Shreveport Challenger 1978

Shreveport Challenger 1978
date	June 12, 1978 - June 18, 1978
Edition	1
navigation	1978
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Shreveport United States
Tournament number	672
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	64E / 32D
Prize money	US $ 25,000
Last year's winner (individual)	first edition
Last year's winner (double)	first edition
Winner (singles)	Francisco González
Winner (doubles)	Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois
Status: end of the tournament

The 1978 Shreveport Challenger was a tennis tournament that was held in Shreveport from June 12-18, 1978 . It was part of the 1978 ATP Challenger Series and was played outdoors on hard courts.

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.  Deon Joubert 2nd round 02.  Eliot Teltscher Semifinals 03.  Marcello Lara final 04th  Keith Richardson Quarter finals 05.  Christophe Freyss 1 round 06th  Mike Cahill Round of 16 07th  Álvaro Betancur 1 round 08th. retreat

No. player Round reached 09.  Willem Prinsloo Round of 16 10.  Butch sea car 1 round 11.  Dick Bohrnstedt Round of 16 12.  Eric Friedler Round of 16 13.  Ramiro Benavides 2nd round 14th  Francisco González victory 15th  Ferdi Taygan Quarter finals 16.  Réjean Genois Semifinals

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

16

Réjean Genois

2

5

3

Marcello Lara

6th

7th

3

Marcello Lara

6th

2

14th

Francisco González

7th

6th

14th

Francisco González

5

6th

6th

2

Eliot Teltscher

7th

3

2

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

D. Joubert

4th

6th

6th

G. Amaya

6th

4th

2

1

D. Joubert

6th

4th

5

G. Moretton

4th

6th

6th

G. Moretton

3

6th

7th

B. Maze

6th

3

4th

G. Moretton

1

4th

G. Nunez

6th

6th

16

R. Genois

6th

6th

J. Geraghty

4th

4th

G. Nunez

6th

5

4th

GS Malin

3

4th

16

R. Genois

1

7th

6th

16

R. Genois

6th

6th

16

R. Genois

6th

6th

12

E. Friedler

6th

6th

W. Maher

2

3

M. Shore

2

3

12

E. Friedler

6th

6th

T. Crabel

6th

6th

6th

G. Martinez

4th

2

G. Martinez

7th

0

7th

12

E. Friedler

5

2

T. Garcia

3

1

W. Maher

7th

6th

Q

J. Restrepo

6th

6th

Q

J. Restrepo

2

1

W. Maher

6th

6th

W. Maher

6th

6th

7th

Á. Betancur

4th

2

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

M. Lara

6th

6th

Q

G. Neascu

3

0

3

M. Lara

6th

6th

J. Eagleton

0

3

P. Portes

3

2

P. Portes

6th

6th

3

M. Lara

6th

6th

Q

R. Fisher

R. Guedes

3

1

R. Guedes

w.

O.

R. Guedes

3

6th

6th

J. DiLouie

4th

3

13

R. Benavides

6th

3

3

13

R. Benavides

6th

6th

3

M. Lara

7th

4th

6th

10

B. Sea wagons

6th

1

6th

J. Sadri

5

6th

4th

A. Gardiner

4th

6th

7th

A. Gardiner

6th

7th

N. Jensen

4th

6th

3

R. Meyer

0

5

R. Meyer

6th

3

6th

A. Gardiner

3

6th

T. Mott

3

1

J. Sadri

6th

7th

B. Coleman

6th

6th

B. Coleman

6th

4th

3

J. Sadri

1

7th

6th

J. Sadri

4th

6th

6th

5

C. Freyss

6th

6th

4th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

M. Cahill

6th

6th

M. Greenberg

2

1

6th

M. Cahill

6th

6th

H. Fritz

6th

6th

r

T. Clements

2

2

T. Clements

2

7th

6th

M. Cahill

1

6th

6th

C. Strode

6th

5

14th

F. González

6th

2

7th

C. Sylvan

7th

7th

C. Sylvan

2

4th

B. Drewett

2

2

14th

F. González

6th

6th

14th

F. González

6th

6th

14th

F. González

6th

6th

11

D. Bohrnstedt

6th

6th

4th

K. Richardson

4th

3

Q

R. Acuña

3

4th

11

D. Bohrnstedt

6th

6th

G. Taylor

1

7th

Q

J. Joyce

4th

3

Q

J. Joyce

6th

6th

7th

11

D. Bohrnstedt

6th

5

Q

M. Sassano

6th

6th

4th

K. Richardson

7th

7th

J. Holladay

0

4th

Q

M. Sassano

3

6th

S. Temple

3

2

4th

K. Richardson

6th

7th

4th

K. Richardson

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

LL

G. Fritz

4th

5

N. Phillips

6th

7th

N. Phillips

2

6th

7th

G. Toulon

0

4th

Q

J. Nuñez

6th

2

5

Q

J. Nuñez

6th

6th

N. Phillips

2

0

A. Lloyd

2

1

15th

F. Taygan

6th

6th

M. Hürlimann

6th

6th

M. Hürlimann

6th

1

M. Barr

5

5

15th

F. Taygan

7th

6th

15th

F. Taygan

7th

7th

15th

F. Taygan

4th

1

9

W. Prinsloo

6th

6th

2

E. Teltscher

6th

6th

B. Rowe

1

0

9

W. Prinsloo

6th

6th

W. Redondo

6th

6th

W. Redondo

0

3

R. Brunet

3

1

9

W. Prinsloo

3

2

J. Soares

6th

6th

2

E. Teltscher

6th

6th

G. Oropez

1

1

J. Soares

4th

6th

5

Q

K. Karzen

3

4th

2

E. Teltscher

6th

3

7th

2

E. Teltscher

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Francisco González Christopher Sylvan   Quarter finals 02.  John Holladay Marcello Lara   Round of 16 03.  Deon Joubert Willem Prinsloo   1 round 04th  Alvin Gardiner Ferdi Taygan   Round of 16

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Raymond Pascale Keith Richardson   Round of 16 06th  Woody Blocher Dick Bohrnstedt   final 07th  Bill Maze Eliot Teltscher   1 round 08th.  Brad Coleman Glen Holroyd   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

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

F. González C. Sylvan

6th

7th

M. Barr J. DiLouie

3

6th

1

F. González C. Sylvan

6th

5

6th

M. Greenberg, M. Shore

6th

6th

M. Greenberg, M. Shore

4th

7th

2

T. Clements M. Hürlimann

4th

4th

1

F. González C. Sylvan

L. Allen D. Sandgren

3

6th

7th

6th

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

w.

O.

G. Fritz W. Redondo

6th

3

5

L. Allen D. Sandgren

3

4th

A. Gomez J. Restrepo

1

1

6th

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

6th

6th

6th

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

6th

6th

6th

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

4th

7th

6th

3

D. Joubert W. Prinsloo

6th

2

C. Lewis G. Taylor

6th

5

3

G. Amaya J. Sadri

7th

6th

G. Amaya J. Sadri

C. Lewis G. Taylor

6th

6th

C. Lewis G. Taylor

w.

O.

T. Garcia J. Nuñez

3

4th

C. Lewis G. Taylor

6th

6th

J. Geraghty M. Sassano

6th

5

6th

J. Geraghty M. Sassano

4th

2

R. Guedes G. Nunez

4th

7th

3

J. Geraghty M. Sassano

6th

6th

A. Lucchesi B. Rowe

4th

6th

4th

8th

B. Coleman G. Holroyd

2

2

8th

B. Coleman G. Holroyd

6th

4th

6th

6th

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

6th

6th

2

5

R. Pascale K. Richardson

6th

6th

R. Benavides R. Genois

7th

4th

6th

T. Crabel S. Temple

3

2

5

R. Pascale K. Richardson

7th

2

5

GS Malin J. Soares

7th

6th

GS Malin J. Soares

6th

6th

7th

N. Jensen N. Phillips

6th

2

GS Malin J. Soares

7th

3

3

C. Freyss P. Portes

6th

6th

C. Freyss P. Portes

6th

6th

6th

R. Brunet G. Moretton

4th

4th

C. Freyss P. Portes

6th

6th

6th

J. Eagleton C. Fisher

4th

2

A. Gardiner F. Taygan

7th

3

4th

4th

A. Gardiner F. Taygan

6th

6th

C. Freyss P. Portes

3

1

7th

B. Maze E. Teltscher

5

5

R. Benavides R. Genois

6th

6th

R. Benavides R. Genois

7th

7th

R. Benavides R. Genois

6th

6th

6th

J. Cohen P. Rennert

6th

6th

6th

J. Cohen P. Rennert

2

7th

4th

R. Meyer G. Toulon

7th

4th

4th

R. Benavides R. Genois

7th

7th

Á. Betancur G. Oropez

6th

1

E. Friedler K. Karzen

5

5

E. Friedler K. Karzen

7th

6th

E. Friedler K. Karzen

6th

6th

H. Fritz

2

J. Holladay M. Lara

4th

2

2

J. Holladay M. Lara

w.

O.

Web links and sources

• Results on atpworldtour.com (English)