1978 World Championship Tennis Finals

August 2023 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals May 9–14 8th Grand Prix (WCT) 8S $200,000 Carpet / Indoor Dallas, TX, United States Moody Coliseum USA Vitas Gerulaitis1978 Dallas – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/dallas/610/1978/results Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) WCT Finals The 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 8th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix, as the World Championship Tennis and the Grand Prix circuits were now combined. It was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 9 through May 14, 1978. Third-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the title and $100,000 first-prize money.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 175 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) Final Singles 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles USA Vitas Gerulaitis defeated USA Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 Vitas Serves Notice https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ukhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lVgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4817%2C3546892 16 September 2012 The Evening Independent May 15, 1978 It was Gerulaitis' 3rd title of the year and the 18th of his career. Prize money EventWF3rd4thQFSingles Yates Bob WCT-78 Media Guide 1978 World Championship Tennis 67$100,000$40,000$20,000$12,000$7,000 See also 1978 WCT World Doubles References World Championship Tennis Finals World Championship Tennis World Championship Tennis Finals World Championship Tennis Finals Category:WCT Finals