1978 French Open

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1978 French Open
Date29 May – 11 June 1978
Edition77
Category48th Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money$337,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg [1]
Women's singles
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Virginia Ruzici [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer / Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister [3]
Women's doubles
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mima Jaušovec / Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Virginia Ruzici [2]
Mixed doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renáta Tomanová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil [2]
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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 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978. [4] [5]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 [1]

Women's singles

Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Virginia Ruzici defeated Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer / Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister defeated Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg José Higueras / Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 [3]

Women's doubles

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mima Jaušovec / Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Virginia Ruzici defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner Bowrey / Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 [2]

Mixed doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renáta Tomanová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil defeated Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Virginia Ruzici / Flag of France.svg Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired [2]

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles [6] MenFF200,000FF105,000FF52,500FF26,300FF15,300FF8,400FF5,000FF2,800
WomenFF100,000FF50,000FF20,000FF8,000-FF4,000FF2,000FF1,000

Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.

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