1978 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1978 US Open
Final
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Björn Borg
Score	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (14 Q )
Seeds	16
Events

Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 US Open. The final was watched by a sell-out crowd of 19,537 spectators.^[1] It was his third US Open singles title and fifth major singles title overall.

This was the first edition of the US Open to be played on hard courts.

Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Butch Walts.

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Björn Borg (finalist)
Jimmy Connors (champion)
Guillermo Vilas (fourth round)
Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinalist)
Eddie Dibbs (third round)
Brian Gottfried (quarterfinalist)
Corrado Barazzutti (second round)
Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinalist)
Manuel Orantes (first round)
Sandy Mayer (first round)
Roscoe Tanner (fourth round)
Harold Solomon (fourth round)
José Luis Clerc (third round)
Wojtek Fibak (third round)
John McEnroe (semifinalist)
Arthur Ashe (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight edit

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

1	Björn Borg	6⁶	6	6	6

8	Raúl Ramírez	7⁸	4	4	0
						1	Björn Borg	6	6	7⁷

						4	Vitas Gerulaitis	3	2	6³
4	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6	6

	Johan Kriek	2	1	2
											1	Björn Borg	4	2	2

											2	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
15	John McEnroe	6	6	7

	Butch Walts	1	2	6
						15	John McEnroe	2	2	5

						2	Jimmy Connors	6	6	7
6	Brian Gottfried	2	6⁰	1

2	Jimmy Connors	6	7⁷	6

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

1	Borg	6	6
	Hewitt	0	2		1	Borg	6	6
	Günthardt	6	7			Günthardt	2	4
	Masters	3	6						1	Borg	4	6	6
	Leonard	5	6							Mitton	6	4	2
	Mitton	7	7			Mitton	6	7
	Cox	6	6			Cox	4	5
	Birner	3	2											1	Borg	6	6	6
	Muñoz	6	3											12	Solomon	2	2	0
	Ocleppo	7	6			Ocleppo	6	6
	Borowiak	6	6			Borowiak	4	0
	Lara	4	3							Ocleppo	2	1
Q	Menon	0	6	2					12	Solomon	6	6
	Mayer	6	3	6		Mayer	4	2
	Hardie	3	1		12	Solomon	6	6
12	Solomon	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	Ashe	4	7	6
	Case	6	6	1	16	Ashe	6	6
	McMillan	5	1			Granát	2	3
	Granát	7	6							16	Ashe	6	6
Q	Malin	6	4								Moor	3	4
Q	Graham	7	6		Q	Graham	6	4	2
	Noah	7	6	5		Moor	4	6	6
	Moor	6	7	7										16	Ashe	4	6	6	6	2
	Gullikson	4	2											8	Ramírez	6	4	3	7	6
	Moore	6	6			Moore	4	3
	Lloyd	6	3	6		Lloyd	6	6
	Mottram	1	6	1							Lloyd	2	3
	Ruffels	2	2							8	Ramírez	6	6
	Carter	6	6			Carter	3	1
	Alexander	6	6	3	8	Ramírez	6	6
8	Ramírez	3	7	6

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	Gerulaitis	7	7
	Portes	5	5		4	Gerulaitis	6	6	6
	Amaya	7	4	6		Amaya	2	7	3
	Richey	5	6	3						4	Gerulaitis	6	3	7
	Crealy	6	7	6							Pattison	4	6	5
	Martin	7	5	0		Crealy	7	6	2
	Okker	6	6	3		Pattison	4	7	6
	Pattison	7	4	6											4	Gerulaitis	4	6	6	6
	Acuña	0	3													Lutz	6	4	3	4
	Pfister	6	6			Pfister	4	2
	Lewis	0	1			Lutz	6	6
	Lutz	6	6								Lutz	6	6
Q	Curren	6	6							13	Clerc	3	2
	Collings	4	1		Q	Curren	6	3
	Cahill	6	6	1	13	Clerc	7	6
13	Clerc	7	3	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	Mayer	6	2
	Genois	7	6			Genois	6	6
	Betancur	6	6	6		Betancur	2	3
	Saviano	7	1	4							Genois	2	6
Q	Fagel	7	5	3							Kriek	6	7
Q	Feigl	6	0	2^r	Q	Fagel	2	7	3
	Kriek	7	7			Kriek	6	6	6
Q	DiLouie	6	6													Kriek	7	6	7
	Joubert	5	0													Teacher	6	3	6
	Teacher	7	6			Teacher	6	6
Q	Manson	4	7	6	Q	Manson	4	4
Q	Turpin	6	5	3							Teacher	6	5	6
	Taróczy	6	6							5	Dibbs	2	7	3
	Amaya	2	2			Taróczy	6	6	3
	Fishbach	6	2		5	Dibbs	7	4	6
5	Dibbs	7	6

