1978 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit May 2024 1978 Grand Prix circuit 9 January 1978 – 24 December 1978 9th 84 Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (71) World Championship Tennis (8) Team Events (1) USA Jimmy Connors (10) USA Jimmy Connors (12) USA Eddie Dibbs ($575,273)Collins 2016 195 USA Jimmy Connors (2,030)Barrett 1979 30 SWE Björn Borg USA John McEnroe 1977 1979 2 400 center Jimmy Conners 1994.jpg Jimmy Connors finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. Connors won ten tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, and finished runner-up at another major at the Wimbledon Championships. Björn Borg in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 930-2090.jpg Björn Borg was named the ATP Player of the Year. Borg won nine tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, and finished runner-up at another major at the US Open. The 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event. In addition eight World Championship Tennis (WCT) tournaments, a separate professional tennis circuit held from 1971 through 1977, were incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The 28 tournaments with prize money of $175,000 or more formed the Super Series category.Tennis finds unity at last https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FcxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4608%2C4346080 Star-News 5C Neil Amdur March 25, 1977 Google News ArchiveTennis Merger Afoot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QwBaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EksNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4561%2C4332789 The Victoria Advocate 3B AP March 24, 1977 Google News ArchiveBarry Lorge Peace still eludes men's pro tennis https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1978/04/13/peace-still-eludes-mens-pro-tennis/18fc28e9-9f90-4c99-ba46-d453146cd609/ The Washington Post April 13, 1978 Jimmy Connors won 10 of the 84 tournaments which secured him the first place in the Grand Prix points ranking. However he did not play enough tournaments (13) to qualify for largest share ($300,000) of the bonus pool, which instead went to third–ranked Eddie Dibbs.Barrett 1979 23–31 Schedule The table below shows the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule (a forerunner to the ATP Tour). Key Grand Slam tournamentsTour finals Super Series Regular Series January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Jan Birmingham WCT Birmingham, Alabama, US Super Series Carpet (i) $175,000 – 32S/16D SWE Björn Borg 7–6(7–4), 7–5 USA Dick Stockton USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Eddie Dibbs USA Roscoe Tanner MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Terry Moor USA Brian Gottfried USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Sandy Mayer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Dick Stockton 16 Jan Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, US Clay – 4S SWE Björn Borg 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–1 USA Jimmy Connors USA Brian GottfriedUSA Vitas Gerulaitis 23 Jan US Pro Indoor WCT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Super Series Carpet (i) $225,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 USA Roscoe Tanner USA Brian Gottfried USA Eddie Dibbs MEX Raúl Ramírez USA John McEnroe USA Sandy Mayer SWE Björn Borg RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–4, 6–4 USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Sandy Mayer Sarasota, Florida, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D TCH Tomáš Šmíd 7–6, 0–6, 7–5 USA Nick Saviano USA Pat DuPré RSA 1928 John Yuill AUS Rod Laver RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton SWE Ove Nils Bengtson TCH Jiří Granát AUS Geoff Masters SUI Colin Dowdeswell 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 30 Jan Mexico City WCT Mexico City, Mexico Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–1 USA Pat DuPré USA Gene Mayer GBR Roger Taylor AUS Steve Docherty USA Peter Pearson AUS Ross Case IND Anand Amritraj IND Sashi Menon USA Gene Mayer 6–3, 7–6 MEX Marcelo Lara MEX Raúl Ramírez United Virginia Bank Classic WCT Richmond, Virginia, US Super Series Carpet (i) $175,000 – 32S/16D USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3 AUS John Newcombe USA Eddie Dibbs ITA Corrado Barazzutti SWE Björn Borg AUS Rod Laver USA Peter Fleming AUS Ken Rosewall RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–3, 7–5 USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Sandy Mayer Fairfield Bay Classic Little Rock, Arkansas, US Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Dick Stockton 6–4, 3–5, ret. USA Hank Pfister USA Victor Amaya RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Nick Saviano TCH Jiří Hřebec USA Charlie Pasarell USA Tim Gullikson AUS Geoff Masters RSA 1928 Colin Dibley 7–6, 6–3 USA Tim Gullikson USA Tom Gullikson February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Feb Springfield, Massachusetts, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D SUI Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 USA Harold Solomon TCH Tomáš Šmíd RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Marty Riessen USA Robert Lutz TCH Jan Kodeš USA Stan Smith USA Stan Smith USA Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–3 TCH Jan Kodeš USA Marty Riessen St. Louis WCT St. Louis, Missouri, US Super Series Carpet (i) $175,000 – 32S/16D USA Sandy Mayer 7–6, 6–4 USA Eddie Dibbs YUG Željko Franulović AUS John Alexander POL Wojciech Fibak NZL Chris Lewis USA Dick Stockton AUS John Newcombe RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–2 POL Wojciech Fibak NED Tom Okker 13 Feb American Airlines Tennis Games Palm Springs, California, US Super Series Hard $225,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Roscoe Tanner 6–1, 7–6 MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Peter Fleming USA Tom Leonard USA Brian Gottfried Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes USA Arthur Ashe USA Roscoe Tanner RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 6–4, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 20 Feb United Bank Tennis Classic Denver, Colorado, US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 7–6(7–2) USA Stan Smith AUS Geoff Masters USA Arthur Ashe USA Nick Saviano USA Tom Leonard POL Wojciech Fibak RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–2 USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 27 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Super Series Carpet (i) $225,000 – 32S/16D USA Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–3 USA Tim Gullikson ESP 1977 José Higueras USA Sandy Mayer GBR Mark Cox GBR John Lloyd USA Eddie Dibbs USA Robert Lutz MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Gottfried 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 AUS Phil Dent AUS John Newcombe Miami, Florida, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–5 USA Tom Gullikson AUS Dick Crealy USA Brian Teacher SWE Björn Borg IND Anand Amritraj USA Cliff Richey USA Van Winitsky USA Gene Mayer USA Tom Gullikson 7–6, 6–3 AUS Bob Carmichael USA Brian Teacher Lagos Classic Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D SWE Kjell Johansson 9–8, 6–3 GBR Robin Drysdale IND Sashi Menon EGY Ismail El Shafei FRA Bernard Fritz SWE Tenny Svensson RHO Roger Dowdeswell FRG Jürgen Fassbender IND Sashi Menon USA George Hardie 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 SUI Colin Dowdeswell FRG Jürgen Fassbender March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Mar Cairo Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $38,000 – 16S/8D ESP 1977 José Higueras 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 SWE Kjell Johansson FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRA Éric Deblicker FRA Patrice Dominguez FRA François Jauffret USA George Hardie YUG Nicola Spear AUS Brian Fairlie EGY Ismail El Shafei 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 ARG Lito Alvárez USA George Hardie 13 Mar Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D USA Brian Gottfried 7–5, 7–6(7–4) MEX Raúl Ramírez ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes USA Roscoe Tanner USA Stan Smith USA John McEnroe USA Tim Gullikson USA Brian Teacher USA Stan Smith USA Robert Lutz 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 USA Arthur Ashe USA John McEnroe 27 Mar Ramazzotti Cup WCT Milan, Italy Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–3, 6–3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Stan Smith USA Sandy Mayer ITA Adriano Panatta ITA Gianni Ocleppo USA Robert Lutz ESP 1977 José Higueras PAR Víctor Pecci ESP 1977 José Higueras 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 POL Wojciech Fibak MEX Raúl Ramírez Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, Ohio, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Brian Gottfried 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) USA Eddie Dibbs USA Arthur Ashe USA Harold Solomon USA Tom Gullikson USA Arthur Ashe USA Hank Pfister AUS Dick Crealy AUS Geoff Masters USA Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–4 USA Hank Pfister USA Butch Walts April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Apr Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Cliff Richey 7–5, 7–6 SUI Colin Dowdeswell ARG Guillermo Vilas RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton FRA Éric Deblicker AUS Colin Dibley FRA Yannick Noah RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 7–5, 7–6 AUS Colin Dibley AUS Geoff Masters ABN World Tennis Tournament WCT Rotterdam, Netherlands Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 7–5, 7–5 MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Vitas Gerulaitis Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Dick Stockton USA Robert Lutz AUS Kim Warwick SWE Björn Borg MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Fred McNair 6–2, 6–3 USA Robert Lutz USA Stan Smith 10 Apr Monte Carlo WCT Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 TCH Tomáš Šmíd USA Vitas Gerulaitis ITA Corrado Barazzutti ARG Guillermo Vilas Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes ITA Adriano Panatta TCH Tomáš Šmíd USA Peter Fleming 6–4, 7–5 CHI Jaime Fillol Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase Guadalajara OpenGuadalajara, Mexico Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–4 AUS John Newcombe USA Sandy Mayer ECU Ricardo Ycaza USA George Hardie MEX Marcelo Lara AUS Ray Ruffels USA Sherwood Stewart USA Sherwood Stewart USA Sandy Mayer 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 USA Gene Mayer IND Sashi Menon 17 Apr Houston WCT Houston, Texas, US Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D USA Brian Gottfried 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase ITA Corrado Barazzutti YUG Željko Franulović USA Jeff Borowiak CHI Hans Gildemeister USA Harold Solomon CHI Jaime Fillol NED Tom Okker POL Wojciech Fibak 7–5, 7–5 USA Tom Leonard USA Mike Machette Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ESP 1977 José Higueras 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 FRA Yannick Noah FRA Patrick Proisy NZL Chris Lewis ARG José Luis Clerc TCH Tomáš Šmíd TCH Pavel Huťka TCH Jiří Hřebec FRA François Jauffret FRA Patrice Dominguez 6–4, 6–0 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Tomáš Šmíd San Jose, California, US Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Arthur Ashe 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA John McEnroe USA Roscoe Tanner USA Trey Waltke USA Erik van Dillen USA Eliot Teltscher RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Sandy Mayer USA Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–4 USA Hank Pfister USA Brad Rowe 24 Apr Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, US Super Series Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles USA Harold Solomon 6–1, 3–0, ret. ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Hank Pfister MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Roscoe Tanner AUS John Newcombe AUS Kim Warwick USA Brian Gottfried CHI Álvaro Fillol CHI Jaime Fillol 6–3, 7–6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt MEX Raúl Ramírez Bank of Oklahoma Grand Prix Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Eddie Dibbs 6–7, 6–2, 7–5 USA Pat DuPré AUS John James AUS Steve Docherty USA Bruce Manson BRA Carlos Kirmayr USA Pancho Walthall USA Dick Stockton USA Van Winitsky NZL Russell Simpson 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 BRA Carlos Kirmayr ECU Ricardo Ycaza May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 MayWorld Doubles WCT Kansas City, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D NED Tom Okker POL Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 USA Robert Lutz USA Stan Smith8 May Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $200,000 – 8D ESP 1945 Spain 2–1 Australia United States Italy Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $200,000 – S8 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 USA Eddie Dibbs SWE Björn Borg ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Dick Stockton MEX Raúl Ramírez ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Brian Gottfried 15 May German Open Hamburg, West Germany Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 POL Wojciech Fibak ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes GBR Buster Mottram SWE Kjell Johansson TCH Vladimír Zedník CHI Hans Gildemeister ITA Paolo Bertolucci NED Tom Okker POL Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 6–4 ESP 1977 Antonio Muñoz PAR Víctor Pecci Alitalia Florence Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ARG José Luis Clerc 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 FRA Patrice Dominguez ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez AUS John Alexander TCH Jiří Granát USA Rick Fagel ARG Lito Alvárez ECU Ricardo Ycaza ITA Adriano Panatta ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS John Marks 22 May Italian Open Rome, Italy Super Series Clay – $210,000 – 64S/32D SWE Björn Borg 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 ITA Adriano Panatta USA Eddie Dibbs ESP 1977 José Higueras USA Harold Solomon GBR John Lloyd AUS John Alexander USA Victor Amaya CHI Belus Prajoux PAR Víctor Pecci 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Tomáš Šmíd Romika Cup Munich, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 GBR Buster Mottram HUN Balázs Taróczy YUG Željko Franulović TCH Vladimír Zedník FRG Ulrich Pinner FRG Karl Meiler BRA Carlos Kirmayr ARG Guillermo Vilas ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 FRG Jürgen Fassbender NED Tom Okker 29 May5 Jun French Open Grand Slam Paris, France Clay Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 ARG Guillermo Vilas ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Dick Stockton MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Eddie Dibbs ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes CHI Hans Gildemeister USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 ESP 1977 José Higueras ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes TCH Renáta Tomanová TCH Pavel Složil 7–6, ret. ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici FRA Patrice Dominguez June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 12 Jun Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D FRG Werner Zirngibl 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 ARG Ricardo Cano ITA Adriano Panatta ITA Paolo Bertolucci TCH Jiří Granát FRG Jürgen Fassbender ESP 1977 Antonio Muñoz FRA Éric Deblicker ITA Antonio Zugarelli FRA Jean-Louis Haillet 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 AUS Onny Parun TCH Vladimír Zedník Birmingham, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D USA Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Roscoe Tanner USA Brian Gottfried EGY Ismail El Shafei AUS John Newcombe CHI Belus Prajoux RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Dick Stockton USA Erik van Dillen 4–6, 6–1, 3–6. 