The 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event. In addition eight World Championship Tennis (WCT) tournaments, a separate tennis circuit prior to 1978, were incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit.[1][2] Jimmy Connors won 10 of the 84 tournaments which secured him the first place in the Grand Prix points ranking. However he did not play enough tournaments (13) to qualify for largest share ($300,000) of the bonus pool, which instead went to third–ranked Eddie Dibbs.[3]
Schedule
The table below shows the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner to the ATP Tour).
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Grand Prix events |
Nations Cup |
January
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
9 January |
Birmingham WCT
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Björn Borg
7–6, 7–5 |
Dick Stockton |
Vitas Gerulaitis
Eddie Dibbs |
Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez
Terry Moor
Brian Gottfried |
16 January |
Pepsi Grand Slam
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Clay – S4 |
Björn Borg
7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
Jimmy Connors |
Brian Gottfried
Vitas Gerulaitis |
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23 January |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Carpet – $100,000 – S32/D16 |
Cliff Drysdale
7–5, 6–3 |
Tom Gorman |
George Hardie
Buster Mottram |
Ilie Năstase
Sherwood Stewart
Dick Crealy
Cliff Richey |
Fred McNair
Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–5 |
Roger Taylor
Antonio Zugarelli |
US Pro Indoor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Carpet – $225,000 – S64/D32 |
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Roscoe Tanner |
Brian Gottfried
Eddie Dibbs |
Raúl Ramírez
John McEnroe
Sandy Mayer
Björn Borg |
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
6–4, 6–4 |
Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer |
30 January |
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 6–3 |
Nick Saviano |
Pat Du Pré
John Yuill |
Richard Laver
Bernard Mitton
Ove Nils Bengtson
Jiří Granát |
Geoff Masters
Colin Dowdeswell
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Byron Bertram
Bernard Mitton |
Mexico City WCT
Mexico City, Mexico
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–1 |
Pat Du Pré |
Gene Mayer
Roger Taylor |
Steve Docherty
Peter Pearson
Ross Case
Anand Amritraj |
Sashi Menon
Gene Mayer
6–3, 7–6 |
Marcello Lara
Raúl Ramírez |
United Virginia Bank Classic
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Carpet – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Vitas Gerulaitis
7–5, 6–3 |
John Newcombe |
Eddie Dibbs
Corrado Barazzutti |
Björn Borg
Rod Laver
Peter Fleming
Ken Rosewall |
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
6–3, 7–5 |
Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer |
February
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 February |
Fairfield Bay Classic
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Dick Stockton
6–4, 3-5, ret. |
Hank Pfister |
Victor Amaya
Byron Bertram |
Nick Saviano
Jiří Hřebec
Charlie Pasarell
Tim Gullikson |
Geoff Masters
Colin Dibley
7–6, 6–3 |
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson |
13 February |
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Carpet – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
Harold Solomon |
Tomáš Šmíd
Byron Bertram |
Marty Riessen
Robert Lutz
Jan Kodeš
Stan Smith |
Stan Smith
Robert Lutz
6–3, 6–3 |
Jan Kodeš
Marty Riessen |
St. Louis WCT
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Carpet – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Sandy Mayer
7–6, 6–4 |
Eddie Dibbs |
Željko Franulović
John Alexander |
Wojciech Fibak
Chris Lewis
Dick Stockton
John Newcombe |
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–2 |
Wojciech Fibak
Tom Okker |
American Airlines Tennis Games
Palm Springs, California, USA
Hard – $225,000 – S64/D32 |
Roscoe Tanner
6–1, 7–6 |
Raúl Ramírez |
Peter Fleming
Tom Leonard |
Brian Gottfried
Ilie Năstase
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Arthur Ashe |
Roscoe Tanner
Raymond Moore
6–4, 6–4 |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
20 February |
Denver, Colorado, USA
Carpet – $125,000 – S32/D16 |
Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–3 |
Stan Smith |
Geoff Masters
Arthur Ashe |
Nick Saviano
Tom Leonard
Wojciech Fibak
Frew McMillan |
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–2 |
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart |
27 February |
U.S. National Indoor Championships
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Carpet – $225,000 – S32/D16 |
Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–3 |
Tim Gullikson |
23x15px José Higueras
Sandy Mayer |
Mark Cox
John Lloyd
Eddie Dibbs
Robert Lutz |
Raúl Ramírez
Brian Gottfried
3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Phil Dent
John Newcombe |
Miami, Florida, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 7–5 |
Tom Gullikson |
Dick Crealy
Brian Teacher |
Björn Borg
Anand Amritraj
Cliff Richey
Van Winitsky |
Gene Mayer
Tom Gullikson
7–6, 6–3 |
Bob Carmichael
Brian Teacher |
March
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 March |
Lagos, Nigeria
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Kjell Johansson
9–8, 6–3 |
Robin Drysdale |
Sashi Menon
Ismail El Shafei |
Bernard Fritz
Tenny Svensson
Roger Dowdeswell
Jürgen Fassbender |
Sashi Menon
George Hardie
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Colin Dowdeswell
Jürgen Fassbender |
13 March |
Cairo Open
Cairo, Egypt
Clay – $38,000 – S16/D8 |
23x15px José Higueras
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Kjell Johansson |
Jürgen Fassbender
Éric Deblicker |
Patrice Dominguez
François Jauffret
George Hardie
Nicola Spear |
Brian Fairlie
Ismail El Shafei
6–3, 7–5, 6–2 |
Lito Alvárez
George Hardie |
Washington Indoor
Washington, D.C., USA
Carpet – $125,000 – S32/D16 |
Brian Gottfried
7–5, 7–6 |
Raúl Ramírez |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Roscoe Tanner |
Stan Smith
John McEnroe
Tim Gullikson
Brian Teacher |
Stan Smith
Robert Lutz
6–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe |
20 March |
Shakeys Tournament of Champions
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Carpet – $200,000 – S16 |
Björn Borg
6–5, 5–6, 6–4, 6–5 |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
Harold Solomon
Cliff Drysdale |
Jeff Borowiak
Sandy Mayer
Eddie Dibbs
Tony Roche |
27 March |
Ramazzotti Cup
Milan, Italy
Carpet – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–3 |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
Stan Smith
Sandy Mayer |
Adriano Panatta
Gianni Ocleppo
Robert Lutz
23x15px José Higueras |
Víctor Pecci
23x15px José Higueras
5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Wojciech Fibak
Raúl Ramírez |
April
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
3 April |
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Carpet – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Brian Gottfried
2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Eddie Dibbs |
Arthur Ashe
Harold Solomon |
Tom Gullikson
Arthur Ashe
Hank Pfister
Dick Crealy |
Geoff Masters
Brian Gottfried
6–3, 6–4 |
Hank Pfister
Butch Walts |
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Cliff Richey
7–5, 7–6 |
Colin Dowdeswell |
Guillermo Vilas
Bernard Mitton |
Éric Deblicker
Colin Dibley
Yannick Noah
Frew McMillan |
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
7–5, 7–6 |
Colin Dibley
Geoff Masters |
ABN World Tennis Tournament WCT
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 7–5 |
Raúl Ramírez |
Vitas Gerulaitis
Ilie Năstase |
Dick Stockton
Robert Lutz
Kim Warwick
Björn Borg |
Raúl Ramírez
Fred McNair
6–2, 6–3 |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
10 April |
Monte Carlo WCT
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Tomáš Šmíd |
Vitas Gerulaitis
Corrado Barazzutti |
Guillermo Vilas
Ilie Năstase
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Adriano Panatta |
Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Fleming
6–4, 7–5 |
Jaime Fillol
Ilie Năstase |
17 April |
Guadalajara, Mexico
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Gene Mayer
6–3, 6–4 |
John Newcombe |
Sandy Mayer
Ricardo Ycaza |
George Hardie
Marcello Lara
Ray Ruffels
Sherwood Stewart |
Sherwood Stewart
Sandy Mayer
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Gene Mayer
Sashi Menon |
Houston WCT
Houston, Texas, USA
Clay – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Brian Gottfried
