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1978 Alan King Tennis Classic | |
Champion | Harold Solomon |
Runner-up | Corrado Barazzutti |
Score | 6–1, 3–0 ret. |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Hank Pfister. [1] Sixth-seeded Harold Solomon claimed the title after Corrado Barazzutti retired from the final due to food poisoning. [2]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Hank Pfister | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
4 | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | Corrado Barazzutti | 1 | 0r | ||||||||||
6 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Harold Solomon | 3 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Hagey | 2 | 3 | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Ashe | 4 | 5 | H Pfister | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
H Pfister | 6 | 7 | H Pfister | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
P Fleming | 3 | 7 | 3 | W Fibak | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Hewitt | 5 | 3 | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | R Tanner | 7 | 6 | H Pfister | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 7 | 4 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ž Franulović | 2 | 6 | 4 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Pasarell | 0 | 1 | B Lutz | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Lutz | 6 | 6 | 4 | C Barazzutti | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Guy Fritz | 2 | 3 | J Newcombe | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Fillol | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | J McEnroe | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | J McEnroe | 6 | 2 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
K Warwick | 3 | 7 | 6 | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | J Lloyd | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Borowiak | 2 | 2 | K Warwick | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | P Kronk | 4 | 3 | 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | K Rosewall | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Leonard | 3 | 4 | 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 3 | R Ramírez | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | H Solomon | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | H Solomon | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
T Gullikson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Carnahan | 2 | 2 | P Dent | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | H Solomon | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Okker | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Dibley | 7 | 3 | 6 | C Dibley | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Cahill | 4 | 5 | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 |
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