Section 5 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	Barazzutti	6	6
	Simpson	0	4		7	Barazzutti	5	6	2
	Sadri	6	6			Sadri	7	4	6
	Benavides	4	2								Sadri	2	6	3
	Warwick	7	6	3							Dowdeswell	6	3	6
	Dowdeswell	6	7	6		Dowdeswell	6	3	6
	Purcell	5	0		Q	Waltke	4	6	3
Q	Waltke	7	6													Dowdeswell	6	3	3
	Šmid	4	6	6											15	McEnroe	7	6	6
	Giltinan	6	3	0		Šmid	7	4	0
	Pasarell	1	1			Fleming	6	6	6
	Fleming	6	6								Fleming	4	1
	Fillol Sr.	6	6	6						15	McEnroe	6	6
	Johansson	1	7	4		Fillol Sr.	4	7	1
	Stewart	6	4		15	McEnroe	6	6	6
15	McEnroe	7	6

Section 6 edit

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	Fibak	6	6
	González	3	3	14	Fibak	6	6
	Amritraj	6	1		Drysdale	4	2
	Drysdale	7	6						14	Fibak	4	5
	Moretton	4	2							Walts	6	7
	Walts	6	6		Walts	7	7
Q	Fisher	6	6	Q	Fisher	5	5
	Friedler	3	3												Walts	6	7	4	6	6
	Dowlen	4	4											3	Vilas	4	6	6	7	2
	Bengtson	6	6		Bengtson	2	2
Q	Yuill	6	4		Smith	6	6
	Smith	7	6							Smith	4	6	3
	Goven	4	4						3	Vilas	6	3	6
	Scanlon	6	6		Scanlon	7	4	3
	Drysdale	5	2	3	Vilas	5	6	6
3	Vilas	7	6

Section 7 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	Gottfried	7	7
	Dent	5	5		6	Gottfried	6	6
	Winitsky	3	7	3		Van Dillen	1	0
	Van Dillen	6	6	6						6	Gottfried	6	6
	Stockton	6	6	6							Stockton	3	1
	Amritraj	3	7	4		Stockton	6	7
	Prinsloo	6	6			Prinsloo	1	5
	Garcia	4	3											6	Gottfried	6	6	6
	Teltscher	6	6											11	Tanner	2	4	1
	Halder	1	0			Teltscher	4	6	6
	Iskersky	6	6			Iskersky	6	3	4
	Ycaza	4	2								Teltscher	6	2
	Taygan	3	3							11	Tanner	7	6
	Pecci Sr.	6	6			Pecci Sr.	3	6	6
Q	Schneider	1	4		11	Tanner	6	4	7
11	Tanner	6	6

Section 8 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	Orantes	1^r
	Panatta	4				Panatta	6	6
	Gorman	6	6	4	Q	Nichols	2	4
Q	Nichols	4	7	6							Panatta	3	6	7
	Edmondson	1	4								Riessen	6	3	5
	James	6	6			James	1	6	3
	Riessen	3	6	7		Riessen	6	3	6
	Wilkison	6	4	6												Panatta	6	4	1	6	5
	DuPré	6	6												2	Connors	4	6	6	1	7
	Dibley	4	4			DuPré	6	6
	Freyss	6	6			Freyss	2	3
	Dominguez	4	4								DuPré	5	6	3
	Fillol	2	0							2	Connors	7	4	6
	Docherty	6	6			Docherty	1	3
	Gullikson	0	2		2	Connors	6	6
2	Connors	6	6

References edit

^ Harvey Araton (August 23, 2018). "The stories that would have been: the 1978 U.S. Open". The New York Times.

External links edit

Preceded by 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1978 Australian Open – Men's singles

[nyt-1] Harvey Araton (August 23, 2018). "The stories that would have been: the 1978 U.S. Open". The New York Times.

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