1978 US Open – Men's singles

January 2025 1978 US Open USA Jimmy Connors SWE Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 128 (14 Q Qualifiers) 16 1978 US Open (tennis) Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 US Open. It was his third US Open singles title and fifth major singles title overall. The final was watched by a sell-out crowd of 19,537 spectators.Harvey Araton The stories that would have been: the 1978 U.S. Open https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/sports/tennis/1978-us-open-evert-connors.html The New York Times August 23, 2018 Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Butch Walts. The competition was played best-of-three sets in the first three rounds, followed by best-of-five sets from the fourth round onward.Simon Cambers Still questioning the best-of-five format in men’s tennis https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/sports/tennis/still-questioning-the-best-of-five-format-in-mens-tennis.html The New York Times June 24, 2016 This was the first edition of the US Open to be played on hardcourts, and the first to be held at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, relocating from its former site at Forest Hills. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. SWE Björn Borg (finalist) USA Jimmy Connors (champion) ARG Guillermo Vilas (fourth round) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinalist) USA Eddie Dibbs (third round) USA Brian Gottfried (quarterfinalist) ITA Corrado Barazzutti (second round) MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinalist) ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (first round) USA Sandy Mayer (first round) USA Roscoe Tanner (fourth round) USA Harold Solomon (fourth round) ARG José Luis Clerc (third round) POL Wojtek Fibak (third round) USA John McEnroe (semifinalist) USA Arthur Ashe (fourth round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 SWE Björn Borg 1 USA Jimmy Connors 2 4 6 2 6 2 6 SWE Björn Borg 1 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 3 6 2 77 63 USA John McEnroe 15 USA Jimmy Connors 2 2 6 2 6 5 7 SWE Björn Borg 1 MEX Raúl Ramírez 8 66 78 6 4 6 4 6 0 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 4 ZAF 1928 Johan Kriek 6 2 6 1 6 2 USA John McEnroe 15 USA Butch Walts 6 1 6 2 7 6 USA Brian Gottfried 6 USA Jimmy Connors 2 2 6 60 77 1 6 Section 1 SWE Borg 1 USA Solomon 12 6 2 6 2 6 0 SWE Borg 1 ZAF 1928 Mitton 4 6 6 4 6 2 ITA Ocleppo USA Solomon 12 2 6 1 6 SWE Borg 1 CHE Günthardt 6 2 6 4 ZAF 1928 Mitton GBR Cox 6 4 7 5 ITA Ocleppo USA Borowiak 6 4 6 0 USA Mayer USA Solomon 12 4 6 2 6 SWE Borg 1 ZAF 1928 Hewitt 6 0 6 2 CHE Günthardt AUS Masters 6 3 7 6 USA Leonard ZAF 1928 Mitton 5 7 6 7 GBR Cox TCH Birner 6 3 6 2 ESP 1977 Muñoz ITA Ocleppo 6 7 3 6 USA Borowiak MEX Lara 6 4 6 3 IND Menon Q USA Mayer 0 6 6 3 2 6 USA Hardie USA Solomon 12 3 6 1 6 Section 2 USA Ashe 16 MEX Ramírez 8 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 7 2 6 USA Ashe 16 USA Moor 6 3 6 4 GBR Lloyd MEX Ramírez 8 2 6 3 6 USA Ashe 16 TCH Granát 6 2 6 3 USA Graham Q USA Moor 6 4 4 6 2 6 ZAF 1928 Moore GBR Lloyd 4 6 3 6 AUS Carter MEX Ramírez 8 3 6 1 6 USA Ashe 16 AUS Case 4 6 7 6 6 1 ZAF 1928 McMillan TCH Granát 5 7 1 6 USA Malin Q USA Graham Q 6 7 4 6 FRA Noah USA Moor 7 6 6 7 5 7 USA Gullikson ZAF 1928 Moore 4 6 2 6 GBR Lloyd GBR Mottram 6 1 3 6 6 1 AUS Ruffels AUS Carter 2 6 2 6 AUS Alexander MEX Ramírez 8 6 3 6 7 3 6 Section 3 USA Gerulaitis 4 USA Lutz 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 