US Open 1978


General 1978-08-28 - 1978-09-10
Grandslam
Hardcourt
7
Flushing Meadow, NY,
United States of America


Info Source: ITF



Media


Winner James Scott (Jimmy) Connors


Players
Ricardo Acuna
John Gillient Alexander
Victor C. (Vic) Amaya
George Amaya
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Arthur Robert Ashe jr
Corrado Barazzutti
Ramiro Benavides
Ove Nils Bengtson
Alvaro Betancur
Stanislav Birner
Björn Rune Borg
Jeff Borowiak
Mike Cahill
David Carter
Ross Llewellyn Case
Jose Luis Clerc
Dale H. Collings
James Scott (Jimmy) Connors
Mark M. Cox
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Kevin Melvyn Curren
Philip Clive (Phil) Dent
Jai Di Louie
Eddie Dibbs
Colin Sydney Dibley
Steve Docherty
Patrice Dominguez
Colin Dowdeswell
David Dowlen
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Robin Wordsworth Drysdale
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Mark Ronald Edmondson
Rick Fagel
Peter Feigl
Wojtek Fibak
Jaime Jose Fillol sr
Alvaro Fillol
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
Rick W. Fisher
Peter Blair Fleming
Christophe C. Freyss
Eric Friedler
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
Rejean Genois
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Robert G. (Bob) Giltinan
Francisco Gonzalez
Thomas Warner (Tom) Gorman
Brian Edward Gottfried
Georges Goven
Tony Graham
Jiří Granat (Granát)
Timothy Ernest (Tim) Gullikson
Thomas Robert (Tom) Gullikson
Heinz Peter Gunthardt
Greg Halder
George Hardie III
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
V. Erick Iskersky
John William James
Kjell Johansson
Deon Joubert
Johan C. Kriek
Marcelo Lara
Tom Leonard
Christopher John (Chris) Lewis
John Michael Lloyd
Robert Charles (Bob) Lutz
Gene Stuart Malin
Bruce Manson
Billy Martin
Geoffrey (Geoff) Masters
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
Eugene (Gene) Mayer
John Patrick McEnroe
Frew Donald McMillan
Sashi Menon
Bernard (Bernie) Mitton
Terry Moor
Raymond J. (Ray) Moore
Gilles Moretton
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Antonio Munoz
Bruce Nichols
Yannick Noah
Gianni Ocleppo
Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker
Manuel (Manolo) Orantes Corral
Adriano Panatta
Charles (Charlito) Pasarell Jr.
Andrew J. Pattison
Victor Pecci
Hank Pfister
Pascal Portes
Willem Petrus Odendaal Prinsloo
Mel Purcell
Raul Carlos Ramirez
George Clifford (Cliff) Richey Jr
Martin Claire (Marty) Riessen
Raymond Owen (Ray) Ruffels
John Sadri
Nick Saviano
William (Bill) Scanlon
David Schneider
Russell John Simpson
Tomas Smid
Stanley Roger (Stan) Smith
Harold C. Solomon
Sherwood Earl Stewart
Richard LeClede (Dick) Stockton
Leonard Roscoe (Roscoe) Tanner
Balazs Taroczy
Ferdi Taygan
Brian David Teacher
Eliot Teltscher
Mark Turpin
Erik Jacobus Van Dillen
Guillermo Vilas
Trey H. Waltke
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Kimberley (Kim) Grant Warwick
Timothy McLane (Tim) Wilkison
Van Alan Winitsky
Ricardo E. Ycaza Paulson
John McLaren Yuill


