Men's singles Champion Jimmy Connors Runner-up Björn Borg Final score 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 Draw 128 (14 Q ) Seeds 16
1978 tennis event results
Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 US Open. The final was watched by a sell-out crowd of 19,537 spectators.[1]
This was the first edition of the US Open to be played on hard courts .
Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Butch Walts .
Seeds [ ]
The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Björn Borg (finalist)
Jimmy Connors (champion)
Guillermo Vilas (fourth round)
Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinalist)
Eddie Dibbs (third round)
Brian Gottfried (quarterfinalist)
Corrado Barazzutti (second round)
Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinalist)
Manuel Orantes (first round)
Sandy Mayer (first round)
Roscoe Tanner (fourth round)
Harold Solomon (fourth round)
José Luis Clerc (third round)
Wojtek Fibak (third round)
John McEnroe (semifinalist)
Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired
Final eight [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Björn Borg
66
6
6
6
8
Raúl Ramírez
78
4
4
0
1
Björn Borg
6
6
77
4
Vitas Gerulaitis
3
2
63
4
Vitas Gerulaitis
6
6
6
Johan Kriek
2
1
2
1
Björn Borg
4
2
2
2
Jimmy Connors
6
6
6
15
John McEnroe
6
6
7
Butch Walts
1
2
6
15
John McEnroe
2
2
5
2
Jimmy Connors
6
6
7
6
Brian Gottfried
2
60
1
2
Jimmy Connors
6
77
6
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
Borg
6
6
Hewitt
0
2
1
Borg
6
6
Günthardt
6
7
Günthardt
2
4
Masters
3
6
1
Borg
4
6
6
Leonard
5
6
Mitton
6
4
2
Mitton
7
7
Mitton
6
7
Cox
6
6
Cox
4
5
Birner
3
2
1
Borg
6
6
6
Muñoz
6
3
12
Solomon
2
2
0
Ocleppo
7
6
Ocleppo
6
6
Borowiak
6
6
Borowiak
4
0
Lara
4
3
Ocleppo
2
1
Q
Menon
0
6
2
12
Solomon
6
6
Mayer
6
3
6
Mayer
4
2
Hardie
3
1
12
Solomon
6
6
12
Solomon
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
Ashe
4
7
6
Case
6
6
1
16
Ashe
6
6
McMillan
5
1
Granát
2
3
Granát
7
6
16
Ashe
6
6
Q
Malin
6
4
Moor
3
4
Q
Graham
7
6
Q
Graham
6
4
2
Noah
7
6
5
Moor
4
6
6
Moor
6
7
7
16
Ashe
4
6
6
6
2
Gullikson
4
2
8
Ramírez
6
4
3
7
6
Moore
6
6
Moore
4
3
Lloyd
6
3
6
Lloyd
6
6
Mottram
1
6
1
Lloyd
2
3
Ruffels
2
2
8
Ramírez
6
6
Carter
6
6
Carter
3
1
Alexander
6
6
3
8
Ramírez
6
6
8
Ramírez
3
7
6
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
Barazzutti
6
6
Simpson
0
4
7
Barazzutti
5
6
2
Sadri
6
6
Sadri
7
4
6
Benavides
4
2
Sadri
2
6
3
Warwick
7
6
3
Dowdeswell
6
3
6
Dowdeswell
6
7
6
Dowdeswell
6
3
6
Purcell
5
0
Q
Waltke
4
6
3
Q
Waltke
7
6
Dowdeswell
6
3
3
Šmid
4
6
6
15
McEnroe
7
6
6
Giltinan
6
3
0
Šmid
7
4
0
Pasarell
1
1
Fleming
6
6
6
Fleming
6
6
Fleming
4
1
Fillol, Sr.
6
6
6
15
McEnroe
6
6
Johansson
1
7
4
Fillol, Sr.
4
7
1
Stewart
6
4
15
McEnroe
6
6
6
15
McEnroe
7
6
Section 6 [ ]
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
6
Gottfried
7
7
Dent
5
5
6
Gottfried
6
6
Winitsky
3
7
3
Van Dillen
1
0
Van Dillen
6
6
6
6
Gottfried
6
6
Stockton
6
6
6
Stockton
3
1
Amritraj
3
7
4
Stockton
6
7
Prinsloo
6
6
Prinsloo
1
5
Garcia
4
3
6
Gottfried
6
6
6
Teltscher
6
6
11
Tanner
2
4
1
Halder
1
0
Teltscher
4
6
6
Iskersky
6
6
Iskersky
6
3
4
Ycaza
4
2
Teltscher
6
2
Taygan
3
3
11
Tanner
7
6
Pecci, Sr.
6
6
Pecci, Sr.
3
6
6
Q
Schneider
1
4
11
Tanner
6
4
7
11
Tanner
6
6
Section 8 [ ]
References [ ]
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