1978 Grand Prix (tennis)

1978 Grand Prix-banan

Connors vid 1978 ABN Tennis Tournament vann han 10 tourtitlar.
Detaljer
Varaktighet	9 januari 1978 – 24 december 1978
Utgåva	9:e
Turneringar	84
Kategorier	Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (71) VM i tennis (8) Lagevenemang (1)
Prestationer (singlar)
Flest turneringstitlar	Jimmy Connors (10)
Flest turneringsfinaler	Jimmy Connors (12)
Prispengarledare	Eddie Dibbs (575 273 $)
Poängledare	Jimmy Connors (2 030)
Utmärkelser
Årets spelare	Björn Borg
Årets nykomling	John McEnroe
← 1977 1979 →

Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix 1978 var en professionell tennisbana som hölls det året. Den bestod av fyra Grand Slam- turneringar, Grand Prix- turneringarna och Nations Cup , ett lagevenemang. Dessutom inkluderades åtta World Championship Tennis (WCT)-turneringar, en separat professionell tennisbana som hölls från 1971 till 1977, i Grand Prix-kretsen. De 28 turneringarna med prispengar på $175 000 eller mer bildade kategorin Super Series . Jimmy Connors vann 10 av de 84 turneringarna som säkrade honom förstaplatsen i Grand Prix-poängrankingen. Han spelade dock inte tillräckligt många turneringar (13) för att kvalificera sig för största andelen ($300 000) av bonuspotten, som istället gick till tredje rankade Eddie Dibbs .

Schema

Tabellen nedan visar 1978 års Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix-schema (en föregångare till ATP-touren ).

januari

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
9 jan	Birmingham WCT Birmingham, Alabama , USA Matta (i) – $175 000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 7–6 (7–4) , 7–5	Dick Stockton	Vitas Gerulaitis Eddie Dibbs	Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez Terry Moor Brian Gottfried
		Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6	Frew McMillan Dick Stockton
16 jan	Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida , US Clay – 4S	Björn Borg 7–6 (7–1) , 3–6, 6–1	Jimmy Connors	Brian Gottfried Vitas Gerulaitis
23 jan	US Pro Indoor WCT Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA Matta (i) – $225 000 – 64S/32D singlar – dubbel	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
	Sarasota , Florida, USA Matta (i) – 50 000 USD – 32S/16D	Tomáš Šmíd 7–6, 0–6, 7–5	Nick Saviano	Pat DuPré John Yuill	Rod Laver Bernard Mitton Ove Nils Bengtson Jiří Granát
		Geoff Masters Colin Dowdeswell 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Byron Bertram Bernard Mitton
30 jan	Mexico City WCT Mexico City , Mexico Matta (i) – $50 000 – 32S/16D	Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–1	Pat DuPré	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 WCT Richmond, Virginia , USA Matta (i) – $175 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Fairfield Bay Classic Little Rock , Arkansas, US Hard (i) – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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

februari

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
6 feb	Springfield, Massachusetts , USA Matta (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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 Matta (i) – $175 000 – 32S/16D	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
13 feb	American Airlines tennisspel Palm Springs , Kalifornien, USA Hard – $225 000 – 64S/32D singlar – dubbel	Roscoe Tanner 6–1, 7–6	Raúl Ramírez	Peter Fleming Tom Leonard	Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Arthur Ashe
		Roscoe Tanner Raymond Moore 6–4, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
20 feb	United Bank Tennis Classic Denver , Colorado, USA Matta (i) – $125 000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 7–6	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 feb	Amerikanska nationella mästerskapen inomhus Memphis , Tennessee, USA matta (i) – $225 000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–3	Tim Gullikson	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 Matta (i) – $50 000 – 32S/16D	Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–5	Tom Gullikson	Dick Crealy Brian lärare	Björn Borg Anand Amritraj Cliff Richey Van Winitsky
		Gene Mayer Tom Gullikson 7–6, 6–3	Bob Carmichael Brian lärare
	Lagos Classic Lagos , Nigeria Hard – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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

