Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1] Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.^[2]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Stanislav Birner	6	6
		Mark Wagner	0	3
								1	Stanislav Birner	4	6	6
									Neil Rayner	6	2	1
		Neil Rayner	8	3	6
		Peter Campbell	6	6	4
															1	Stanislav Birner	5	3	4
																Mark Farrell	7	6	6
		Tito Vázquez	4	6	6
		Bobby Webb	6	3	4
									Tito Vázquez	8	8	7
									Mark Farrell	6	9	9
		Mark Farrell	6	7
	17	John Austin	4	5

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Bruce Manson	6	6
		Glenn Grisillo	3	1
								2	Bruce Manson	6	1	6
									Willie Davies	4	6	4
		Willie Davies	6	6
		Takao Yamamoto	3	2
															2	Bruce Manson	8	4	4
																Jan Šimbera	9	6	6
		Robert Casey	8	3	6
		Noel Callaghan	6	6	2
									Robert Casey	4	8
									Jan Šimbera	6	9
		Jan Šimbera	7	6
	20	Charlie Pasarell	5	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	John Marks	6	6
		Randall Verdieck	2	2
								3	John Marks	6	6
									José López-Maeso	2	1
		José López-Maeso	3	8	7
		Michael Fancutt	6	6	5
															3	John Marks	9	6	6
																José Luis Damiani	7	3	0
		José Luis Damiani	7	6
		Howard Hauptman	5	1
									José Luis Damiani	6	6	6
								25	Armistead Neely	8	4	2
		Harvey Becker	4	1
	25	Armistead Neely	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Peter Pearson	1	6
		Kiyoshi Tanabe	6	8
									Kiyoshi Tanabe	6	1
									Jayakumar Royappa	8	6
		Jayakumar Royappa	9	6
		Jun Kamiwazumi	7	3
																Jayakumar Royappa	6	6	7
															28	Warren Maher	3	2	5
		John Whiteford	6	6
		Warren Girle	4	4
									John Whiteford	3	4
								28	Warren Maher	6	6
		Antonio Hartmann	1	1
	28	Warren Maher	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Rod Frawley	6
		Rohun Beven	0r
								5	Rod Frawley	6	6
									Victor Eke	4	3
		Victor Eke	6	4	6
		Leo Palin	3	6	3
															5	Rod Frawley	6	2
															18	Peter Feigl	3	1r
		Kevin Harris	3	6	6
		Simon Clarke	6	3	2
									Kevin Harris	8	4
								18	Peter Feigl	9	6
		Raz Reid	1	1
	18	Peter Feigl	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Erik van Dillen	6	6
		Jamil Ahmed	1	3
								6	Erik van Dillen	9	6
									Gary Slater	8	1
		Gary Slater	8	7	13
		Trevor Heath	9	5	11
															6	Erik van Dillen	9	6	6
																Wayne Cowley	7	0	0
		Chris Johnstone	6	6
		Tony Lloyd	4	2
									Chris Johnstone	7	7	3
									Wayne Cowley	5	9	6
		Wayne Cowley	6	6
	31	Scott Carnahan	3	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Johan Kriek	6	6
		Jay Harvey	3	3
								7	Johan Kriek	6	6
									Robert Reininger	3	0
		Robert Reininger	6	6
		Bill Gilmour	4	2
															7	Johan Kriek	6	6	6
															30	William Lofgren	1	4	3
		John Beritzhoff	6	8
		Alejandro Ganzábal	3	6
									John Beritzhoff	4	8
								30	William Lofgren	6	9
		Graeme Thomson	2	2
	30	William Lofgren	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Douglas Palm	6	6
		Tetsu Kuramitsu	1	3
								8	Douglas Palm	7	6
									Stephen Alger	5	3
		Stephen Alger	6	8	6
		Keith Hancock	4	9	4
															8	Douglas Palm	8	0r
															19	Fred McNair	9	6
		Kenichi Hirai	5	6	6
		David Imonitie	7	4	2
									Kenichi Hirai	1	3
								19	Fred McNair	6	6
		Gary Albertine	0	5
	19	Fred McNair	6	7