3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Ilie Năstase |
Corrado Barazzutti
Željko Franulović |
Jeff Borowiak
Hans Gildemeister
Harold Solomon
Jaime Fillol |
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
7–5, 7–5 |
Tom Leonard
Mike Machette |
Nice, France
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
23x15px José Higueras
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Yannick Noah |
Patrick Proisy
Chris Lewis |
José Luis Clerc
Tomáš Šmíd
Pavel Hutka
Jiří Hřebec |
François Jauffret
Patrice Dominguez
6–4, 6–0 |
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd |
San Jose, California, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Arthur Ashe
6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Bernard Mitton |
John McEnroe
Roscoe Tanner |
Trey Waltke
Erik Van Dillen
Eliot Teltscher
Byron Bertram |
Sandy Mayer
Gene Mayer
6–3, 6–4 |
Hank Pfister
Brad Rowe |
24 April |
Alan King Tennis Classic
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hard – $250,000 – S32/D16 |
Harold Solomon
6–1, 3-0, ret. |
Corrado Barazzutti |
Hank Pfister
Raúl Ramírez |
Roscoe Tanner
John Newcombe
Kim Warwick
Brian Gottfried |
Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol
6–3, 7–6 |
Bob Hewitt
Raúl Ramírez |
May
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 May |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Eddie Dibbs
6–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
Pat Du Pré |
John James
Steve Docherty |
Bruce Manson
Carlos Kirmayr
Pancho Walthall
Dick Stockton |
Van Winitsky
Russell Simpson
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Carlos Kirmayr
Ricardo Ycaza |
8 May |
World Doubles WCT
USA
Carpet – $200,000 – D8 |
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
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Nations Cup
Germany
Clay – $200,000 – D8 |
Spain
2–1 |
Australia |
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Dallas WCT Finals
Dallas, Texas, USA
Carpet – $200,000 – S8 |
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
Eddie Dibbs |
Björn Borg
Corrado Barazzutti |
Dick Stockton
Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase
Brian Gottfried |
15 May |
German Open
Hamburg, Germany
Clay – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
Wojciech Fibak |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Buster Mottram |
Kjell Johansson
Vladimír Zedník
Hans Gildemeister
Paolo Bertolucci |
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
6–2, 6–4 |
23x15px Antonio Muñoz
Víctor Pecci |
22 May |
Florence, Italy
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
José Luis Clerc
6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
Patrice Dominguez |
23x15px Ángel Giménez
John Alexander |
Jiří Granát
Rick Fagel
Lito Alvárez
Ricardo Ycaza |
Adriano Panatta
Corrado Barazzutti
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Mark Edmondson
John Marks |
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – $148,640 – S64/D32 |
Björn Borg
1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Adriano Panatta |
Eddie Dibbs
23x15px José Higueras |
Harold Solomon
John Lloyd
John Alexander
Victor Amaya |
Belus Prajoux
Víctor Pecci
6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd |
Romika Cup
Munich, Germany
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
Buster Mottram |
Balázs Taróczy
Željko Franulović |
Vladimír Zedník
Ulrich Pinner
Karl Meiler
Carlos Kirmayr |
Guillermo Vilas
Ion Țiriac
3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Jürgen Fassbender
Tom Okker |
29 May
5 June |
French Open
Paris, France
Clay |
Björn Borg
6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
Guillermo Vilas |
Corrado Barazzutti
Dick Stockton |
Raúl Ramírez
Eddie Dibbs
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Hans Gildemeister |
Gene Mayer
Hank Pfister
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
23x15px José Higueras
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Renáta Tomanová
Pavel Složil
7–6, ret. |
Virginia Ruzici
Patrice Dominguez |
June
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
12 June |
Brussels, Belgium
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Werner Zirngibl
1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
Ricardo Cano |
Adriano Panatta
Paolo Bertolucci |
Jiří Granát
Jürgen Fassbender