Mars

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
6 mars	Cairo Open Cairo , Egypt Clay – $38 000 – 16S/8D	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
13 mars	Washington Indoor Washington, DC, USA Matta (i) – $125 000 – 32S/16D	Brian Gottfried 7–5, 7–6	Raúl Ramírez	Manuel Orantes Roscoe Tanner	Stan Smith John McEnroe Tim Gullikson Brian Lärare
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–7, 7–5, 6–1	Arthur Ashe John McEnroe
20 mars	Shakeys Tournament of Champions (WCT) Las Vegas , Nevada, US Carpet (i) – $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 mars	Ramazzotti Cup WCT Milan , Italien Matta (i) – $175 000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–3	Vitas Gerulaitis	Stan Smith Sandy Mayer	Adriano Panatta Gianni Ocleppo Robert Lutz José Higueras
		Víctor Pecci José Higueras 5–7, 7–6, 7–6	Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez
	Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton , Ohio, USA Matta (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D	Brian Gottfried 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 (7–4)	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

april

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
3 apr	Johannesburg , Sydafrika Hard – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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 , Nederländerna Matta (i) – $175 000 – 32S/16D singlar	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 apr	Monte Carlo WCT Roquebrune-Cap-Martin , Frankrike Clay – $175 000 – 32S/16D	Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3, 6–4	Tomáš Šmíd	Vitas Gerulaitis Corrado Barazzutti	Guillermo Vilas Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta
		Tomáš Šmíd Peter Fleming 6–4, 7–5	Jaime Fillol Ilie Năstase
	Guadalajara , Mexico Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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
17 apr	Houston WCT Houston , Texas, US Clay – $175 000 – 32S/16D	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 International Open Nice, Frankrike Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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, Kalifornien , USA Matta (i) – 50 000 USD – 32S/16D	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 apr	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, US Hard – $250 000 – 32S/16D singlar	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
	Bank of Oklahoma Grand Prix Tulsa , Oklahoma, USA Hard – $50 000 – 32S/16D	Eddie Dibbs 6–7, 6–2, 7–5	Pat DuPré	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

Maj

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
1 maj	World Doubles WCT Kansas City, US Carpet (i) – $200 000 – 8D	Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith
8 maj	Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $200 000 – 8D	Spanien 2–1	Australien	USA Italien
	Dallas WCT-finaler Dallas , Texas, USA Matta (i) – $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 maj	German Open Hamburg , West Germany Clay – $175 000 – 64S/32D	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–4, 6–2	Wojciech Fibak	Manuel Orantes Buster Mottram	Kjell Johansson Vladimír Zedník Hans Gildemeister Paolo Bertolucci
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 6–4	Antonio Muñoz Víctor Pecci
	Alitalia Florence Open Florens , Italien Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	José Luis Clerc 6–4, 6–2, 6–1	Patrice Dominguez	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
22 maj	Italian Open Rom, Italien Clay – $148 640 – 64S/32D	Björn Borg 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3	Adriano Panatta	Eddie Dibbs 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 München , Västtyskland Clay – $75 000 – 32S/16D singel – dubbel	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 maj 5 juni	French Open Grand Slam Paris, Frankrike Clay singel – dubbel – mixed dubbel	Björn Borg 6–1, 6–1, 6–3	Guillermo Vilas	Corrado Barazzutti Dick Stockton	Raúl Ramírez Eddie Dibbs Manuel Orantes Hans Gildemeister
		Gene Mayer Hank Pfister 6–3, 6–2, 6–2	José Higueras Manuel Orantes
		Renáta Tomanová Pavel Složil 7–6, ret.	Virginia Ruzici Patrice Dominguez

juni

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
12 juni	Belgiska internationella mästerskapen Bryssel , Belgien Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	Werner Zirngibl 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3	Ricardo Cano	Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci	Jiří Granát Jürgen Fassbender Antonio Muñoz Éric Deblicker
		Antonio Zugarelli Jean-Louis Haillet 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Onny Parun Vladimír Zedník
	Birmingham , England Grass – $125 000 – 64S/32D	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
19 juni	Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – $125 000 – 64S/32D singel – dubbel	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
	Berlin Open Berlin, West Germany Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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 juni 3 jul	Wimbledon Grand Slam London, England Grass singel – dubbel – mixed dubbel	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