8–6, 6–3 ARG José Luis Clerc CHI Belus Prajoux 19 Jun Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles AUS Tony Roche 8–6, 9–7 USA John McEnroe AUS Colin Dibley USA Sandy Mayer AUS John Alexander USA Tom Gullikson USA Nick Saviano GBR John Lloyd RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–2, 7–5 USA Fred McNair MEX Raúl Ramírez Berlin Open Berlin, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D TCH Vladimír Zedník 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 FRG Harald Elschenbroich FRG Andreas Maurer FRG Peter Elter FRA François Jauffret YUG Željko Franulović FRG Hans Jürgen Pohmann CHI Hans Gildemeister FRG Jürgen Fassbender SUI Colin Dowdeswell 6–3, 6–4 YUG Željko Franulović CHI Hans Gildemeister 26 Jun3 Jul Wimbledon Grand Slam London, England Grass Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 USA Jimmy Connors NED Tom Okker USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Sandy Mayer ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming RSA 1928 Frew McMillan NED Betty Stöve 6–1, 14–12 AUS Ray Ruffels USA Billie Jean King July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 10 Jul Western Championships Cincinnati, Ohio, US Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D USA Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Harold Solomon USA Terry Moor USA Erick Iskersky CHI Hans Gildemeister AUS Peter McNamara PAR Francisco González MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Gene Mayer 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 EGY Ismail El Shafei AUS Brian Fairlie Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 7–6, 6–4 ARG José Luis Clerc USA Jeff Borowiak FRG Ulrich Pinner SUI Heinz Günthardt CHI Belus Prajoux AUS Cliff Letcher NED Tom Okker NED Tom Okker AUS Mark Edmondson 6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt AUS Kim Warwick Newport, Rhode Island, US Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 8–6, 9–7 AUS John James AUS Bob Giltinan USA Tom Gullikson USA Arthur Ashe NZL Russell Simpson USA Tim Wilkison USA Tim Gullikson USA Tom Gullikson USA Tim Gullikson 6–4, 6–4 AUS Colin Dibley AUS Bob Giltinan 17 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–1, 6–2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti ESP 1977 Antonio Muñoz HUN Balázs Taróczy NZL Chris Lewis SWE Kjell Johansson AUS Mark Edmondson RSA 1928 Raymond Moore AUS Mark Edmondson AUS Bob Carmichael 7–5, 6–4 HUN Péter Szőke HUN Balázs Taróczy Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, West Germany Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D FRG Ulrich Pinner 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 AUS Kim Warwick GBR Buster Mottram BRA Carlos Kirmayr CHI Belus Prajoux YUG Željko Franulović FRG Klaus Eberhard FRG Peter Elter TCH Tomáš Šmíd TCH Jan Kodeš 6–3, 7–6 BRA Carlos Kirmayr CHI Belus Prajoux Washington Star International Washington, D.C., US Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D USA Jimmy Connors 7–5, 7–5 USA Eddie Dibbs ESP 1977 José Higueras ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes CHI Hans Gildemeister USA Harold Solomon POL Wojciech Fibak CHI Jaime Fillol USA Arthur Ashe RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–4 USA Fred McNair MEX Raúl Ramírez 24 Jul Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D HUN Balázs Taróczy 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 NED Tom Okker ITA Corrado Barazzutti FRG Peter Elter AUS David Carter FRG Ulrich Pinner FRA Patrick Proisy GBR Buster Mottram HUN Balázs Taróczy NED Tom Okker 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Mark Edmondson Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D NZL Chris Lewis 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 TCH Vladimír Zedník ARG José Luis Clerc TCH Jiří Hřebec ARG Guillermo Vilas HUN Szabolcs Baranyi YUG Željko Franulović FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin NZL Chris Lewis USA Mike Fishbach 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 TCH Pavel Huťka TCH Pavel Složil Louisville International Tennis Classic Louisville, Kentucky, US Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D USA Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–2 AUS John Alexander POL Wojciech Fibak USA Eddie Dibbs USA Brian Gottfried ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes CHI Patricio Cornejo USA Nick Saviano PAR Víctor Pecci POL Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 USA Victor Amaya AUS John James 31 Jul Mutual Benefit Life Open South Orange, New Jersey, US Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–3 ARG José Luis Clerc HUN Balázs Taróczy USA John McEnroe USA Jeff Borowiak USA Peter Fleming GBR John Lloyd RSA 1928 Deon Joubert USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 6–3, 6–3 ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac ARG Guillermo Vilas Volvo International North Conway, New Hampshire, US Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles USA Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 6–4 AUS John Alexander ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Harold Solomon POL Wojciech Fibak USA Gene Mayer SUI Heinz Günthardt USA Van Winitsky GBR Robin Drysdale 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton Hibernia Interfest Tennis Classic New Orleans, Louisiana, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 7–5 USA Victor Amaya USA Brian Teacher NZL Brian Fairlie AUS Terry Rocavert USA Tom Leonard USA Bill Scanlon USA Dick Stockton USA Erik van Dillen USA Dick Stockton 7–6, 6–3 EGY Ismail El Shafei AUS Brian Fairlie August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 Aug Wendy's Tennis Classic Columbus, Ohio, US Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–4 USA Robert Lutz USA Brian Gottfried USA Eliot Teltscher PAR Francisco González COL Iván Molina USA Peter Fleming USA Tom Gullikson AUS Bob Giltinan AUS Colin Dibley 6–2, 6–3 MEX Marcelo Lara USA Eliot Teltscher U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–1 ESP 1977 José Higueras ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA John McEnroe USA Jeff Borowiak SWE Kjell Johansson ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Hank Pfister USA Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–1 USA Jeff Borowiak NZL Chris Lewis 14 Aug Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 48S/24D