23x15px Antonio Muñoz
Éric Deblicker |
Antonio Zugarelli
Jean-Louis Haillet
6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Onny Parun
Vladimír Zedník |
19 June |
Birmingham, England
Grass – $125,000 – S64/D32 |
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
Raúl Ramírez |
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Gottfried |
Ismail El Shafei
John Newcombe
Belus Prajoux
Bernard Mitton |
Dick Stockton
Erik Van Dillen
4–6, 6–1, 3–6. 8–6, 6–3 |
José Luis Clerc
Belus Prajoux |
Queen's Club
London, England
Grass – $125,000 – S64/D32 |
Tony Roche
8–6, 9–7 |
John McEnroe |
Colin Dibley
Sandy Mayer |
John Alexander
Tom Gullikson
Nick Saviano
John Lloyd |
Frew McMillan
Bob Hewitt
6–2, 7–5 |
Fred McNair
Raúl Ramírez |
26 June |
Berlin, Germany
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Vladimír Zedník
6–4, 7–5, 6–2 |
Harald Elschenbroich |
Andreas Maurer
Peter Elter |
François Jauffret
Željko Franulović
Hans Jürgen Pohmann
Hans Gildemeister |
Jürgen Fassbender
Colin Dowdeswell
6–3, 6–4 |
Željko Franulović
Hans Gildemeister |
26 June
3 July |
Wimbledon
London, England
Grass |
Björn Borg
6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
Jimmy Connors |
Tom Okker
Vitas Gerulaitis |
Sandy Mayer
Ilie Năstase
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming |
Frew McMillan
Betty Stöve
6–1, 14-12 |
Ray Ruffels
Billie Jean King |
July
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
10 July |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Clay – $125,000 – S64/D32 |
Eddie Dibbs
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Raúl Ramírez |
Harold Solomon
Terry Moor |
Erick Iskersky
Hans Gildemeister
Peter McNamara
Francisco González |
Raúl Ramírez
Gene Mayer
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie |
Forest Hills WCT
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Clay – $300,000 – S16/D8 |
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 6–0 |
Ilie Năstase |
John McEnroe
Wojciech Fibak |
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John Alexander
Phil Dent
7–6, 7–6 |
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart |
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 7–6, 6–4 |
José Luis Clerc |
Jeff Borowiak
Ulrich Pinner |
Heinz Günthardt
Belus Prajoux
Cliff Letcher
Tom Okker |
Tom Okker
Mark Edmondson
6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Bob Hewitt
Kim Warwick |
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grass – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Bernard Mitton
8–6, 9–7 |
John James |
Bob Giltinan
Tom Gullikson |
Arthur Ashe
Russell Simpson
Tim Wilkison
Tim Gullikson |
Tom Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
6–4, 6–4 |
Colin Dibley
Bob Giltinan |
17 July |
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Björn Borg
6–1, 6–2 |
Corrado Barazzutti |
23x15px Antonio Muñoz
Balázs Taróczy |
Chris Lewis
Kjell Johansson
Mark Edmondson
Raymond Moore |
Mark Edmondson
Bob Carmichael
7–5, 6–4 |
Péter Szőke
Balázs Taróczy |
Stuttgart Outdoor
Stuttgart, Germany
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Ulrich Pinner
6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
Kim Warwick |
Buster Mottram
Carlos Kirmayr |
Belus Prajoux
Željko Franulović
Klaus Eberhard
Peter Elter |
Tomáš Šmíd
Jan Kodeš
6–3, 7–6 |
Carlos Kirmayr
Belus Prajoux |
24 July |
Washington Star International
Washington, D.C., USA
Clay – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 7–5 |
Eddie Dibbs |
23x15px José Higueras
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Hans Gildemeister
Harold Solomon
Wojciech Fibak
Jaime Fillol |
Arthur Ashe
Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–4 |
Fred McNair
Raúl Ramírez |
Dutch Open
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Balázs Taróczy
2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Tom Okker |
Corrado Barazzutti
Peter Elter |
David Carter
Ulrich Pinner
Patrick Proisy
Buster Mottram |
Balázs Taróczy
Tom Okker
7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
Bob Carmichael
Mark Edmondson |
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Chris Lewis
6–1, 6–4, 6–0 |
Vladimír Zedník |
José Luis Clerc
Jiří Hřebec |
Guillermo Vilas
Szabolcs Baranyi
Željko Franulović
Christophe Roger-Vasselin |
Chris Lewis
Mike Fishbach
