1978 Lagos Classic

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1978 Lagos Classic
Date27 February – 5 March
Edition2nd
Category Grand Prix (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Lagos, Nigeria
Venue Lagos Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Kjell Johansson [1]
Doubles
Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon / Flag of the United States.svg George Hardie
  1976  · Lagos Open ·  1979  

The 1978 Lagos Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Lagos, Nigeria. The event was part of the World Championship Tennis tier of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 27 February until 5 March 1978. Third-seeded Kjell Johansson won the singles title. [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Kjell Johansson defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Drysdale, 9–8, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon / Flag of the United States.svg George Hardie defeated Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Colin Dowdeswell / Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

References

  1. "1978 Lagos WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 119. ISBN   978-0354090681.