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	David Carter	6	8
		Roberto Chávez	1	6
								9	David Carter	6	6
									Jim McManus	3	0
		Jim McManus	6	6
		Dean Martin	4	1
															9	David Carter	2	6	2	4
															23	Michael Wayman	6	1	6	6
		Saeed Meer	6	7
		Tom Loucks	4	5
									Saeed Meer	2	4
								23	Michael Wayman	6	6
		Malcolm Elley	6	2
	23	Michael Wayman	8	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Mike Machette	4	6	6
		Martin West	6	2	4
								10	Mike Machette	6	6
									Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	4	4
		Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	6	6
		David Whyte	4	1
															10	Mike Machette	6	3	4
															22	David Schneider	8	6	6
		Pat Serret	6	8
		P Vienings	4	6
									Pat Serret	3	2
								22	David Schneider	6	6
		Randall Schneider	1	5
	22	David Schneider	6	7

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Chris Kachel	6	6
		Jeremy Dier	2	4
								11	Chris Kachel	5	6	6
									Paul Blincow	7	4	3
		Paul Blincow	6	6
		R Luebbe	1	1
															11	Chris Kachel	9	7	7
																Ramesh Krishnan	7	5	5
		Ramesh Krishnan	6	6
		Mike Myburg	1	4
									Ramesh Krishnan	6	6
									Christopher Wells	2	4
		Christopher Wells	7	6	6
	21	Tenny Svensson	9	3	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Bob Carmichael	6	6
		Jose-Edison Mandarino	2	0
								12	Bob Carmichael	6	6
									Sean Sorensen	2	3
		Sean Sorensen	6	6
		Paul Gerken	3	2
															12	Bob Carmichael	6	6	9
															29	Brad Drewett	4	2	7
		Charlie Fancutt	6	9
		Vincent Van Patten	4	7
									Charlie Fancutt	7	2
								29	Brad Drewett	9	6
		Ricardo Eynaudi	1	5
	29	Brad Drewett	6	7

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Álvaro Fillol	6	6
		M Louis	1	0
								13	Álvaro Fillol	3	9	6
									Nigel Sears	6	8	2
		Nigel Sears	6	6
		Jeff Edwards	3	3
															13	Álvaro Fillol	6	7	9
																Sam Vuille	2	5	8
		Sam Vuille	9	3	6
		Peter Hampton	8	6	3
									Sam Vuille	6	3	6
								26	Jan Norbäck	4	6	3
		Cássio Motta	1	6	3
	26	Jan Norbäck	6	1	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Jorge Andrew	9	6
		Robert Booth	7	3
								14	Jorge Andrew	w/o
									John Trickey
		John Trickey	7	6
		Nduka Odizor	5	3
																John Trickey	2	8	1
															24	Dale Collings	6	9	6
		Michael Appleton	6	6
		Carlos Behar	4	4
									Michael Appleton	4	0
								24	Dale Collings	6	6
		Gordon Jones	3	8
	24	Dale Collings	6	9

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Sashi Menon	6	6
		Alejandro Cortes	4	3
								15	Sashi Menon	6	6
									Stephen Myers	2	2
		Stephen Myers	6	6
		Nadir Ali Khan	2	3
															15	Sashi Menon	4	5	1r
															27	Joel Bailey	6	7	2
		Robert Keighery	6	6
		John Hubbell	1	1
									Robert Keighery	9	4	2
								27	Joel Bailey	7	6	6
		Tony Mmoh	1	0
	27	Joel Bailey	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Mark Edmondson	8	6
		Dennis Gibson	6	3
								16	Mark Edmondson	6	6
									Roberto Uello	0	2
		Roberto Uello	6	6
		P Russell	1	1
															16	Mark Edmondson	6	6	6
															32	Chico Hagey	3	4	2
		Ray Kelly	9	8
		Wayne Hampson	8	6
									Ray Kelly	2	3
								32	Chico Hagey	6	6
		Ben Sweren	2	1
	32	Chico Hagey	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation