French Open 1978 / men's singles

French 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
French Open men's singles
1977 ◄ 1978 ► 1979
Grand Slams 1978 men's singles
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The men's singles at the 1978 French Open was a tennis competition in Paris .

Last year's winner was Guillermo Vilas .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Bjorn Borg victory 02.  Guillermo Vilas final 03.  Brian Gottfried 3rd round 04th  Eddie Dibbs Quarter finals 05.  Manuel Orantes Quarter finals 06th  Raúl Ramírez Quarter finals 07th  Corrado Barazzutti Semifinals 08th.  Harold Solomon 3rd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Roscoe Tanner Round of 16 10.  Dick Stockton Semifinals 11.  Wojciech Fibak Round of 16 12.  Phil Dent 1 round 13.  Tim Gullikson Round of 16 14th  Buster Mottram 3rd round 15th  John Alexander Round of 16 16.  Stan Smith 3rd round

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

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

6th

Raúl Ramírez

3

3

0

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

7th

Corrado Barazzutti

0

1

0

4th

Eddie Dibbs

2

6th

1

7th

Corrado Barazzutti

6th

7th

6th

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

2

Guillermo Vilas

1

1

3

5

Manuel Orantes

5

1

3

10

Dick Stockton

7th

6th

6th

10

Dick Stockton

3

3

2

2

Guillermo Vilas

6th

6th

6th

Hans Gildemeister

4th

6th

1

6th

3

2

Guillermo Vilas

6th

2

6th

3

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

É. Deblicker

1

1

1

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

R. Fagel

6th

7th

6th

R. Fagel

0

1

0

P. Kronk

1

6th

1

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

G. Hardie

5

6th

6th

7th

6th

P. Bertolucci

0

2

2

Q

J. Moreno

7th

1

7th

6th

1

G. Hardie

2

3

5

Q

B. Andersson

4th

6th

3

6th

4th

P. Bertolucci

6th

6th

7th

P. Bertolucci

6th

3

6th

0

6th

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

7th

N. Saviano

3

2

6th

9

R. Tanner

2

4th

6th

H. Günthardt

6th

6th

7th

H. Günthardt

3

3

6th

K. Meiler

4th

3

6th

1

C. Dibley

6th

6th

7th

C. Dibley

6th

6th

2

6th

C. Dibley

5

6th

4th

WC

J.-L. Haillet

3

2

4th

9

R. Tanner

7th

7th

6th

P. Portes

6th

6th

6th

P. Portes

3

0

1

J. Fassbender

2

1

r

9

R. Tanner

6th

6th

6th

9

R. Tanner

6th

4th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

14th

B. Mottram

6th

6th

6th

LL

J. Soler

2

3

2

14th

B. Mottram

2

7th

6th

6th

C. Roger-Vasselin

7th

7th

6th

C. Roger-Vasselin

6th

5

2

1

S. Krulevitz

5

6th

0

14th

B. Mottram

3

0

0

B. Hewitt

5

5

4th

V. Pecci

6th

6th

6th

I. Molina

7th

7th

6th

I. Molina

2

3

4th

V. Pecci

6th

7th

6th

V. Pecci

6th

6th

6th

W. Lloyd

4th

5

1

V. Pecci

2

2

6th

J. Higueras

6th

6th

6th

6th

R. Ramírez

6th

6th

7th

Q

D. Bedel

0

2

3

J. Higueras

2

4th

3

P. Cornejo Seckel

5

4th

6th

3

B. Teacher

6th

6th

6th

B. Teacher

7th

6th

3

6th

B. Teacher

2

4th

4th

P. Pearson

2

6th

4th

6th

R. Ramírez

6th

6th

6th

A. Zugarelli

6th

7th

6th

A. Zugarelli

1

3

2

B. Fritz

2

0

4th

6th

R. Ramírez

6th

6th

6th

6th

R. Ramírez

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

E. Dibbs

6th

6th

6th

SE

A. Muñoz

1

3

1

4th

E. Dibbs

7th

6th

6th

B. Giltinan

6th

6th

7th

B. Giltinan

6th

1

3

C. Richey

2

2

5

4th

E. Dibbs

7th

6th

3

6th

Q

W. Zirngibl

3

3

6th

P. McNamee

6th

1

6th

1

SE

T. Rocavert

6th

6th

7th

SE

T. Rocavert

2

3

3

P. McNamee

6th

6th

4th

7th

P. McNamee

6th

6th

6th

H. Kary

3

2

6th

5

4th

E. Dibbs

6th

7th

6th

P. You Pre

0

5

3

11

W. Fibak

3

5

1

J. Lloyd

6th

7th

6th

J. Lloyd

2

0

6th

6th

6th

G. Mayer

6th

3

3

6th

2r

U. Pinner

6th

6th

1

4th

3

U. Pinner

4th

6th

6th

4th

3

J. Lloyd

1

6th

1

1

Q

K. Tanabe

2

6th

3

11

W. Fibak

6th

4th

6th

6th

V. Winitsky

6th

4th

6th

V. Winitsky

1

2

3

I. El Shafei

4th

6th

4th

4th

11

W. Fibak

6th

6th

6th

11

W. Fibak

6th

2

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

S. Smith

3

6th

6th

7th

J. James

6th

3

3

5

16

S. Smith

7th

3

5

7th

6th

C. Dowdeswell

6th

5

6th

1

6th

C. Dowdeswell

6th

6th

7th

6th

4th

T. Gullikson

3

7th

3

6th

3

16

S. Smith

6th

2

4th

M. Edmondson

6th

4th

3

2

LL

S. Birner

7th

6th

6th

LL

S. Birner

2

6th

6th

6th

LL

S. Birner

7th

7th

6th

E. Van Dillen

2

5

1

Ž. Franulović

6th

5

2

Ž. Franulović

6th

7th

6th

LL

S. Birner

1

4th

1

K. Warwick

1

6th

7th

6th

3

7th

C. Barazzutti

6th

6th

6th

P. Dominguez

6th

7th

6th

3

6th

P. Dominguez

7th

5

7th

6th

R. Fisher

3

5

3

H. Pfister

6th

7th

5

2

H. Pfister

6th

7th

6th

P. Dominguez

7th

4th

5

2

G. Ocleppo

6th

6th

6th

7th

C. Barazzutti

5

6th

7th

6th

Q

S. Menon

3

2

4th

G. Ocleppo

6th

2

3

3

J. Yuill

6th

6th

3

1

r

7th

C. Barazzutti

4th

6th

6th

6th

7th

C. Barazzutti

3

7th

6th

0

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

M. Orantes

3

6th

6th

6th

T. Okker

6th

3

2

2

5

M. Orantes

7th

6th

7th

LL

A. Pierola

6th

2

0

6th

6th

LL

A. Pierola

5

1

6th

B. Mitton

3

6th

6th

3

0

5

M. Orantes

7th

7th

6th

R. Lewis

3

5

3

T. Šmíd

5

5

2

R. Ycaza

6th

7th

6th

R. Ycaza

2

7th

2

1

T. Šmíd

7th

4th

T. Šmíd

6th

5

6th

6th

V. Amaya

6th

6th

r

5

M. Orantes

6th

7th

7th

C. Freyss

5

4th

0

13

T. Gullikson

3

6th

6th

J. Borowiak

7th

6th

6th

J. Borowiak

5

6th

6th

6th

J. Granát

6th

2

3

1

A. Panatta

7th

1

4th

4th

A. Panatta

3

6th

6th

6th

J. Borowiak

2

6th

2

G. Goven

4th

7th

7th

6th

13

T. Gullikson

6th

7th

6th

V. Zedník

6th

5

5

2

G. Goven

6th

3

3

3

C. Letcher

3

2

2

13

T. Gullikson

2

6th

6th

6th

13

