1978 Swedish Open – Singles

Singles
1978 Swedish Open
Champion	Björn Borg
Runner-up	Corrado Barazzutti
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1978 Swedish Open – Singles event was part of the 1978 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden between 17 July and 23 July 1973. Corrado Barazzutti was the defending Swedish Open champion. First-seeded Björn Borg won the title by defeating second-seeded Barazzutti in the final, 6–1, 6–2.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Björn Borg (champion)
2. Corrado Barazzutti (final)
3. Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
4. Kjell Johansson (quarterfinals)
5. Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)
6. Raymond Moore (quarterfinals)
7. Mike Fishbach (first round)
8. Colin Dowdeswell (first round)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Björn Borg	6	6
		Antonio Muñoz	4	1
								1	Björn Borg	6	6
								2	Corrado Barazzutti	1	2
	3	Balázs Taróczy	3	6	5
	2	Corrado Barazzutti	6	1	7

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Björn Borg	6	6
	Q	Tony Giammalva	1	0				1	Björn Borg	6	6
		Bob Carmichael	6	6					Bob Carmichael	0	0
	Q	Per Larsson	3	2											1	Björn Borg	7	6
	Q	Ángel Giménez	0	6	2										5	Chris Lewis	6	3
		Jonathan Smith	6	2	6				Jonathan Smith	2	4
		Javier Soler	2	1				5	Chris Lewis	6	6
	5	Chris Lewis	6	6																		1	Björn Borg	6	6
	4	Kjell Johansson	1	6	6																		Antonio Muñoz	4	1
		Christophe Roger-Vasselin	6	2	4			4	Kjell Johansson	6	6
		François Jauffret	2	1					Louk Sanders	4	2
		Louk Sanders	6	6											4	Kjell Johansson	6	2	4
		Birger Andersson	6	7												Antonio Muñoz	3	6	6
	Q	Ulf Eriksson	1	6					Birger Andersson	6	6	3
		Antonio Muñoz	7	6					Antonio Muñoz	7	4	6
	8	Colin Dowdeswell	6	1

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	Mike Fishbach	0	6	3
		Hans Kary	6	3	6				Hans Kary	2	3
		Mark Edmondson	6	4					Mark Edmondson	6	6
		Gianni Ocleppo	3	0^r												Mark Edmondson	4	6
		Per Hjertquist	7	6											3	Balázs Taróczy	6	7
		Jan Norbäck	5	0					Per Hjertquist	7	2	3
		Barry Phillips-Moore	1	1				3	Balázs Taróczy	5	6	6
	3	Balázs Taróczy	6	6																		3	Balázs Taróczy	3	6	5
	6	Raymond Moore	7	7																		2	Corrado Barazzutti	6	1	7
		Álvaro Fillol	6	6				6	Raymond Moore	7	7
		Péter Szőke	5	3					Stanislav Birner	6	6
		Stanislav Birner	7	6											6	Raymond Moore	1	6
		Tenny Svensson	3	4											2	Corrado Barazzutti	6	7
		Ove Bengtson	6	6					Ove Bengtson	7	2	0
		Douglas Palm	1	4				2	Corrado Barazzutti	6	6	6
	2	Corrado Barazzutti	6	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 28, 122. ISBN 978-0354090681.
2. "1978 Båstad – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• ITF tournament edition details