1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Boys' singles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion Ivan Lendl
Runner-up Jeff Turpin
Score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Ivan Lendl defeated Jeff Turpin in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

1.   Ivan Lendl (champion)
2.   Per Hjertquist (semifinals)
3.   Ramesh Krishnan (third round)
4.   Stefan Simonsson (quarterfinals)
5.   Robbie Venter (semifinals)
6.   Bill Gilmour Jr. (first round)
7.   John Corse (quarterfinals)
8.   Blaine Willenborg (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Ivan Lendl 8 6 6
8 Blaine Willenborg 9 1 0
1 Ivan Lendl 6 1 6
5 Robbie Venter 3 6 3
5 Robbie Venter 9 1 6
4 Stefan Simonsson 7 6 2
1 Ivan Lendl 6 6
Jeff Turpin 3 4
Glenn Michibata 8 3 3
Jeff Turpin 6 6 6
Jeff Turpin 8 2 6
2 Per Hjertquist 6 6 3
7 John Corse 3 6
2 Per Hjertquist 6 8

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Ivan Lendl 7 6
Gabriel Urpí 3 5 T El-Sakka 5 3
Tarek El-Sakka 6 7 1 I Lendl 6 6
C Panatta 1 2
Claudio Panatta 6 6
Petri Hietala 7 3 D Atkinson 0 3
David Atkinson 9 6 1 I Lendl 8 6 6
8 B Willenborg 9 1 0
8 Blaine Willenborg 6 6
Peter Chiche 1 5 M Mortensen 1 2
Michael Mortensen 6 7 8 B Willenborg 6 7
P Serret 2 5
Brian Yearwood 1 4
Pat Serret 7 6 P Serret 6 6
Jose Manuel Cordeiro 5 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Robbie Venter 2 6 9
Marc Albert 6 4 7 5 R Venter 6 6
Alejandro Ganzábal 3 2
5 R Venter 7 6
Erik Tisthammer 3 1 M Fancutt 5 2
WA Paipa 6 6 WA Paipa 3 0
Michael Fancutt 6 6
5 R Venter 9 1 6
4 Stefan Simonsson 6 7 4 S Simonsson 7 6 2
Ivan Dupasquier 3 5 4 S Simonsson 8 6
Hans Gildemeister 6 2
4 S Simonsson 6 6
B Pils 1 4
Andrzej Jagielski 2 1
Bernhard Pils 6 6 B Pils 6 6
Peter Hannon 3 1

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Christo Steyn 4 6 4
Nik-Raof Daud 2 0 G Michibata 6 1 6
Glenn Michibata 6 6 G Michibata 6 6 6
Philippe Pinet 6 9 3 R Krishnan 2 8 4
Y Saleh 4 7 P Pinet 2 3
3 Ramesh Krishnan 6 6
G Michibata 8 3 3
Khalid Farid 1 1 J Turpin 6 6 6
Jeff Turpin 6 6 J Turpin 6 6
Edgar Giffenig 3 2
J Turpin 6 8
D Keretić 3 6
Lawrence Field 0 3
Damir Keretić 6 6 D Keretić 6 6
6 Bill Gilmour Jr. 2 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Jeremy Dier 2 3
José Juan Boveda 6 6 JJ Boveda 6 6
Jan Vanlangendonck 2 3 JJ Boveda 8 6 6
Michael Sprott 3 6 2 J Corse 9 4 8
Mario Martínez 6 4 6 M Martínez 1 5
John Corse 6 7
7 J Corse 3 6
Stuart Sarnia 6 6 2 P Hjertquist 6 8
Marko Ostoja 2 3 S Sarnia 6 6
Jamil Ahmed 3 4
S Sarnia 4 4
Sujit Fernando 0 0 2 P Hjertquist 6 6
Cássio Motta 6 6 C Motta 6 6
2 Per Hjertquist 8 8

References

  1. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.