USA Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 ARG José Luis Clerc NZL Chris Lewis AUS Paul Kronk USA John McEnroe MEX Raúl Ramírez HUN Balázs Taróczy COL Iván Molina NED Tom Okker POL Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 7–6 SUI Heinz Günthardt SUI Colin Dowdeswell English Leather Grand Prix Stowe, Vermont, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Jimmy Connors 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 USA Tim Gullikson USA Robert Lutz USA Eliot Teltscher USA Tom Gullikson USA Cliff Richey USA Tim Gullikson USA Harold Solomon USA Tom Gullikson USA Tim Gullikson 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS Kim Warwick Cleveland, Ohio, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D AUT Peter Feigl 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 USA Van Winitsky USA Mike Cahill USA Dick Stockton FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin USA Erik van Dillen USA Rick Fisher FRA Pascal Portes USA Erik van Dillen USA Dick Stockton 6–1, 6–4 USA Rick Fisher USA Bruce Manson 21 Aug Atlanta, Georgia, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Stan Smith 4–6, 6–1, 2–1, ret. USA Eliot Teltscher USA Roscoe Tanner USA Butch Walts USA Brian Teacher AUS Alvin Gardiner AUS John James USA Bruce Manson USA Butch Walts AUS John Alexander 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 USA Mike Cahill MEX Marcelo Lara U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, Massachusetts, US Super Series Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3 USA Harold Solomon ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Arthur Ashe USA John McEnroe ESP 1977 José Higueras POL Wojciech Fibak ARG José Luis Clerc HUN Balázs Taróczy PAR Víctor Pecci 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 SUI Heinz Günthardt USA Van Winitsky 28 Aug4 Sep US Open Flushing Meadow, New York, US Grand Slam Hard Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 SWE Björn Borg USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA John McEnroe MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA Butch Walts USA Brian Gottfried USA Robert Lutz USA Stan Smith 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 USA Marty Riessen USA Sherwood Stewart NED Betty Stöve RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–6 USA Billie Jean King AUS Ray Ruffels September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 11 Sep Woodlands Doubles Woodlands, Texas, US Hard – $125,000 – D32 NED Tom Okker POL Wojciech Fibak 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 USA Marty Riessen USA Sherwood Stewart 18 Sep Hartford, Connecticut, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA John McEnroe 6–3, 7–5 RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA Hank Pfister RHO Andrew Pattison USA Gene Mayer AUS Alvin Gardiner ESP 1977 Antonio Muñoz USA Bill Scanlon USA Bill Maze USA John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6 7–5 AUS Mark Edmondson USA Van Winitsky Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, California, US Super Series Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D USA Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried USA Harold Solomon USA Peter Fleming USA Dick Stockton SWE Jan Norbäck GBR John Lloyd RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale AUS Phil Dent AUS John Alexander 6–3, 7–6 USA Fred McNair MEX Raúl Ramírez British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, England Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ESP 1977 José Higueras 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez GBR Andrew Jarrett GBR John Feaver NZL Chris Lewis GBR Mark Cox COL Iván Molina NED Rolf Thung NED Louk Sanders 6–3, 6–4 AUS David Carter AUS Rod Frawley 25 Sep Aix-en-Provence, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 ARG José Luis Clerc NZL Chris Lewis TCH Ivan Lendl FRA Patrick Proisy FRA Georges Goven FRA Éric Deblicker TCH Tomáš Šmíd ARG Guillermo Vilas ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 7–6, 6–1 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Tomáš Šmíd Mexico City, Mexico Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D IND Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 6–4 MEX Raúl Ramírez VEN Jorge Andrew IND Sashi Menon USA Eric Friedler IND Anand Amritraj ARG Lito Álvarez MEX Roberto Chávez IND Vijay Amritraj IND Anand Amritraj 6–4, 7–5 USA Fred McNair MEX Raúl Ramírez Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, US Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 USA Dick Stockton USA Pat DuPré USA Eddie Dibbs RHO Andrew Pattison USA Brian Teacher USA Roscoe Tanner ITA Adriano Panatta USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 USA Robert Lutz USA Stan Smith October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 2 Oct Island Holidays Classic Maui, Hawaii, US Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D USA Bill Scanlon 6–2, 6–0 USA Peter Fleming MEX Raúl Ramírez USA John McEnroe USA Tim Gullikson USA Sandy Mayer USA Roscoe Tanner USA Harold Solomon USA Tom Gullikson USA Tim Gullikson 7–6, 7–6 USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe Madrid, Spain Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D ESP 1977 José Higueras 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 TCH Tomáš Šmíd ITA Corrado Barazzutti HUN Balázs Taróczy TCH Pavel Složil CHI Hans Gildemeister ITA Adriano Panatta CHI Jaime Fillol TCH Jan Kodeš POL Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 TCH Pavel Složil TCH Tomáš Šmíd 9 Oct Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D HUN Balázs Taróczy 