1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Geoff Masters
Score	6–0, 6–0, 6–4

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 against Geoff Masters.

Seeds

1. Jimmy Connors (champion)
2. Raúl Ramírez (first round)
3. Arthur Ashe (second round)
4. John Alexander (first round)
5. Tony Roche (first round)
6. Tom Gorman (second round)
7. John Newcombe (semifinals)
8. Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Pat Du Pré	3	1
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
									Geoff Masters	0	0	4
		Geoff Masters	6	6
	8	Ken Rosewall	2	3

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Connors	6	6
		C Dibley	4	1				1	J Connors	6	6
		B Giltinan	2	6					M Edmondson	2	2
		M Edmondson	6	7											1	J Connors	6	7
		P McNamara	7	6											7	J Newcombe	4	6
		J Marks	6	1					P McNamara	1	4
		F McNair	6	5	2			7	J Newcombe	6	6
	7	J Newcombe	3	7	6																	1	J Connors	6	6
	3	A Ashe	7	6																			P Du Pré	3	1
		K Warwick	6	3				3	A Ashe	3	1
		S Menon	3	4					P Du Pré	6	6
		P Du Pré	6	6												P Du Pré	6	6	6
		A Stone	7	4	4											S Stewart	7	3	2
		S Stewart	5	6	6				S Stewart	7	6
		N Saviano	7	7					N Saviano	6	2
	5	T Roche	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	T Gorman	6	6
		E Teltscher	4	4				6	T Gorman	5	1
		L Hall	1	4					T Rocavert	7	6
		T Rocavert	6	6												T Rocavert	0	1
		C Kachel	2	4												G Masters	6	6
		G Masters	6	6					G Masters	6	6
		H Pfister	6	4	6				H Pfister	4	4
	4	J Alexander	2	6	2																		G Masters	6	6
	8	K Rosewall	6	6																		8	K Rosewall	2	3
		D Crealy	1	4				8	K Rosewall	6	6
		B Walts	6	6	1				B Drewett	0	4
		B Drewett	7	4	6										8	K Rosewall	6	3	6
		R Kelly	4	2												P Dent	1	6	3
		P Dent	6	6					P Dent	6	7	6
		R Case	6	3	6				R Case	7	6	4
	2	R Ramírez	4	6	4

External links

• 1978 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Draw