Philadelphia Open 1978


General 1978-01-23 - 1978-01-29
WCT Circuit
Indoor
6
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States of America

Source ATP; World Tennis


Info McManus and Leonard were quialifiers



Media


Winner James Scott (Jimmy) Connors


Players
John Gillient Alexander
Sydney (Syd) Ball
Corrado Barazzutti
Björn Rune Borg
Jeff Borowiak
Mike Cahill
Ross Llewellyn Case
James Scott (Jimmy) Connors
Mark M. Cox
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Eddie Dibbs
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Wojtek Fibak
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
Peter Blair Fleming
Željko Franulović
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Brian Edward Gottfried
Timothy Ernest (Tim) Gullikson
Thomas Robert (Tom) Gullikson
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
Jiří Hrebec (Hřebec)
Jan Kodes (Kodeš)
Tom Leonard
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
John Patrick McEnroe
James Henry (Jim) McManus
Frew Donald McMillan
Richard Alan (Rick) Meyer
Terry Moor
Raymond J. (Ray) Moore
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Ilie Nastase
Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker
Manuel (Manolo) Orantes Corral
Adriano Panatta
Hank Pfister
Raul Carlos Ramirez
Martin Claire (Marty) Riessen
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
William (Bill) Scanlon
Harold C. Solomon
Richard LeClede (Dick) Stockton
Leonard Roscoe (Roscoe) Tanner
Balazs Taroczy
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Van Alan Winitsky
Antonio Zugarelli


Rounds
Round 1
Jimmy Connors*
Cliff Drysdale
7-6 6-0
Tim Gullikson*
Dick Stockton
3-6 7-6 6-4
Balazs Taroczy*
Dick Crealy
6-4 6-4
Ray Moore*
Jiri Hrebec
6-4 6-4
Marty Riessen*
John Alexander
7-6 6-7 6-3
Van Alan Winitsky*
Jim McManus
3-6 6-1 6-2
John McEnroe*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
6-3 6-2
Manuel Orantes*
Rick Meyer
6-2 6-1
Eddie Dibbs*
Bob Hewitt
6-2 6-1
Antonio Zugarelli*
Hank Pfister
7-6 6-3
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Jan Kodes
6-2 4-6 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
6-2 6-0
Mark M. Cox*
Tom Leonard
7-6 7-6
Roscoe Tanner*
Syd Ball
6-2 7-5
Peter Fleming*
Corrado Barazzutti
6-3 6-7 6-1
Tom Okker*
Bill Scanlon
2-6 6-4 6-2

Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Adriano Panatta
6-3 6-2
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Tim Gullikson
1-6 6-3 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
Balazs Taroczy
7-5 6-3
Raul Ramirez*
Ray Moore
6-4 7-6
Brian Gottfried*
Marty Riessen
6-3 6-4
Wojtek Fibak*
Van Alan Winitsky
6-4 6-0
John McEnroe*
Tom Gullikson
6-4 3-6 7-6
Manuel Orantes*
Frew McMillan
6-4 7-5
Eddie Dibbs*
Terry Moor
7-6 6-3
Harold C. Solomon*
Antonio Zugarelli
6-2 6-4
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Ross Case
6-1 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Jeff Borowiak
6-1 6-1
Ilie Nastase*
Mark M. Cox
7-5 6-2
Roscoe Tanner*
Željko Franulović
7-6 6-4
Peter Fleming*
Mike Cahill
6-3 7-6
Bjorn Borg*
Tom Okker
6-2 6-1

Round 3
Jimmy Connors*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
6-1 6-4
Raul Ramirez*
Ken Rosewall
6-4 6-2
Brian Gottfried*
Wojtek Fibak
6-3 7-6
John McEnroe*
Manuel Orantes
7-6 6-2
Eddie Dibbs*
Harold C. Solomon
6-3 6-2
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-2 7-5
Roscoe Tanner*
Ilie Nastase
6-1 6-7 6-0
Bjorn Borg*
Peter Fleming
3-6 7-6 6-3

Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Raul Ramirez
6-7 6-2 6-1
Brian Gottfried*
John McEnroe
6-1 6-3
Eddie Dibbs*
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
7-6 3-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner*
Bjorn Borg
6-4 7-6

Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Brian Gottfried
3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-0
Roscoe Tanner*
Eddie Dibbs
7-6 5-7 6-4 6-1

Final
Jimmy Connors*
Roscoe Tanner
6-2 6-4 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Jimmy Connors*
Cliff Drysdale
Tim Gullikson*
Dick Stockton
Ray Moore*
Jiri Hrebec
Balazs Taroczy*
Dick Crealy
Marty Riessen*
John Alexander
Van Alan Winitsky*
Jim McManus
John McEnroe*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Manuel Orantes*
Rick Meyer
Roscoe Tanner*
Syd Ball
Mark M. Cox*
Tom Leonard
Tom Okker*
Bill Scanlon
Peter Fleming*
Corrado Barazzutti
Eddie Dibbs*
Bob Hewitt
Antonio Zugarelli*
Hank Pfister
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Jan Kodes
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Adriano Panatta
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Tim Gullikson
Raul Ramirez*
Ray Moore
Ken Rosewall*
Balazs Taroczy
Brian Gottfried*
Marty Riessen
Wojtek Fibak*
Van Alan Winitsky
John McEnroe*
Tom Gullikson
Manuel Orantes*
Frew McMillan
Roscoe Tanner*
Željko Franulović
Ilie Nastase*
Mark M. Cox
Bjorn Borg*
Tom Okker
Peter Fleming*
Mike Cahill
Eddie Dibbs*
Terry Moor
Harold C. Solomon*
Antonio Zugarelli
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Ross Case
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Jeff Borowiak
Round 3
Jimmy Connors*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Raul Ramirez*
Ken Rosewall
Brian Gottfried*
Wojtek Fibak
John McEnroe*
Manuel Orantes
Roscoe Tanner*
Ilie Nastase
Bjorn Borg*
Peter Fleming
Eddie Dibbs*
Harold C. Solomon
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Vitas Gerulaitis
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Raul Ramirez
Brian Gottfried*
John McEnroe
Roscoe Tanner*
Bjorn Borg
Eddie Dibbs*
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Brian Gottfried
Roscoe Tanner*
Eddie Dibbs
Final
Jimmy Connors*
Roscoe Tanner