Italian International Championships 1978


General 1978-05-22 - 1978-05-28
Grand Prix Circuit
Clay
6
Rome
Italy

Source ATP; World Tennis


Info Prize Money $175,000



Media


Winner Björn Rune Borg


Players
John Gillient Alexander
Victor C. (Vic) Amaya
Arthur Robert Ashe jr
Corrado Barazzutti
Paolo Bertolucci
Björn Rune Borg
Jeff Borowiak
Jose Luis Clerc
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Eric Deblicker
Philip Clive (Phil) Dent
Massimo di Domenico
Eddie Dibbs
Colin Sydney Dibley
Patrice Dominguez
Colin Dowdeswell
Robin Wordsworth Drysdale
Rick Fagel
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
Vincenzo Franchitti
Christophe C. Freyss
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Robert G. (Bob) Giltinan
Brian Edward Gottfried
Jiří Granat (Granát)
Thomas Robert (Tom) Gullikson
Heinz Peter Gunthardt
José Higueras
Kjell Johansson
Jan Kodes (Kodeš)
Christopher John (Chris) Lewis
John Michael Lloyd
Roberto Lombardi
Billy Martin
Frederick (Fred) McNair IV
Paul Francis McNamee
Joe Meyers
Bernard (Bernie) Mitton
Ivan Molina
Terry Moor
Raymond J. (Ray) Moore
Gilles Moretton
John David Newcombe
Yannick Noah
Gianni Ocleppo
Adriano Panatta
Victor Pecci
Hank Pfister
Pascal Portes
Belus Prajoux
Patrick Proisy
Raul Carlos Ramirez
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Nick Saviano
William (Bill) Scanlon
Tomas Smid
Harold C. Solomon
Tenny Svensson
Leonard Roscoe (Roscoe) Tanner
Brian David Teacher
Kimberley (Kim) Grant Warwick
Van Alan Winitsky
Ricardo E. Ycaza Paulson
Antonio Zugarelli


Rounds
Round 1
Bjorn Borg*
Ricardo Ycaza
4-6 6-0 6-2
Eric Deblicker*
Roberto Lombardi
6-2 6-7 6-2
Jiri Granat*
Tenny Svensson
7-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner*
Bill Scanlon
6-2 6-2
Arthur Ashe *
Vincenzo Franchitti
3-6 6-1 6-3
Christophe Roger-Vasselin*
Massimo di Domenico
6-1 7-5
Victor Pecci*
Rick Fagel
7-5 6-4
Harold C. Solomon*
Jan Kodes
6-3 6-1
Eddie Dibbs*
Jeff Borowiak
6-4 6-4
Jose Luis Clerc*
Heinz Gunthardt
7-6 6-0
Colin Dowdeswell*
Patrick Proisy
4-6 6-3 6-2
Kim Warwick*
Phil Dent
6-3 7-5
John Lloyd*
Frederick (Fred) McNair IV
6-3 6-4
Antonio Zugarelli*
Kjell Johansson
6-4 2-6 6-1
Paolo Bertolucci*
Robin Drysdale
6-4 6-4
Dick Crealy*
Raul Ramirez
0-6 7-6 6-3
Christophe C. Freyss*
Van Alan Winitsky
3-6 7-5 7-5
Gianni Ocleppo*
Ray Moore
6-4 6-1
Tomas Smid*
Bernie Mitton
6-2 6-2
John Alexander*
Chris Lewis
3-6 6-0 6-1
José Higueras*
Billy Martin
6-1 6-4
Patrice Dominguez*
Pascal Portes
7-6 6-1
Colin Dibley*
Gilles Moretton
6-3 6-7 7-6
Vic Amaya*
Corrado Barazzutti
6-3 7-6
Ivan Molina*
Nick Saviano
6-2 2-0 ret.
Bob Giltinan*
Yannick Noah
7-6 5-7 6-4
John Newcombe*
Tom Gullikson
7-6 6-1
Hank Pfister*
Joe Meyers
6-2 6-3
Paul McNamee*
Brian Teacher
6-4 4-6 6-3
Brian Gottfried*
Belus Prajoux
6-2 5-7 6-2
Terry Moor*
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
3-6 6-1 6-4
Adriano Panatta*
Vitas Gerulaitis
7-6 7-5

