1978 United Bank Tennis Classic – Singles

January 2024 1978 United Bank Tennis Classic USA Jimmy Connors USA Stan Smith 6–2, 7–6(7–2) 32 8 singles doubles Denver Open (tennis) Denver Open The 1976 United Bank Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1976 United Bank Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts in Denver, Colorado in the United States, between February 20 and February 26, 1978. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Björn Borg was the defending singles champion but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the United Bank Tennis Classic singles title by defeating fifth-seeded Stan Smith in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–2).Teri Thompson It's all just a breeze for Connors https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/65769865/ Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph February 27, 1978 B1 Connors disposed of one Stan Smith Sunday in the finals of the United Bank Tennis tournament 6-2, 7-6 at the Denver Auditorium Arena. Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 27, 118 John Barrett1978 Denver – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/denver/389/1978/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em USA Jimmy Connors (champion) ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (second round) (Withdrew) POL Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals) USA Stan Smith (final) USA Tim Gullikson (first round) GBR Mark Cox (second round) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 LL AUS Geoff Masters 2 4 5 USA Stan Smith 6 7 USA Arthur Ashe 4 5 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 7 5 USA Stan Smith 2 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA Jimmy Connors 7 6 USA Peter Fleming 6 0 Q USA Van Winitsky 7 6 6 MEX Marcello Lara 6 7 4 SUI Heinz Günthardt 6 6 7 USA Butch Walts 7 2 6 USA Nick Saviano 6 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 4 4 LL AUS Geoff Masters 6 7 AUS Kim Warwick 4 6 AUS Colin Dibley 7 6 6 USA Terry Moor 6 7 7 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 3 USA Tom Leonard 7 6 USA Brian Teacher 1 7 4 7 GBR Mark Cox 6 5 6 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 Q USA Van Winitsky 4 2 SUI Heinz Günthardt 3 6 6 USA Nick Saviano 6 3 7 LL AUS Geoff Masters 3 7 6 USA Terry Moor 6 6 3 USA Tom Leonard 7 6 7 GBR Mark Cox 6 4 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 USA Nick Saviano 2 3 LL AUS Geoff Masters 6 6 USA Tom Leonard 2 1 1 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 LL AUS Geoff Masters 2 4 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 USA Stan Smith 7 6 USA Billy Martin 6 4 ESP 1977 José Higueras 2 4 GBR John Lloyd 6 6 Q SWE Douglas Palm 6 7 Q CHI Álvaro Fillol 4 6 USA Tom Gullikson 3 5 4 POL Wojciech Fibak 6 7 8 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 2 6 6 Q SWE Jan Norbäck 6 2 3 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 7 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 3 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 USA Walter Redondo 3 3 AUS Dick Crealy 2 7 4 2 ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 5 USA Stan Smith 6 6 GBR John Lloyd 3 4 Q SWE Douglas Palm 7 4 4 4 POL Wojciech Fibak 6 6 6 8 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 5 4 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 7 6 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 2 ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 4 3 5 USA Stan Smith 5 6 7 4 POL Wojciech Fibak 7 4 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 3 0 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 5 USA Stan Smith 6 7 USA Arthur Ashe 4 5 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:1978 in sports in Colorado Category:1978 in American tennis