4 USA Gerulaitis 4 Rhodesia Pattison 6 4 3 6 7 5 USA Lutz ARG Clerc 13 6 3 6 2 USA Gerulaitis 4 USA Amaya 6 2 6 7 6 3 AUS Crealy Rhodesia Pattison 7 4 6 7 2 6 USA Pfister USA Lutz 4 6 2 6 ZAF 1928 Curren Q ARG Clerc 13 6 7 3 6 USA Gerulaitis 4 FRA Portes 7 5 7 5 USA Amaya USA Richey 7 5 4 6 6 3 AUS Crealy USA Martin 6 7 7 5 6 0 NLD Okker Rhodesia Pattison 6 7 6 4 3 6 CHL Acuña USA Pfister 0 6 3 6 NZL Lewis USA Lutz 0 6 1 6 ZAF 1928 Curren Q AUS Collings 6 4 6 1 USA Cahill ARG Clerc 13 6 7 6 3 1 6 Section 4 ZAF 1928 Kriek USA Teacher 7 6 6 3 7 6 CAN Genois ZAF 1928 Kriek 2 6 6 7 USA Teacher USA Dibbs 5 6 2 5 7 6 3 CAN Genois COL Betancur 6 2 6 3 USA Fagel Q ZAF 1928 Kriek 2 6 7 6 3 6 USA Teacher USA Manson Q 6 4 6 4 HUN Taróczy USA Dibbs 5 6 7 6 4 3 6 USA Mayer 10 CAN Genois 6 7 2 6 COL Betancur USA Saviano 6 7 6 1 6 4 USA Fagel Q AUT Feigl Q 7 6 5 0 3 2r ZAF 1928 Kriek USA DiLouie Q 7 6 7 6 ZAF 1928 Joubert USA Teacher 5 7 0 6 USA Manson Q USA Turpin Q 4 6 7 5 6 3 HUN Taróczy USA Amaya 6 2 6 2 USA Fishbach USA Dibbs 5 6 7 2 6 Section 5 SUI Dowdeswell USA McEnroe 15 6 7 3 6 3 6 USA Sadri SUI Dowdeswell 2 6 6 3 3 6 USA Fleming USA McEnroe 15 4 6 1 6 ITA Barazzutti 7 USA Sadri 5 7 6 4 2 6 SUI Dowdeswell USA Waltke Q 6 4 3 6 6 3 TCH Šmid USA Fleming 7 6 4 6 0 6 CHL Fillol Sr. USA McEnroe 15 4 6 7 6 1 6 ITA Barazzutti 7 NZL Simpson 6 0 6 4 USA Sadri BOL Benavides 6 4 6 2 AUS Warwick SUI Dowdeswell 7 6 6 7 3 6 USA Purcell USA Waltke Q 5 7 0 6 TCH Šmid AUS Giltinan 4 6 6 3 6 0 USA Pasarell USA Fleming 1 6 1 6 CHL Fillol Sr. SWE Johansson 6 1 6 7 6 4 USA Stewart USA McEnroe 15 6 7 4 6 Section 6 USA Walts ARG Vilas 3 6 4 7 6 4 6 6 7 6 2 POL Fibak 14 USA Walts 4 6 5 7 USA Smith ARG Vilas 3 4 6 6 3 3 6 POL Fibak 14 GBR Drysdale 6 4 6 2 USA Walts USA Fisher Q 7 5 7 5 SWE Bengtson USA Smith 2 6 2 6 USA Scanlon ARG Vilas 3 7 5 4 6 3 6 POL Fibak 14 PRY González 6 3 6 3 IND Amritraj GBR Drysdale 6 7 1 6 FRA Moretton USA Walts 4 6 2 6 USA Fisher Q USA Friedler 6 3 6 3 USA Dowlen SWE Bengtson 4 6 4 6 ZAF 1928 Yuill Q USA Smith 6 7 4 6 FRA Goven USA Scanlon 4 6 4 6 ZAF 1928 Drysdale ARG Vilas 3 5 7 2 6 Section 7 USA Gottfried 6 USA Tanner 11 6 2 6 4 6 1 USA Gottfried 6 USA Stockton 6 3 6 1 USA Teltscher USA Tanner 11 6 7 2 6 USA Gottfried 6 USA Van Dillen 6 1 6 0 USA Stockton ZAF 1928 Prinsloo 6 1 7 5 USA Teltscher USA Iskersky 4 6 6 3 6 4 PRY Pecci Sr. USA Tanner 11 3 6 6 4 6 7 USA Gottfried 6 AUS Dent 7 5 7 5 USA Winitsky USA Van Dillen 3 6 7 6 3 6 USA Stockton IND Amritraj 6 3 6 7 6 4 ZAF 1928 Prinsloo USA Garcia 6 4 6 3 USA Teltscher CAN Halder 6 1 6 0 USA Iskersky ECU Ycaza 6 4 6 2 USA Taygan PRY Pecci Sr. 3 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Schneider Q USA Tanner 11 1 6 4 6 Section 8 ITA Panatta USA Connors 2 6 4 4 6 1 6 6 1 5 7 ITA Panatta USA Riessen 3 6 6 3 7 5 USA DuPré USA Connors 2 5 7 6 4 3 6 ITA Panatta USA Nichols Q 6 2 6 4 AUS James USA Riessen 1 6 6 3 3 6 USA DuPré FRA Freyss 6 2 6 3 AUS Docherty USA Connors 2 1 6 3 6 ESP 1977 Orantes 9 ITA Panatta 1r 4 USA Gorman USA Nichols Q 6 4 6 7 4 6 AUS Edmondson AUS James 1 6 4 6 USA Riessen USA Wilkison 3 6 6 4 7 6 USA DuPré AUS Dibley 6 4 6 4 FRA Freyss FRA Dominguez 6 4 6 4 CHL Fillol AUS Docherty 2 6 0 6 USA Gullikson USA Connors 2 0 6 2 6 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1978 US Open Men's Singles draw 1978 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1978 Australian Open – Men's singles Men's singles Men's singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles