Madrid Open 1978
General 1978-10-12 - 1978-10-18
Grand Prix Circuit
Clay
6
Madrid
Spain
Source ATP; World Tennis
Info Prize Money $100,000
Media
Winner José Higueras
Players
Elio (Lito) Alvarez
Corrado Barazzutti
Ramiro Benavides
János Benyik
Paolo Bertolucci
Alvaro Betancur
Stanislav Birner
Jose Luis Clerc
Colin Dowdeswell
Robin Wordsworth Drysdale
Klaus Eberhard
Peter Elter
Ulf Eriksson
John W. Feaver
Peter Feigl
Wojtek Fibak
Jaime Jose Fillol sr
Alvaro Fillol
Željko Franulović
Bernard Fritz
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
Rolf Gehring
Corrado Barazzutti
Ramiro Benavides
János Benyik
Paolo Bertolucci
Alvaro Betancur
Stanislav Birner
Jose Luis Clerc
Colin Dowdeswell
Robin Wordsworth Drysdale
Klaus Eberhard
Peter Elter
Ulf Eriksson
John W. Feaver
Peter Feigl
Wojtek Fibak
Jaime Jose Fillol sr
Alvaro Fillol
Željko Franulović
Bernard Fritz
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
Rolf Gehring
Hans G. Gildemeister
Francisco Gonzalez
Georges Goven
Jiří Granat (Granát)
Heinz Peter Gunthardt
Jean Louis Haillet
José Higueras
Per Hjertquist
Jiří Hrebec (Hřebec)
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
Hans Kary
Jan Kodes (Kodeš)
Ivan Lendl
Christopher John (Chris) Lewis
Richard Alan Lewis
Jose Lopez Maeso
Fernando Luna
Andreas Maurer
Paul Francis McNamee
Karl Meiler
Ivan Molina
Gilles Moretton
Francisco Gonzalez
Georges Goven
Jiří Granat (Granát)
Heinz Peter Gunthardt
Jean Louis Haillet
José Higueras
Per Hjertquist
Jiří Hrebec (Hřebec)
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
Hans Kary
Jan Kodes (Kodeš)
Ivan Lendl
Christopher John (Chris) Lewis
Richard Alan Lewis
Jose Lopez Maeso
Fernando Luna
Andreas Maurer
Paul Francis McNamee
Karl Meiler
Ivan Molina
Gilles Moretton
Antonio Munoz
Juan Igancio Muntanola-Vilamela
Gonzalo Nunez
Manuel (Manolo) Orantes Corral
Adriano Panatta
Alejandro Pierola
Ulrich (Ulli) Pinner
Belus Prajoux
Pavel Slozil
Tomas Smid
Javier Soler
Balazs Taroczy
Ferdi Taygan
Gabriel Urpi
Ernesto Vazquez
Jairo Velasco Sr.
Roberto Vizcaino
Ricardo E. Ycaza Paulson
Vladimir Zednik
Werner Zirngibl
Juan Igancio Muntanola-Vilamela
Gonzalo Nunez
Manuel (Manolo) Orantes Corral
Adriano Panatta
Alejandro Pierola
Ulrich (Ulli) Pinner
Belus Prajoux
Pavel Slozil
Tomas Smid
Javier Soler
Balazs Taroczy
Ferdi Taygan
Gabriel Urpi
Ernesto Vazquez
Jairo Velasco Sr.
Roberto Vizcaino
Ricardo E. Ycaza Paulson
Vladimir Zednik
Werner Zirngibl
Rounds
Round 1
Corrado Barazzutti*
Jean Louis Haillet
Jean Louis Haillet
6-4
7-6
Hans Kary*
Werner Zirngibl
Werner Zirngibl
6-0
3-6
6-3
Željko Franulović*
Alvaro Fillol
Alvaro Fillol
6-3
4-6
6-4
Andreas Maurer*
Rolf Gehring
Rolf Gehring
6-4
6-2
Wojtek Fibak*
Ramiro Benavides
Ramiro Benavides
6-4
7-5
Ulf Eriksson*
Juan Igancio Muntanola
Juan Igancio Muntanola
6-3
6-3
Pavel Slozil*
Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler
6-1
6-1
José Higueras*
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
6-3
6-3
Jiri Hrebec*
Gabriel Urpi
Gabriel Urpi
6-2
6-2
Chris Lewis*
Gonzalo Nunez
Gonzalo Nunez
6-1
6-2
Jose Lopez Maeso*
Peter Elter
Peter Elter
6-2
6-2
Hans G. Gildemeister*
Alejandro Pierola
Alejandro Pierola
6-4
5-7
6-3
Per Hjertquist*
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
6-4
6-0
Ulli Pinner*
Bernard Fritz
Bernard Fritz
6-1
3-6
6-3
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)*
Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton
3-6
6-0
6-3
Jairo Velasco Sr.*
Stanislav Birner
Stanislav Birner
6-1
2-6
7-5
Vladimir Zednik*
Peter Feigl
Peter Feigl
4-6
6-2
4-0
ret.
