1978 Swedish Open – Singles

1978 Swedish Open SWE Björn Borg ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6–1, 6–2 singles doubles 32 8 The 1978 Swedish Open – Singles event was part of the 1978 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden between 17 July and 23 July 1973. Corrado Barazzutti was the defending Swedish Open champion. First-seeded Björn Borg won the title by defeating second-seeded Barazzutti in the final, 6–1, 6–2.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 28, 122 John Barrett1978 Båstad – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bastad/316/1978/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em SWE Björn Borg (champion) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (final) HUN Balázs Taróczy (semifinals) SWE Kjell Johansson (quarterfinals) NZL Chris Lewis (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Raymond Moore (quarterfinals) USA Mike Fishbach (first round) GBR Colin Dowdeswell (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 4 1 3 HUN Balázs Taróczy 3 6 5 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 1 7 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 1 2 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 Q USA Tony Giammalva 1 0 AUS Bob Carmichael 6 6 Q SWE Per Larsson 3 2 Q ESP 1945 Ángel Giménez 0 6 2 GBR Jonathan Smith 6 2 6 ESP 1945 Javier Soler 2 1 5 NZL Chris Lewis 6 6 4 SWE Kjell Johansson 1 6 6 FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6 2 4 FRA François Jauffret 2 1 NED Louk Sanders 6 6 SWE Birger Andersson 6 7 Q SWE Ulf Eriksson 1 6 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 7 6 8 GBR Colin Dowdeswell 6 1 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 AUS Bob Carmichael 0 0 GBR Jonathan Smith 2 4 5 NZL Chris Lewis 6 6 4 SWE Kjell Johansson 6 6 NED Louk Sanders 4 2 SWE Birger Andersson 6 6 3 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 7 4 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 7 6 5 NZL Chris Lewis 6 3 4 SWE Kjell Johansson 6 2 4 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 3 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 4 1 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 USA Mike Fishbach 0 6 3 AUT Hans Kary 6 3 6 AUS Mark Edmondson 6 4 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 3 0r SWE Per Hjertquist 7 6 SWE Jan Norbäck 5 0 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 1 1 3 HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 7 7 CHI Álvaro Fillol 6 6 HUN Péter Szőke 5 3 TCH Stanislav Birner 7 6 SWE Tenny Svensson 3 4 SWE Ove Bengtson 6 6 SWE Douglas Palm 1 4 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 AUT Hans Kary 2 3 AUS Mark Edmondson 6 6 SWE Per Hjertquist 7 2 3 3 HUN Balázs Taróczy 5 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 7 7 TCH Stanislav Birner 6 6 SWE Ove Bengtson 7 2 0 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 6 AUS Mark Edmondson 4 6 3 HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 7 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 1 6 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 7 3 HUN Balázs Taróczy 3 6 5 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6 1 7 References External links ITF tournament edition details 1978 Singles Category:1978 Grand Prix (tennis)