1978 Italian Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament 1978 Italian Open 22–28 May 35th $175,000 (M) $35,000 (W) 64S Men's singles / 32D Men's doubles (M)32/S Women's singles / 16D Women's doubles (W) Clay / outdoor Rome, Italy Foro Italico SWE Björn Borg1978 Rome – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1978/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) TCH Regina Maršíková PAR Víctor Pecci / CHI Belus Prajoux1978 Rome – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1978/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) YUG Mima Jaušovec / ROU 1985 Virginia Ruzici The 1978 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the Colgate International Series (Category A). It was the 35th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 May through 28 May 1978. The singles titles were won by first-seeded Björn Borg, who won his second Italian Open title after 1974, and third-seeded Regina Maršíková.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 87, 155 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Borg 'Endures', wins Italian net title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LxYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BOEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=957%2C9987265 Schenectady Gazette AP 29 May 1978 18 Google News Archive Finals Men's singles SWE Björn Borg defeated ITA Adriano Panatta 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 It was Borg's 5th singles title of the year and the 35th of his career. Women's singles TCH Regina Maršíková defeated ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 7–5 It was Maršíková's 2nd singles title of the year and the 4th of her career. Men's doubles PAR Víctor Pecci / CHI Belus Prajoux defeated TCH Jan Kodeš / TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 Women's doubles YUG Mima Jaušovec / ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici defeated ROU 1965 Florența Mihai / USA Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–6 Prize money EventW winnerF finalistSF semifinalistQF quarterfinalistThird roundSecond roundFirst roundTotalMen's singles$23,992$12,005$6,597$3,552$2,205$1,172$595$118,842Women's singles$6,000$3,000$1,550$900$600$150$26,250Men's doubles$8,995$4,497$2,345$1,190$542$157$29,802Women's doubles$2,000$1,100$550$300$150$6,600 Source: World of Tennis 1979 References External links Official website ITF tournament draws (men) ITF tournament draws (women) ATP tournament profile WTA tournament profile Italian Open Italian Open Category:Italian Open (tennis) Category:1970s in Rome Italian Open (tennis) Italian Open Category:1978 Italian Open (tennis)