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US Open 1978

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ATP Grand Slam Hard Start: Aug 29, 1978 Draw: 128 127 matches
Champion: Jimmy Connors

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Johan Kriek 7 6 7
Brian Teacher 6 3 6
15 John McEnroe 7 6 6
Colin Dowdeswell 6 3 3
8 Raul Ramirez 6 4 3 7 6
16 Arthur Ashe 4 6 6 6 2
6 Brian Gottfried 6 6 6
11 Roscoe Tanner 2 4 1
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 6 6
Bob Lutz 6 4 3 4
Butch Walts 6 7 4 6 6
3 Guillermo Vilas 4 6 6 7 2
2 Jimmy Connors 4 6 6 1 7
Adriano Panatta 6 4 1 6 5
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6 6
12 Harold Solomon 2 2 0
Quarterfinal
15 John McEnroe 6 6 7
Butch Walts 1 2 6
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6
Johan Kriek 2 1 2
2 Jimmy Connors 6 7 6
6 Brian Gottfried 2 6 1
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6 6 6
8 Raul Ramirez 7 4 4 0
Semifinal
2 Jimmy Connors 6 6 7
15 John McEnroe 2 2 5
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6 7
4 Vitas Gerulaitis 3 2 6
Final
2 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
1 Bjorn Borg 4 2 2

Early rounds

Round of 128 64 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Butch Walts Gilles Moretton 6-4 6-2 ·
Trey Waltke Mel Purcell 7-5 6-0 ·
Erik Van Dillen Van Winitsky 6-3 6-7 6-3
Eliot Teltscher Greg Halder 6-1 6-0 ·
Brian Teacher Deon Joubert 7-5 6-0 ·
Balazs Taroczy George Amaya 6-2 6-2 ·
Dick Stockton Vijay Amritraj 6-3 6-7 6-4
Stan Smith John Yuill 7-6 6-4 ·
Tomas Smid Bob Giltinan 4-6 6-3 6-0
Bill Scanlon Georges Goven 6-4 6-4 ·
John Sadri Ramiro Benavides 6-4 6-2 ·
Marty Riessen Tim Wilkison 3-6 6-4 7-6
Willem Prinsloo Tim Garcia 6-4 6-3 ·
Hank Pfister Ricardo Acuna 6-0 6-3 ·
Victor Pecci Ferdi Taygan 6-3 6-3 ·
Andrew Pattison Tom Okker 7-6 4-6 6-3
Gianni Ocleppo Antonio Munoz 7-6 6-3 ·
Bruce Nichols Tom Gorman 4-6 7-6 6-4
Raymond Moore Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-2 ·
Terry Moor Yannick Noah 6-7 7-6 7-5
Bernard Mitton Tom Leonard 7-5 7-6 ·
Gene Mayer Sashi Menon 6-0 3-6 6-2
Bruce Manson Mark Turpin 4-6 7-5 6-3
Bob Lutz Chris Lewis 6-0 6-1 ·
John Lloyd Buster C Mottram 6-1 3-6 6-1
Johan Kriek Jai Dilouie 7-6 7-6 ·
John James Mark Edmondson 6-1 6-4 ·
Erick Iskersky Ricardo Ycaza 6-4 6-2 ·
Heinz Gunthardt Geoff Masters 6-3 7-6 ·
Jiri Granat Frew Mcmillan 7-5 6-1 ·
Tony Graham Gene Stuart Malin 7-6 6-4 ·
Christophe Freyss Patrice Dominguez 6-4 6-4 ·
Peter Fleming Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-1 ·
Rick Fisher Eric Friedler 6-3 6-3 ·
Jaime Fillol Kjell Johansson 6-1 6-7 6-4
Rick Fagel Peter Feigl 7-6 5-7 3-2
Pat Dupre Colin Dibley 6-4 6-4 ·
Robin Drysdale Anand Amritraj 7-6 6-1 ·
Colin Dowdeswell Kim Warwick 6-7 7-6 6-3
Steve Docherty Alvaro Fillol 6-2 6-0 ·
Kevin Curren Dale Collings 6-4 6-1 ·
Dick Crealy Billy Martin 6-7 7-5 6-0
Mark Cox Stanislav Birner 6-3 6-2 ·
David Carter Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-2 ·
Jeff Borowiak Marcello Lara 6-4 6-3 ·
Alvaro Betancur Nick Saviano 6-7 6-1 6-4
Ove Bengtson David Dowlen 6-4 6-4 ·
Victor Amaya Cliff Richey 7-5 4-6 6-3
Arthur Ashe Ross Case 4-6 7-6 6-1
John McEnroe Sherwood Stewart 7-6 6-4 ·
Wojtek Fibak Francisco Gonzalez 6-3 6-3 ·
Jose Luis Clerc Mike Cahill 7-6 3-6 6-1
Harold Solomon George Hardie 6-3 6-1 ·
Roscoe Tanner David Schneider 6-1 6-4 ·
Rejean Genois Sandy Mayer 7-6 6-2 ·
Adriano Panatta Manuel Orantes 4-1 · ·
Raul Ramirez John Alexander 3-6 7-6 6-3
Corrado Barazzutti Russell Simpson 6-0 6-4 ·
Brian Gottfried Phil Dent 7-5 7-5 ·
Eddie Dibbs Mike Fishbach 7-6 6-2 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Pascal Portes 7-5 7-5 ·
Guillermo Vilas Cliff Drysdale 7-5 6-2 ·
Jimmy Connors Tom Gullikson 6-0 6-2 ·
Bjorn Borg Bob Hewitt 6-0 6-2 ·
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Butch Walts Rick Fisher 7-5 7-5 ·
Eliot Teltscher Erick Iskersky 4-6 6-3 6-4
Brian Teacher Bruce Manson 6-4 6-4 ·
Dick Stockton Willem Prinsloo 6-1 7-5 ·
Stan Smith Ove Bengtson 6-2 6-2 ·
Marty Riessen John James 6-1 3-6 6-3
Andrew Pattison Dick Crealy 4-6 7-6 6-2
Adriano Panatta Bruce Nichols 6-2 6-4 ·
Gianni Ocleppo Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-0 ·
Terry Moor Tony Graham 4-6 6-4 6-2
Bernard Mitton Mark Cox 6-4 7-5 ·
Bob Lutz Hank Pfister 6-4 6-2 ·
John Lloyd Raymond Moore 6-4 6-3 ·
Johan Kriek Rick Fagel 6-2 6-7 6-3
Rejean Genois Alvaro Betancur 6-2 6-3 ·
Peter Fleming Tomas Smid 6-7 6-4 6-0
Pat Dupre Christophe Freyss 6-2 6-3 ·
Colin Dowdeswell Trey Waltke 6-4 3-6 6-3
Arthur Ashe Jiri Granat 6-2 6-3 ·
John McEnroe Jaime Fillol 6-4 6-7 6-1
Wojtek Fibak Robin Drysdale 6-4 6-2 ·
Jose Luis Clerc Kevin Curren 7-6 6-3 ·
Harold Solomon Gene Mayer 6-4 6-2 ·
Roscoe Tanner Victor Pecci 6-3 4-6 7-6
Raul Ramirez David Carter 6-3 6-1 ·
John Sadri Corrado Barazzutti 7-5 4-6 6-2
Brian Gottfried Erik Van Dillen 6-1 6-0 ·
Eddie Dibbs Balazs Taroczy 7-6 4-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis Victor Amaya 6-2 6-7 6-3
Guillermo Vilas Bill Scanlon 5-7 6-4 6-3
Jimmy Connors Steve Docherty 6-1 6-3 ·
Bjorn Borg Heinz Gunthardt 6-2 6-4 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Adriano Panatta Marty Riessen 3-6 6-3 7-5
Johan Kriek Rejean Genois 6-2 7-6 ·
Colin Dowdeswell John Sadri 6-2 3-6 6-3
Arthur Ashe Terry Moor 6-3 6-4 ·
John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6-4 6-1 ·
Butch Walts Wojtek Fibak 6-4 7-5 ·
Bob Lutz Jose Luis Clerc 6-3 6-2 ·
Harold Solomon Gianni Ocleppo 6-2 6-1 ·
Roscoe Tanner Eliot Teltscher 7-6 6-2 ·
Raul Ramirez John Lloyd 6-2 6-3 ·
Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton 6-3 6-1 ·
Brian Teacher Eddie Dibbs 6-2 5-7 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis Andrew Pattison 6-4 3-6 7-5
Guillermo Vilas Stan Smith 6-4 3-6 6-3
Jimmy Connors Pat Dupre 7-5 4-6 6-3
Bjorn Borg Bernard Mitton 4-6 6-4 6-2

Players (128)

