1978 US Open – Men's singles

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]

Men's singles
1978 US Open
Champion Jimmy Connors
Runner-up Björn Borg
Final score6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Draw128 (14 Q )
Seeds16
Main article: 1978 US Open (tennis)

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.

  1. Björn Borg (finalist)
  2. Jimmy Connors (champion)
  3. Guillermo Vilas (fourth round)
  4. Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinalist)
  5. Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  6. Brian Gottfried (quarterfinalist)
  7. Corrado Barazzutti (second round)
  8. Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinalist)
  9. Manuel Orantes (first round)
  10. Sandy Mayer (first round)
  11. Roscoe Tanner (fourth round)
  12. Harold Solomon (fourth round)
  13. José Luis Clerc (third round)
  14. Wojtek Fibak (third round)
  15. John McEnroe (semifinalist)
  16. Arthur Ashe (fourth round)

Draw

Key

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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Gerulaitis 7 7
Portes 5 5 4 Gerulaitis 6 6 6
Amaya 7 4 6 Amaya 2 7 3
Richey 5 6 3 4 Gerulaitis 6 3 7
Crealy 6 7 6 Pattison 4 6 5
Martin 7 5 0 Crealy 7 6 2
Okker 6 6 3 Pattison 4 7 6
Pattison 7 4 6 4 Gerulaitis 4 6 6 6
Acuña 0 3 Lutz 6 4 3 4
Pfister 6 6 Pfister 4 2
Lewis 0 1 Lutz 6 6
Lutz 6 6 Lutz 6 6
Q Curren 6 6 13 Clerc 3 2
Collings 4 1 Q Curren 6 3
Cahill 6 6 1 13 Clerc 7 6
13 Clerc 7 3 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Mayer 6 2
Génois 7 6 Génois 6 6
Betancur 6 6 6 Betancur 2 3
Saviano 7 1 4 Génois 2 6
Q Fagel 7 5 3 Kriek 6 7
Q Feigl 6 0 2r Q Fagel 2 7 3
Kriek 7 7 Kriek 6 6 6
Q DiLouie 6 6 Kriek 7 6 7
Joubert 5 0 Teacher 6 3 6
Teacher 7 6 Teacher 6 6
Q Manson 4 7 6 Q Manson 4 4
Q Turpin 6 5 3 Teacher 6 5 6
Taróczy 6 6 5 Dibbs 2 7 3
Amaya 2 2 Taróczy 6 6 3
Fishbach 6 2 5 Dibbs 7 4 6
5 Dibbs 7 6

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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Fibak 6 6
González 3 3 14 Fibak 6 6
Amritraj 6 1 Drysdale 4 2
Drysdale 7 6 14 Fibak 4 5
Moretton 4 2 Walts 6 7
Walts 6 6 Walts 7 7
Q Fisher 6 6 Q Fisher 5 5
Friedler 3 3 Walts 6 7 4 6 6
Dowlen 4 4 3 Vilas 4 6 6 7 2
Bengtson 6 6 Bengtson 2 2
Q Yuill 6 4 Smith 6 6
Smith 7 6 Smith 4 6 3
Goven 4 4 3 Vilas 6 3 6
Scanlon 6 6 Scanlon 7 4 3
Drysdale 5 2 3 Vilas 5 6 6
3 Vilas 7 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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Orantes 1r
Panatta 4 Panatta 6 6
Gorman 6 6 4 Q Nichols 2 4
Q Nichols 4 7 6 Panatta 3 6 7
Edmondson 1 4 Riessen 6 3 5
James 6 6 James 1 6 3
Riessen 3 6 7 Riessen 6 3 6
Wilkison 6 4 6 Panatta 6 4 1 6 5
DuPré 6 6 2 Connors 4 6 6 1 7
Dibley 4 4 DuPré 6 6
Freyss 6 6 Freyss 2 3
Dominguez 4 4 DuPré 5 6 3
Fillol 2 0 2 Connors 7 4 6
Docherty 6 6 Docherty 1 3
Gullikson 0 2 2 Connors 6 6
2 Connors 6 6

References
  1. Harvey Araton (August 23, 2018). "The stories that would have been: the 1978 U.S. Open". The New York Times.
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