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase TCH Ivan Lendl ITA Paolo Bertolucci POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Ulrich Pinner ESP 1977 José Higueras TCH Tomáš Šmíd CHI Hans Gildemeister YUG Željko Franulović 6–1, 6–4 FRA Jean-Louis Haillet FRA Gilles Moretton South Pacific Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D AUS Mark Edmondson 6–4, 7–6 AUS John Alexander USA Arthur Ashe AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Allan Stone AUS Ross Case USA Tom Gorman AUS Phil Dent AUS Phil Dent AUS John Alexander 6–3, 7–6 AUS Syd Ball AUS Allan Stone 16 Oct Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Super Series Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 AUS Geoff Masters USA Pat DuPré AUS Ken Rosewall AUS John Newcombe USA Sherwood Stewart AUS Terry Rocavert AUS Phil Dent AUS Tony Roche AUS John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS John Marks 23 Oct Swiss IndoorsBasel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 USA John McEnroe POL Wojciech Fibak USA Victor Amaya FRG Rolf Gehring FRG Ulrich Pinner AUS Raymond Moore SUI Heinz Günthardt USA John McEnroe POL Wojciech Fibak 7–6, 7–5 USA Bruce Manson RHO Andrew Pattison Fred Perry Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D ITA Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–3 USA Pat DuPré YUG Željko Franulović GBR Buster Mottram USA Eddie Dibbs AUS Geoff Masters JPN Jun Kuki USA Nick Saviano AUS Geoff Masters AUS Ross Case 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 YUG Željko Franulović GBR Buster Mottram Vienna Indoor Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Stan Smith 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 HUN Balázs Taróczy RSA 1928 Johan Kriek ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Brian Gottfried USA John Austin SWE Ove Nils Bengtson TCH Tomáš Šmíd HUN Balázs Taróczy PAR Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 30 Oct Cologne Cup Cologne, West Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D POL Wojciech Fibak 6–2, 0–1, ret. IND Vijay Amritraj USA John McEnroe SUI Heinz Günthardt RSA 1928 Johan Kriek FRG Karl Meiler HUN Balázs Taróczy ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe 6–3, 6–2 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Seiko World Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Super Series Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–2, 6–0 USA Brian Teacher USA Sandy Mayer ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Arthur Ashe USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Eddie Dibbs USA Harold Solomon AUS Geoff Masters AUS Ross Case 6–3, 6–4 USA Pat DuPré USA Tom Gorman French Indoor Championships Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Robert Lutz 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 USA Tom Gullikson USA Brian Gottfried GBR Mark Cox GBR Robin Drysdale FRG Ulrich Pinner FRA Patrick Proisy USA John Austin RHO Andrew Pattison USA Bruce Manson 7–6, 6–2 ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac ARG Guillermo Vilas November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Nov Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Super Series Hard (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA John McEnroe 6–2, 6–2 USA Tim Gullikson SWE Björn Borg POL Wojciech Fibak USA Peter Fleming NED Tom Okker USA Arthur Ashe USA Stan Smith NED Tom Okker POL Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–2 USA Robert Lutz USA Stan Smith Colgate-Hong Kong Patrons Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 USA Pat DuPré USA Hank Pfister IND Ramesh Krishnan USA Butch Walts AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Geoff Masters USA Terry Moor AUS John Marks AUS Mark Edmondson 5–7, 7–6, 6–1 USA Hank Pfister USA Brad Rowe 13 Nov Cathay Trust Championships Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 USA Tom Gorman USA Mike Cahill USA Pat DuPré USA Butch Walts AUS Steve Docherty FRA Yannick Noah FRA Pascal Portes USA Butch Walts USA Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 6–7, 7–6 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS John Marks Benson & Hedges Championships London, England Super Series Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles USA John McEnroe 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 USA Tim Gullikson USA Arthur Ashe USA Dick Stockton USA Sandy Mayer USA Stan Smith ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Adriano Panatta USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Colgate Grand Prix of Bogota Bogotá, Colombia Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D PAR Víctor Pecci 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 FRG Rolf Gehring URU José Luis Damiani AUS Paul McNamee ESP 1977 José Higueras COL Jairo Velasco Sr. NZL Chris Lewis RHO Andrew Pattison CHI Álvaro Fillol CHI Jaime Fillol 6–4, 6–3 CHI Hans Gildemeister PAR Víctor Pecci 20 Nov Philta International Manila, Philippines Clay (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D FRA Yannick Noah 7–6, 6–0 AUT Peter Feigl AUS Peter McNamara USA Brian Teacher USA Mike Cahill ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez USA Terry Moor USA Tom Gorman USA Brian Teacher USA Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 7–6 AUS Ross Case AUS Chris Kachel South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Super Series Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles ARG José Luis Clerc 6–4, 6–4 PAR Víctor Pecci ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Harold Solomon BRA Carlos Kirmayr ESP 1977 José Higueras ECU Ricardo