Birmingham Challenger 1978

ATP Challenger Tour
Birmingham Challenger 1978
date	June 19, 1978 - June 25, 1978
Edition	1
navigation	1978 ► 1991
venue	Birmingham, Alabama United States United States
Tournament number	712
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	64E / 32Q / 32D
Prize money	US $ 25,000

Last year's winner (individual)	first edition
Last year's winner (double)	first edition

Winner (singles)	South Africa 1961 Deon Joubert
Winner (doubles)	Bolivia Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois Canada

Status: end of the tournament

The 1978 Birmingham Challenger was a tennis tournament held June 19-25, 1978 in Birmingham , Alabama . It was part of the 1978 ATP Challenger Series and was played outdoors on grass.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 64 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 32 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	United States Eliot Teltscher	Round of 16
02.	Mexico Marcello Lara	final
03.	United States Keith Richardson	1 round
04th	Paraguay 1954 Francisco González	Semifinals
05.	France Christophe Freyss	Quarter finals
06th	United States Ferdi Taygan	2nd round
07th	Colombia Álvaro Betancur	2nd round
08th.	South Africa 1961 Deon Joubert	victory

No.	player	Round reached
09.	Bolivia Ramiro Benavides	1 round
10.	United States Mike Cahill	Quarter finals
11.	France Bernard Fritz	1 round
12.	South Africa 1961 Willem Prinsloo	Round of 16
13.	United States Butch sea car	1 round
14th	Canada Réjean Genois	Round of 16
15th	United States Eric Friedler	1 round
16.	France Pascal Portes	Round of 16

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

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

8th

South Africa 1961 Deon Joubert

6th

Q

Robert Van't Hof

4th

1

8th

South Africa 1961 Deon Joubert

6th

2

Marcello Lara

4th

2

4th

Francisco González

2

1

2

Mexico Marcello Lara

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

United States E. Teltscher

6th

D. Naegelen

1

2

1

United States E. Teltscher

7th

6th

United States C. Owens

7th

6th

C. Owens

6th

1

Q

J. Restrepo

5

2

1

E. Teltscher

2

r

United States C. Lewis

6th

10

United States M. Cahill

6th

C. Strode

2

C. Lewis

6th

3

H. Fritz

0

r

10

United States M. Cahill

7th

6th

10

United States M. Cahill

6th

1

10

M. Cahill

6th

1

3

11

B. Fritz

3

4th

8th

South Africa 1961 D. Joubert

2

6th

United States G. Taylor

6th

United States G. Taylor

6th

4th

7th

Q

J. Sadri

4th

R. Guedes

4th

6th

6th

Brazil 1968 R. Guedes

6th

G. Taylor

3

2

Switzerland M. Hürlimann

6th

8th

South Africa 1961 D. Joubert

6th

B. Foxworth

2

3

M. Hürlimann

2

T. Ragsdale

0

3

8th

South Africa 1961 D. Joubert

6th

8th

South Africa 1961 D. Joubert

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

D. Joubert

2

6th

Q

United States K. Richardson

6th

7th

Q

United States K. Richardson

6th

2

7th

H. Thomson

4th

1

Q

E. Iskersky

2

6th

5

Q

United States E. Iskersky

6th

Q

United States K. Richardson

6th

7th

United States L. Gottfried

6th

16

P. Portes

1

6th

Q

S. Nishio

1

2

L. Gottfried

3

6th

1

T. Clements

2

3

16

France P. Portes

6th

4th

6th

16

France P. Portes

6th

Q

K. Richardson

3

6th

6th

13

B. Sea wagons

4th

2

Q

United States R. Van't Hof

6th

3

7th

Q

United States R. Van't Hof

6th

Q

United States R. Van't Hof

6th

United States C. Mayotte

6th

7th

C. Mayotte

4th

2

J. Holladay

2

5

Q

United States R. Van't Hof

7th

6th

United States B. Rowe

7th

6th

B. Rowe

6th

3

Q

GS Malin

5

4th

United States B. Rowe

6th

5

6th

D. Bohrnstedt

1

6th

1

6th

F. Taygan

2

7th

3

6th

United States F. Taygan

6th

4th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

Colombia Á. Betancur

6th

7th

C. Gomez

1

5

7th

Á. Betancur

1

6th

H. Schoenfield

3

2

r

United States B. Maze

6th

7th

United States B. Maze

6th

5

B. Maze

4th

3

India B. Nunna

7th

6th

Australia A. Gardiner

6th

N. Phillips

5

2

B. Nunna

0

Australia A. Gardiner

6th

6th

6th

Australia A. Gardiner

6th

15th

E. Friedler

2

7th

0

A. Gardiner

3

2

9

R. Benavides

3

2

4th

Paraguay 1954 F. González

6th

France R. Brunet

6th

France R. Brunet

w.

O.

