Atlanta Open 1978


General 1978-08-21 - 1978-08-27
Grand Prix Circuit
Hardcourt
5
Atlanta, Georgia
United States of America

Source ATP


Info Prize Money $50,000
Menon, Austin, Gardiner and Loyo Mayo were qualifiers. Blocher was a lucky loser.



Media


Winner Stanley Roger (Stan) Smith


Players
John Gillient Alexander
John R. Austin
Stanislav Birner
J.W. (Woody) Blocher
Mike Cahill
David Carter
John W. Feaver
Christophe C. Freyss
Alvin R. Gardiner
Robert G. (Bob) Giltinan
Jiří Granat (Granát)
John William James
Marcelo Lara
Tom Leonard
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
Bruce Manson
Sashi Menon
Matt Mitchell
Andrew J. Pattison
Willem Petrus Odendaal Prinsloo
Terry Rocavert
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Nick Saviano
William (Bill) Scanlon
Stanley Roger (Stan) Smith
Leonard Roscoe (Roscoe) Tanner
Ferdi Taygan
Brian David Teacher
Eliot Teltscher
Erik Jacobus Van Dillen
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Timothy McLane (Tim) Wilkison


Rounds
Round 1
Roscoe Tanner*
Sashi Menon
6-1 6-2
Mike Cahill*
Terry Rocavert
6-1 6-3
Marcelo Lara*
Erik Van Dillen
5-7 7-6 6-4
Brian Teacher*
John R. Austin
6-2 6-2
Eliot Teltscher*
J.W. (Woody) Blocher
6-1 6-3
Bill Scanlon*
Jiri Granat
6-4 3-6 6 1
David Carter*
Willem Prinsloo
6-7 6-3 6-0
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Nick Saviano
4-6 6-3 6-4
Christophe C. Freyss*
Tom Leonard
6-3 6-4
John James*
Stanislav Birner
6-2 6-3
Andrew J. Pattison*
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
6-4 6-4
Stan Smith*
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
6-2 6-2
John W. Feaver*
Bob Giltinan
6-3 7-5
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Ferdi Taygan
6-3 4-6 6-4
Bruce Manson*
Matt Mitchell
6-4 6-7 6-3
John Alexander*
Tim Wilkison
7-5 7-6

Round 2
Roscoe Tanner*
Mike Cahill
6-2 6-4
Brian Teacher*
Marcelo Lara
6-2 6-1
Eliot Teltscher*
Bill Scanlon
7-6 2-6 7-5
Alvin R. Gardiner*
David Carter
3-6 6-4 7-6
John James*
Christophe C. Freyss
6-3 6-0
Stan Smith*
Andrew J. Pattison
3-6 6-3 6-4
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
John W. Feaver
6-2 6-1
Bruce Manson*
John Alexander
6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
Roscoe Tanner*
Brian Teacher
5-7 6-3 7-6
Eliot Teltscher*
Alvin R. Gardiner
6-3 6-1
Stan Smith*
John James
6-3 6-2
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Bruce Manson
7-6 7-5

Semifinals
Eliot Teltscher*
Roscoe Tanner
6-4 6-4
Stan Smith*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
7-6 7-6

Final
Stan Smith*
Eliot Teltscher
4-6 6-1 2-1 ret.


Tournament
Round 1
Stan Smith*
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
Andrew J. Pattison*
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
John James*
Stanislav Birner
Christophe C. Freyss*
Tom Leonard
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Ferdi Taygan
John W. Feaver*
Bob Giltinan
Bruce Manson*
Matt Mitchell
John Alexander*
Tim Wilkison
Eliot Teltscher*
J.W. (Woody) Blocher
Bill Scanlon*
Jiri Granat
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Nick Saviano
David Carter*
Willem Prinsloo
Roscoe Tanner*
Sashi Menon
Mike Cahill*
Terry Rocavert
Brian Teacher*
John R. Austin
Marcelo Lara*
Erik Van Dillen
Round 2
Stan Smith*
Andrew J. Pattison
John James*
Christophe C. Freyss
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
John W. Feaver
Bruce Manson*
John Alexander
Eliot Teltscher*
Bill Scanlon
Alvin R. Gardiner*
David Carter
Roscoe Tanner*
Mike Cahill
Brian Teacher*
Marcelo Lara
Quarterfinals
Stan Smith*
John James
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Bruce Manson
Eliot Teltscher*
Alvin R. Gardiner
Roscoe Tanner*
Brian Teacher
Semifinals
Stan Smith*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Eliot Teltscher*
Roscoe Tanner
Final
Stan Smith*
Eliot Teltscher