1978 Grand Prix (tennis)

1978 Grand Prix circuit

Details
Duration	9 January 1978 – 24 December 1978
Edition	9th
Tournaments	84
Categories	Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (71) World Championship Tennis (8) Team Events (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Jimmy Connors (10)
Most finals	Jimmy Connors (12)
Prize money leader	Eddie Dibbs ($575,273)
Points leader	Jimmy Connors (2,030)
Awards
Player of the year	Björn Borg
Newcomer of the year	John McEnroe
← 1977 1979 →

Jimmy Connors finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. Connors won ten tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, and finished runner-up at another major at the Wimbledon Championships.

Björn Borg was named the ATP Player of the Year. Borg won nine tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, and finished runner-up at another major at the US Open.

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 professional tennis circuit held from 1971 through 1977, were incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The 28 tournaments with prize money of $175,000 or more formed the Super Series category.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4]

Schedule

The table below shows the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner to the ATP Tour).

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jan	Birmingham WCT Birmingham, Alabama, US Super Series Carpet (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, US Super Series Carpet (i) $225,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	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, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 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 Carpet (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	Marcelo Lara Raúl Ramírez
	United Virginia Bank Classic WCT Richmond, Virginia, US Super Series Carpet (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

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Feb	Springfield, Massachusetts, US Carpet (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, US Super Series Carpet (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 Tennis Games Palm Springs, California, US Super Series Hard $225,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	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, US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	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	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Super Series Carpet (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, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	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
	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

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Mar	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 Mar	Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Gottfried 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)	Raúl Ramírez	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 Mar	Shakeys Tournament of Champions (WCT) Las Vegas, Nevada, US Super Series 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 Mar	Ramazzotti Cup WCT Milan, Italy Super Series Carpet (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, US Carpet (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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Apr	Johannesburg, South Africa 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, Netherlands Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles	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, France Super Series 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 Marcelo 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, France 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 Huťka Jiří Hřebec
		François Jauffret Patrice Dominguez 6–4, 6–0	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd
	San Jose, California, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 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 Super Series Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles	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, US 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

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	World Doubles WCT Kansas City, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D	Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith
8 May	Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $200,000 – 8D	Spain 2–1	Australia	United States  Italy
	Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (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 May	German Open Hamburg, West Germany Super Series 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 Florence, Italy 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 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Super Series 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 Munich, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Jun	French Open Grand Slam Paris, France Clay Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Jun	Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium 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 Jun	Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Jun 3 Jul	Wimbledon Grand Slam London, England Grass Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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 Super Series Clay – $300,000 – 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, Switzerland 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, US 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 Singles – Doubles	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, D.C., US Super Series 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, Austria 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 Huťka Pavel Složil
	Louisville International Tennis Classic Louisville, Kentucky, US Super Series 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 Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles	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
	Hibernia Interfest Tennis Classic New Orleans, Louisiana, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	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

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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	Marcelo Lara Eliot Teltscher
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Super Series 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, US 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, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	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 Marcelo Lara
	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, Massachusetts, US Super Series 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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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, US Carpet (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, California, US Super Series Carpet (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, France Clay – $50,000 – 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 Țiriac 7–6, 6–1	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd
	Mexico City, Mexico Carpet (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, California, US Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D	John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6, 6–2	Dick Stockton	Pat DuPré 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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Oct	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, Spain 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 Oct	Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Super Series 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 Case Tom Gorman Phil Dent
		Phil Dent John Alexander 6–3, 7–6	Syd Ball Allan Stone
16 Oct	Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Super Series Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Oct	Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland 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
	Fred Perry Open Osaka, Japan Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D	Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–2	Pat DuPré	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 (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Oct	Cologne Cup Cologne, West Germany 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 Super Series Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 DuPré Tom Gorman
	French Indoor Championships Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Țiriac Guillermo Vilas

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Nov	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Super Series Hard (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Carpet (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 Super Series Carpet (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 – 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 Teacher	Mike Cahill Ángel Giménez Terry Moor Tom Gorman
		Brian Teacher Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6	Ross Case Chris Kachel
	South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles	José Luis Clerc 6–4, 6–4	Víctor 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
	Italian Indoor Open Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Peter Fleming 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)	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, South Africa Super Series 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
	Chilean International Championships Santiago, Chile Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	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

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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, Australia Grand Slam Grass Singles – Doubles	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 1979

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jan	Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York City, 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

Points system

The tournaments of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit 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. The eight WCT events were part of the $175,000-plus "Super Series" category.^[3] 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.^[5] 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

As of 1 January 1978 Rk Name 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)

Year-end rankings 1978 (3 January 1979)[6] Rk Name Points Average High Low Change 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

*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 3rd, 1979.

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
• 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
• 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:

• José Luis Clerc Florence
• 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 Outdoor

See also

• 1978 WTA Tour – women's circuit

References

1. Neil Amdur (25 March 1977). "Tennis finds unity at last". Star-News. p. 5C – via Google News Archive.
2. "Tennis Merger Afoot". The Victoria Advocate. AP. 24 March 1977. p. 3B – via Google News Archive.
3. Barry Lorge (13 April 1978). "Peace still eludes men's pro tennis". The Washington Post.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 23–31. ISBN 978-0354090681.
5. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 26. ISBN 978-0354090681.
6. "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

Further reading

• 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.

External links

• 1978 ATP tournament archive
• ATP – History men's professional tours