juli

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
10 jul	Western Championships Cincinnati , Ohio, US Clay – $125 000 – 64S/32D	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, US Clay – 300 000 USD – 16S/8D	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–0	Ilie Năstase	John McEnroe Wojciech Fibak
		John Alexander Phil Dent 7–6, 7–6	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
	Swiss Open Gstaad , Schweiz Clay – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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 – 32S/16D	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 jul	Swedish Open Båstad , Sweden Clay – $75 000 – 32S/16D singel – dubbel	Björn Borg 6–1, 6–2	Corrado Barazzutti	Antonio Muñoz Balázs Taróczy	Chris Lewis Kjell Johansson Mark Edmondson Raymond Moore
		Mark Edmondson Bob Carmichael 7–5, 6–4	Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy
	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart , West Germany Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Washington Star International Washington, DC, US Clay – $175 000 – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 7–5, 7–5	Eddie Dibbs	José Higueras Manuel Orantes	Hans Gildemeister Harold Solomon Wojciech Fibak Jaime Fillol
		Arthur Ashe Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–4	Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez
24 jul	Dutch Open Hilversum , Netherlands Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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 , Österrike Clay – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Louisville International Tennis Classic Louisville , Kentucky, US Clay – $175 000 – 64S/32D	Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–2	John Alexander	Wojciech Fibak Eddie Dibbs	Brian Gottfried Manuel Orantes Patricio Cornejo Nick Saviano
		Víctor Pecci Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–7, 6–4	Victor Amaya John James
31 jul	Mutual Benefit Life Open South Orange , New Jersey, US Clay – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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, US Clay – 175 000 $ – 64S/32D singlar	Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 6–4	John Alexander	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
	New Orleans , Louisiana, USA Matta (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D	Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 7–5	Victor Amaya	Brian Lärare Brian Fairlie	Terry Rocavert Tom Leonard Bill Scanlon Dick Stockton
		Erik van Dillen Dick Stockton 7–6, 6–3	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie

augusti

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
7 aug	Wendy's Tennis Classic Columbus, Ohio , US Clay – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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
	US Clay Court Championships för män Indianapolis , Indiana, US Clay – $175 000 – 64S/32D singel – dubbel	Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–1	José Higueras	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 aug	Canadian Open Toronto , Ontario, Canada Clay – $175 000 – 48S/24D	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
	English Leather Grand Prix Stowe , Vermont, US Hard – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Cleveland , Ohio, USA Hard – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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
21 aug	Atlanta , Georgia, USA Hard – $50 000 – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 4–6, 6–1, 2–1, ret.	Eliot Teltscher	Roscoe Tanner Butch Walts	Brian Lärare Alvin Gardiner John James Bruce Manson
		Butch Walts John Alexander 3–6, 6–4, 7–6	Mike Cahill Marcello Lara
	US Pro Tennis Championships Boston , Massachusetts, US Clay – $200 000 – 64S/32D	Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3	Harold Solomon	Corrado Barazzutti Arthur Ashe	John McEnroe José Higueras Wojciech Fibak José Luis Clerc
		Balázs Taróczy Víctor Pecci 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Heinz Günthardt Van Winitsky
28 aug 4 sep	US Open Flushing Meadow , New York, US Grand Slam Hard singel – dubbel – mixed dubbel	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

