1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

January 2025 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 singles Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 against Eddie Dibbs. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. SWE Björn Borg (semifinals, withdrew) USA Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (champion) ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals) USA Eddie Dibbs (final) MEX Raúl Ramirez (quarterfinals) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals) USA Dick Stockton (quarterfinals) Draw Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SWE Björn Borg 4 6 6 6   8 USA Dick Stockton 6 2 1 0   3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 2 6 6   6 MEX Raúl Ramirez 2 6 2 1   5 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 6     4 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 3 3 0     7 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 2 1 6 6 2 USA Brian Gottfried 4 6 6 1 3 1 SWE Björn Borg           3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis w/o         5 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 7 6     7 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 2 6 4     3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6     5 USA Eddie Dibbs 3 2 1     References 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (https://archive.today/20090506211517/http://www.atpworldtour.com/5/en/vault/draws.asp?TournamentID=610&TournamentYear=1978 Archived 2009-05-06) Singles