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Indianapolis 1978

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Aug 7, 1978 Draw: 64 63 matches
Champion: Jimmy Connors

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Jimmy Connors 7 6
10 Jaime Fillol 5 4
6 John McEnroe 7 6
12 Balazs Taroczy 5 2
3 Manuel Orantes 6 6
13 Jose Luis Clerc 3 1
Jeff Borowiak 5 6 6
Zan Guerry 7 3 4
Kjell Johansson 4 6 6
Peter Feigl 6 4 3
4 Corrado Barazzutti 5 6 6
11 Adriano Panatta 7 4 0
7 Jose Higueras 6 6
14 Chris Lewis 3 0
2 Guillermo Vilas 6 6
16 Phil Dent 1 0
Quarterfinal
1 Jimmy Connors 3 6 6
6 John McEnroe 6 1 1
3 Manuel Orantes 6 6
Jeff Borowiak 2 1
4 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
Kjell Johansson 2 4
7 Jose Higueras 4 6 6
2 Guillermo Vilas 6 4 3
Semifinal
1 Jimmy Connors 7 6
3 Manuel Orantes 5 1
7 Jose Higueras 7 4 6
4 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 2
Final
1 Jimmy Connors 7 6
7 Jose Higueras 5 1

Early rounds

Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Jimmy Connors Rod Frawley 6-3 6-2 ·
Heinz Gunthardt Hank Pfister 2-6 7-5 6-4
Steve Denton Gianni Ocleppo 5-7 6-4 6-1
Jaime Fillol Chip Tolleson 6-3 6-3 ·
Balazs Taroczy Pascal Portes 5-7 6-3 7-5
Gene Mayer Hans Kary 6-3 7-6 ·
Victor Amaya Steve Krulevitz 6-3 6-4 ·
John McEnroe Christophe Roger-Vasselin 3-6 6-2 6-1
Manuel Orantes Billy Martin 7-5 6-3 ·
Rick Fagel Gilles Moretton 6-4 6-2 ·
Pat Dupre Francois Jauffret 6-4 7-6 ·
Jose Luis Clerc Bernard Mitton 5-7 6-3 6-4
Hans Gildemeister Steve Docherty 3-6 6-2 6-3
Jeff Borowiak Bruce Nichols 4-6 7-6 6-0
Zan Guerry Marty Davis 6-4 6-2 ·
Tenny Svensson Ken Rosewall 3-6 6-2 8-6
George Hardie Brad Drewett 6-2 7-6 ·
Peter Feigl Douglas Palm 6-1 4-6 6-2
Kjell Johansson Chris Mayotte 6-2 6-1 ·
Mike Fishbach John Lloyd 2-6 6-3 6-2
Adriano Panatta David Carter 6-2 6-4 ·
Howard Schoenfield Eric Deblicker 4-6 6-2 6-2
Johan Kriek Alvaro Fillol 6-2 6-4 ·
Corrado Barazzutti Patricio Cornejo 6-1 6-3 ·
Jose Higueras Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-2 ·
Zeljko Franulovic Ion Tiriac 5-7 6-2 6-2
Colin Dowdeswell Belus Prajoux 3-6 7-6 8-6
Chris Lewis Keith Richardson 6-1 6-1 ·
Phil Dent Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-1 ·
Alvaro Betancur Paolo Bertolucci 4-6 7-5 7-5
Yannick Noah Robert Vant Hof 6-7 6-3 6-4
Guillermo Vilas Dick Crealy 6-0 6-2 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Jimmy Connors Heinz Gunthardt 6-4 6-4 ·
Jaime Fillol Steve Denton 6-1 6-2 ·
Balazs Taroczy Gene Mayer 2-6 6-4 6-4
John McEnroe Victor Amaya 7-5 2-6 6-2
Manuel Orantes Rick Fagel 6-2 7-5 ·
Jose Luis Clerc Pat Dupre 6-2 4-6 8-6
Jeff Borowiak Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-4 ·
Zan Guerry Tenny Svensson 2-6 6-4 6-0
Peter Feigl George Hardie 5-7 6-4 6-2
Kjell Johansson Mike Fishbach 6-4 3-6 6-2
Adriano Panatta Howard Schoenfield 3-6 6-4 6-3
Corrado Barazzutti Johan Kriek 6-2 7-6 ·
Jose Higueras Zeljko Franulovic 7-6 6-1 ·
Chris Lewis Colin Dowdeswell 6-3 4-6 6-2
Phil Dent Alvaro Betancur 6-4 6-4 ·
Guillermo Vilas Yannick Noah 6-1 6-0 ·

Players (64)

PlayerCountryReached
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Winner
Jose Higueras Jose Higueras ESP Final
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Semifinal
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Semifinal
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Quarterfinal
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Quarterfinal
John McEnroe John McEnroe USA Quarterfinal
KJ Kjell Johansson SWE Quarterfinal
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 16
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 16
Chris Lewis Chris Lewis NZL Round of 16
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 16
Jose Luis Clerc Jose Luis Clerc ARG Round of 16
PF Peter Feigl AUT Round of 16
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 16
ZG Zan Guerry USA Round of 16
AB Alvaro Betancur COL Round of 32
CD Colin Dowdeswell GBR Round of 32
Gene Mayer Gene Mayer USA Round of 32
GH George Hardie USA Round of 32
Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister CHI Round of 32
Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Gunthardt SUI Round of 32
HS Howard Schoenfield USA Round of 32
JK Johan Kriek USA Round of 32
MF Mike Fishbach USA Round of 32
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 32
RF Rick Fagel USA Round of 32
SD Steve Denton USA Round of 32
TS Tenny Svensson SWE Round of 32
VA Victor Amaya USA Round of 32
Yannick Noah Yannick Noah FRA Round of 32
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 32
AF Alvaro Fillol CHI Round of 64
BP Belus Prajoux CHI Round of 64
BM Bernard Mitton RSA Round of 64
BS Bill Scanlon USA Round of 64
BM Billy Martin USA Round of 64
Brad Drewett Brad Drewett AUS Round of 64
BN Bruce Nichols USA Round of 64
CT Chip Tolleson USA Round of 64
CM Chris Mayotte USA Round of 64
CR Christophe Roger-Vasselin FRA Round of 64
DC David Carter AUS Round of 64
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 64
DP Douglas Palm SWE Round of 64
ED Eric Deblicker FRA Round of 64
Francois Jauffret Francois Jauffret FRA Round of 64
GO Gianni Ocleppo ITA Round of 64
GM Gilles Moretton FRA Round of 64
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 64
HK Hans Kary AUT Round of 64
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Round of 64
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 64
John Lloyd John Lloyd GBR Round of 64
KR Keith Richardson USA Round of 64
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Round of 64
MD Marty Davis USA Round of 64
Paolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci ITA Round of 64
PP Pascal Portes FRA Round of 64
PC Patricio Cornejo CHI Round of 64
RH Robert Vant Hof USA Round of 64
RF Rod Frawley AUS Round of 64
SD Steve Docherty AUS Round of 64
SK Steve Krulevitz USA Round of 64