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Houston WCT 1978

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Apr 17, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Brian Gottfried

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Brian Gottfried 6 6
Terry Moor 4 2
Jeff Borowiak 7 6
7 Dick Stockton 5 4
Hans Gildemeister 5 6 6
Peter Fleming 7 3 4
5 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
Tom Okker 3 3
Zeljko Franulovic 6 7
Ken Rosewall 3 5
4 Harold Solomon 6 6
Nick Saviano 3 1
6 Ilie Nastase 6 6
Paul Kronk 2 2
Jaime Fillol 6 6
Ove Bengtson 3 3
Quarterfinal
1 Brian Gottfried 7 6
Jeff Borowiak 6 2
5 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
Hans Gildemeister 3 3
Zeljko Franulovic 0 6 6
4 Harold Solomon 6 3 4
6 Ilie Nastase 6 6
Jaime Fillol 4 2
Semifinal
1 Brian Gottfried 6 6
5 Corrado Barazzutti 2 2
6 Ilie Nastase 6 4 6
Zeljko Franulovic 2 6 1
Final
1 Brian Gottfried 3 6 6
6 Ilie Nastase 6 2 1

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Brian Gottfried Pat Dupre 4-6 6-1 6-2
Terry Moor John Newcombe 6-0 6-4 ·
Jeff Borowiak Brian Teacher 7-5 6-3 ·
Dick Stockton John Lloyd 6-3 6-0 ·
Hans Gildemeister Charlie Fancutt 6-3 6-3 ·
Peter Fleming Cliff Richey 4-6 6-2 6-2
Tom Okker Tom Leonard 6-1 6-0 ·
Corrado Barazzutti Mike Cahill 7-5 6-3 ·
Ken Rosewall Wojtek Fibak 7-5 6-7 6-2
Zeljko Franulovic Bob Hewitt 4-6 6-0 6-2
Nick Saviano Adriano Panatta 6-1 6-4 ·
Harold Solomon Paolo Bertolucci 6-0 6-0 ·
Ilie Nastase Mike Fishbach 6-3 6-4 ·
Paul Kronk Colin Dibley 4-6 6-0 6-1
Jaime Fillol Zan Guerry 3-6 6-2 6-4
Ove Bengtson Eddie Dibbs 7-6 3-6 6-1

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
BG Brian Gottfried USA Winner
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Final
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Semifinal
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Semifinal
Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister CHI Quarterfinal
HS Harold Solomon USA Quarterfinal
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Quarterfinal
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Quarterfinal
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 16
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Round of 16
NS Nick Saviano USA Round of 16
OB Ove Bengtson SWE Round of 16
PK Paul Kronk AUS Round of 16
Peter Fleming Peter Fleming USA Round of 16
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 16
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 16
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 32
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 32
BT Brian Teacher USA Round of 32
CF Charlie Fancutt AUS Round of 32
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 32
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 32
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Round of 32
John Lloyd John Lloyd GBR Round of 32
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Round of 32
MC Mike Cahill USA Round of 32
MF Mike Fishbach USA Round of 32
Paolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci ITA Round of 32
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 32
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 32
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 32
ZG Zan Guerry USA Round of 32