1978 Louisville Open

1978 Louisville Open
Date	July 24–30
Edition	9th
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$175,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Venue	Louisville Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Harold Solomon [1]
Doubles
Víctor Pecci / Wojciech Fibak [2]
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The 1978 Louisville Open, also known as the Louisville International Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from July 25 through July 30, 1978. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The singles final was won by fifth-seeded Harold Solomon who received $24,000 first prize money and earned 175 ranking points. It was Solomon's second title win at the tournament after 1976. ^[3]

Finals

Singles

Harold Solomon defeated John Alexander 6–2, 6–2

• It was Solomon's 2nd singles title of the year and the 15th of his career.

Doubles

Víctor Pecci / Wojciech Fibak defeated Victor Amaya / John James 6–4, 6–7, 6–4

References

1. "1978 Louisville singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1978 Louisville doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 26, 91–92. ISBN   978-0354090681.

External links

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament details Archived 2019-02-14 at the Wayback Machine