Günthardt	2	2	6	1				3	V Gerulaitis	6	7	6
	3	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6	4	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	Raúl Ramírez	9	9	6
		Colin Dibley	7	8	3					7	R Ramírez	6	6	6
		Dick Crealy	2	4	8					Q	D Schneider	1	0	2
	Q	David Schneider	6	6	9														7	R Ramírez	6	7	6
		Ion Țiriac	6	3	4	4													Q	R Frawley	4	5	3
	Q	Rod Frawley	3	6	6	6				Q	R Frawley	7	6	6	6
		Éric Deblicker	6	8	6	3	6				É Deblicker	9	0	0	3
		Louk Sanders	2	9	3	6	3																					7	R Ramírez	6	9	6
		Phil Dent	6	7	4	4	7																					16	J Newcombe	2	8	3
		Tony Roche	4	5	6	6	5				P Dent	3	6	6	4	7
		Vijay Amritraj	6	6	9						V Amritraj	6	3	3	6	5
		Carlos Alberto Kirmayr	1	3	8															P Dent	1	6	4	4
		Ross Case	7	4	7	6	6												16	J Newcombe	6	1	6	6
		Belus Prajoux	5	6	9	1	4				R Case	4	2	8
	Q	Dale Collings	6	5	5	3				16	J Newcombe	6	6	9
	16	John Newcombe	4	7	7	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	John Alexander	7	4	9	8	12
		Víctor Pecci	5	6	8	9	10			14	J Alexander	5	6	7	6
	WC	Jonathan Smith	3	0	4						A Amritraj	7	3	5	2
		Anand Amritraj	6	6	6														14	J Alexander	8	0
		George Hardie	6	7	4	3	2												WC	R Hewitt	6	0r
	WC	Bob Hewitt	3	5	6	6	6			WC	R Hewitt	6	4	6	6
		Colin Dowdeswell	5	6	6	4	6				C Dowdeswell	4	6	2	4
		Roger Taylor	7	3	4	6	2																					14	J Alexander	2	2	4
		Chris Lewis	6	2	6	5	3																					2	J Connors	6	6	6
		Tom Gorman	0	6	4	7	6				T Gorman	4	8	8	7
		Mark Cox	6	3	6	6					M Cox	6	6	6	5
		John James	4	6	4	4														T Gorman	4	6	9	3
		Kim Warwick	7	0	6	2	6												2	J Connors	6	8	8	6
		Gene Mayer	5	6	0	6	4				K Warwick	3	5	6	4
		Russell Simpson	5	8	1					2	J Connors	6	7	2	6
	2	Jimmy Connors	7	9	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1978 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
• 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation