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Denver 1978

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Feb 20, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Jimmy Connors

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Nick Saviano 6 3 7
Heinz Gunthardt 3 6 6
Geoff Masters 3 7 6
Terry Moor 6 6 3
Frew Mcmillan 7 6
8 Cliff Drysdale 5 4
Tom Leonard 7 6
7 Mark Cox 6 4
5 Stan Smith 6 6
John Lloyd 3 4
4 Wojtek Fibak 6 6 6
Douglas Palm 7 4 4
Arthur Ashe 6 6
2 Manuel Orantes 4 3
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Van Winitsky 4 2
Quarterfinal
Geoff Masters 6 6
Tom Leonard 2 1
Arthur Ashe 6 6
Frew Mcmillan 3 0
5 Stan Smith 5 6 7
4 Wojtek Fibak 7 4 6
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Nick Saviano 2 3
Semifinal
5 Stan Smith 6 7
Arthur Ashe 4 5
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Geoff Masters 2 4
Final
1 Jimmy Connors 6 7
5 Stan Smith 2 6

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Van Winitsky Marcello Lara 7-6 6-7 6-4
Douglas Palm Alvaro Fillol 6-4 7-6 ·
Terry Moor Colin Dibley 6-7 7-6 7-6
Frew Mcmillan Marty Riessen 7-6 6-3 ·
Geoff Masters Kim Warwick 6-4 7-6 ·
John Lloyd Jose Higueras 6-2 6-4 ·
Tom Leonard Bob Hewitt 7-6 6-3 ·
Heinz Gunthardt Butch Walts 6-7 6-2 7-6
Arthur Ashe Walter Redondo 6-3 6-3 ·
Cliff Drysdale Jan Norback 2-6 6-2 6-3
Mark Cox Brian Teacher 6-1 5-7 6-4
Nick Saviano Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-4 ·
Stan Smith Billy Martin 7-6 6-4 ·
Wojtek Fibak Tom Gullikson 6-3 7-5 ·
Manuel Orantes Dick Crealy 6-2 6-7 6-4
Jimmy Connors Peter Fleming 7-6 6-0 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Winner
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Final
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Semifinal
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Semifinal
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Quarterfinal
NS Nick Saviano USA Quarterfinal
TL Tom Leonard USA Quarterfinal
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Quarterfinal
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 16
DP Douglas Palm SWE Round of 16
Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Gunthardt SUI Round of 16
John Lloyd John Lloyd GBR Round of 16
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 16
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 16
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 16
VW Van Winitsky USA Round of 16
AF Alvaro Fillol CHI Round of 32
BM Billy Martin USA Round of 32
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 32
BT Brian Teacher USA Round of 32
BW Butch Walts USA Round of 32
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 32
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 32
JN Jan Norback SWE Round of 32
Jose Higueras Jose Higueras ESP Round of 32
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 32
ML Marcello Lara MEX Round of 32
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 32
Peter Fleming Peter Fleming USA Round of 32
Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson USA Round of 32
TG Tom Gullikson USA Round of 32
WR Walter Redondo USA Round of 32