Colin Dowdeswell*
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
4-6
7-5
6-3
Adriano Panatta*
Elio (Lito) Alvarez
Elio (Lito) Alvarez
6-1
6-1
Georges Goven*
Heinz Gunthardt
Heinz Gunthardt
6-2
6-7
6-4
Tomas Smid*
János Benyik
János Benyik
6-4
6-2
Ricardo Ycaza*
John W. Feaver
John W. Feaver
6-2
1-6
6-3
Jose Luis Clerc*
Roberto Vizcaino
Roberto Vizcaino
6-4
6-1
Fernando Luna*
Jiri Granat
Jiri Granat
6-2
6-3
Ivan Molina*
Francisco Gonzalez
Francisco Gonzalez
6-3
3-6
6-4
Paolo Bertolucci*
Ferdi Taygan
Ferdi Taygan
2-6
6-2
6-1
Balazs Taroczy*
Klaus Eberhard
Klaus Eberhard
7-5
6-2
Ernesto Vazquez*
Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis
6-2
6-3
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Belus Prajoux
Belus Prajoux
7-6
6-3
Javier Soler*
Antonio Munoz
Antonio Munoz
6-1
6-3
Jan Kodes*
Robin Drysdale
Robin Drysdale
6-1
4-6
6-1
Manuel Orantes*
Alvaro Betancur
Alvaro Betancur
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Corrado Barazzutti*
Hans Kary
Hans Kary
7-6
6-1
Željko Franulović*
Andreas Maurer
Andreas Maurer
7-6
7-5
Wojtek Fibak*
Ulf Eriksson
Ulf Eriksson
6-2
6-2
Pavel Slozil*
Javier Soler
Javier Soler
7-5
6-1
José Higueras*
Jiri Hrebec
Jiri Hrebec
6-2
6-1
Chris Lewis*
Jose Lopez Maeso
Jose Lopez Maeso
6-3
6-4
Hans G. Gildemeister*
Per Hjertquist
Per Hjertquist
6-4
6-2
Ulli Pinner*
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
6-1
6-1
Vladimir Zednik*
Jairo Velasco Sr.
Jairo Velasco Sr.
4-6
6-2
6-2
Adriano Panatta*
Colin Dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell
6-3
6-4
Tomas Smid*
Georges Goven
Georges Goven
6-2
6-1
Jose Luis Clerc*
Ricardo Ycaza
Ricardo Ycaza
7-5
6-4
Ivan Molina*
Fernando Luna
Fernando Luna
2-6
6-4
6-3
Balazs Taroczy*
Paolo Bertolucci
Paolo Bertolucci
1-6
6-0
6-2
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Ernesto Vazquez
Ernesto Vazquez
7-6
6-3
Jan Kodes*
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
7-6
6-4
Round 3
Corrado Barazzutti*
Željko Franulović
Željko Franulović
6-2
6-2
Pavel Slozil*
Wojtek Fibak
Wojtek Fibak
6-2
7-5
José Higueras*
Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis
3-6
6-4
6-4
Hans G. Gildemeister*
Ulli Pinner
Ulli Pinner
6-3
6-1
Adriano Panatta*
Vladimir Zednik
Vladimir Zednik
6-2
7-6
Tomas Smid*
Jose Luis Clerc
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4
6-2
Balazs Taroczy*
Ivan Molina
Ivan Molina
7-5
6-2
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Jan Kodes
Jan Kodes
6-4
2-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Corrado Barazzutti*
Pavel Slozil
Pavel Slozil
6-4
7-5
José Higueras*
Hans G. Gildemeister
Hans G. Gildemeister
6-7
7-6
8-6
Tomas Smid*
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta
4-6
7-6
6-4
Balazs Taroczy*
Jaime Fillol Sr.
Jaime Fillol Sr.
