1978 Stockholm Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1978 Stockholm Open
Champion	John McEnroe
Runner-up	Tim Gullikson
Final score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated January 24, 2022

Sandy Mayer was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year.

Seeds

Björn Borg (Semifinals)
Eddie Dibbs (First Round)
John McEnroe (Champion)
Brian Gottfried (Third Round)
Corrado Barazzutti (First Round)
Harold Solomon (First Round)
Roscoe Tanner (Third Round)
Sandy Mayer (Third Round)
Ilie Năstase (Third Round)
Arthur Ashe (Quarterfinals)
Dick Stockton (First Round)
Wojtek Fibak (Semifinals)
Tim Gullikson (Final)
John Lloyd (First Round)
Stan Smith (Quarterfinals)
Peter Fleming (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Björn Borg	3	4

3	John McEnroe	6	6
				3	John McEnroe	6	6

				13	Tim Gullikson	2	2
12	Wojtek Fibak	3	3

13	Tim Gullikson	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

1	B Borg	6	6
	J Austin	3	1		1	B Borg	6	6
	T Waltke	6	4	3		B Mitton	2	4
	B Mitton	4	6	6						1	B Borg	6	6
	F McMillan	7	6							9	I Năstase	4	3
	B Manson	6	4			F McMillan	2	4
Q	J Sadri	4	6		9	I Năstase	6	6
9	I Năstase	6	7											1	B Borg	6	6
16	P Fleming	4	6	6										16	P Fleming	4	4
	C Roger-Vasselin	6	0	1	16	P Fleming	6	5	6
Q	U Eriksson	7	7		Q	U Eriksson	4	7	4
	A Pattison	6	6							16	P Fleming	6	6
	D Bohrnstedt	5	7	1						8	S Mayer	3	3
	I Lendl	7	6	6		I Lendl	5	6
	J James	6	1		8	S Mayer	7	7
8	S Mayer	7	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

3	J McEnroe	6	6
Q	Per Larsson	1	3		3	J McEnroe	6	6
	J Granát	2	4			S Simonsson	2	4
	S Simonsson	6	6							3	J McEnroe	7	6
	J Kodeš	6	6								J Kodeš	5	0
	W Zirngibl	3	2			J Kodeš	7	6
	K Meiler	6	6			K Meiler	5	4
14	J Lloyd	2	4											3	J McEnroe	6	7
11	D Stockton	6	6	5											T Okker	3	6
	A Panatta	3	7	7		A Panatta	7	6
	A Zugarelli	3	1			T Šmíd	6	4
	T Šmíd	6	6								A Panatta	6	1
	I El Shafei	3	7	4							T Okker	7	6
	T Okker	6	6	6		T Okker	6	4	6
	P Hjertquist	3	6	6		P Hjertquist	4	6	1
6	H Solomon	6	1	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

5	C Barazzutti	4	6
	ON Bengtson	6	7		ON Bengtson	6	6	7
	R Drysdale	7			R Drysdale	2	7	6
	V Amritraj	6	r							ON Bengtson	3	2
	A Amritraj	6	3						10	A Ashe	6	6
	H Günthardt	7	6		H Günthardt	6	0	4
	T Svensson	3	2	10	A Ashe	4	6	6
10	A Ashe	6	6											10	A Ashe	6	4
12	W Fibak	6	6											12	W Fibak	7	6
Q	P Pearson	1	0	12	W Fibak	6	6
	G Hardie	6	6		G Hardie	4	2
	B Hewitt	3	2						12	W Fibak	6	4	6
	J Källqvist	2	3						4	B Gottfried	2	6	2
	R Lutz	6	6		R Lutz	6	3
	J Hřebec	6	2	4	B Gottfried	7	6
4	B Gottfried	7	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

7	R Tanner	6	6
	S Birner	3	2		7	R Tanner	6	6	6
Q	D Palm	2	7	6	Q	D Palm	3	7	2
	M Cox	6	5	1						7	R Tanner	3	6
	J Kriek	7	6	5						15	S Smith	6	7
	To Gullikson	6	7	7		To Gullikson	6	6
Q	F Taygan	4	3		15	S Smith	7	7
15	S Smith	6	6											15	S Smith	4	4
13	Ti Gullikson	7	6											13	Ti Gullikson	6	6
	C Letcher	6	3		13	Ti Gullikson	6	6
	E van Dillen	4	6			V Zedník	4	4
	V Zedník	6	7							13	Ti Gullikson	6	6
	R Moore	2	6								V Amaya	4	1
Q	J Norbäck	6	7		Q	J Norbäck	4	1
	V Amaya	6	3	6		V Amaya	6	6
2	E Dibbs	3	6	3

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