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Osaka 1978

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Oct 23, 1978 Draw: 64 47 matches
Champion: Adriano Panatta

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Nick Saviano 3 6 6
Terry Moor 6 3 3
Adriano Panatta 6 7 6
Jun Kamiwazumi 7 6 3
Buster C Mottram 6 6
Mike Cahill 4 3
Geoff Masters 6 6
Kim Warwick 4 3
Jun Kuki 6 6
Alvin Gardiner 4 3
Zeljko Franulovic 6 6
Sherwood Stewart 3 3
Pat Dupre 7 6
Tony Roche 5 3
Eddie Dibbs 7 6
Phil Dent 5 1
Quarterfinal
Adriano Panatta 6 6
Jun Kuki 4 4
Buster C Mottram 6 6
Nick Saviano 1 2
Zeljko Franulovic 6 6
Eddie Dibbs 3 3
Pat Dupre 3 6 6
Geoff Masters 6 0 2
Semifinal
Adriano Panatta 6 4 6
Buster C Mottram 4 6 4
Pat Dupre 4 7 6
Zeljko Franulovic 6 6 4
Final
Adriano Panatta 6 6
Pat Dupre 3 3

Early rounds

Round of 64 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Kim Warwick John Marks 6-4 6-1 ·
Butch Walts Ramesh Krishnan 5-7 7-5 6-3
Sherwood Stewart Akira Motomura 6-4 7-5 ·
Tony Roche Kiyoshi Tanabe 6-0 6-1 ·
Takehiko Nishiwaki Akifumi Machidori 6-4 6-2 ·
Akinori Naguro Jim Mcmanus 6-2 6-2 ·
Buster C Mottram Bhanu Nunna 6-1 6-2 ·
Terry Moor Shigeyuki Nishio 6-3 7-5 ·
Geoff Masters Sashi Menon 6-3 6-2 ·
Jun Kuki Hank Pfister 6-2 6-2 ·
Jun Kamiwazumi Colin Dibley 3-6 6-3 6-1
Mark Edmondson Etsuo Uchiyama 6-4 6-3 ·
Phil Dent Taisen Kanai 4-6 7-5 6-2
Ross Case Tetsu Kuramitsu 6-7 6-0 6-0
David Carter Asher Kahn 6-0 6-3 ·
Scott Carnahan Osuma Nakamura 6-4 6-3 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Kim Warwick Sachio Kato 6-4 6-3 ·
Sherwood Stewart Nobuya Tamura 4-6 6-2 6-0
Nick Saviano Scott Carnahan 6-0 6-1 ·
Tony Roche Tsuyoshi Fukui 5-7 6-4 6-1
Adriano Panatta Akinori Naguro 6-2 6-1 ·
Buster C Mottram Akira Kawaguchi 6-2 6-1 ·
Terry Moor Kenichi Hirai 6-2 5-7 6-4
Geoff Masters Takao Yamamoto 6-4 6-2 ·
Jun Kuki Shinichi Sakamoto 6-3 6-7 6-2
Jun Kamiwazumi Syd Ball 6-3 6-3 ·
Alvin Gardiner Butch Walts 4-6 6-2 6-1
Zeljko Franulovic David Carter 7-6 6-3 ·
Pat Dupre Mark Edmondson 6-4 7-6 ·
Eddie Dibbs Takehiko Nishiwaki 6-2 6-3 ·
Phil Dent Chris Kachel 4-6 6-1 6-3
Mike Cahill Ross Case 6-7 6-2 6-3

Players (48)

PlayerCountryReached
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Winner
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Final
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Semifinal
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Semifinal
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Quarterfinal
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Quarterfinal
JK Jun Kuki JPN Quarterfinal
NS Nick Saviano USA Quarterfinal
AG Alvin Gardiner AUS Round of 16
JK Jun Kamiwazumi JPN Round of 16
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 16
MC Mike Cahill USA Round of 16
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 16
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 16
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 16
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Round of 16
AN Akinori Naguro JPN Round of 32
AK Akira Kawaguchi JPN Round of 32
BW Butch Walts USA Round of 32
CK Chris Kachel AUS Round of 32
DC David Carter AUS Round of 32
KH Kenichi Hirai JPN Round of 32
ME Mark Edmondson AUS Round of 32
NT Nobuya Tamura JPN Round of 32
RC Ross Case AUS Round of 32
SK Sachio Kato JPN Round of 32
SC Scott Carnahan USA Round of 32
SS Shinichi Sakamoto JPN Round of 32
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 32
TY Takao Yamamoto JPN Round of 32
TN Takehiko Nishiwaki JPN Round of 32
TF Tsuyoshi Fukui JPN Round of 32
AM Akifumi Machidori JPN Round of 64
AM Akira Motomura JPN Round of 64
AK Asher Kahn USA Round of 64
BN Bhanu Nunna IND Round of 64
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 64
EU Etsuo Uchiyama JPN Round of 64
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 64
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 64
JM John Marks AUS Round of 64
KT Kiyoshi Tanabe JPN Round of 64
ON Osuma Nakamura JPN Round of 64
Ramesh Krishnan Ramesh Krishnan IND Round of 64
SM Sashi Menon IND Round of 64
SN Shigeyuki Nishio JPN Round of 64
TK Taisen Kanai JPN Round of 64
TK Tetsu Kuramitsu JPN Round of 64