Australian Open 1978

◄ Australian Open 1978 ►
Date:	December 25, 1978-3. January 1979
Edition:	67th  Australian Open
Place:	Melbourne
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Vitas gerulaitis
Ladies singles :	Evonne Goolagong
Men's double :	Ray Ruffel's Allan Stone
Ladies doubles :	Evonne Cawley Helen Cawley Mona Guerrant Kerry Reid
winner
Men's singles :	Guillermo Vilas
Ladies singles :	Chris O'Neil
Men's double :	Wojciech Fibak Kim Warwick
Ladies doubles :	Betsy Nagelsen Renáta Tomanová
Grand Slams 1978
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The 1978 Australian Open took place from December 25, 1978 to January 3, 1979. It was the 11th Australian Open since the beginning of the Open Era and the 67th edition of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia .

Defending champion in men's singles was Vitas Gerulaitis and in women's singles Evonne Goolagong . The defending champions were Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone in the men's doubles and Evonne Cawley / Helen Gourlay and Mona Guerrant / Kerry Reid in the women's doubles .

Men's singles

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Winner: Guillermo Vilas 

Final opponent: John Marks 

Final result: 6: 4, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Guillermo Vilas victory 02.  José Luis Clerc 1 round 03.  Arthur Ashe Semifinals 04th  Tim Gullikson 2nd round 05.  Wojciech Fibak Round of 16 06th  John Alexander Quarter finals 07th  Ken Rosewall Round of 16 08th.  Victor Amaya 2nd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Hank Pfister Semifinals 10.  Yannick Noah 1 round 11.  Tony Roche Quarter finals 12.  Peter Feigl Quarter finals 13.  Kim Warwick Round of 16 14th  Geoff Masters 1 round 15th  Bernard Mitton 2nd round 16.  Allan Stone Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Winner: Chris O'Neil 

Final opponent: Betsy Nagelsen 

Final result: 6: 3, 7: 6 ³

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Sue Barker Quarter finals 02.  Renáta Tomanová Quarter finals 03.  Beth Norton Round of 16 04th  Amanda Tobin 1 round 05.  Rene Blount Round of 16 06th  Cynthia Doerner 1 round 07th  Betsy Nagelsen final

Men's doubles

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Winner: Wojciech Fibak & Kim Warwick  

Final opponents: Paul Kronk & Cliff Letcher  

Final result: 7-6, 7-5

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  John Alexander Phil Dent   Round of 16 02.  Hank Pfister Sherwood Stewart   Quarter finals 03.  Mark Edmondson John Marks   1 round 04th  Wojciech Fibak Kim Warwick   victory

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Ray Ruffel's Allan Stone   Quarter finals 06th  Ross Case Geoff Masters   Round of 16 07th  Bernie Mitton Ray Moore   1 round 08th.  Colin Dibley Chris tile   Round of 16

Ladies doubles

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Winner: Betsy Nagelsen & Renáta Tomanová  

Final opponents: Naoko Sato & Pam Whytcross  

Final result: 7-5, 6-2

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Betsy Nagelsen Renáta Tomanová   victory 02.  Cynthia Doerner Kym Ruddell   Quarter finals 03.  Sue Barker Heidi Eisterlehner   1 round 04th  Judy Chaloner Patricia Gregg   1 round

Mixed

No mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open between 1970 and 1986.

Web links

• Official website