1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

August 2023 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships USA Jimmy Connors ESP 1977 José Higueras 7–2, 6–1 64 16 Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors. Top-seed Connors claimed the title and first prize money of $24,000 by defeating seventh-seeded José Higueras in the final.Connors claims clay court crown https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bdhSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9n8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5547%2C3301685 The Deseret News UPI Aug 14, 1978 2 B Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. 30em USA Jimmy Connors (champion) ARG Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals) ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (semifinals) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals) POL Wojciech Fibak (withdrew — committee unaware) Connors, Barazzutti, Fillol Open Clay Courts Today Williams Bob The Indianapolis Star 24 Aug 7, 1978 USA John McEnroe (quarterfinals) ESP 1977 José Higueras (final) AUS Ken Rosewall (first round) GBR John Lloyd (first round) CHI Jaime Fillol (third round) ITA Adriano Panatta (third round) HUN Balázs Taróczy (third round) ARG José Luis Clerc (third round) NZL Chris Lewis (third round) CHI Hans Gildemeister (second round) AUS Phil Dent (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 6 6 USA John McEnroe 6 1 1 3 ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 6 6     USA Jeff Borowiak 2 1     SWE Kjell Johansson 2 4   4 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 6   7 ESP 1977 José Higueras 4 6 6 2 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 4 3 1 USA Jimmy Connors 7 6   3 ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 5 1   4 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 2 7 ESP 1977 José Higueras 7 4 6 1 USA Jimmy Connors 7 6   7 ESP 1977 José Higueras 5 1   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA J Connors 6 6     AUS R Frawley 3 2     SUI H Günthardt 2 7 6   USA H Pfister 6 5 4   USA S Denton 5 6 6   ITA G Ocleppo 7 4 1   USA Chip Tolleson 3 3   10 CHI J Fillol 6 6   12 HUN B Taróczy 5 6 7 Q FRA P Portes 7 3 5   AUT H Kary 3 6     USA G Mayer 6 7   Q ISR S Krulevitz 3 4     USA V Amaya 6 6     FRA C Roger-Vasselin 6 2 1 6 USA J McEnroe 3 6 6 1 USA J Connors 6 6     SUI H Günthardt 3 2     USA S Denton 1 2   10 CHI J Fillol 6 6   12 HUN B Taróczy 2 6 6   USA G Mayer 6 4 4   USA V Amaya 5 6 2 6 USA J McEnroe 7 2 6 1 USA J Connors 7 6   10 CHI J Fillol 5 4   12 HUN B Taróczy 5 2   6 USA J McEnroe 7 6   1 USA J Connors 3 6 6 6 USA J McEnroe 6 1 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ESP 1977 M Orantes 7 6     USA B Martin 5 3     USA R Fagel 6 6   Q FRA G Moretton 4 2     FRA F Jauffret 4 6     USA P DuPré 6 7     RSA 1928 B Mitton 7 3 4 13 ARG JL Clerc 5 6 6 15 CHI H Gildemeister 3 6 6   AUS S Docherty 6 2 3   USA J Borowiak 4 7 6   USA B Nichols 6 6 0 Q USA Z Guerry 6 6     USA M Davis 4 2   Q SWE T Svensson 3 6 8 8 AUS K Rosewall 6 2 6 3 ESP 1977 M Orantes 6 7     USA R Fagel 2 5     USA P DuPré 2 6 6 13 ARG JL Clerc 6 4 8 15 CHI H Gildemeister 3 4     USA J Borowiak 6 6   Q USA Z Guerry 2 6 6 Q SWE T Svensson 6 4 0 3 ESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6   13 ARG JL Clerc 3 1     USA J Borowiak 5 6 6 Q USA Z Guerry 7 3 4 3 ESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6     USA J Borowiak 2 1   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUS B Drewett 2 6     USA G Hardie 6 7   Q AUT P Feigl 6 4 6   SWE D Palm 1 6 2   USA C Mayotte 2 1     SWE K Johansson 6 6     USA M Fishbach 2 6 6 9 GBR J Lloyd 6 3 2 11 ITA A Panatta 6 6     AUS D Carter 2 4     FRA É Deblicker 6 2 2   USA H Schoenfield 4 6 6 Q CHI Á Fillol 2 4     RSA 1928 J Kriek 6 6     CHI P Cornejo 1 3   4 ITA C Barazzutti 6 6     USA G Hardie 7 4 2 Q AUT P Feigl 5 6 6   SWE K Johansson 6 3 6   USA M Fishbach 4 6 2 11 ITA A Panatta 3 6 6   USA H Schoenfield 6 4 3   RSA 1928 J Kriek 2 6   4 ITA C Barazzutti 6 7   Q AUT P Feigl 6 4 3   SWE K Johansson 4 6 6 11 ITA A Panatta 7 4 0 4 ITA C Barazzutti 5 6 6   SWE K Johansson 2 4   4 ITA C Barazzutti 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 6     EGY 1972 I El Shafei 4 2     ROU 1965 I Țiriac 7 2 3   YUG Ž Franulović 5 6 6   SUI C Dowdeswell 3 7 8   CHI B Prajoux 6 6 6   USA K Richardson 1 1   14 NZL C Lewis 6 6   16 AUS P Dent 6 6     USA B Scanlon 2 1     COL Á Betancur 4 7 7 Q ITA P Bertolucci 6 5 5   USA R Van't Hof 7 3 4   FRA Y Noah 6 6 6   AUS D Crealy 0 2   2 ARG G Vilas 6 6   7 ESP 1977 J Higueras 7 6     YUG Ž Franulović 6 1     SUI C Dowdeswell 3 6 2 14 NZL C Lewis 6 4 6 16 AUS P Dent 6 6     COL Á Betancur 4 4     FRA Y Noah 1 0   2 ARG G Vilas 6 6   7 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 6   14 NZL C Lewis 3 0   16 AUS P Dent 1 0   2 ARG G Vilas 6 6   7 ESP 1977 J Higueras 4 6 6 2 ARG G Vilas 6 4 3 References External links atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1978/draws?matchType=singles 2016-05-23 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1978 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003399 2016-05-23 U.S. Clay Court Championships Category:1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships