1978 Transamerica Open – Singles

1978 Transamerica Open USA John McEnroe USA Dick Stockton 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 singles doubles 64 16 Pacific Coast Championships The 1978 Transamerica Open – Singles was an event of the 1978 Transamerica Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States, between September 25 and October 2, 1978. The draw comprised 64 players and 16 of them were seeded. Butch Walts was the defending Pacific Coast Championships singles champion but he lost in the first round to Dick Stockton. Eighth-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after he defeated tenth-seeded Stockton in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 26, 29, 102–103 John Barrett1978 San Francisco – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/berkeley/424/1978/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em 1 1SWE Björn Borg (third round) 2 4USA Vitas Gerulaitis (third round, withdrew) 3 2USA Brian Gottfried (first round) 4 3USA Eddie Dibbs (semifinals) 5 3USA Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals) 6 2USA Sandy Mayer (third round) 7 1USA Harold Solomon (first round) 8 4USA John McEnroe (champion) 9 4USA Arthur Ashe (first round) 10 2USA Dick Stockton (final) 11 3USA Tim Gullikson (second round) 12 1USA Stan Smith (first round) 13 3GBR John Lloyd (third round) 14 2USA Bob Lutz (second round) 15 1AUS Tony Roche (second round) 16 4ITA Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final ZIM Andrew Pattison 2 4 USA Pat DuPré 6 6 10 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 USA Brian Teacher 3 1 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 7 4 4 USA Eddie Dibbs 7 6 6 8 USA John McEnroe 6 6 16 ITA Adriano Panatta 3 2 USA Pat DuPré 4 7 5 10 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 7 4 USA Eddie Dibbs 4 6 8 USA John McEnroe 6 7 10 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 2 8 USA John McEnroe 2 7 6 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 Q USA Andy Lucchesi 2 0 Q USA Bruce Nichols 6 6 SWE Ove Bengtson 7 7 ZIM Andrew Pattison 6 7 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 0 5 USA Mike Cahill 6 6 12 USA Stan Smith 3 4 15 AUS Tony Roche 6 4 6 AUS Ross Case 4 6 3 USA Gene Mayer 6 4 3 USA Johan Kriek 4 6 6 AUS Cliff Letcher 2 3 USA Pat DuPré 6 6 USA Bruce Manson 6 7 7 USA Harold Solomon 3 5 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 7 SWE Ove Bengtson 1 5 ZIM Andrew Pattison 6 6 USA Mike Cahill 2 4 15 AUS Tony Roche 2 5 USA Johan Kriek 6 7 USA Pat DuPré 6 2 7 USA Bruce Manson 4 6 5 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 4 ZIM Andrew Pattison 7 2 6 USA Johan Kriek 3 6 3 USA Pat DuPré 6 0 6 ZIM Andrew Pattison 2 4 USA Pat DuPré 6 6 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 3 USA Brian Gottfried 6 7 3 AUS Allan Stone 7 6 6 USA Sherwood Stewart 7 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 6 4 AUS Terry Rocavert 7 6 USA Erik van Dillen 5 3 USA Butch Walts 4 4 10 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 14 USA Bob Lutz 7 4 7 Q FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 6 6 6 USA Trey Waltke 5 1 USA Brian Teacher 7 6 USA Lloyd Bourne 6 4 1 AUS Geoff Masters 3 6 6 Q USA Brad Rowe 6 4 4 6 USA Sandy Mayer 4 6 6 AUS Allan Stone 7 3 5 USA Sherwood Stewart 6 6 7 AUS Terry Rocavert 1 3 10 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 14 USA Bob Lutz 7 6 4 USA Brian Teacher 5 7 6 AUS Geoff Masters 6 7 6 6 USA Sandy Mayer 7 5 7 USA Sherwood Stewart 7 6 3 10 USA Dick Stockton 5 7 6 USA Brian Teacher 6 3 7 6 USA Sandy Mayer 4 6 6 10 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 USA Brian Teacher 3 1 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 7 6 USA John Austin 5 3 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 6 Q USA Jerry Van Linge 2 3 USA Terry Moor 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 4 6 1 USA Tom Gullikson 6 4 6 13 GBR John Lloyd 0 6 7 11 USA Tim Gullikson 6 6 USA Dennis Ralston 1 4 USA Hank Pfister 7 6 AUS Colin Dibley 6 2 PAR Víctor Pecci 6 6 6 USA Nick Saviano 7 4 3 USA Eliot Teltscher 2 5 4 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 7 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak 3 2 USA Terry Moor 4 6 13 GBR John Lloyd 6 7 11 USA Tim Gullikson 5 4 USA Hank Pfister 7 6 PAR Víctor Pecci 4 2 4 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 7 13 GBR John Lloyd 3 5 USA Hank Pfister 5 4 4 USA Eddie Dibbs 7 6 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 7 4 4 USA Eddie Dibbs 7 6 6 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 8 USA John McEnroe 6 4 7 USA David Schneider 4 6 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 Q USA Howard Schoenfield 2 1 Q USA Robert Van't Hof 6 6 RSA 1928 Willem Prinsloo 4 3 AUS Kim Warwick 6 6 7 9 USA Arthur Ashe 7 4 5 16 ITA Adriano Panatta 7 3 6 GBR Roger Taylor 6 6 1 SWE Jan Norbäck 6 0 USA Mike Fishbach 7 6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 7 7 USA Tony Graham 6 5 USA Peter Fleming 6 7 0 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6 6 8 USA John McEnroe 7 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 0 Q USA Robert Van't Hof 1 6 AUS Kim Warwick 6 7 16 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 USA Mike Fishbach 7 1 1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 4 3 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 8 USA John McEnroe 6 6 AUS Kim Warwick 1 4 16 ITA Adriano Panatta w/o 2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 8 USA John McEnroe 6 6 16 ITA Adriano Panatta 3 2 References External links ITF tournament edition details Singles