Rounds
Round 1
Bjorn Borg*
Bob Hewitt
6-0 6-2
Heinz Gunthardt*
Geoff Masters
6-3 7-6
Bernie Mitton*
Tom Leonard
7-5 7-6
Mark M. Cox*
Stanislav Birner
6-3 6-2
Gianni Ocleppo*
Antonio Munoz
7-6 6-3
Jeff Borowiak*
Marcelo Lara
6-4 6-3
Gene Mayer*
Sashi Menon
6-0 3-6 6-2
Harold C. Solomon*
George Hardie III
6-3 6-1
Arthur Ashe *
Ross Case
4-6 7-6 6-1
Jiri Granat*
Frew McMillan
7-5 6-1
Tony Graham*
Gene Malin
7-6 6-4
Terry Moor*
Yannick Noah
6-7 7-6 7-5
Ray Moore*
Tim Gullikson
6-4 6-2
John Lloyd*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
6-1 3-6 6-1
David Carter*
Ray Ruffels
6-2 6-2
Raul Ramirez*
John Alexander
3-6 7-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Pascal Portes
7-5 7-5
Vic Amaya*
Cliff Richey
7-5 4-6 6-3
Dick Crealy*
Billy Martin
6-7 7-5 6-0
Andrew J. Pattison*
Tom Okker
7-6 4-6 6-3
Hank Pfister*
Ricardo Acuna
6-0 6-3
Bob Lutz*
Chris Lewis
6-0 6-1
Kevin Curren*
Dale H. Collings
6-4 6-1
Jose Luis Clerc*
Mike Cahill
7-6 3-6 6-1
Rejean Genois*
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
7-6 6-2
Alvaro Betancur*
Nick Saviano
6-7 6-1 6-4
Rick Fagel*
Peter Feigl
7-6 3-2 Retired
Johan C. Kriek*
Jai Di Louie
7-6 7-6
Brian Teacher*
Deon Joubert
7-5 6-0
Bruce Manson*
Mark Turpin
4-6 7-5 6-3
Balazs Taroczy*
George Amaya
6-2 6-2
Eddie Dibbs*
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
7-6 6-2
Corrado Barazzutti*
Russell Simpson
6-0 6-4
John Sadri*
Ramiro Benavides
6-4 6-2
Colin Dowdeswell*
Kim Warwick
6-7 7-6 6-3
Trey H. Waltke*
Mel Purcell
7-5 6-0
Tomas Smid*
Bob Giltinan
4-6 6-3 6-0
Peter Fleming*
Charlie Pasarell
6-1 6-1
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Kjell Johansson
6-1 6-7 6-4
John McEnroe*
Sherwood Stewart
7-6 6-4
Wojtek Fibak*
Francisco Gonzalez
6-3 6-3
Robin Drysdale*
Anand Amritraj
7-6 6-1
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Gilles Moretton
6-4 6-2
Rick W. Fisher*
Eric Friedler
6-3 6-3
Ove Bengtson*
David Dowlen
6-4 6-4
Stan Smith*
John Yuill
7-6 6-4
Bill Scanlon*
Georges Goven
6-4 6-4
Guillermo Vilas*
Cliff Drysdale
7-5 6-2
Brian Gottfried*
Phil Dent
7-5 7-5
Erik Van Dillen*
Van Alan Winitsky
6-3 6-7 6-3
Dick Stockton*
Vijay Amritraj
6-3 6-7 6-4
Willem Prinsloo*
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
6-4 6-3
Eliot Teltscher*
Greg Halder
6-1 6-0
V. Erick Iskersky*
Ricardo Ycaza
6-4 6-2
Victor Pecci*
Ferdi Taygan
6-3 6-3
Roscoe Tanner*
David Schneider
6-1 6-4
Adriano Panatta*
Manuel Orantes
4-1 Retired
Bruce Nichols*
Tom Gorman
4-6 7-6 6-4
John James*
Mark Edmondson
6-1 6-4
Marty Riessen*
Tim Wilkison
3-6 6-4 7-6
Patrick (Pat) Dupre*
Colin Dibley
6-4 6-4
Christophe C. Freyss*
Patrice Dominguez
6-4 6-4
Steve Docherty*
Alvaro Fillol
6-2 6-0
Jimmy Connors*
Tom Gullikson
6-0 6-2

