# 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens were the defending champions but did not compete.
Frew McMillan and Betty Stöve defeated Ray Ruffels and Billie Jean King in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve (champions)
    02. Ray Ruffels / Billie Jean King (final)
    03. Geoff Masters / Virginia Wade (third round)
    04. Tony Roche / Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
    05. Marty Riessen / Wendy Turnbull (third round)
    06. Ross Case / Mona Guerrant (second round)
    07. Raz Reid / Kerry Reid (second round)
    08. Fred McNair / Lesley Hunt (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Jarrett Debbie Jevans | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Jarrett Debbie Jevans | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Tony Roche Françoise Dürr | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Tony Roche Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Tony Roche Françoise Dürr | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Dennis Ralston JoAnne Russell | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Ralston JoAnne Russell | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ray Ruffels Billie Jean King | 2 | 2 |
| | Chris Kachel Ilana Kloss | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ray Ruffels Billie Jean King | 2 | 2 |
| | Allan Stone Dianne Fromholtz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Allan Stone Dianne Fromholtz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Allan Stone Dianne Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ray Ruffels Billie Jean King | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | David Lloyd Lesley Charles | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Ray Ruffels Billie Jean King | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Ray Ruffels Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | F McMillan B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marks R Tomanová | 6 | 7 | | | J Marks R Tomanová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Hancock W Paish | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | F McMillan B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Paish L Mottram | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | S Carnahan D Desfor | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bradnam J Durie | 6 | 5 | | | J Paish L Mottram | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paish L Mottram | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F McMillan B Stöve | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Jarrett D Jevans | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | | B Prajoux R Giscafré | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jarrett D Jevans | 4 | 6 | 8 | | A Jarrett D Jevans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Collings S Chapman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | A Jarrett D Jevans | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Riessen W Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | W Bungert M Tyler | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball S Barker | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | M Riessen W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Riessen W Turnbull | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | A Roche F Dürr | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Van Patten S Hagey | | | | 4 | A Roche F Dürr | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis V Burton | w/o | | | | R Lewis V Burton | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley L Bowrey | | | | | | | | 4 | A Roche F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J James S Urroz | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Carmichael J Dalton | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J James S Urroz | 4 | 4 | | | J James S Urroz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Maher J Harrison | 6 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Roche F Dürr | 6 | 6 |
| | M Edmondson P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Ralston J Russell | 1 | 2 |
| | R Beven A Hobbs | 1 | 3 | | | M Edmondson P Whytcross | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya C Meyer | 4 | 9 | 2 | | D Ralston J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ralston J Russell | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | D Ralston J Russell | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | F McNair L Hunt | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | P McNamee K Ruddell | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Drysdale P Bostrom | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | F McNair L Hunt | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | F McNair L Hunt | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 7 | G Reid K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Grisillo R Blount | 2 | 0 | | 7 | G Reid K Reid | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent A Tobin | 3 | 2 | | | B Teacher K May | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher K May | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Teacher K May | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | C Kachel I Kloss | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Kachel I Kloss | 8 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Lloyd R Lewis | 2 | 2 | | | J McEnroe S Margolin | 9 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McEnroe S Margolin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Kachel I Kloss | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | J Smith L Beaven | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | A Stone D Fromholtz | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Stone D Fromholtz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Stone D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yuill S Tolleson | | | | LL | N Rayner C Harrison | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Rayner C Harrison | w/o | | | | | | | | | A Stone D Fromholtz | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Machette S Walsh | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | G Masters V Wade | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | S Vuille H Ludloff | 8 | 4 | | | M Machette S Walsh | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Masters V Wade | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | R Case M Guerrant | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis H Anliot | 1 | 4 | | | J Austin T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Austin T Austin | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Pecci P Teeguarden | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | D Lloyd L Charles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P McNamara D Evers | 6 | 7 | | | P McNamara D Evers | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Lloyd L Charles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Lloyd L Charles | 4 | 2 |
| | F Stolle J Anthony | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Ruffels BJ King | 6 | 6 |
| | K Warwick M Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Warwick M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Günthardt R Maršíková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | K Warwick M Jaušovec | | | | | | |
| Q | R Verdieck S Acker | 8 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | R Ruffels BJ King | w/o | | | | | |
| | J Feaver A Coe | 9 | 6 | | | J Feaver A Coe | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Ruffels BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |