1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Singles
Singles
1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
Final
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Roscoe Tanner
Score	6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated June 10, 2023

Dick Stockton was the defending champion, but lost in the first round.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (champion)
Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
Vitas Gerulaitis (third round)
Manuel Orantes (third round)
Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
Ilie Năstase (third round)
Dick Stockton (first round)
Roscoe Tanner (final)
Corrado Barazzutti (first round)
Ken Rosewall (third round)
Wojtek Fibak (third round)
Harold Solomon (third round)
Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
John McEnroe (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals							Final

1	Jimmy Connors	3	4	6	6	6

3	Brian Gottfried	6	6	3	2	0
							1	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6

							10	Roscoe Tanner	2	4	3
6	Eddie Dibbs	6	7	4	1

10	Roscoe Tanner	7	5	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	J Connors	7	6
	C Drysdale	6	0		1	J Connors	6	6
						A Panatta	3	2
										1	J Connors	6	6
											B Mottram	1	4
						B Mottram	1	6	6
	Ti Gullikson	3	7	6		Ti Gullikson	6	3	2
9	D Stockton	6	6	4										1	J Connors	6	6	6
														7	R Ramírez	7	2	1
					12	K Rosewall	7	6
	D Crealy	4	4			B Taróczy	5	3
	B Taróczy	6	6							12	K Rosewall	4	2
	R Moore	6	6							7	R Ramírez	6	6
	J Hřebec	4	4			R Moore	4	6
					7	R Ramírez	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					3	B Gottfried	6	6
	M Riessen	7	6	6		M Riessen	3	4
	J Alexander	6	7	3						3	B Gottfried	6	7
Q	J McManus	6	1	2						13	W Fibak	3	6
WC	V Winitsky	3	6	6	WC	V Winitsky	4	0
					13	W Fibak	6	6
														3	B Gottfried	6	6
16	J McEnroe	6	6											16	J McEnroe	1	3
	B Walts	3	2		16	J McEnroe	6	3	7
						To Gullikson	4	6	6
										16	J McEnroe	7	6
										5	M Orantes	6	2
					WC	F McMillan	4	5
	R Meyer	2	1		5	M Orantes	6	7
5	M Orantes	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

6	E Dibbs	6	6
	B Hewitt	2	1		6	E Dibbs	7	6
						T Moor	6	3
									6	E Dibbs	6	6
	A Zugarelli	7	6						14	H Solomon	3	2
	H Pfister	6	3			A Zugarelli	2	4
					14	H Solomon	6	6
													6	E Dibbs	7	3	6
15	S Mayer	6	4	6									15	S Mayer	6	6	4
	J Kodeš	2	6	2	15	S Mayer	6	6
						R Case	1	1
									15	S Mayer	6	7
									4	V Gerulaitis	2	5
						J Borowiak	1	1
	M Fishbach	2	0		4	V Gerulaitis	6	6
4	V Gerulaitis	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	I Năstase	7	6
	M Cox	7	7			M Cox	5	2
Q	T Leonard	6	6						8	I Năstase	1	7	0
									10	R Tanner	6	6	6
						Ž Franulović	6	4
	S Ball	2	4		10	R Tanner	7	6
10	R Tanner	6	6											10	R Tanner	6	7
11	C Barazzutti	3	7	1										2	B Borg	4	6
	P Fleming	6	6	6		P Fleming	6	7
						M Cahill	3	6
										P Fleming	6	6	3
	T Okker	2	6	6					2	B Borg	3	7	6
	B Scanlon	6	4	2		T Okker	2	1
					2	B Borg	6	6

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