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Pavel Hutka
Pavel Složil |
31 July |
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Clay – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
Harold Solomon
6–2, 6–2 |
John Alexander |
Wojciech Fibak
Eddie Dibbs |
Brian Gottfried
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Patricio Cornejo
Nick Saviano |
Víctor Pecci
Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Victor Amaya
John James |
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–3 |
José Luis Clerc |
Balázs Taróczy
John McEnroe |
Jeff Borowiak
Peter Fleming
John Lloyd
Deon Joubert |
John McEnroe
Peter Fleming
6–3, 6–3 |
Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas |
Volvo International
North Conway, New Hampshire, USA
Clay – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
Eddie Dibbs
6–4, 6–4 |
John Alexander |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Corrado Barazzutti |
Harold Solomon
Wojciech Fibak
Gene Mayer
Heinz Günthardt |
Van Winitsky
Robin Drysdale
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Mike Fishbach
Bernard Mitton |
August
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 August |
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Carpet – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 7–5 |
Victor Amaya |
Brian Teacher
Brian Fairlie |
Terry Rocavert
Tom Leonard
Bill Scanlon
Dick Stockton |
Erik Van Dillen
Dick Stockton
7–6, 6–3 |
Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie |
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Arthur Ashe
6–3, 6–4 |
Robert Lutz |
Brian Gottfried
Eliot Teltscher |
Francisco González
Iván Molina
Peter Fleming
Tom Gullikson |
Bob Giltinan
Colin Dibley
6–2, 6–3 |
Marcello Lara
Eliot Teltscher |
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Clay – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 6–1 |
23x15px José Higueras |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Corrado Barazzutti |
John McEnroe
Jeff Borowiak
Kjell Johansson
Guillermo Vilas |
Hank Pfister
Gene Mayer
6–3, 6–1 |
Jeff Borowiak
Chris Lewis |
14 August |
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Clay – $175,000 – S48/D24 |
Eddie Dibbs
5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
José Luis Clerc |
Chris Lewis
Paul Kronk |
John McEnroe
Raúl Ramírez
Balázs Taróczy
Iván Molina |
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
6–3, 7–6 |
Heinz Günthardt
Colin Dowdeswell |
Stowe, Vermont, USA
Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Jimmy Connors
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Tim Gullikson |
Robert Lutz
Eliot Teltscher |
Tom Gullikson
Cliff Richey
Tim Gullikson
Harold Solomon |
Tom Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick |
21 August |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Peter Feigl
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Van Winitsky |
Mike Cahill
Dick Stockton |
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Erik Van Dillen
Rick Fisher
Pascal Portes |
Erik Van Dillen
Dick Stockton
6–1, 6–4 |
Rick Fisher
Bruce Manson |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Stan Smith
4–6, 6–1, 2-1, ret. |
Eliot Teltscher |
Roscoe Tanner
Butch Walts |
Brian Teacher
Alvin Gardiner
John James
Bruce Manson |
Butch Walts
John Alexander
3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Mike Cahill
Marcello Lara |
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clay – $200,000 – S64/D32 |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3 |
Harold Solomon |
Corrado Barazzutti
Arthur Ashe |
John McEnroe
23x15px José Higueras
Wojciech Fibak
José Luis Clerc |
Balázs Taróczy
Víctor Pecci
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Heinz Günthardt
Van Winitsky |
28 August
4 September |
US Open
Flushing Meadow, New York, USA
Hard |
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
Björn Borg |
Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe |
Raúl Ramírez
Johan Kriek
Butch Walts
Brian Gottfried |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart |
Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6 |
Billie Jean King
Ray Ruffels |
September
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
11 September |
Woodlands Doubles
Woodlands, Texas, USA
Hard – $125,000 – D32 |
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart |
|
|
18 September |
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Carpet – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
John McEnroe
6–3, 7–5 |
Johan Kriek |
Hank Pfister
Andrew Pattison |
Gene Mayer
Alvin Gardiner
23x15px Antonio Muñoz
Bill Scanlon |
Bill Maze
John McEnroe
6–3, 3–6 7–5 |
Mark Edmondson
Van Winitsky |
Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, California, USA
Carpet – $200,000 – S64/D32 |
Arthur Ashe
6–2, 6–4 |
Brian Gottfried |
Harold Solomon
Peter Fleming |
Dick Stockton
Jan Norbäck
John Lloyd
Cliff Drysdale |
Phil Dent
John Alexander
6–3, 7–6 |
Fred McNair
Raúl Ramírez |
25 September |
Bournemouth, England
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
23x15px José Higueras
6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
Paolo Bertolucci |
23x15px Ángel Giménez
Andrew Jarrett |
John Feaver
Chris Lewis
Mark Cox
Iván Molina |
Rolf Thung
Louk Sanders
6–3, 6–4 |
David Carter
Rod Frawley |
Aix-en-Provence, France
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–0, 6–3 |
José Luis Clerc |
Chris Lewis
Ivan Lendl |
Patrick Proisy
Georges Goven
Éric Deblicker
Tomáš Šmíd |
Guillermo Vilas
Ion Ţiriac
7–6, 6–1 |
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd |
Mexico City, Mexico
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 6–4 |
Raúl Ramírez |
Jorge Andrew
Sashi Menon |
Eric Friedler
Anand Amritraj
Lito Álvarez
Roberto Chávez |
Vijay Amritraj
Anand Amritraj
6–4, 7–5 |
Fred McNair
Raúl Ramírez |
San Francisco, California, USA
Carpet – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
John McEnroe
2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Dick Stockton |
Pat Du Pré
Eddie Dibbs |
Andrew Pattison
Brian Teacher
Roscoe Tanner
Adriano Panatta |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
October
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
2 October |
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Hard – $100,000 – S32/D16 |
Bill Scanlon
6–2, 6–0 |
Peter Fleming |
Raúl Ramírez
John McEnroe |
Tim Gullikson
Sandy Mayer
Roscoe Tanner
Harold Solomon |
Tom Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
7–6, 7–6 |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe |
9 October |
Madrid, Spain
Clay – $100,000 – S64/D32 |
23x15px José Higueras
6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Tomáš Šmíd |
Corrado Barazzutti
Balázs Taróczy |
Pavel Složil
Hans Gildemeister
Adriano Panatta
Jaime Fillol |
Jan Kodeš
Wojciech Fibak
6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd |
Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Hard – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
Balázs Taróczy
1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Ilie Năstase |
Ivan Lendl
Paolo Bertolucci |
Wojciech Fibak
Ulrich Pinner
23x15px José Higueras
Tomáš Šmíd |
Hans Gildemeister
Željko Franulović
6–1, 6–4 |
Jean-Louis Haillet
Gilles Moretton |
Brisbane, Australia
Grass – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Mark Edmondson
6–4, 7–6 |
John Alexander |
Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall |
Allan Stone
Ross Case
Tom Gorman
Phil Dent |
Phil Dent
John Alexander
6–3, 7–6 |
Syd Ball
Allan Stone |
16 October |
Sydney Indoor
Sydney, Australia
Hard – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Jimmy Connors
6–0, 6–0, 6–4 |
Geoff Masters |
Pat Du Pré
Ken Rosewall |
John Newcombe
Sherwood Stewart
Terry Rocavert
Phil Dent |
Tony Roche
John Newcombe
6–4, 6–3 |
Mark Edmondson
John Marks |
23 October |
Basel, Switzerland
Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
John McEnroe |
Wojciech Fibak
Victor Amaya |
Rolf Gehring
Ulrich Pinner
Raymond Moore
Heinz Günthardt |
John McEnroe
Wojciech Fibak
7–6, 7–5 |
Bruce Manson
Andrew Pattison |
Tokyo Outdoor
Tokyo, Japan
Clay – $125,000 – S64/D32 |
Adriano Panatta
6–3, 6–3 |
Pat Du Pré |
Željko Franulović
Buster Mottram |
Eddie Dibbs
Geoff Masters
Jun Kuki
Nick Saviano |
Geoff Masters
Ross Case
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Željko Franulović
Buster Mottram |
Vienna Indoor
Vienna, Austria
Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Stan Smith
4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Balázs Taróczy |
Johan Kriek
Corrado Barazzutti |
Brian Gottfried
John Austin
Ove Nils Bengtson
Tomáš Šmíd |
Balázs Taróczy
Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
30 October |
Cologne, Germany
Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Wojciech Fibak
6–2, 0-1, ret. |
Vijay Amritraj |
John McEnroe
Heinz Günthardt |
Johan Kriek
Karl Meiler
Balázs Taróczy
Corrado Barazzutti |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–2 |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
Tokyo Indoor
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet – $200,000 – S32/D16 |
Björn Borg
6–2, 6–0 |
Brian Teacher |
Sandy Mayer
Ilie Năstase |
Arthur Ashe
Vitas Gerulaitis
Eddie Dibbs
Harold Solomon |
Geoff Masters
Ross Case
6–3, 6–4 |
Pat Du Pré
Tom Gorman |
November
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 November |
Bercy
Paris, France
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Robert Lutz
6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
Tom Gullikson |
Brian Gottfried
Mark Cox |
Robin Drysdale
Ulrich Pinner
Patrick Proisy
John Austin |
Andrew Pattison
Bruce Manson
7–6, 6–2 |
Ion Ţiriac
Guillermo Vilas |
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
John McEnroe
6–2, 6–2 |
Tim Gullikson |
Björn Borg
Wojciech Fibak |
Peter Fleming
Tom Okker
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith |
Tom Okker
Wojciech Fibak
6–3, 6–2 |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
13 November |
Hong Kong
Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
Pat Du Pré |
Hank Pfister
Ramesh Krishnan |
Butch Walts
Ken Rosewall
Geoff Masters
Terry Moor |
John Marks
Mark Edmondson
5–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
Hank Pfister
Brad Rowe |
Taipei, Taiwan
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Brian Teacher
6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
Tom Gorman |
Mike Cahill
Pat Du Pré |
Butch Walts
Steve Docherty
Yannick Noah
Pascal Portes |
Butch Walts
Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
Mark Edmondson
John Marks |
Wembley
London, England
Carpet – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
John McEnroe
6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |
Tim Gullikson |
Arthur Ashe
Dick Stockton |
Sandy Mayer
Stan Smith
Corrado Barazzutti
Adriano Panatta |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
20 November |
Bogotá, Colombia
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Víctor Pecci
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Rolf Gehring |
José Luis Damiani
Paul McNamee |
23x15px José Higueras
Jairo Velasco, Sr.
Chris Lewis
Andrew Pattison |
Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol
6–4, 6–3 |
Hans Gildemeister
Víctor Pecci |
Manila, Philippines
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Yannick Noah
6–2, 6–0 |
Peter Feigl |
Peter McNamara
Brian Teacher |
Mike Cahill
23x15px Ángel Giménez
Terry Moor
Tom Gorman |
Brian Teacher
Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 7–6 |
Ross Case
Chris Kachel |
27 November |
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
José Luis Clerc
6–4, 6–4 |
Víctor Pecci |
Corrado Barazzutti
Harold Solomon |
Carlos Kirmayr
23x15px José Higueras
Ricardo Ycaza
Chris Lewis |
Van Winitsky
Chris Lewis
6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
José Luis Clerc
Belus Prajoux |
Bologna, Italy
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Peter Fleming
6–2, 7–6 |
Adriano Panatta |
John McEnroe
Željko Franulović |
Karl Meiler
Balázs Taróczy
Tomáš Šmíd
Bernard Mitton |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–1, 6–4 |
Jean-Louis Haillet
Antonio Zugarelli |
December
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 December |
Calcutta, India
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Yannick Noah
6–3, 6–2 |
Pascal Portes |
Anand Amritraj
Louk Sanders |
Vijay Amritraj
Sherwood Stewart
Ramesh Krishnan
Christophe Freyss |
Sherwood Stewart
Sashi Menon
7–6, 6–4 |
Gilles Moretton
Yannick Noah |
South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
Tim Gullikson
2–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Harold Solomon |
Johan Kriek
David Schneider |
Tom Gullikson
Colin Dowdeswell
Peter Fleming
Heinz Günthardt |
Raymond Moore
Peter Fleming
6–3, 7–6 |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
Santiago, Chile
Clay – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
José Luis Clerc
