WCT - Forest Hills 1978


General 1978-07-10 - 1978-07-16
WCT Circuit
Clay
3
Forest Hills, New York
United States of America

Source ATP; World Tennis


Info Prize Money $300,000



Media


Winner Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis


Players
John Gillient Alexander
Philip Clive (Phil) Dent
Wojtek Fibak
Peter Blair Fleming
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Billy Martin
John Patrick McEnroe
Ilie Nastase
John David Newcombe
Victor Pecci
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Richard LeClede (Dick) Stockton


Rounds
Semifinals

Gerulaitis, Nastase and McEnroe qualified for the semi-finals with 3-0 records in group play. Fibak, 2-1, qualified over Dent and Stockton because he lost fewer sets.

Ilie Nastase*
John McEnroe
6-3 7-6
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Wojtek Fibak
6-2 6-3

Final
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Ilie Nastase
6-2 6-0

Poule
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Phil Dent
6-1 7-6
John McEnroe*
John Newcombe
1-6 6-4 7-5
Ilie Nastase*
Peter Fleming
5-7 7-6 6-4
Victor Pecci*
Ken Rosewall
6-3 6-1
Dick Stockton*
John Alexander
3-6 6-2 6-1
Wojtek Fibak*
Billy Martin
6-2 7-5
Phil Dent*
Ken Rosewall
7-5 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Victor Pecci
6-4 1-6 7-5
Wojtek Fibak*
John Newcombe
6-1 6-2
John McEnroe*
Billy Martin
7-5 4-6 7-5
Ilie Nastase*
John Alexander
6-2 6-2
Dick Stockton*
Peter Fleming
7-6 3-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Ken Rosewall
7-5 6-1
Phil Dent*
Victor Pecci
6-0 0-6 6-2
John Alexander*
Peter Fleming
6-2 2-6 6-3
Ilie Nastase*
Dick Stockton
5-7 7-5 6-3
John McEnroe*
Wojtek Fibak
6-2 6-3
Billy Martin*
John Newcombe
6-3 7-6


Tournament
Semifinals
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Wojtek Fibak
Ilie Nastase*
John McEnroe
Final
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Ilie Nastase