| Score: | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Draw: | 128 (16 / 8) |
| Seeds: | 16 |
| Type: | grand slam |
See main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships.
Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his third Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.
See also: 1 and 1. 
Björn Borg (champion)
See also: 2 and 8. 
Jimmy Connors (final)
See also: 3 and 6. Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
See also: 4 and 3. 
Guillermo Vilas (third round)
See also: 5 and 5. Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
See also: 6 and 4. Roscoe Tanner (fourth round)
See also: 7 and 7. 
Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
See also: 8 and 2. Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
See also: 9 and 4. Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
See also: 10 and 6. Dick Stockton (first round)
See also: 11 and 5. John McEnroe (first round)
See also: 12 and 1. 
Buster Mottram (second round)
See also: 13 and 2. 
Wojciech Fibak (fourth round)
See also: 14 and 8. 
John Alexander (fourth round)
See also: 15 and 3. Arthur Ashe (first round)
See also: 16 and 7. John Newcombe (fourth round)
See main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.