# 1878 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Frank Hadow defeated Robert Erskine 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Spencer Gore 7–5, 6–1, 9–7 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1878 Wimbledon Championships.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Challenge round

| Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
| Frank Hadow | Frank Hadow | 7 | 6 | 9 | | |
| Spencer Gore | Spencer Gore | 5 | 1 | 7 | | |

### All comers' finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Robert Erskine | Robert Erskine | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Hamilton | Charles Hamilton | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Robert Erskine | Robert Erskine | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | | | | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Erskine | Robert Erskine | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Frank Hadow | Frank Hadow | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Frank Hadow | Frank Hadow | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Arthur Myers | Arthur Myers | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | Frank Hadow | Frank Hadow | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Robert Erskine | Robert Erskine | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AW Nicholson | AW Nicholson | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | R Erskine | R Erskine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clapham | Clapham | | | | | | w/o | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Crum | Crum | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Erskine | R Erskine | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| E Bates | E Bates | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | FW Porter | FW Porter | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| FW Porter | FW Porter | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | FW Porter | FW Porter | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Crichton | Alexander Crichton | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | S Montgomerie | S Montgomerie | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Montgomerie | Seton Montgomerie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Erskine | R Erskine | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| George Montgomerie | George Montgomerie | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CG Hamilton | CG Hamilton | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| George Tabor | George Tabor | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | G Montgomerie | G Montgomerie | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Hamilton | Charles Hamilton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | CG Hamilton | CG Hamilton | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Pollock | F Pollock | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | CG Hamilton | CG Hamilton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Heathcote | Charles Heathcote | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | EB Brackenbury | EB Brackenbury | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| HTW Wheeler | HTW Wheeler | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | C Heathcote | C Heathcote | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edmond Brackenbury | Edmond Brackenbury | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | EB Brackenbury | EB Brackenbury | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gwynne James | Gwynne James | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The match between Clapham and Crum was not played.

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| A Keyser | A Keyser | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| J Cunningham | J Cunningham | 3 | 2 | 0 | Capt. Grimston | Capt. Grimston | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Capt. Grimston | Capt. Grimston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | |
| HS Cotton | HS Cotton | 1 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | ER Seymour | ER Seymour | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | |
| ER Seymour | ER Seymour | 6 | 6 | 0 | ER Seymour | ER Seymour | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | bye | bye |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Arthur Tabor | Arthur Tabor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Wallis | C Wallis | 0 | 0 | 0 | | A Tabor | A Tabor | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frank Hadow | Frank Hadow | 6 | 6 | 6 | | F Hadow | F Hadow | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frederick Oliver | Frederick Oliver | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | F Hadow | F Hadow | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Robert Dalby | Robert Dalby | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | AC Brown | AC Brown | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Beckwith Smith | Beckwith Smith | 2 | 3 | 3 | | RD Dalby | RD Dalby | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FM Ashley | FM Ashley | 0 | 0 | 0 | | AC Brown | AC Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AC Brown | AC Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Hadow | F Hadow | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Geoffrey Buxton | Geoffrey Buxton | 5 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Myers | A Myers | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Arthur Myers | Arthur Myers | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Myers | A Myers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Ewbank | C Ewbank | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | A Hadow | A Hadow | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Hadow | Alexander Hadow | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Myers | A Myers | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |