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1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

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Boys' singles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Runner-upUnited States Jeff Turpin
Score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1977 · Wimbledon Championships · 1979 →

Ivan Lendl defeated Jeff Turpin in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

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01.   Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (champion)
02.   Sweden Per Hjertquist (semifinals)
03.   India Ramesh Krishnan (third round)
04.   Sweden Stefan Simonsson (quarterfinals)
05.   South Africa Robbie Venter (semifinals)
06.   Australia Bill Gilmour Jr. (first round)
07.   United States John Corse (quarterfinals)
08.   United States Blaine Willenborg (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 6
Spain Gabriel Urpí 3 5 Egypt T El-Sakka 5 3
Egypt Tarek El-Sakka 6 7 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6
Italy C Panatta 1 2
Italy Claudio Panatta 6 6
Finland Petri Hietala 7 3 United Kingdom D Atkinson 0 3
United Kingdom David Atkinson 9 6 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 8 6 6
8 United States B Willenborg 9 1 0
8 United States Blaine Willenborg 6 6
France Peter Chiche 1 5 Denmark M Mortensen 1 2
Denmark Michael Mortensen 6 7 8 United States B Willenborg 6 7
Australia P Serret 2 5
Trinidad and Tobago Brian Yearwood 1 4
Australia Pat Serret 7 6 Australia P Serret 6 6
Portugal Jose Manuel Cordeiro 5 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 South Africa Robbie Venter 2 6 9
Netherlands Marc Albert 6 4 7 5 South Africa R Venter 6 6
Argentina Alejandro Ganzábal 3 2
5 South Africa R Venter 7 6
Norway Erik Tisthammer 3 1 Australia M Fancutt 5 2
Colombia WA Paipa 6 6 Colombia WA Paipa 3 0
Australia Michael Fancutt 6 6
5 South Africa R Venter 9 1 6
4 Sweden Stefan Simonsson 6 7 4 Sweden S Simonsson 7 6 2
Switzerland Ivan Dupasquier 3 5 4 Sweden S Simonsson 8 6
Chile Hans Gildemeister 6 2
4 Sweden S Simonsson 6 6
Austria B Pils 1 4
Poland Andrzej Jagielski 2 1
Austria Bernhard Pils 6 6 Austria B Pils 6 6
Republic of Ireland Peter Hannon 3 1

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
South Africa Christo Steyn 4 6 4
Malaysia Nik-Raof Daud 2 0 Canada G Michibata 6 1 6
Canada Glenn Michibata 6 6 Canada G Michibata 6 6 6
Uruguay Philippe Pinet 6 9 3 India R Krishnan 2 8 4
Iran Y Saleh 4 7 Uruguay P Pinet 2 3
3 India Ramesh Krishnan 6 6
Canada G Michibata 8 3 3
Sudan Khalid Farid 1 1 United States J Turpin 6 6 6
United States Jeff Turpin 6 6 United States J Turpin 6 6
Mexico Edgar Giffenig 3 2
United States J Turpin 6 8
West Germany D Keretić 3 6
The Bahamas Lawrence Field 0 3
West Germany Damir Keretić 6 6 West Germany D Keretić 6 6
6 Australia Bill Gilmour Jr. 2 2

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Jeremy Dier 2 3
Venezuela José Juan Boveda 6 6 Venezuela JJ Boveda 6 6
Belgium Jan Vanlangendonck 2 3 Venezuela JJ Boveda 8 6 6
Netherlands Michael Sprott 3 6 2 United States J Corse 9 4 8
Bolivia Mario Martínez 6 4 6 Bolivia M Martínez 1 5
United States John Corse 6 7
7 United States J Corse 3 6
Jamaica Stuart Sarnia 6 6 2 Sweden P Hjertquist 6 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja 2 3 Jamaica S Sarnia 6 6
Pakistan Jamil Ahmed 3 4
Jamaica S Sarnia 4 4
Sri Lanka Sujit Fernando 0 0 2 Sweden P Hjertquist 6 6
Brazil Cássio Motta 6 6 Brazil C Motta 6 6
2 Sweden Per Hjertquist 8 8

References

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