1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles was seeded 14th and Sue Barker was seeded 16th. The withdrawal of Casals before the draw was made allowed for a redrafting of the seeding list. 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Chris Evert. Martina Navratilova defeated her rival Evert in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. This was Navratilova's first of 18 Grand Slam singles titles and a record nine Wimbledon singles titles. This was the first time Wimbledon seeded 16 players for the ladies' championship,
1887 Wimbledon Championships unable to play the Challenge Round due to a tennis elbow. The Ladies singles competition was won by Lottie Dod who won the title at an age of 15 years and 285 days and became the youngest ever Wimbledon singles champion. Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Bingley, 6–2, 6–0 Patrick Bowes-Lyon / Herbert Wilberforce defeated Edward Barratt-Smith / James Herbert Crispe, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 1887 Wimbledon Championships The 1887 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The