Round 2
Bjorn Borg*
Heinz Gunthardt
6-2 6-4
Bernie Mitton*
Mark M. Cox
6-4 7-5
Gianni Ocleppo*
Jeff Borowiak
6-4 6-0
Harold C. Solomon*
Gene Mayer
6-4 6-2
Arthur Ashe *
Jiri Granat
6-2 6-3
Terry Moor*
Tony Graham
4-6 6-4 6-2
John Lloyd*
Ray Moore
6-4 6-3
Raul Ramirez*
David Carter
6-3 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Vic Amaya
6-2 6-7 6-3
Andrew J. Pattison*
Dick Crealy
4-6 7-6 6-2
Bob Lutz*
Hank Pfister
6-4 6-2
Jose Luis Clerc*
Kevin Curren
7-6 6-3
Rejean Genois*
Alvaro Betancur
6-2 6-3
Johan C. Kriek*
Rick Fagel
6-2 6-7 6-3
Brian Teacher*
Bruce Manson
6-4 6-4
Eddie Dibbs*
Balazs Taroczy
7-6 4-6 6-3
John Sadri*
Corrado Barazzutti
7-5 4-6 6-2
Colin Dowdeswell*
Trey H. Waltke
6-4 3-6 6-3
Peter Fleming*
Tomas Smid
6-7 6-4 6-0
John McEnroe*
Jaime Fillol Sr.
6-4 6-7 6-1
Wojtek Fibak*
Robin Drysdale
6-4 6-2
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Rick W. Fisher
7-5 7-5
Stan Smith*
Ove Bengtson
6-2 6-2
Guillermo Vilas*
Bill Scanlon
5-7 6-4 6-3
Brian Gottfried*
Erik Van Dillen
6-1 6-0
Dick Stockton*
Willem Prinsloo
6-1 7-5
Eliot Teltscher*
V. Erick Iskersky
4-6 6-3 6-4
Roscoe Tanner*
Victor Pecci
6-3 4-6 7-6
Adriano Panatta*
Bruce Nichols
6-2 6-4
Marty Riessen*
John James
6-1 3-6 6-3
Patrick (Pat) Dupre*
Christophe C. Freyss
6-2 6-3
Jimmy Connors*
Steve Docherty
6-1 6-3

Round 3
Bjorn Borg*
Bernie Mitton
4-6 6-4 6-2
Harold C. Solomon*
Gianni Ocleppo
6-2 6-1
Arthur Ashe *
Terry Moor
6-3 6-4
Raul Ramirez*
John Lloyd
6-2 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Andrew J. Pattison
6-4 3-6 7-5
Bob Lutz*
Jose Luis Clerc
6-3 6-2
Johan C. Kriek*
Rejean Genois
6-2 7-6
Brian Teacher*
Eddie Dibbs
6-2 5-7 6-3
Colin Dowdeswell*
John Sadri
6-2 3-6 6-3
John McEnroe*
Peter Fleming
6-4 6-1
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Wojtek Fibak
6-4 7-5
Guillermo Vilas*
Stan Smith
6-4 3-6 6-3
Brian Gottfried*
Dick Stockton
6-3 6-1
Roscoe Tanner*
Eliot Teltscher
7-6 6-2
Adriano Panatta*
Marty Riessen
3-6 6-3 7-5
Jimmy Connors*
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
7-5 4-6 6-3

Round 4
Bjorn Borg*
Harold C. Solomon
6-2 6-2 6-0
Raul Ramirez*
Arthur Ashe
6-4 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Bob Lutz
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Johan C. Kriek*
Brian Teacher
7-6 6-3 7-6
John McEnroe*
Colin Dowdeswell
7-6 6-3 6-3
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Guillermo Vilas
6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Guillermo Vilas
6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2
Brian Gottfried*
Roscoe Tanner
6-2 6-4 6-1
Jimmy Connors*
Adriano Panatta
4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 7-5

Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg*
Raul Ramirez
6-7 6-4 6-4 6-0
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Johan C. Kriek
6-2 6-1 6-2
John McEnroe*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
6-1 6-2 7-6
Jimmy Connors*
Brian Gottfried
6-2 7-6 6-1

Semifinals
Bjorn Borg*
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-3 6-2 7-6
Jimmy Connors*
John McEnroe
6-2 6-2 7-5

