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ATP·ATP International Series·Carpet

Richmond WCT 1978

StartsJan 30, 1978 Draw32 Matches31 Editions11
← 1977 1979 →
Champion Vitas Gerulaitis def. John Newcombe in the final
6-36-4

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6
Harold Solomon 3 2
John Newcombe 6 6
Jose Higueras 2 2
4 Eddie Dibbs 6 6
Zeljko Franulovic 1 2
Rod Laver 6 5 6
Mark Cox 4 7 4
7 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
Bob Hewitt 1 2
Peter Fleming 6 6
3 Brian Gottfried 2 3
Ken Rosewall 6 6
Arthur Ashe 3 3
2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
Balazs Taroczy 1 2
Quarterfinal
John Newcombe 6 1
1 Bjorn Borg 0 0
4 Eddie Dibbs 6 7
Rod Laver 1 6
7 Corrado Barazzutti 7 3 6
Peter Fleming 5 6 0
2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7
Ken Rosewall 3 6
Semifinal
John Newcombe 7 3 6
4 Eddie Dibbs 6 6 3
2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7
7 Corrado Barazzutti 4 6
Final
2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
John Newcombe 3 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Bjorn Borg Tom Okker 6-3 5-7 6-1
Harold Solomon Antonio Zugarelli 6-7 6-0 6-4
Jose Higueras Roscoe Tanner 6-3 6-4 ·
John Newcombe Wojtek Fibak 7-6 6-4 ·
Eddie Dibbs Mike Fishbach 6-2 6-3 ·
Zeljko Franulovic Jeff Borowiak 6-2 5-1 ·
Rod Laver Jan Kodes 6-1 6-3 ·
Mark Cox Manuel Orantes 7-6 6-2 ·
Corrado Barazzutti Jaime Fillol 6-1 3-6 6-4
Bob Hewitt Buster C Mottram 4-0 · ·
Peter Fleming Raymond Moore 4-6 6-3 6-3
Brian Gottfried Bob Lutz 3-6 6-3 6-4
Arthur Ashe Ilie Nastase 3-6 7-5 6-3
Ken Rosewall John Alexander 3-6 6-0 6-3
Balazs Taroczy Cliff Drysdale 5-7 6-4 7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer 7-5 7-5 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis USA Winner
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Final
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Semifinal
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Semifinal
Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg SWE Quarterfinal
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Quarterfinal
Peter Fleming Peter Fleming USA Quarterfinal
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Quarterfinal
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Round of 16
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 16
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 16
BG Brian Gottfried USA Round of 16
HS Harold Solomon USA Round of 16
Jose Higueras Jose Higueras ESP Round of 16
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 16
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 16
AZ Antonio Zugarelli ITA Round of 32
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 32
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Round of 32
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 32
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Round of 32
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 32
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 32
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 32
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 32
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 32
MF Mike Fishbach USA Round of 32
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 32
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Round of 32
SM Sandy Mayer USA Round of 32
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 32
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 32