San Jose 1978

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Apr 17, 1978 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Arthur Ashe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

Trey Waltke 1 7 6

1 Sandy Mayer 6 6 4

Bernard Mitton 7 6

5 Hank Pfister 6 4

3 John McEnroe 7 7

Steve Docherty 5 6

Erik Van Dillen 3 6 6

Rick Fisher 6 4 4

Eliot Teltscher 4 6 6

Carlos Kirmayr 6 2 2

4 Arthur Ashe 7 5 6

Gene Mayer 6 7 3

7 Byron Bertram 6 6

Van Winitsky 1 2

2 Roscoe Tanner 7 7

John Austin 6 6

Quarterfinal

Bernard Mitton 6 6

Trey Waltke 4 1

3 John McEnroe 6 6

Erik Van Dillen 2 1

4 Arthur Ashe 6 6

Eliot Teltscher 4 4

2 Roscoe Tanner 6 7

7 Byron Bertram 0 5

Semifinal

Bernard Mitton 1 6 6

3 John McEnroe 6 4 4

4 Arthur Ashe 6 5 7

2 Roscoe Tanner 4 7 6

Final

4 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6

Bernard Mitton 7 1 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Sandy Mayer	Peter Pearson	6-2	6-4	·
Trey Waltke	Billy Martin	6-2	6-3	·
Hank Pfister	Marcello Lara	6-2	6-3	·
Bernard Mitton	Richard Lewis	7-6	6-4	·
John McEnroe	Russell Simpson	7-6	6-2	·
Steve Docherty	John Feaver	4-6	7-5	6-4
Erik Van Dillen	Bill Scanlon	6-3	6-3	·
Rick Fisher	Charlie Pasarell	6-4	7-5	·
Carlos Kirmayr	Michael Wayman	6-1	2-6	6-2
Eliot Teltscher	Vincent Van Patten	6-1	6-4	·
Gene Mayer	Ricardo Ycaza	6-2	6-3	·
Arthur Ashe	George Hardie	6-4	4-6	6-1
Van Winitsky	Bruce Manson	2-6	6-4	7-6
Byron Bertram	Alvaro Fillol	6-3	6-7	6-2
John Austin	Greg Halder	7-6	6-1	·
Roscoe Tanner	John James	6-2	6-2	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Arthur Ashe	USA	Winner
BM	Bernard Mitton	RSA	Final
	John McEnroe	USA	Semifinal
	Roscoe Tanner	USA	Semifinal
BB	Byron Bertram	RSA	Quarterfinal
ET	Eliot Teltscher	USA	Quarterfinal
	Erik Van Dillen	USA	Quarterfinal
TW	Trey Waltke	USA	Quarterfinal
CK	Carlos Kirmayr	BRA	Round of 16
	Gene Mayer	USA	Round of 16
	Hank Pfister	USA	Round of 16
JA	John Austin	USA	Round of 16
RF	Rick Fisher	USA	Round of 16
SM	Sandy Mayer	USA	Round of 16
SD	Steve Docherty	AUS	Round of 16
VW	Van Winitsky	USA	Round of 16
AF	Alvaro Fillol	CHI	Round of 32
BS	Bill Scanlon	USA	Round of 32
BM	Billy Martin	USA	Round of 32
BM	Bruce Manson	USA	Round of 32
	Charlie Pasarell	USA	Round of 32
GH	George Hardie	USA	Round of 32
GH	Greg Halder	CAN	Round of 32
JF	John Feaver	GBR	Round of 32
JJ	John James	AUS	Round of 32
ML	Marcello Lara	MEX	Round of 32
MW	Michael Wayman	GBR	Round of 32
PP	Peter Pearson	USA	Round of 32
RY	Ricardo Ycaza	ECU	Round of 32
RL	Richard Lewis	GBR	Round of 32
RS	Russell Simpson	NZL	Round of 32
VP	Vincent Van Patten	USA	Round of 32