| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 South American Championships | |
| 1977 Champion |  Guillermo Vilas |
| Champion | José Luis Clerc |
| Runner-up |  Víctor Pecci |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
José Luis Clerc won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Víctor Pecci.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)
Harold Solomon (semifinals)
José Higueras (quarterfinals) José Luis Clerc (champion)
Hans Gildemeister (first round) Paolo Bertolucci (second round) Jaime Fillol (first round)
Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Prajoux | 4 | 0 | 1 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Cornejo | 3 | 6 | 2 | H Varela | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Varela | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Muñoz | 4 | 6 | 1 |  C Kirmayr | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Kirmayr | 6 | 1 | 6 | C Kirmayr | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Gehring | 6 | 2 | 6 | R Gehring | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | J Fillol | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | C Barazzutti | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P McNamee | 1 | 2 | 3 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Molina | 6 | 6 | 4 |  A Pattison | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Pattison | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | J Higueras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J L Damiani | 2 | 6 | 6 | V Pecci | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Dominguez | 6 | 2 | 1 | J L Damiani | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Pecci | 6 | 6 | V Pecci | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | H Gildemeister | 0 | 2 | Víctor Pecci | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | P Bertolucci | 6 | 6 | 4 | José Luis Clerc | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Dalla Fontana | 4 | 2 | 6 | P Bertolucci | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Maurer | 6 | 5 | 6 |  R Ycaza | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Ycaza | 4 | 7 | 8 | R Ycaza | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Zirngibl | 6 | 7 | 4 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Barbosa | 3 | 5 | W Zirngibl | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Cano | 1 | 2 | 4 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | 4 | J L Clerc | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | C Lewis | 6 | 6 | 2 | H Solomon | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Hardie | 2 | 2 | 8 | C Lewis | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Andrew | 4 | 7 | 6 | J Andrew | 7 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Álvarez | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | C Lewis | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Soares | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Kronk | 2 | 6 | 7 | J Soares | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Winitsky | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | H Solomon | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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José Luis Clerc was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
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Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
José Luis Clerc was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Top-seeded Ivan Lendl overcame the defending champion, Andrés Gómez, in the final to claim his fifth title of the year and $51,000 prize money.
José Higueras was the defending champion, but lost to Jimmy Brown in the second round. Third seed Jimmy Arias defeated Andrés Gómez in the final to claim the title and first prize money of $51,000.
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Eighth-seed José Luis Clerc claimed the title and first prize money of $28,000 by defeating qualifier Mel Purcell in the final.
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