1978 French Open | |
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Date | 29 May – 11 June 1978 |
Edition | 77 |
Category | 48th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Prize money | $337,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 77th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978. [4] [5]
Björn Borg defeated
Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 [1]
Virginia Ruzici defeated
Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 [2]
Gene Mayer /
Hank Pfister defeated
José Higueras /
Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 [3]
Mima Jaušovec /
Virginia Ruzici defeated
Lesley Turner Bowrey /
Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 [2]
Renáta Tomanová /
Pavel Složil defeated
Virginia Ruzici /
Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired [2]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
Singles [6] | Men | FF200,000 | FF105,000 | FF52,500 | FF26,300 | FF15,300 | FF8,400 | FF5,000 | FF2,800 |
Women | FF100,000 | FF50,000 | FF20,000 | FF8,000 | - | FF4,000 | FF2,000 | FF1,000 | |
Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.