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
11 sep	Woodlands Doubles Woodlands , Texas, US Hard – $125 000 – D32	Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
18 sep	Hartford , Connecticut, USA Matta (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–3, 7–5	Johan Kriek	Hank Pfister Andrew Pattison	Gene Mayer Alvin Gardiner Antonio Muñoz Bill Scanlon
		Bill Maze John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6 7–5	Mark Edmondson Van Winitsky
	Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA matta (i) – $200 000 – 64S/32D	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
	British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth , England Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	José Higueras 6–2, 6–1, 6–3	Paolo Bertolucci	Ángel Giménez Andrew Jarrett	John Feaver Chris Lewis Mark Cox Iván Molina
		Rolf Thung Louk Sanders 6–3, 6–4	David Carter Rod Frawley
25 sep	Aix-en-Provence , Frankrike Clay – 50 000 USD – 32S/16D	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 , Mexiko Matta (i) – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Transamerica Open San Francisco, Kalifornien, USA Matta (i) – $175 000 – 64S/32D	John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6, 6–2	Dick Stockton	Pat DuPré Eddie Dibbs	Andrew Pattison Brian Lärare Roscoe Tanner Adriano Panatta
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Robert Lutz Stan Smith

oktober

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
2 okt	Island Holidays Classic Maui , Hawaii, US Hard – $100 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Madrid , Spanien Clay – $100 000 – 64S/32D	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
9 okt	Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona , ​​Spanien Clay – $175 000 – 64S/32D	Balázs Taróczy 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	Ilie Năstase	Ivan Lendl Paolo Bertolucci	Wojciech Fibak Ulrich Pinner José Higueras Tomáš Šmíd
		Hans Gildemeister Željko Franulović 6–1, 6–4	Jean-Louis Haillet Gilles Moretton
	South Pacific Championships Brisbane , Australia Grass – $50 000 – 32S/16D	Mark Edmondson 6–4, 7–6	John Alexander	Arthur Ashe Ken Rosewall	Allan Stone Ross Fodral Tom Gorman Phil Dent
		Phil Dent John Alexander 6–3, 7–6	Syd Ball Allan Stone
16 okt	Sydney Indoor Sydney , Australien Hard (i) – $175 000 – 32S/16D singel – dubbel	Jimmy Connors 6–0, 6–0, 6–4	Geoff Masters	Pat DuPré Ken Rosewall	John Newcombe Sherwood Stewart Terry Rocavert Phil Dent
		Tony Roche John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3	Mark Edmondson John Marks
23 okt	Swiss Indoors Basel , Schweiz Hard (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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 – 64S/32D	Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–3	Pat DuPré	Željko Franulović Buster Mottram	Eddie Dibbs Geoff Masters Jun Kuki Nick Saviano
		Geoff Masters Ross Fall 6–2, 4–6, 6–1	Željko Franulović Buster Mottram
	Vienna Indoor Wien , Österrike Hard (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D singlar – dubbel	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 okt	Cologne Cup Köln , Västtyskland Hard (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Seiko World Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Matta (i) – $200 000 – 32S/16D singel – dubbel	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–0	Brian lärare	Sandy Mayer Ilie Năstase	Arthur Ashe Vitas Gerulaitis Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon
		Geoff Masters Ross Fall 6–3, 6–4	Pat DuPré Tom Gorman
	Paris Open Paris, Frankrike Hard (i) – $50 000 – 32S/16D singel – dubbel	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