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
José Higueras*
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti
6-1
6-7
6-4
Tomas Smid*
Balazs Taroczy
Balazs Taroczy
7-6
7-5
Final
José Higueras*
Tomas Smid
Tomas Smid
6-7
6-3
6-3
6-4
Tournament
Round 1
José Higueras*
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Jiri Hrebec*
Gabriel Urpi
Gabriel Urpi
Chris Lewis*
Gonzalo Nunez
Gonzalo Nunez
Jose Lopez Maeso*
Peter Elter
Peter Elter
Hans G. Gildemeister*
Alejandro Pierola
Alejandro Pierola
Per Hjertquist*
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
Timothy L. (Tim) Garcia
Ulli Pinner*
Bernard Fritz
Bernard Fritz
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)*
Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton
Corrado Barazzutti*
Jean Louis Haillet
Jean Louis Haillet
Hans Kary*
Werner Zirngibl
Werner Zirngibl
Željko Franulović*
Alvaro Fillol
Alvaro Fillol
Andreas Maurer*
Rolf Gehring
Rolf Gehring
Pavel Slozil*
Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler
Javier Soler*
Antonio Munoz
Antonio Munoz
Wojtek Fibak*
Ramiro Benavides
Ramiro Benavides
Ulf Eriksson*
Juan Igancio Muntanola
Juan Igancio Muntanola
Tomas Smid*
János Benyik
János Benyik
Georges Goven*
Heinz Gunthardt
Heinz Gunthardt
Jose Luis Clerc*
Roberto Vizcaino
Roberto Vizcaino
Ricardo Ycaza*
John W. Feaver
John W. Feaver
Adriano Panatta*
Elio (Lito) Alvarez
Elio (Lito) Alvarez
Colin Dowdeswell*
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Vladimir Zednik*
Peter Feigl
Peter Feigl
Jairo Velasco Sr.*
Stanislav Birner
Stanislav Birner
Balazs Taroczy*
Klaus Eberhard
Klaus Eberhard
Paolo Bertolucci*
Ferdi Taygan
Ferdi Taygan
Ivan Molina*
Francisco Gonzalez
Francisco Gonzalez
Fernando Luna*
Jiri Granat
Jiri Granat
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Belus Prajoux
Belus Prajoux
Ernesto Vazquez*
Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis
Jan Kodes*
Robin Drysdale
Robin Drysdale
Manuel Orantes*
Alvaro Betancur
Alvaro Betancur
Round 2
José Higueras*
Jiri Hrebec
Jiri Hrebec
Chris Lewis*
Jose Lopez Maeso
Jose Lopez Maeso
Hans G. Gildemeister*
Per Hjertquist
Per Hjertquist
Ulli Pinner*
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
Corrado Barazzutti*
Hans Kary
Hans Kary
Željko Franulović*
Andreas Maurer
Andreas Maurer
Pavel Slozil*
Javier Soler
Javier Soler
Wojtek Fibak*
Ulf Eriksson
Ulf Eriksson
Tomas Smid*
Georges Goven
Georges Goven
Jose Luis Clerc*
Ricardo Ycaza
Ricardo Ycaza
Adriano Panatta*
Colin Dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell
Vladimir Zednik*
Jairo Velasco Sr.
Jairo Velasco Sr.
Balazs Taroczy*
Paolo Bertolucci
Paolo Bertolucci
Ivan Molina*
Fernando Luna
Fernando Luna
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Ernesto Vazquez
Ernesto Vazquez
Jan Kodes*
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Round 3
José Higueras*
Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis
Hans G. Gildemeister*
Ulli Pinner
Ulli Pinner
Corrado Barazzutti*
Željko Franulović
Željko Franulović
Pavel Slozil*
Wojtek Fibak
Wojtek Fibak
Tomas Smid*
Jose Luis Clerc
Jose Luis Clerc
Adriano Panatta*
Vladimir Zednik
Vladimir Zednik
Balazs Taroczy*
Ivan Molina
Ivan Molina
Jaime Fillol Sr.*
Jan Kodes
Jan Kodes
Quarterfinals
José Higueras*
Hans G. Gildemeister
Hans G. Gildemeister
Corrado Barazzutti*
Pavel Slozil
Pavel Slozil
Tomas Smid*
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta
Balazs Taroczy*
Jaime Fillol Sr.
Jaime Fillol Sr.
Semifinals
José Higueras*
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti
Tomas Smid*
Balazs Taroczy
Balazs Taroczy
Final
José Higueras*
Tomas Smid
Tomas Smid