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Víctor Pecci |
Paul McNamee
Rolf Gehring |
Paolo Bertolucci
Ricardo Cano
Hans Gildemeister
Fernando Maynetto |
Víctor Pecci
Hans Gildemeister
6–4, 6–3 |
Jaime Fillol
Álvaro Fillol |
11 December |
WCT Challenge Cup
Canada
Carpet – S8 |
Ilie Năstase
2–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
Peter Fleming |
Raúl Ramírez
Björn Borg |
Round Robin
John McEnroe
Dick Stockton
Harold Solomon
Roscoe Tanner |
18 December |
New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $100,000 – S64/D32 |
Tim Wilkison
6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2 |
Kim Warwick |
Sherwood Stewart
John Alexander |
Guillermo Vilas
Paul Kronk
Allan Stone
Bernard Mitton |
Hank Pfister
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–4 |
Syd Ball
Bob Carmichael |
25 December |
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia |
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
John Marks |
Hank Pfister
Arthur Ashe |
Tony Roche
Paul Kronk
Peter Feigl
John Alexander |
Wojciech Fibak
Kim Warwick
7–6, 7–5 |
Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher |
January
Points system
The tournaments listed above were divided into nine point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[4] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
|
Grand Slam |
$250,000+ |
$225,000+ |
$200,000+ |
$175,000+ |
$125,000+ |
$100,000+ |
$75,000+ |
$50,000+ |
Winner |
300 (60) |
250 (50) |
225 (45) |
200 (40) |
175 (35) |
125 (25) |
100 (20) |
75 (15) |
50 (10) |
Runner-up |
210 (42) |
175 (35) |
157 (31) |
140 (28) |
122 (24) |
87 (17) |
70 (14) |
52 (10) |
35 (7) |
Semifinalist |
120 (24) |
100 (20) |
90 (18) |
80 (16) |
70 (14) |
50 (10) |
40 (8) |
30 (6) |
20 (4) |
Quarterfinalist |
60 (12) |
50 (10) |
45 (9) |
40 (8) |
35 (7) |
25 (5) |
20 (4) |
15 (3) |
10 (2) |
Fourth round |
30 (6) |
25 (5) |
22 (5) |
20 (4) |
17 (3) |
12 (2) |
10 (2) |
7 (–) |
5 (–) |
Third round |
15 (–) |
12 (–) |
11 (–) |
10 (–) |
9 (–) |
6 (–) |
5 (–) |
– (–) |
– (–) |
Second round |
7 (–) |
6 (–) |
– (–) |
– (–) |
– (–) |
– (–) |
– (–) |
– (–) |
– (–) |
ATP rankings
List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- Vijay Amritraj (1) Mexico City
- Arthur Ashe (3) San Jose, Columbus, Los Angeles
- Björn Borg (9) Birmingham WCT, Boca Raton, Las Vegas, Milan WCT, Rome, French Open, Wimbledon, Båstad, Tokyo Indoor
- José Luis Clerc (3) Florence, Buenos Aires, Santiago
- Jimmy Connors (10) Philadelphia, Denver, Memphis, Rotterdam WCT, Birmingham, Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Stowe, US Open, Sydney Indoor
- Eddie Dibbs (4) Tulsa, Cincinnati, North Conway, Toronto
- Cliff Drysdale (1) Baltimore
- Mark Edmondson (1) Brisbane
- Peter Feigl (1) Cleveland
- Wojciech Fibak (1) Cologne
- Peter Fleming (1) Bologna
- Vitas Gerulaitis (3) Richmond WCT, Dallas WCT, Forest Hills WCT
- Brian Gottfried (3) Washington Indoor, Dayton, Houston
- Tim Gullikson (1) Johannesburg
- Heinz Günthardt (1) Springfield
- 23x15px José Higueras (4) Cairo, Nice, Bournemouth, Madrid
- Kjell Johansson (1) Nigeria
- Chris Lewis (1) Kitzbühel
- Robert Lutz (1) Bercy
- Gene Mayer (1) Guadalajara
- Sandy Mayer (1) St. Louis WCT
- John McEnroe (4) Hartford, San Francisco, Stockholm, Wembley
- Bernard Mitton (1) Newport
- Ilie Năstase (2) Miami, WCT Challenge Cup
- Yannick Noah (2) Manila, Calcutta
- 23x15px Manuel Orantes (1) Boston
- Adriano Panatta (1) Tokyo Outdoor
- Víctor Pecci (1) Bogotá
- Ulrich Pinner (1) Stuttgart Outdoor
- Raúl Ramírez (2) Mexico City WCT, Monte Carlo WCT
- Cliff Richey (1) Johannesburg
- Tony Roche (1) Queen's Club
- Bill Scanlon (1) Maui
- Tomáš Šmíd (1) Sarasota
- Stan Smith (2) Atlanta, Vienna
- Harold Solomon (2) Las Vegas, Louisville
- Dick Stockton (1) Little Rock
- Roscoe Tanner (2) Palm Springs, New Orleans
- Balázs Taróczy (2) Hilversum, Barcelona
- Brian Teacher (1) Taiwan
- Eliot Teltscher (1) Hong Kong
- Guillermo Vilas (7) Hamburg, Munich, Gstaad, South Orange, Aix-en-Provence, Basel, Australian Open
- Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor
- Vladimír Zedník (1) Berlin
- Werner Zirngibl (1) Brussels
The following players won their first title in 1978:
See also
References
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External links
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