november

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
6 nov	Stockholm Open Stockholm , Sweden Hard (i) – $175 000 – 64S/32D singel – dubbel	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
	Colgate-Hong Kong Patrons Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75 000 – 32S/16D	Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–3, 6–2	Pat DuPré	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
13 nov	Cathay Trust Championships Taipei , Taiwan matta (i) – $50 000 – 32S/16D	Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–3, 6–3	Tom Gorman	Mike Cahill Pat DuPré	Butch Walts Steve Docherty Yannick Noah Pascal Portes
		Butch Walts Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 6–7, 7–6	Mark Edmondson John Marks
	Benson & Hedges Championships London, England Matta (i) – $175 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Bogotá , Colombia Clay (i) – 50 000 USD – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Rolf Gehring	José Luis Damiani Paul McNamee	José Higueras Jairo Velasco, Sr Chris Lewis Andrew Pattison
		Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol 6–4, 6–3	Hans Gildemeister Víctor Pecci
20 nov	Philta International Manila , Philippines Clay (i) – $75 000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 7–6, 6–0	Peter Feigl	Peter McNamara Brian lärare	Mike Cahill Ángel Giménez Terry Moor Tom Gorman
		Brian Lärare Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6	Ross Case Chris Kachel
	Sydamerikanska mästerskapen Buenos Aires , Argentina Clay – $175 000 – 32S/16D singlar	José Luis Clerc 6–4, 6–4	Viktor Pecci	Corrado Barazzutti Harold Solomon	Carlos Kirmayr José Higueras Ricardo Ycaza Chris Lewis
		Van Winitsky Chris Lewis 6–4, 3–6, 6–0	José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux
	Bologna , Italien Matta (i) – 50 000 USD – 32S/16D	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
27 nov	Indian Open Calcutta , India Clay – $50 000 – 32S/16D	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 , Sydafrika Hard – $175 000 – 32S/16D	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
	Chilenska internationella mästerskapen Santiago , Chile Clay – $75 000 – 32S/16D	José Luis Clerc 3–6, 6–3, 6–1	Viktor 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

december

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
11 dec	WCT Challenge Cup Montego Bay, Jamaica Hard – 8S	Ilie Năstase 2–6, 5–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4	Peter Fleming	Raúl Ramírez Björn Borg	Round Robin John McEnroe Dick Stockton Harold Solomon Roscoe Tanner
18 dec	New South Wales Open Sydney , Australia Grass – 100 000 $ – 64S/32D	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 dec	Australian Open Melbourne , Australien Grand Slam Grass singel – dubbel	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

januari 1979

Vecka	Turnering	Mästare	Tvåa	Semifinalister	Kvartsfinalister
8 jan	Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York , US Carpet (i) – $400 000 – S8/D4	John McEnroe 6–7, 6–3, 7–5	Arthur Ashe	Brian Gottfried Eddie Dibbs	Jimmy Connors Harold Solomon Raúl Ramírez Corrado Barazutti
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2, 6–4	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker

Poängsystem

Turneringarna i 1978 års Grand Prix-krets var indelade i nio poängkategorier. De högsta poängen tilldelades Grand Slam-turneringarna; French Open, Wimbledon Championships, US Open och Australian Open. De åtta WCT-evenemangen var en del av kategorin "Super Grand Prix" plus $175 000. Poäng tilldelades baserat på dessa kategorier och slutpositionen för en spelare i en turnering. Poängtabellen baseras på oavgjort 32 spelare. Inga poäng gavs till förlorare i första omgången och avancemang var som standard lika med att vinna en omgång. Poängfördelningen, med dubbla poäng inom parentes, är följande:

	Grand Slam	$250 000+	$225 000+	$200 000+	$175 000+	$125 000+	$100 000+	$75 000+	$50 000+
Vinnare	300 (60)	250 (50)	225 (45)	200 (40)	175 (35)	125 (25)	100 (20)	75 (15)	50 (10)
Tvåan	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)
Kvartsfinalist	60 (12)	50 (10)	45 (9)	40 (8)	35 (7)	25 (5)	20 (4)	15 (3)	10 (2)
Fjärde omgången	30 (6)	25 (5)	22 (5)	20 (4)	17 (3)	12 (2)	10 (2)	7 (–)	5 (–)
Tredje omgången	15 (–)	12 (–)	11 (–)	10 (–)	9 (–)	6 (–)	5 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
Andra rundan	7 (–)	6 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

ATP-ranking

Från och med den 1 januari 1978 Rk namn 1   Jimmy Connors ( USA ) 2   Guillermo Vilas ( ARG ) 3   Björn Borg ( SWE ) 4   Vitas Gerulaitis ( USA ) 5   Brian Gottfried ( USA ) 6   Eddie Dibbs ( USA ) 7   Manuel Orantes ( ESP ) 8   Raúl Ramírez ( MEX ) 9   Ilie Năstase ( ROU ) 10   Dick Stockton ( USA ) 11   Corrado Barazzutti ( ITA ) 12   Ken Rosewall ( AUS ) 13   Wojciech Fibak ( POL ) 14   Harold Solomon ( USA ) 15   Roscoe Tanner ( USA ) 16   Sandy Mayer ( USA ) 17   Jaime Fillol ( CHI ) 18   John Alexander ( AUS ) 19   Tony Roche ( AUS ) 20   Buster Mottram ( GBR )