Final
Jimmy Connors*
Bjorn Borg
6-4 6-2 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Jimmy Connors*
Tom Gullikson
Steve Docherty*
Alvaro Fillol
Patrick (Pat) Dupre*
Colin Dibley
Christophe C. Freyss*
Patrice Dominguez
Adriano Panatta*
Manuel Orantes
Bruce Nichols*
Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen*
Tim Wilkison
John James*
Mark Edmondson
Brian Gottfried*
Phil Dent
Erik Van Dillen*
Van Alan Winitsky
Dick Stockton*
Vijay Amritraj
Willem Prinsloo*
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
Roscoe Tanner*
David Schneider
Victor Pecci*
Ferdi Taygan
Eliot Teltscher*
Greg Halder
V. Erick Iskersky*
Ricardo Ycaza
John McEnroe*
Sherwood Stewart
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Kjell Johansson
Peter Fleming*
Charlie Pasarell
Tomas Smid*
Bob Giltinan
Colin Dowdeswell*
Kim Warwick
Trey H. Waltke*
Mel Purcell
John Sadri*
Ramiro Benavides
Corrado Barazzutti*
Russell Simpson
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Gilles Moretton
Rick W. Fisher*
Eric Friedler
Wojtek Fibak*
Francisco Gonzalez
Robin Drysdale*
Anand Amritraj
Guillermo Vilas*
Cliff Drysdale
Bill Scanlon*
Georges Goven
Stan Smith*
John Yuill
Ove Bengtson*
David Dowlen
Bjorn Borg*
Bob Hewitt
Heinz Gunthardt*
Geoff Masters
Bernie Mitton*
Tom Leonard
Mark M. Cox*
Stanislav Birner
Harold C. Solomon*
George Hardie III
Gene Mayer*
Sashi Menon
Gianni Ocleppo*
Antonio Munoz
Jeff Borowiak*
Marcelo Lara
Raul Ramirez*
John Alexander
David Carter*
Ray Ruffels
John Lloyd*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Ray Moore*
Tim Gullikson
Arthur Ashe *
Ross Case
Jiri Granat*
Frew McMillan
Terry Moor*
Yannick Noah
Tony Graham*
Gene Malin
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Pascal Portes
Vic Amaya*
Cliff Richey
Andrew J. Pattison*
Tom Okker
Dick Crealy*
Billy Martin
Bob Lutz*
Chris Lewis
Hank Pfister*
Ricardo Acuna
Jose Luis Clerc*
Mike Cahill
Kevin Curren*
Dale H. Collings
Johan C. Kriek*
Jai Di Louie
Rick Fagel*
Peter Feigl
Rejean Genois*
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
Alvaro Betancur*
Nick Saviano
Brian Teacher*
Deon Joubert
Bruce Manson*
Mark Turpin
Eddie Dibbs*
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
Balazs Taroczy*
George Amaya
Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Steve Docherty
Patrick (Pat) Dupre*
Christophe C. Freyss
Adriano Panatta*
Bruce Nichols
Marty Riessen*
John James
Brian Gottfried*
Erik Van Dillen
Dick Stockton*
Willem Prinsloo
Roscoe Tanner*
Victor Pecci
Eliot Teltscher*
V. Erick Iskersky
John McEnroe*
Jaime Fillol Sr.
Peter Fleming*
Tomas Smid
Colin Dowdeswell*
Trey H. Waltke
John Sadri*
Corrado Barazzutti
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Rick W. Fisher
Wojtek Fibak*
Robin Drysdale
Guillermo Vilas*
Bill Scanlon
Stan Smith*
Ove Bengtson
Bjorn Borg*
Heinz Gunthardt
Bernie Mitton*
Mark M. Cox
Harold C. Solomon*
Gene Mayer
Gianni Ocleppo*
Jeff Borowiak
Raul Ramirez*
David Carter
John Lloyd*
Ray Moore
Arthur Ashe *
Jiri Granat
Terry Moor*
Tony Graham
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Vic Amaya
Andrew J. Pattison*
Dick Crealy
Bob Lutz*
Hank Pfister
Jose Luis Clerc*
Kevin Curren
Johan C. Kriek*
Rick Fagel
Rejean Genois*
Alvaro Betancur
Brian Teacher*
Bruce Manson
Eddie Dibbs*
Balazs Taroczy
Round 3
Jimmy Connors*
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Adriano Panatta*
Marty Riessen
Brian Gottfried*
Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner*
Eliot Teltscher
John McEnroe*
Peter Fleming
Colin Dowdeswell*
John Sadri
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Wojtek Fibak
Guillermo Vilas*
Stan Smith
Bjorn Borg*
Bernie Mitton
Harold C. Solomon*
Gianni Ocleppo
Raul Ramirez*
John Lloyd
Arthur Ashe *
Terry Moor
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Andrew J. Pattison
Bob Lutz*
Jose Luis Clerc
Johan C. Kriek*
Rejean Genois
Brian Teacher*
Eddie Dibbs
Round 4
Jimmy Connors*
Adriano Panatta
Brian Gottfried*
Roscoe Tanner
John McEnroe*
Colin Dowdeswell
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Guillermo Vilas
Bjorn Borg*
Harold C. Solomon
Raul Ramirez*
Arthur Ashe
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Bob Lutz
Johan C. Kriek*
Brian Teacher
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Brian Gottfried
John McEnroe*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Bjorn Borg*
Raul Ramirez
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Johan C. Kriek
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
John McEnroe
Bjorn Borg*
Vitas Gerulaitis
Final
Jimmy Connors*
Bjorn Borg