Ycaza NZL Chris Lewis USA Van Winitsky NZL Chris Lewis 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 ARG José Luis Clerc CHI Belus Prajoux Italian Indoor Open Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Peter Fleming 6–2, 7–6(7–5) ITA Adriano Panatta USA John McEnroe YUG Željko Franulović FRG Karl Meiler HUN Balázs Taróczy TCH Tomáš Šmíd RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe 6–1, 6–4 FRA Jean-Louis Haillet ITA Antonio Zugarelli 27 Nov Indian Open Calcutta, India Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D FRA Yannick Noah 6–3, 6–2 FRA Pascal Portes IND Anand Amritraj NED Louk Sanders IND Vijay Amritraj USA Sherwood Stewart IND Ramesh Krishnan FRA Christophe Freyss USA Sherwood Stewart IND Sashi Menon 7–6, 6–4 FRA Gilles Moretton FRA Yannick Noah South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Super Series Hard – $175,000 – 32S/16D USA Tim Gullikson 2–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 USA Harold Solomon RSA 1928 Johan Kriek RSA 1928 David Schneider USA Tom Gullikson SUI Colin Dowdeswell USA Peter Fleming SUI Heinz Günthardt RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Peter Fleming 6–3, 7–6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Chilean International Championships Santiago, Chile Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D ARG José Luis Clerc 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 PAR Víctor Pecci AUS Paul McNamee FRG Rolf Gehring ITA Paolo Bertolucci ARG Ricardo Cano CHI Hans Gildemeister PER Fernando Maynetto PAR Víctor Pecci CHI Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 6–3 CHI Jaime Fillol CHI Álvaro Fillol December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 18 Dec New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $100,000 – 64S/32D USA Tim Wilkison 6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2 AUS Kim Warwick USA Sherwood Stewart AUS John Alexander ARG Guillermo Vilas AUS Paul Kronk AUS Allan Stone RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Hank Pfister USA Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 6–4 AUS Syd Ball AUS Bob Carmichael 25 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass Singles – Doubles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 AUS John Marks USA Hank Pfister USA Arthur Ashe AUS Tony Roche AUS Paul Kronk AUT Peter Feigl AUS John Alexander POL Wojciech Fibak AUS Kim Warwick 7–6, 7–5 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher January 1979 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 8 Jan Colgate-Palmolive MastersNew York City, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles USA John McEnroe 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 USA Arthur Ashe USA Brian GottfriedUSA Eddie Dibbs USA Jimmy Connors USA Harold Solomon MEX Raúl RamírezITA Corrado Barazutti USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe6–4, 6–2, 6–4 POL Wojciech Fibak NED Tom Okker Points system The tournaments of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit were divided into nine point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. The eight WCT events were part of the $175,000-plus "Super Series" category. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.Barrett 1979 26 The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows: Grand Slam$250,000+$225,000+$200,000+$175,000+$125,000+$100,000+$75,000+$50,000+Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Winner 300 (60) 250 (50) 225 (45) 200 (40) 175 (35) 125 (25) 100 (20) 75 (15) 50 (10)Runner-up 210 (42) 175 (35) 157 (31) 140 (28) 122 (24) 87 (17) 70 (14) 52 (10) 35 (7)Semifinalist 120 (24) 100 (20) 90 (18) 80 (16) 70 (14) 50 (10) 40 (8) 30 (6) 20 (4) Quarterfinalist 60 (12) 50 (10) 45 (9) 40 (8) 35 (7) 25 (5) 20 (4) 15 (3) 10 (2)Fourth round 30 (6) 25 (5) 22 (5) 20 (4) 17 (3) 12 (2) 10 (2) 7 (–) 5 (–)Third round 15 (–) 12 (–) 11 (–) 10 (–) 9 (–) 6 (–) 5 (–) – (–) – (–)Second round 7 (–) 6 (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) – (–) Top tournaments ranked by Grand Prix points & prize money TournamentPrize moneyCategoryThe four Grand Slam tournaments 1Barrett 1979 26Colgate-Palmolive Masters $400,00014 January 1979 McEnroe takes on vet Ashe Toledo Blade https://books.google.com/books?id=JkAxAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA33 23 August 2026Las Vegas $250,0001 May 1978 Solomon winner of King The Spokesman-Review https://books.google.com/books?id=bPZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20 23 August 2026 2Barrett 1979 26Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs) $225,00020 February 1978 Tanner gains net titles with bang The Press-Courier https://books.google.com/books?id=SiJLAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA7 23 August 2026 3Barrett 1979 26Memphis $225,0006 March 1978 Connors too much for twin The Spokesman-Review https://books.google.com/books?id=yyFOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9 23 August 2026 3Barrett 1979 26Philadelphia $225,00030 January 1978 Pro Indoor: Connors routs Tanner The Spokesman-Review https://books.google.com/books?id=f0pOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA21 23 August 2026 3Barrett 1979 26Italian Open $210,00028 May 1978 Higueras had many opponents The Spokesman-Review https://books.google.com/books?id=vvBLAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA31 23 August 2026 4Barrett 1979 26Boston $200,00030 August 1978 Orantes aces out Solomon for title Ellensburg Daily Record https://books.google.com/books?id=2IRUAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9 23 August 2026 4Barrett 1979 26Los Angeles $200,00025 September 1978 Gottfried-Ashe in tennis finals Ellensburg Daily Record https://books.google.com/books?id=7oRUAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4 23 August 2026 4Barrett 1979 26Tokyo $200,0005 November 1978 Borg, Teacher tennis victors Toledo Blade https://books.google.com/books?id=1xBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA42 23 August 2026 4Barrett 1979 26 Grand Prix standings Rk Name Points Bonus 1 Jimmy Connors USA 2,030 —bonusrequirement Did not play a sufficient amount of tournaments to be eligible for a bonus. 