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ATP Masters 1000 Clay Start: May 22, 1978 Draw: 64 63 matches
Champion: Bjorn Borg

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6
9 Roscoe Tanner 2 4
8 Harold Solomon 6 3 6
14 Arthur Ashe 4 6 0
4 Eddie Dibbs 7 6
Kim Warwick 5 3
15 John Lloyd 6 4 7
Dick Crealy 4 6 6
12 John Alexander 6 6 6
Christophe Freyss 7 4 4
13 Jose Higueras 6 6
3 Brian Gottfried 3 2
Victor Amaya 6 6
10 John Newcombe 4 1
Adriano Panatta 5 6 7
16 Hank Pfister 7 3 6
Quarterfinal
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6
8 Harold Solomon 2 1
4 Eddie Dibbs 6 6
15 John Lloyd 2 1
13 Jose Higueras 6 6
12 John Alexander 2 4
Adriano Panatta 7 6
Victor Amaya 6 4
Semifinal
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6 6
4 Eddie Dibbs 4 3 0
Adriano Panatta 0 7
13 Jose Higueras 6 5
Final
1 Bjorn Borg 1 6 6 4 6
Adriano Panatta 6 3 1 6 3

Early rounds

Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Bjorn Borg Ricardo Ycaza 4-6 6-0 6-2
Eric Deblicker Roberto Lombardi 6-2 6-7 6-2
Jiri Granat Tenny Svensson 7-6 6-4 ·
Roscoe Tanner Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-2 ·
Arthur Ashe Vincenzo Franchitti 3-6 6-1 6-3
Christophe Roger-Vasselin Massimo Di Domenico 6-1 7-5 ·
Victor Pecci Rick Fagel 7-5 6-4 ·
Harold Solomon Jan Kodes 6-3 6-1 ·
Eddie Dibbs Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-4 ·
Jose Luis Clerc Heinz Gunthardt 7-6 6-0 ·
Colin Dowdeswell Patrick Proisy 4-6 6-3 6-2
Kim Warwick Phil Dent 6-3 7-5 ·
John Lloyd Fred Mcnair 6-3 6-4 ·
Antonio Zugarelli Kjell Johansson 6-4 2-6 6-1
Paolo Bertolucci Robin Drysdale 6-4 6-4 ·
Dick Crealy Raul Ramirez 0-6 7-6 6-3
Christophe Freyss Van Winitsky 3-6 7-5 7-5
Gianni Ocleppo Raymond Moore 6-4 6-1 ·
Tomas Smid Bernard Mitton 6-2 6-2 ·
John Alexander Chris Lewis 3-6 6-0 6-1
Jose Higueras Billy Martin 6-1 6-4 ·
Patrice Dominguez Pascal Portes 7-6 6-1 ·
Colin Dibley Gilles Moretton 6-3 6-7 7-6
Brian Gottfried Belus Prajoux 6-2 5-7 6-2
Victor Amaya Corrado Barazzutti 6-3 7-6 ·
Ivan Molina Nick Saviano 6-2 2-0 ·
Bob Giltinan Yannick Noah 7-6 5-7 6-4
John Newcombe Tom Gullikson 7-6 6-1 ·
Hank Pfister Joe Meyers 6-2 6-3 ·
Paul Mcnamee Brian Teacher 6-4 4-6 6-3
Terry Moor Mike Fishbach 3-6 6-1 6-4
Adriano Panatta Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 7-5 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Bjorn Borg Eric Deblicker 5-7 6-2 6-0
Roscoe Tanner Jiri Granat 6-2 7-6 ·
Arthur Ashe Christophe Roger-Vasselin 7-6 6-2 ·
Harold Solomon Victor Pecci 6-4 4-6 6-2
Eddie Dibbs Jose Luis Clerc 6-1 6-3 ·
Kim Warwick Colin Dowdeswell 6-3 6-3 ·
John Lloyd Antonio Zugarelli 7-6 3-6 6-4
Dick Crealy Paolo Bertolucci 4-6 6-4 6-2
Christophe Freyss Gianni Ocleppo 6-4 6-3 ·
John Alexander Tomas Smid 6-2 6-4 ·
Jose Higueras Patrice Dominguez 6-3 6-1 ·
Brian Gottfried Colin Dibley 6-1 6-3 ·
Victor Amaya Ivan Molina 4-6 6-1 6-4
John Newcombe Bob Giltinan 5-7 6-4 6-1
Hank Pfister Paul Mcnamee 6-3 6-3 ·
Adriano Panatta Terry Moor 7-6 6-4 ·

Players (64)

PlayerCountryReached
Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg SWE Winner
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Final
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Semifinal
Jose Higueras Jose Higueras ESP Semifinal
HS Harold Solomon USA Quarterfinal
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Quarterfinal
John Lloyd John Lloyd GBR Quarterfinal
VA Victor Amaya USA Quarterfinal
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Round of 16
BG Brian Gottfried USA Round of 16
CF Christophe Freyss FRA Round of 16
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 16
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 16
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Round of 16
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 16
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Round of 16
AZ Antonio Zugarelli ITA Round of 32
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Round of 32
CR Christophe Roger-Vasselin FRA Round of 32
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 32
CD Colin Dowdeswell GBR Round of 32
ED Eric Deblicker FRA Round of 32
GO Gianni Ocleppo ITA Round of 32
IM Ivan Molina COL Round of 32
JG Jiri Granat CZE Round of 32
Jose Luis Clerc Jose Luis Clerc ARG Round of 32
Paolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci ITA Round of 32
Patrice Dominguez Patrice Dominguez FRA Round of 32
PM Paul Mcnamee AUS Round of 32
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 32
TS Tomas Smid CZE Round of 32
Victor Pecci Victor Pecci PAR Round of 32
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
BT Brian Teacher USA Round of 64
Chris Lewis Chris Lewis NZL Round of 64
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Round of 64
FM Fred Mcnair USA Round of 64
GM Gilles Moretton FRA Round of 64
Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Gunthardt SUI Round of 64
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 64
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 64
JM Joe Meyers USA Round of 64
KJ Kjell Johansson SWE Round of 64
MD Massimo Di Domenico ITA Round of 64
MF Mike Fishbach USA Round of 64
NS Nick Saviano USA Round of 64
PP Pascal Portes FRA Round of 64
Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy FRA Round of 64
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 64
Raul Ramirez Raul Ramirez MEX Round of 64
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 64
RY Ricardo Ycaza ECU Round of 64
RF Rick Fagel USA Round of 64
RL Roberto Lombardi ITA Round of 64
RD Robin Drysdale GBR Round of 64
TS Tenny Svensson SWE Round of 64
TG Tom Gullikson USA Round of 64
VW Van Winitsky USA Round of 64
VF Vincenzo Franchitti ITA Round of 64
Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis USA Round of 64
Yannick Noah Yannick Noah FRA Round of 64