PlayerCountryReached
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Winner
Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg SWE Final
John McEnroe John McEnroe USA Semifinal
Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis USA Semifinal
BG Brian Gottfried USA Quarterfinal
BW Butch Walts USA Quarterfinal
JK Johan Kriek USA Quarterfinal
Raul Ramirez Raul Ramirez MEX Quarterfinal
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 16
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Round of 16
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 16
BT Brian Teacher USA Round of 16
CD Colin Dowdeswell GBR Round of 16
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Round of 16
HS Harold Solomon USA Round of 16
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Round of 16
AP Andrew Pattison USA Round of 32
BM Bernard Mitton RSA Round of 32
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 32
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Round of 32
ET Eliot Teltscher USA Round of 32
GO Gianni Ocleppo ITA Round of 32
John Lloyd John Lloyd GBR Round of 32
John Sadri John Sadri USA Round of 32
Jose Luis Clerc Jose Luis Clerc ARG Round of 32
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 32
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 32
Peter Fleming Peter Fleming USA Round of 32
RG Rejean Genois CAN Round of 32
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 32
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 32
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 32
AB Alvaro Betancur COL Round of 64
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 64
BS Bill Scanlon USA Round of 64
BM Bruce Manson USA Round of 64
BN Bruce Nichols USA Round of 64
CF Christophe Freyss FRA Round of 64
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Round of 64
DC David Carter AUS Round of 64
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 64
EI Erick Iskersky USA Round of 64
Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen USA Round of 64
Gene Mayer Gene Mayer USA Round of 64
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 64
Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Gunthardt SUI Round of 64
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 64
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 64
JG Jiri Granat CZE Round of 64
JJ John James AUS Round of 64
Kevin Curren Kevin Curren USA Round of 64
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 64
OB Ove Bengtson SWE Round of 64
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 64
RF Rick Fagel USA Round of 64
RF Rick Fisher USA Round of 64
RD Robin Drysdale GBR Round of 64
SD Steve Docherty AUS Round of 64
TS Tomas Smid CZE Round of 64
TG Tony Graham USA Round of 64
TW Trey Waltke USA Round of 64
VA Victor Amaya USA Round of 64
Victor Pecci Victor Pecci PAR Round of 64
WP Willem Prinsloo RSA Round of 64
AF Alvaro Fillol CHI Round of 128
AA Anand Amritraj IND Round of 128
AM Antonio Munoz ESP Round of 128
BM Billy Martin USA Round of 128
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Round of 128
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 128
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Round of 128
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 128
Chris Lewis Chris Lewis NZL Round of 128
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 128
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 128
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 128
DC Dale Collings AUS Round of 128
DD David Dowlen USA Round of 128
DS David Schneider USA Round of 128
DJ Deon Joubert RSA Round of 128
EF Eric Friedler USA Round of 128
FT Ferdi Taygan USA Round of 128
FG Francisco Gonzalez PAR Round of 128
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Round of 128
GM Gene Stuart Malin USA Round of 128
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 128
GA George Amaya USA Round of 128
GH George Hardie USA Round of 128
GG Georges Goven FRA Round of 128
GM Gilles Moretton FRA Round of 128
GH Greg Halder CAN Round of 128
JD Jai Dilouie USA Round of 128
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 128
JY John Yuill RSA Round of 128
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 128
KJ Kjell Johansson SWE Round of 128
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 128
ML Marcello Lara MEX Round of 128
ME Mark Edmondson AUS Round of 128
MT Mark Turpin USA Round of 128
Mel Purcell Mel Purcell USA Round of 128
MC Mike Cahill USA Round of 128
MF Mike Fishbach USA Round of 128
NS Nick Saviano USA Round of 128
PP Pascal Portes FRA Round of 128
Patrice Dominguez Patrice Dominguez FRA Round of 128
PF Peter Feigl AUT Round of 128
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 128
RB Ramiro Benavides BOL Round of 128
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 128
RA Ricardo Acuna CHI Round of 128
RY Ricardo Ycaza ECU Round of 128
RC Ross Case AUS Round of 128
RS Russell Simpson NZL Round of 128
SM Sandy Mayer USA Round of 128
SM Sashi Menon IND Round of 128
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 128
SB Stanislav Birner CZE Round of 128
TG Tim Garcia USA Round of 128
Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson USA Round of 128
TW Tim Wilkison USA Round of 128
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 128
TG Tom Gullikson USA Round of 128
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 128
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 128
VW Van Winitsky USA Round of 128
Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj IND Round of 128
Yannick Noah Yannick Noah FRA Round of 128