Årsslutsranking 1978 (3 januari 1979) Rk namn Poäng Genomsnitt Hög Låg Förändra 1   Jimmy Connors ( USA ) 1239 88,50 = 2   Björn Borg ( SWE ) 1106 79,00 +1 3   Guillermo Vilas ( ARG ) 830 55,33 –1 4   John McEnroe ( USA ) 871 43,55 +17 5   Vitas Gerulaitis ( USA ) 574 41.00 –1 6   Eddie Dibbs ( USA ) 1096 40,59 = 7   Brian Gottfried ( USA ) 856 34,24 –2 8   Raúl Ramírez ( MEX ) 895 33.15 = 9   Harold Solomon ( USA ) 892 33.04 +5 10   Corrado Barazzutti ( ITA ) 728 30.33 +1 11   Roscoe Tanner ( USA ) 647 29,41 +4 12   Manuel Orantes ( ESP ) 553 29.11 –5 13   Arthur Ashe ( USA ) 720 27,69 +117 14   José Higueras ( ESP ) 635 27,61 +16 15   José Luis Clerc ( ARG ) 546 27.30 +263 16   Ilie Năstase ( ROU ) 491 27.28 –7 17   Sandy Mayer ( USA ) 531 26.55 –1 18   Tim Gullikson ( USA ) 611 24.44 +42 19   Dick Stockton ( USA ) 530 23.04 –9 20   Balázs Taróczy ( HUN ) 438 21,90 +12

*De officiella ATP-rankningarna vid årets slut listades från den 3 januari 1979.

Lista över turneringsvinnare

Listan över vinnare och antal vunna singeltitlar, alfabetiskt efter efternamn:

• Vijay Amritraj (1) Mexico City
• Arthur Ashe (3) San Jose, Columbus, Los Angeles
• Björn Borg (9) Birmingham WCT, Boca Raton, Las Vegas, Milan WCT, Rom, French Open , Wimbledon , Båstad, Tokyo Indoor
• José Luis Clerc (3) Florens, Buenos Aires, Santiago
• Jimmy Connors (10) Philadelphia, Denver, Memphis, Rotterdam WCT, Birmingham, Washington, DC, 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) Köln
• 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
• José Higueras (4) Kairo, 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
• 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, Wien
• Harold Solomon (2) Las Vegas, Louisville
• Dick Stockton (1) Little Rock
• Roscoe Tanner (2) Palm Springs, New Orleans
• Balázs Taróczy (2) Hilversum, Barcelona
• Brian Lärare (1) Taiwan
• Eliot Teltscher (1) Hong Kong
• Guillermo Vilas (7) Hamburg, München, Gstaad, South Orange, Aix-en-Provence, Basel, Australian Open
• Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor
• Vladimír Zedník (1) Berlin
• Werner Zirngibl (1) Bryssel

Följande spelare vann sin första titel 1978:

• José Luis Clerc Florens
• Peter Feigl Cleveland
• Peter Fleming Bologna
• Heinz Günthardt Springfield
• Kjell Johansson Nigeria
• Gene Mayer Guadalajara
• John McEnroe Hartford
• Bernard Mitton Newport
• Yannick Noah Manila
• Ulrich Pinner Stuttgart Outdoor
• Tomáš Šmíd Sarasota
• Eliot Teltscher Hong Kong
• Tim Wilkison Sydney utomhus

Se även

• 1978 WTA Tour – dambanan

externa länkar

• 1978 ATP-turneringsarkiv
• ATP – Historia herrproffsturer

Vidare läsning

•   Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 .