1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
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

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

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

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	9¹²	6

									7	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	6	8¹⁰	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

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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