South Orange Open 1978


General 1978-07-31 - 1978-08-06
Open
Clay
5
South Orange, New Jersey
United States of America

Source ATP; World Tennis


Info Prize Money $75,000
Seewagen, Betancur, Benavides and Fritz were qualifiers. Taygan was a lucky loser.



Media


Winner Guillermo Vilas


Players
Ramiro Benavides
Alvaro Betancur
Jeff Borowiak
Fritz Buehning
Ricardo Cano
Jose Luis Clerc
Patricio Cornejo Seckel
Rick Fagel
Peter Blair Fleming
Bernard Fritz
V. Erick Iskersky
John William James
François Jauffret
Deon Joubert
Jay J. Lapidus
John Michael Lloyd
Billy Martin
Andy McCurry
John Patrick McEnroe
Peter Bernard McNamara
Paul Francis McNamee
Ivan Molina
Raymond J. (Ray) Moore
Belus Prajoux
Keith Richardson
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
George (Butch) Lansing Seewagen
Balazs Taroczy
Ferdi Taygan
Eliot Teltscher
Ion Tiriac
Guillermo Vilas


Rounds
Round 1
Guillermo Vilas*
Butch Seewagen
6-2 6-0
Belus Prajoux*
Ion Tiriac
6-0 7-5
Paul McNamee*
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
7-6 6-2
Jeff Borowiak*
Fritz Buehning
6-4 6-1
Balazs Taroczy*
Alvaro Betancur
7-6 6-0
Peter McNamara*
V. Erick Iskersky
6-0 5-7 6-2
Ramiro Benavides*
Ray Moore
6-4 0-6 6-4
Peter Fleming*
Jay J. Lapidus
7-6 4-6 7-6
Jose Luis Clerc*
Andy McCurry
6-1 6-4
Patricio Cornejo*
François Jauffret
7-6 6-2
John James*
Ricardo Cano
6-2 6-4
John Lloyd*
Ivan Molina
6-4 6-3
Bernard Fritz*
Ferdi Taygan
7-6 6-2
Deon Joubert*
Billy Martin
6-2 6-4
Keith Richardson*
Eliot Teltscher
2-6 7-6 6-1
John McEnroe*
Rick Fagel
6-2 6-3

Round 2
Guillermo Vilas*
Belus Prajoux
6-3 6-3
Jeff Borowiak*
Paul McNamee
w.o.
Balazs Taroczy*
Peter McNamara
3-6 6-3 6-4
Peter Fleming*
Ramiro Benavides
6-1 5-7 6-2
Jose Luis Clerc*
Patricio Cornejo
6-3 6-4
John Lloyd*
John James
6-2 6-1
Deon Joubert*
Bernard Fritz
1-6 7-6 6-2
John McEnroe*
Keith Richardson
6-2 4-6 6-1

Quarterfinals
Guillermo Vilas*
Jeff Borowiak
6-4 3-6 6-2
Balazs Taroczy*
Peter Fleming
7-5 6-1
Jose Luis Clerc*
John Lloyd
6-3 6-4
John McEnroe*
Deon Joubert
7-6 6-2

Semifinals
Guillermo Vilas*
Balazs Taroczy
7-6 6-1
Jose Luis Clerc*
John McEnroe
6-2 4-6 6-3

Final
Guillermo Vilas*
Jose Luis Clerc
6-1 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Guillermo Vilas*
Butch Seewagen
Belus Prajoux*
Ion Tiriac
Jeff Borowiak*
Fritz Buehning
Paul McNamee*
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Balazs Taroczy*
Alvaro Betancur
Peter McNamara*
V. Erick Iskersky
Peter Fleming*
Jay J. Lapidus
Ramiro Benavides*
Ray Moore
Jose Luis Clerc*
Andy McCurry
Patricio Cornejo*
François Jauffret
John Lloyd*
Ivan Molina
John James*
Ricardo Cano
John McEnroe*
Rick Fagel
Keith Richardson*
Eliot Teltscher
Deon Joubert*
Billy Martin
Bernard Fritz*
Ferdi Taygan
Round 2
Guillermo Vilas*
Belus Prajoux
Jeff Borowiak*
Paul McNamee
Balazs Taroczy*
Peter McNamara
Peter Fleming*
Ramiro Benavides
Jose Luis Clerc*
Patricio Cornejo
John Lloyd*
John James
John McEnroe*
Keith Richardson
Deon Joubert*
Bernard Fritz
Quarterfinals
Guillermo Vilas*
Jeff Borowiak
Balazs Taroczy*
Peter Fleming
Jose Luis Clerc*
John Lloyd
John McEnroe*
Deon Joubert
Semifinals
Guillermo Vilas*
Balazs Taroczy
Jose Luis Clerc*
John McEnroe
Final
Guillermo Vilas*
Jose Luis Clerc