Round 2
Bjorn Borg*
Eric Deblicker
5-7 6-2 6-0
Roscoe Tanner*
Jiri Granat
6-2 7-6
Arthur Ashe *
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
7-6 6-2
Harold C. Solomon*
Victor Pecci
6-4 4-6 6-2
Eddie Dibbs*
Jose Luis Clerc
6-1 6-3
Kim Warwick*
Colin Dowdeswell
6-3 6-3
John Lloyd*
Antonio Zugarelli
7-6 3-6 6-4
Dick Crealy*
Paolo Bertolucci
4-6 6-4 6-2
Christophe C. Freyss*
Gianni Ocleppo
6-4 6-3
John Alexander*
Tomas Smid
6-2 6-4
José Higueras*
Patrice Dominguez
6-3 6-1
Brian Gottfried*
Colin Dibley
6-1 6-3
Vic Amaya*
Ivan Molina
4-6 6-1 6-4
John Newcombe*
Bob Giltinan
5-7 6-4 6-1
Hank Pfister*
Paul McNamee
6-3 6-3
Adriano Panatta*
Terry Moor
7-6 6-4

Round 3
Bjorn Borg*
Roscoe Tanner
6-2 6-4
Harold C. Solomon*
Arthur Ashe
6-4 3-6 6-0
Eddie Dibbs*
Kim Warwick
7-5 6-3
John Lloyd*
Dick Crealy
6-4 4-6 7-6
John Alexander*
Christophe C. Freyss
6-7 6-4 6-4
José Higueras*
Brian Gottfried
6-3 6-2
Vic Amaya*
John Newcombe
6-4 6-1
Adriano Panatta*
Hank Pfister
5-7 6-3 7-6

Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg*
Harold C. Solomon
6-2 6-1
Eddie Dibbs*
John Lloyd
6-2 6-1
José Higueras*
John Alexander
6-2 6-4
Adriano Panatta*
Vic Amaya
7-6 6-4

Semifinals
Bjorn Borg*
Eddie Dibbs
6-4 6-3 6-0
Adriano Panatta*
José Higueras
0-6 7-5 ret.

Final
Bjorn Borg*
Adriano Panatta
1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Bjorn Borg*
Ricardo Ycaza
Eric Deblicker*
Roberto Lombardi
Roscoe Tanner*
Bill Scanlon
Jiri Granat*
Tenny Svensson
Harold C. Solomon*
Jan Kodes
Victor Pecci*
Rick Fagel
Arthur Ashe *
Vincenzo Franchitti
Christophe Roger-Vasselin*
Massimo di Domenico
Eddie Dibbs*
Jeff Borowiak
Jose Luis Clerc*
Heinz Gunthardt
Kim Warwick*
Phil Dent
Colin Dowdeswell*
Patrick Proisy
John Lloyd*
Frederick (Fred) McNair IV
Antonio Zugarelli*
Kjell Johansson
Dick Crealy*
Raul Ramirez
Paolo Bertolucci*
Robin Drysdale
Adriano Panatta*
Vitas Gerulaitis
Terry Moor*
Michael J. (Mike) Fishbach
Hank Pfister*
Joe Meyers
Paul McNamee*
Brian Teacher
Vic Amaya*
Corrado Barazzutti
Ivan Molina*
Nick Saviano
John Newcombe*
Tom Gullikson
Bob Giltinan*
Yannick Noah
José Higueras*
Billy Martin
Patrice Dominguez*
Pascal Portes
Brian Gottfried*
Belus Prajoux
Colin Dibley*
Gilles Moretton
John Alexander*
Chris Lewis
Tomas Smid*
Bernie Mitton
Christophe C. Freyss*
Van Alan Winitsky
Gianni Ocleppo*
Ray Moore
Round 2
Bjorn Borg*
Eric Deblicker
Roscoe Tanner*
Jiri Granat
Harold C. Solomon*
Victor Pecci
Arthur Ashe *
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Eddie Dibbs*
Jose Luis Clerc
Kim Warwick*
Colin Dowdeswell
John Lloyd*
Antonio Zugarelli
Dick Crealy*
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta*
Terry Moor
Hank Pfister*
Paul McNamee
Vic Amaya*
Ivan Molina
John Newcombe*
Bob Giltinan
José Higueras*
Patrice Dominguez
Brian Gottfried*
Colin Dibley
John Alexander*
Tomas Smid
Christophe C. Freyss*
Gianni Ocleppo
Round 3
Bjorn Borg*
Roscoe Tanner
Harold C. Solomon*
Arthur Ashe
Eddie Dibbs*
Kim Warwick
John Lloyd*
Dick Crealy
Adriano Panatta*
Hank Pfister
Vic Amaya*
John Newcombe
José Higueras*
Brian Gottfried
John Alexander*
Christophe C. Freyss
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg*
Harold C. Solomon
Eddie Dibbs*
John Lloyd
Adriano Panatta*
Vic Amaya
José Higueras*
John Alexander
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg*
Eddie Dibbs
Adriano Panatta*
José Higueras
Final
Bjorn Borg*
Adriano Panatta