2 Björn Borg SWE 1,822 —bonusrequirement 3 Eddie Dibbs USA 1,500 $300,000 4 Raúl Ramírez MEX 1,294 $200,000 5 Harold Solomon USA 1,292 $150,000 6 John McEnroe USA 1,221 $100,000 7 Guillermo Vilas ARG 1,220 —nobonus Did not compete for bonus pool. 8 Brian Gottfried USA 1,167 $80,000 9 Corrado Barazzutti ITA 1,011 $60,000 10 Arthur Ashe USA 987 $50,000 Source: Barrett 1979 30Official 1989 MTC Media Guide 1989 Men's Tennis Council New York 359–360 Barbara Travers ATP rankings As of 1 January 1978 Rk Name 1 Jimmy Connors USA 2 Guillermo Vilas ARG 3 Björn Borg SWE 4 Vitas Gerulaitis USA 5 Brian Gottfried USA 6 Eddie Dibbs USA 7 Manuel Orantes ESP 1977 8 Raúl Ramírez MEX 9 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 10 Dick Stockton USA 11 Corrado Barazzutti ITA 12 Ken Rosewall AUS 13 Wojciech Fibak POL 14 Harold Solomon USA 15 Roscoe Tanner USA 16 Sandy Mayer USA 17 Jaime Fillol CHI 18 John Alexander AUS 19 Tony Roche AUS 20 Buster Mottram GBR Year-end rankings 1978 (3 January 1979)ATP Year-end top 20 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1979-01-03 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name Points Average High Low Change 1 Jimmy Connors USA 1239 88.50 = 2 Björn Borg SWE 1106 79.00 +1 3 Guillermo Vilas ARG 830 55.33 –1 4 John McEnroe USA 871 43.55 +17 5 Vitas Gerulaitis USA 574 41.00 –1 6 Eddie Dibbs USA 1096 40.59 = 7 Brian Gottfried USA 856 34.24 –2 8 Raúl Ramírez MEX 895 33.15 = 9 Harold Solomon USA 892 33.04 +5 10 Corrado Barazzutti ITA 728 30.33 +1 11 Roscoe Tanner USA 647 29.41 +4 12 Manuel Orantes ESP 1977 553 29.11 –5 13 Arthur Ashe USA 720 27.69 +117 14 José Higueras ESP 1977 635 27.61 +16 15 José Luis Clerc ARG 546 27.30 +263 16 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 491 27.28 –7 17 Sandy Mayer USA 531 26.55 –1 18 Tim Gullikson USA 611 24.44 +42 19 Dick Stockton USA 530 23.04 –9 20 Balázs Taróczy HUN 438 21.90 +12 *The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 3rd, 1979. List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name: IND Vijay Amritraj (1) Mexico City USA Arthur Ashe (3) San Jose, Columbus, Los Angeles SWE Björn Borg (9) Birmingham WCT, Boca Raton, Las Vegas, Milan WCT, Rome, French Open, Wimbledon, Båstad, Tokyo Indoor ARG José Luis Clerc (3) Florence, Buenos Aires, Santiago USA Jimmy Connors (10) Philadelphia, Denver, Memphis, Rotterdam WCT, Birmingham, Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Stowe, US Open, Sydney Indoor USA Eddie Dibbs (4) Tulsa, Cincinnati, North Conway, Toronto RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (1) Baltimore AUS Mark Edmondson (1) Brisbane AUT Peter Feigl (1) Cleveland POL Wojciech Fibak (1) Cologne USA Peter Fleming (1) Bologna USA Vitas Gerulaitis (3) Richmond WCT, Dallas WCT, Forest Hills WCT USA Brian Gottfried (3) Washington Indoor, Dayton, Houston USA Tim Gullikson (1) Johannesburg SUI Heinz Günthardt (1) Springfield ESP 1977 José Higueras (4) Cairo, Nice, Bournemouth, Madrid SWE Kjell Johansson (1) Nigeria NZL Chris Lewis (1) Kitzbühel USA Robert Lutz (1) Bercy USA Gene Mayer (1) Guadalajara USA Sandy Mayer (1) St. Louis WCT USA John McEnroe (4) Hartford, San Francisco, Stockholm, Wembley RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton (1) Newport ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (2) Miami, WCT Challenge Cup FRA Yannick Noah (2) Manila, Calcutta ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (1) Boston ITA Adriano Panatta (1) Tokyo Outdoor PAR Víctor Pecci (1) Bogotá FRG Ulrich Pinner (1) Stuttgart Outdoor MEX Raúl Ramírez (2) Mexico City WCT, Monte Carlo WCT USA Cliff Richey (1) Johannesburg AUS Tony Roche (1) Queen's Club USA Bill Scanlon (1) Maui TCH Tomáš Šmíd (1) Sarasota USA Stan Smith (2) Atlanta, Vienna USA Harold Solomon (2) Las Vegas, Louisville USA Dick Stockton (1) Little Rock USA Roscoe Tanner (2) Palm Springs, New Orleans HUN Balázs Taróczy (2) Hilversum, Barcelona USA Brian Teacher (1) Taiwan USA Eliot Teltscher (1) Hong Kong ARG Guillermo Vilas (7) Hamburg, Munich, Gstaad, South Orange, Aix-en-Provence, Basel, Australian Open USA Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor TCH Vladimír Zedník (1) Berlin FRG Werner Zirngibl (1) Brussels The following players won their first title in 1978: ARG José Luis Clerc (Florence) AUT Peter Feigl (Cleveland) USA Peter Fleming (Bologna) SUI Heinz Günthardt (Springfield) SWE Kjell Johansson (Nigeria) USA Gene Mayer (Guadalajara) USA John McEnroe (Hartford) RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton (Newport) FRA Yannick Noah (Manila) FRG Ulrich Pinner (Stuttgart Outdoor) TCH Tomáš Šmíd (Sarasota) USA Eliot Teltscher (Hong Kong) USA Tim Wilkison (Sydney Outdoor) See also 1978 WTA Tour – women's circuit Notes References Sources World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 30 Barrett John John Barrett (tennis) Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2016 New Chapter Press New York 978-1-937559-38-0 3rd External links 1978 ATP tournament archive Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons Grand Prix