1978 French Open
1978 French Open | |
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Date | 29 May – 11 June |
Edition | 82nd |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Prize money | $337,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Women's singles | |
Virginia Ruzici[2] | |
Men's doubles | |
Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister[3] | |
Women's doubles | |
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici[2] | |
Mixed doubles | |
Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil[2] |
The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.[4][5]
Finals[]
Men's singles[]
Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 [1]
- It was Borg's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.
Women's singles[]
Virginia Ruzici defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 [2]
- It was Ruzici's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles[]
Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister defeated José Higueras / Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 [3]
Women's doubles[]
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 [2]
Mixed doubles[]
Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil defeated Virginia Ruzici / Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired [2]
Prize money[]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
Singles [6] | Men | FF200,000 | FF105,000 | FF52,500 | FF26,300 | FF15,300 | FF8,400 | FF5,000 | FF2,800 |
Women | FF100,000 | FF50,000 | FF20,000 | FF8,000 | - | FF4,000 | FF2,000 | FF1,000 |
Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1978 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1979. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0354090681.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1978 French Open
- 1978 Grand Prix (tennis)
- 1978 in tennis
- French Open by year
- 1978 in French tennis
- May 1978 sports events in Europe
- June 1978 sports events in Europe
- 1978 in Paris