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

D. Stockton

4th

2

6th

6th

6th

R. Drysdale

6th

6th

3

4th

1

10

D. Stockton

6th

6th

7th

D. Crealy

3

1

6th

3

LL

J. Marks

1

0

5

LL

J. Marks

6th

6th

4th

6th

10

D. Stockton

4th

6th

3

7th

6th

C. Lewis

6th

6th

6th

B. Taróczy

6th

4th

6th

6th

4th

Q

R. Frawley

4th

2

3

C. Lewis

1

1

1

Q

D. Naegelen

0

3

0

B. Taróczy

6th

6th

6th

B. Taróczy

6th

6th

6th

10

D. Stockton

7th

6th

6th

C. Kirmayr

2

4th

4th

Q

R. Gehring

5

1

3

T. Moor

6th

6th

6th

T. Moor

6th

6th

6th

5

3

Q

R. Gehring

6th

4th

2

6th

6th

Q

R. Gehring

4th

3

7th

7th

6th

M. Fishbach

3

6th

6th

0

3

Q

R. Gehring

6th

6th

4th

6th

6th

Q

D. Carter

6th

6th

6th

3

B. Gottfried

3

7th

6th

3

2

B. Phillips-Moore

1

2

1

Q

D. Carter

4th

2

6th

4th

B. Scanlon

2

2

0

3

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

3

6th

3

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

H. Solomon

6th

7th

6th

J. Feaver

2

5

2

8th

H. Solomon

7th

6th

6th

6th

B. Prajoux

7th

6th

4th

6th

6th

B. Prajoux

6th

3

7th

3

L. Sanders

5

7th

6th

1

2

8th

H. Solomon

6th

5

0

4th

Q

P. Složil

6th

4th

6th

2

H. Gildemeister

3

7th

6th

6th

Q

E. Álvarez

7th

6th

3

6th

Q

E. Álvarez

6th

6th

4th

3

H. Gildemeister

6th

6th

6th

H. Gildemeister

4th

7th

6th

6th

WC

J. Vanier

1

3

4th

H. Gildemeister

7th

6th

3

4th

6th

P. Proisy

6th

6th

7th

15th

J. Alexander

5

4th

6th

6th

3

B. Bertram

3

3

5

P. Proisy

1

7th

2

6th

0

R. Cano

3

6th

6th

7th

R. Cano

6th

5

6th

4th

6th

N. Spear

6th

4th

3

5

R. Cano

6th

2

3

Q

K. Eberhard

6th

2

7th

6th

15th

J. Alexander

7th

6th

6th

Q

P. Parent

4th

6th

6th

2

Q

K. Eberhard

6th

4th

7th

2

J.-F. Caujolle

1

4th

3

15th

J. Alexander

7th

6th

6th

6th

15th

J. Alexander

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

P. Dent

4th

1

2

A. Ashe

6th

6th

6th

A. Ashe

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Luis Clerc

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Luis Clerc

2

4th

4th

I. Lendl

3

0

3

A. Ashe

4th

6th

7th

6th

J. Kodeš

6th

6th

6th

J. Kodeš

6th

3

6th

4th

B. Fairlie

2

0

1

J. Kodeš

3

6th

7th

7th

WC

H. Gauvain

1

6th

3

2

N. Pilic

6th

3

5

6th

N. Pilic

6th

3

6th

6th

A. Ashe

2

2

2

F. Jauffret

7th

3

3

4th

2

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

G. Moretton

6th

6th

6th

6th

G. Moretton

0

3

2

Y. Noah

6th

6th

6th

Y. Noah

6th

6th

6th

Q

A. Fillol

2

2

3

Y. Noah

2

6th

1

1

P. Huťka

6th

0

1

2

G. Vilas

6th

4th

6th

6th

B. Martin

7th

6th

6th

B. Martin

2

6th

6th

2

4th

O. Parun

0

4th

0

2

G. Vilas

6th

2

3

6th

6th

2

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• French Open 1978 (English) on the ATP homepage
• French Open 1978 (English) on the ITF website