Australian Open 1978 / men's singles

Australian Open 1978
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed

Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors

R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's singles
1977 (December) ◄ 1978 ► 1979
Grand Slams 1978 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1978 Australian Open . The defending champion was Vitas Gerulaitis . The final was played by Guillermo Vilas and John Marks , which Vilas won in four sets. For Vilas it was the first victory at the Australian Open and his third Grand Slam title overall.

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Argentina Guillermo Vilas	victory
02.	Argentina José Luis Clerc	1 round
03.	United States Arthur Ashe	Semifinals
04th	United States Tim Gullikson	2nd round
05.	Poland 1944 Wojciech Fibak	Round of 16
06th	Australia John Alexander	Quarter finals
07th	Australia Ken Rosewall	Round of 16
08th.	United States Victor Amaya	2nd round

No.	player	Round reached
09.	United States Hank Pfister	Semifinals
10.	France Yannick Noah	1 round
11.	Australia Tony Roche	Quarter finals
12.	Austria Peter Feigl	Quarter finals
13.	Australia Kim Warwick	Round of 16
14th	Australia Geoff Masters	1 round
15th	South Africa 1961 Bernard Mitton	2nd round
16.	Australia Allan Stone	Round of 16

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

3

6th

3

6th

11

Tony Roche

6th

1

6th

3

2

1

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

6th

9

Hank Pfister

2

0

4th

Paul Kronk

5

3

9

United States Hank Pfister

7th

6th

1

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

6th

3

6th

John Marks

4th

6th

3

12

Peter Feigl

6th

2

6th

2

7th

3

United States Arthur Ashe

4th

6th

4th

6th

9

3

Arthur Ashe

4th

2

6th

7th

Australia John Marks

6th

2

1

9

6th

John Alexander

4th

5

Australia John Marks

6th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

Argentina G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

7th

T. Rocavert

3

7th

3

6th

1

Argentina G. Vilas

6th

B. Drewett

4th

3

Australia B. Drewett

4th

6th

R. Ruffels

6th

4th

2

1

Argentina G. Vilas

6th

16

A. Stone

4th

Australia M. Edmondson

3

6th

7th

B. Fairlie

6th

2

1

6th

M. Edmondson

4th

6th

3

4th

16

Australia A. Stone

6th

3

6th

T. Wilkison

3

2

3

16

Australia A. Stone

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

11

Australia T. Roche

6th

I. Țiriac

3

0

3

11

Australia T. Roche

6th

G. Hardie

3

4th

United States G. Hardie

6th

6th

A. Gardiner

7th

2

4th

1

11

Australia T. Roche

6th

D. Collings

1

2

3

Australia D. Collings

6th

4th

6th

G. Moretton

4th

6th

4th

3

Australia D. Collings

6th

3

6th

7th

8th

V. Amaya

4th

6th

3

6th

S. Menon

6th

2

8th

United States V. Amaya

7th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

United States T. Gullikson

6th

7th

P. McNamee

2

6th

4th

T. Gullikson

2

3

6th

Australia P. McNamara

6th

7th

C. tile

2

7th

2

Australia P. McNamara

6th

5

6th

P. McNamara

2

5

Australia P. Kronk

6th

7th

United States J. DiLouie

6th

R. Frawley

3

2

1

J. DiLouie

6th

5

4th

6th

1

Australia P. Kronk

2

7th

6th

4th

6th

Australia P. Kronk

7th

2

6th

14th

G. Masters

5

6th

3

1

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

9

United States H. Pfister

6th

J. Smith

3

2

9

United States H. Pfister

7th

6th

4th

3

8th

S. Docherty

5

3

6th

6th

R. Drysdale

3

2

4th

Australia S. Docherty

6th

9

United States H. Pfister

6th

7th

6th

5

W. Fibak

3

6th

1

D. Carter

4th

0

7th

6th

2

Australia J. James

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. James

2

6th

3

5

Poland 1944 W. Fibak

6th

4th

6th

D. Whyte

4th

1

2

5

Poland 1944 W. Fibak

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

C. Stansbury

2

4th

3

7th

Australia K. Rosewall

2

7th

S. Stewart

6th

6th

5

6th

R. Lewis

7th

2

1

4th

United States S. Stewart

6th

6th

7th

K. Rosewall

6th

5

4th

8th

12

Austria P. Feigl

2

4th

7th

6th

10

I. El Shafei

7th

4th

3

7th

7th

Australia B. Giltinan

6th

6th

6th

9

B. Giltinan

2

6th

5

1

12

Austria P. Feigl

6th

3

7th

6th

C. Dibley

4th

6th

4th

6th

12

Austria P. Feigl

6th

1

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

Australia K. Warwick

6th

C. Freyss

4th

13

Australia K. Warwick

7th

6th

D. Crealy

6th

1

3

Australia D. Crealy

6th

7th

6th

W. Maher

4th

5

3

13

K. Warwick

6th

2

5

6th

3

United States A. Ashe

2

6th

7th

4th

6th

South Africa 1961 R. Moore

7th

4th

6th

R. Krishnan

5

6th

2

R. Moore

4th

3

United States A. Ashe

6th

B. Kleege

3

6th

3

United States A. Ashe

6th

7th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

6th

Australia J. Alexander

6th

7th

6th

P. Campbell

4th

6th

4th

6th

Australia J. Alexander

6th

R. Simpson

3

4th

D. Bohrnstedt

2

3

New Zealand R. Simpson

6th

6th

Australia J. Alexander

6th

B. Carmichael

3

2

A. Jarrett

2

3

2

Australia B. Carmichael

6th

Australia B. Carmichael

6th

2

7th

6th

15th

B. Mitton

4th

6th

6th

3

C. Letcher

3

7th

1

15th

South Africa 1961 B. Mitton

6th

5

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

10

Y. Noah

6th

3

1

Australia R. Case

4th

6th

R. Case

1

4th

1

United States J. Sadri

6th

United States J. Sadri

6th

7th

6th

N. Phillips

3

6th

4th

J. Sadri

2

6th

4th

Australia J. Marks

6th

4th

6th

Australia P. Dent

7th

2

1

6th

P. Portes

6th

6th

2

1

P. Dent

7th

3

2

Australia J. Marks

6th

6th

Australia J. Marks

6th

2

JL Clerc

7th

r.

Web links

Australian Open 1978 men's singles draw on ATP (English)