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Guadalajara 1978

ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Apr 16, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Gene Mayer

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Sandy Mayer 6 6
Ferdi Taygan 3 2
6 George Hardie 3 7 6
Sashi Menon 6 6 4
Gene Mayer 6 6
3 Butch Walts 1 0
7 Marcello Lara 6 6
Erik Van Dillen 2 2
8 Ray Ruffels 6 6
Woody Blocher 2 1
Ricardo Ycaza 6 4 7
4 Pat Dupre 4 6 5
5 Sherwood Stewart 7 5 6
Paul Kronk 6 7 3
2 John Newcombe 7 6
Russell Simpson 5 4
Quarterfinal
1 Sandy Mayer 3 7 6
6 George Hardie 6 6 4
Gene Mayer 6 6
7 Marcello Lara 2 2
Ricardo Ycaza 6 6
8 Ray Ruffels 2 3
2 John Newcombe 2 7 6
5 Sherwood Stewart 6 6 3
Semifinal
Gene Mayer 6 6
1 Sandy Mayer 4 4
2 John Newcombe 3 7 7
Ricardo Ycaza 6 6 6
Final
Gene Mayer 6 6
2 John Newcombe 3 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Sandy Mayer John James 5-7 6-4 6-1
Ferdi Taygan Trey Waltke 0-6 6-3 6-4
Sashi Menon Rick Fisher 7-5 6-7 6-2
George Hardie Octavio Martinez 6-2 6-4 ·
Butch Walts Carlos Kirmayr 6-2 6-3 ·
Gene Mayer Dick Bohrnstedt 6-2 6-0 ·
Erik Van Dillen Roberto Chavez 6-3 7-6 ·
Marcello Lara Greg Halder 6-2 6-2 ·
Ray Ruffels Van Winitsky 6-4 6-3 ·
Woody Blocher Steve Krulevitz 6-4 6-1 ·
Ricardo Ycaza Peter Pearson 6-2 6-4 ·
Pat Dupre Steve Docherty 6-4 3-6 6-2
Sherwood Stewart A Marquez 6-2 6-1 ·
Paul Kronk John Feaver 6-4 7-6 ·
Russell Simpson Bill Lloyd 6-4 6-1 ·
John Newcombe Richard Lewis 6-3 6-1 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Gene Mayer Gene Mayer USA Winner
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Final
RY Ricardo Ycaza ECU Semifinal
SM Sandy Mayer USA Semifinal
GH George Hardie USA Quarterfinal
ML Marcello Lara MEX Quarterfinal
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Quarterfinal
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Quarterfinal
BW Butch Walts USA Round of 16
Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen USA Round of 16
FT Ferdi Taygan USA Round of 16
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 16
PK Paul Kronk AUS Round of 16
RS Russell Simpson NZL Round of 16
SM Sashi Menon IND Round of 16
WB Woody Blocher USA Round of 16
AM A Marquez MEX Round of 32
BL Bill Lloyd AUS Round of 32
CK Carlos Kirmayr BRA Round of 32
DB Dick Bohrnstedt USA Round of 32
GH Greg Halder CAN Round of 32
JF John Feaver GBR Round of 32
JJ John James AUS Round of 32
OM Octavio Martinez MEX Round of 32
PP Peter Pearson USA Round of 32
RL Richard Lewis GBR Round of 32
RF Rick Fisher USA Round of 32
RC Roberto Chavez MEX Round of 32
SD Steve Docherty AUS Round of 32
SK Steve Krulevitz USA Round of 32
TW Trey Waltke USA Round of 32
VW Van Winitsky USA Round of 32