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Philadelphia WCT 1978

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Jan 23, 1978 Draw: 64 47 matches
Champion: Jimmy Connors

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
10 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6
8 Ilie Nastase 1 7 0
7 Raul Ramirez 6 6
12 Ken Rosewall 4 2
6 Eddie Dibbs 6 6
14 Harold Solomon 3 2
16 John McEnroe 7 6
5 Manuel Orantes 6 2
15 Sandy Mayer 6 7
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 2 5
3 Brian Gottfried 6 7
13 Wojtek Fibak 3 6
2 Bjorn Borg 3 7 6
Peter Fleming 6 6 3
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Buster C Mottram 1 4
Quarterfinal
6 Eddie Dibbs 7 3 6
15 Sandy Mayer 6 6 4
3 Brian Gottfried 6 6
16 John McEnroe 1 3
10 Roscoe Tanner 6 7
2 Bjorn Borg 4 6
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
7 Raul Ramirez 7 2 1
Semifinal
10 Roscoe Tanner 7 5 6 6
6 Eddie Dibbs 6 7 4 1
1 Jimmy Connors 3 4 6 6 6
3 Brian Gottfried 6 6 3 2 0
Final
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
10 Roscoe Tanner 2 4 3

Early rounds

Round of 64 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Antonio Zugarelli Hank Pfister 7-6 6-3 ·
Van Winitsky Jim Mcmanus 3-6 6-1 6-2
Balazs Taroczy Dick Crealy 6-4 6-4 ·
Marty Riessen John Alexander 7-6 6-7 6-3
Tom Okker Bill Scanlon 2-6 6-4 6-2
Raymond Moore Jiri Hrebec 6-4 6-4 ·
Mark Cox Tom Leonard 7-6 7-6 ·
John McEnroe Butch Walts 6-3 6-2 ·
Sandy Mayer Jan Kodes 6-2 4-6 6-2
Peter Fleming Corrado Barazzutti 6-3 6-7 6-1
Roscoe Tanner Syd Ball 6-2 7-5 ·
Tim Gullikson Dick Stockton 3-6 7-6 6-4
Eddie Dibbs Bob Hewitt 6-2 6-1 ·
Manuel Orantes Richard Meyer 6-2 6-1 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Mike Fishbach 6-2 6-0 ·
Jimmy Connors Cliff Drysdale 7-6 6-0 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Buster C Mottram Tim Gullikson 1-6 6-3 6-2
Peter Fleming Mike Cahill 6-3 7-6 ·
John McEnroe Tom Gullikson 6-4 3-6 7-6
Sandy Mayer Ross Case 6-1 6-1 ·
Harold Solomon Antonio Zugarelli 6-2 6-4 ·
Wojtek Fibak Van Winitsky 6-4 6-0 ·
Ken Rosewall Balazs Taroczy 7-5 6-3 ·
Roscoe Tanner Zeljko Franulovic 7-6 6-4 ·
Ilie Nastase Mark Cox 7-5 6-2 ·
Raul Ramirez Raymond Moore 6-4 7-6 ·
Eddie Dibbs Terry Moor 7-6 6-3 ·
Manuel Orantes Frew Mcmillan 6-4 7-5 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Jeff Borowiak 6-1 6-1 ·
Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen 6-3 6-4 ·
Bjorn Borg Tom Okker 6-2 6-1 ·
Jimmy Connors Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-2 ·

Players (48)

PlayerCountryReached
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Winner
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Final
BG Brian Gottfried USA Semifinal
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Semifinal
Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg SWE Quarterfinal
John McEnroe John McEnroe USA Quarterfinal
Raul Ramirez Raul Ramirez MEX Quarterfinal
SM Sandy Mayer USA Quarterfinal
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Round of 16
HS Harold Solomon USA Round of 16
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Round of 16
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Round of 16
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 16
Peter Fleming Peter Fleming USA Round of 16
Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis USA Round of 16
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 16
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 32
AZ Antonio Zugarelli ITA Round of 32
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 32
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Round of 32
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 32
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 32
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 32
MC Mike Cahill USA Round of 32
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 32
RC Ross Case AUS Round of 32
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 32
Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson USA Round of 32
TG Tom Gullikson USA Round of 32
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 32
VW Van Winitsky USA Round of 32
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 32
BS Bill Scanlon USA Round of 64
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 64
BW Butch Walts USA Round of 64
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 64
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Round of 64
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 64
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 64
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 64
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 64
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 64
Jiri Hrebec Jiri Hrebec CZE Round of 64
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 64
MF Mike Fishbach USA Round of 64
RM Richard Meyer USA Round of 64
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 64
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 64