R. Meyer

4th

6th

3

W. Blocher

United States W. Blocher

6th

2

6th

R. Brunet

4th

1

C. Stalder

3

1

4th

Paraguay 1954 F. González

6th

United States G. Oropez

6th

G. Oropez

5

4th

A. Amritraj

1

4th

Paraguay 1954 F. González

7th

6th

4th

Paraguay 1954 F. González

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

France C. Freyss

6th

J. DiLouie

1

5

France C. Freyss

6th

France G. Toulon

6th

G. Toulon

1

2

C. Sylvan

4th

1

5

France C. Freyss

6th

M. Greenberg

6th

3

5

14th

R. Genois

3

2

United States T. Vann

4th

6th

7th

T. Vann

1

5

N. Jensen

5

2

14th

Canada R. Genois

6th

7th

14th

Canada R. Genois

7th

6th

5

C. Freyss

5

6th

12

South Africa 1961 W. Prinsloo

6th

3

7th

2

Mexico M. Lara

7th

W. Redondo

3

6th

5

12

South Africa 1961 W. Prinsloo

6th

3

5

France G. Moretton

6th

7th

G. Moretton

3

6th

2r

G. Braun

2

5

12

W. Prinsloo

0

2

S. Temple

7th

4th

1

2

Mexico M. Lara

6th

Brazil 1968 J. Soares

5

6th

J. Soares

4th

M. Barr

2

Mexico M. Lara

6th

2

Mexico M. Lara

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	United States Mike Cahill Marcello Lara Mexico	victory
02.	Paraguay 1954 Francisco González Christopher Sylvan United States	1 round
03.	South Africa 1961 Deon Joubert Willem Prinsloo South Africa 1961	Round of 16
04th	Australia Alvin Gardiner Ferdi Taygan United States	Semifinals

No.	pairing	Round reached
05.	India Ashok Amritraj John Holladay United States	1 round
06th	United States Guillermo Oropez Raymond Pascale United States	1 round
07th	United States Woody Blocher Dick Bohrnstedt United States	final
08th.	United States Bill Maze Eliot Teltscher United States	Quarter finals

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

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

United States M. Cahill, M. Lara
Mexico

6th

G. Braun W. Redondo

0

3

1

United States M. Cahill, M. Lara
Mexico

1

6th

N. Jensen N. Phillips

4th

6th

L. Gottfried E. Iskersky

6th

3

2

United States L. Gottfried E. Iskersky
United States

6th

7th

1

United States M. Cahill, M. Lara
Mexico

6th

GS Malin P. Smylie

4th

6th

8th

B. Maze E. Teltscher

4th

3

United States C. Mayotte T. Mott
United States

6th

7th

C. Mayotte T. Mott

3

2

C. Lewis R. Taylor

2

7th

6th

8th

United States B. Maze E. Teltscher
United States

6th

8th

United States B. Maze E. Teltscher
United States

6th

5

7th

1

United States M. Cahill, M. Lara
Mexico

6th

3

South Africa 1961 D. Joubert W. Prinsloo
South Africa 1961

6th

M. Barr E. Friedler

4th

3

T. Clements M. Hürlimann

3

4th

3

D. Joubert W. Prinsloo

6th

4th

3

United States M. Barr E. Friedler
United States

6th

7th

United States M. Barr E. Friedler
United States

2

6th

J. Eagleton J. Geraghty

4th

6th

United States M. Barr E. Friedler
United States

3

6th

7th

M. Greenberg, M. Shore

6th

3

A. Lucchesi B. Rowe

6th

3

6th

United States J. Cohen B. Foxworth
United States

7th

6th

J. Cohen B. Foxworth

3

2

United States A. Lucchesi B. Rowe
United States

6th

United States A. Lucchesi B. Rowe
United States

6th

5

A. Amritraj J. Holladay

4th

2

1

United States M. Cahill, M. Lara
Mexico

6th

6th

6th

G. Oropez R. Pascale

2

7th

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

7th

4th

Brazil 1968 R. Guedes J. Soares
Brazil 1968

6th

Brazil 1968 R. Guedes J. Soares
Brazil 1968

6th

J. DiLouie J. Sadri

6th

7th

4th

Á. Betancur G. Moretton

2

1

Colombia Á. Betancur G. Moretton
France

7th

6th

6th

R. Guedes J. Soares

2

R. Benavides G. Fritz

6th

4th

Australia A. Gardiner F. Taygan
United States

6th

United States H. Thomson T. Vann
United States

7th

6th

H. Thomson T. Vann

6th

6th

4th

H. Fritz P. Rennert

4th

Australia A. Gardiner F. Taygan
United States

7th

4th

6th

4th

Australia A. Gardiner F. Taygan
United States

6th

4th

A. Gardiner F. Taygan

4th

6th

7th

United States W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt
United States

7th

6th

7th

United States W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt
United States

6th

7th

P. Guerry A. Madani

6th

4th

7th

United States W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt
United States

4th

6th

7th

T. Garcia B. Sea Car

1

7th

2

R. Brunet D. Naegelen

6th

1

5

France R. Brunet D. Naegelen
France

6th

6th

6th

7th

United States W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt
United States

6th

4th

6th

France C. Freyss P. Portes
France

6th

7th

C. Owens T. Ragsdale

1

6th

3

C. Strode, M. Strode

3

6th

C. Freyss P. Portes

5

6th

United States C. Owens T. Ragsdale
United States

6th

2

7th

United States C. Owens T. Ragsdale
United States

7th

2

F. González C. Sylvan

4th

6th

6th

Web links and sources

Results on atpworldtour.com (English)