Denver 1978


General 1978-02-20 - 1978-02-26
Open
Indoor
5
Denver, Colorado
United States of America

Source ATP; World Tennis


Info Prize Money: $125,000

Winitsky, Palm Fillol and Norback were qualifiers. Masters was a lucky loser



Media


Winner James Scott (Jimmy) Connors


Players
Arthur Robert Ashe jr
James Scott (Jimmy) Connors
Mark M. Cox
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Colin Sydney Dibley
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Wojtek Fibak
Alvaro Fillol
Peter Blair Fleming
Timothy Ernest (Tim) Gullikson
Thomas Robert (Tom) Gullikson
Heinz Peter Gunthardt
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
José Higueras
Marcelo Lara
Tom Leonard
John Michael Lloyd
Billy Martin
Geoffrey (Geoff) Masters
Frew Donald McMillan
Terry Moor
Jan E. Norback (Norbäck)
Manuel (Manolo) Orantes Corral
Douglas Palm
Walter Redondo
Martin Claire (Marty) Riessen
Nick Saviano
Stanley Roger (Stan) Smith
Brian David Teacher
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Kimberley (Kim) Grant Warwick
Van Alan Winitsky


Rounds
Round 1
Jimmy Connors*
Peter Fleming
7-6 6-0
Van Alan Winitsky*
Marcelo Lara
7-6 6-7 6-4
Heinz Gunthardt*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
6-7 6-2 7-6
Nick Saviano*
Tim Gullikson
6-4 6-4
Geoff Masters*
Kim Warwick
6-4 7-6
Terry Moor*
Colin Dibley
6-7 7-6 7-6
Tom Leonard*
Bob Hewitt
7-6 6-3
Mark M. Cox*
Brian Teacher
6-1 5-7 6-4
Stan Smith*
Billy Martin
7-6 6-4
John Lloyd*
José Higueras
6-2 6-4
Douglas Palm*
Alvaro Fillol
6-4 7-6
Wojtek Fibak*
Tom Gullikson
6-3 7-5
Cliff Drysdale*
Jan Norback
2-6 6-2 6-3
Frew McMillan*
Marty Riessen
7-6 6-3
Arthur Ashe *
Walter Redondo
6-3 6-3
Manuel Orantes*
Dick Crealy
6-2 6-7 6-4

Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Van Alan Winitsky
6-4 6-2
Nick Saviano*
Heinz Gunthardt
6-3 3-6 7-6
Geoff Masters*
Terry Moor
3-6 7-6 6-3
Tom Leonard*
Mark M. Cox
7-6 6-4
Stan Smith*
John Lloyd
6-3 6-4
Wojtek Fibak*
Douglas Palm
6-7 6-4 6-4
Frew McMillan*
Cliff Drysdale
7-5 6-4
Arthur Ashe *
Manuel Orantes
6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Nick Saviano
6-2 6-3
Geoff Masters*
Tom Leonard
6-2 6-1
Stan Smith*
Wojtek Fibak
5-7 6-4 7-6
Arthur Ashe *
Frew McMillan
6-3 6-0

Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Geoff Masters
6-2 6-4
Stan Smith*
Arthur Ashe
6-4 7-5

Final
Jimmy Connors*
Stan Smith
6-2 7-6


Tournament
Round 1
Jimmy Connors*
Peter Fleming
Van Alan Winitsky*
Marcelo Lara
Nick Saviano*
Tim Gullikson
Heinz Gunthardt*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Geoff Masters*
Kim Warwick
Terry Moor*
Colin Dibley
Tom Leonard*
Bob Hewitt
Mark M. Cox*
Brian Teacher
Stan Smith*
Billy Martin
John Lloyd*
José Higueras
Wojtek Fibak*
Tom Gullikson
Douglas Palm*
Alvaro Fillol
Arthur Ashe *
Walter Redondo
Manuel Orantes*
Dick Crealy
Frew McMillan*
Marty Riessen
Cliff Drysdale*
Jan Norback
Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Van Alan Winitsky
Nick Saviano*
Heinz Gunthardt
Geoff Masters*
Terry Moor
Tom Leonard*
Mark M. Cox
Stan Smith*
John Lloyd
Wojtek Fibak*
Douglas Palm
Arthur Ashe *
Manuel Orantes
Frew McMillan*
Cliff Drysdale
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Nick Saviano
Geoff Masters*
Tom Leonard
Stan Smith*
Wojtek Fibak
Arthur Ashe *
Frew McMillan
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Geoff Masters
Stan Smith*
Arthur Ashe
Final
Jimmy Connors*
Stan Smith