Champion Martina Navratilova Final score 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 Seeds 16 | Runner-up Chris Evert Draw 96 (8Q / 6WC) Singles men | |
Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Chris Evert.
Martina Navratilova won her first Grand Slam title, of 18 and a record nine Wimbledon titles, by defeating her rival Evert in the final.
Seeds
As originally published Miss Rosemary Casals (USA) was seeded 14th and Miss Sue Barker (GB) was seeded 16th. The withdrawal of Miss Casals before the draw was made allowed for a redrafting of the seeding list.
References
1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA