1978 Transamerica Open

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1978 Transamerica Open
DateSeptember 25 – October 2
Edition90th
Category Grand Prix
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$175,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location San Francisco, U.S.
Venue Cow Palace
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [2]
←  1977  · Pacific Coast Championships ·  1979  →

The 1978 Transamerica Open, also known as the Pacific Coast Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit and Barry MacKay was the tournament director. It was the 90th edition of the tournament and ran from September 25 through October 2, 1978. The singles event had a field of 64 players. Eighth-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and $24,000 first prize money. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lutz / Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "1978 San Francisco – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "1978 San Francisco – 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, 29, 102–103. ISBN   978-0354090681.
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