US Open 1978 / men's singles

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US 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
US Open
men's singles
1977 ◄ 1978 ► 1979
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Men's singles at the 1978 US Open

The defending champion was Guillermo Vilas .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SwedenSweden Bjorn Borg final
02. United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors victory
03. ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Vilas Round of 16
04th United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis Semifinals

05. United StatesUnited States Eddie Dibbs 3rd round

06th United StatesUnited States Brian Gottfried Quarter finals

07th ItalyItaly Corrado Barazzutti 2nd round

08th. MexicoMexico Raúl Ramírez Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
09. Spain 1977Spain Manuel Orantes 1 round

10. United StatesUnited States Sandy Mayer 1 round

11. United StatesUnited States Roscoe Tanner Round of 16

12. United StatesUnited States Harold Solomon Round of 16

13. ArgentinaArgentina José Luis Clerc 3rd round

14th Poland 1944Poland Wojciech Fibak 3rd round

15th United StatesUnited States John McEnroe Semifinals

16. United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
  1  SwedenSweden Bjorn Borg 6th 6th 6th 6th              
8th  MexicoMexico Raúl Ramírez 7th 4th 4th 0    
1  SwedenSweden Bjorn Borg 6th 6th 7th    
  4th  United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis 3 2 6th      
4th  United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis 6th 6th 6th    
 
     United StatesUnited States Johan Kriek 2 1 2      
  1  SwedenSweden Bjorn Borg 4th 2 2    
  2  United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors 6th 6th 6th    
  15th  United StatesUnited States John McEnroe 6th 6th 7th      
   United StatesUnited States Butch Walts 1 2 6th      
15th  United StatesUnited States John McEnroe 2 2 5    
  2  United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors 6th 6th 7th      
6th  United StatesUnited States Brian Gottfried 2 6th 1    
 
  2  United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors 6th 7th 6th      

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 6th 6th    
   South Africa 1961South Africa B. Hewitt 0 2       1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 6th 6th    
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland H. Günthardt 6th 7th          SwitzerlandSwitzerland H. Günthardt 2 4th    
   AustraliaAustralia G. Masters 3 6th         1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 4th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States T. Leonard 5 6th            South Africa 1961South Africa B. Mitton 6th 4th 2  
   South Africa 1961South Africa B. Mitton 7th 7th          South Africa 1961South Africa B. Mitton 6th 7th  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Cox 6th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Cox 4th 5    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia S. Birner 3 2         1  SwedenSweden B. Borg 6th 6th 6th    
   Spain 1977Spain A. Muñoz 6th 3         12  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 2 2 0    
   ItalyItaly G. Ocleppo 7th 6th          ItalyItaly G. Ocleppo 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States J. Borowiak 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States J. Borowiak 4th 0    
   MexicoMexico M. Lara 4th 3            ItalyItaly G. Ocleppo 2 1  
   IndiaIndia S. Menon 0 6th 2       12  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States G. Mayer 6th 3 6th        United StatesUnited States G. Mayer 4th 2  
   United StatesUnited States G. Hardie 3 1       12  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 6th 6th    
12  United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 6th 6th    

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
16  United StatesUnited States A. Ashe 4th 7th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia R. Case 6th 6th 1     16  United StatesUnited States A. Ashe 6th 6th    
   South Africa 1961South Africa F. McMillan 5 1          CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Granát 2 3    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Granát 7th 6th         16  United StatesUnited States A. Ashe 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States GS Malin 6th 4th            United StatesUnited States T. Moor 3 4th    
   United StatesUnited States T. Graham 7th 6th          United StatesUnited States T. Graham 6th 4th 2
   FranceFrance Y. Noah 7th 6th 5        United StatesUnited States T. Moor 4th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States T. Moor 6th 7th 7th       16  United StatesUnited States A. Ashe 4th 6th 6th 6th 2
   United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 4th 2         8th  MexicoMexico R. Ramírez 6th 4th 3 7th 6th
   South Africa 1961South Africa R. Moore 6th 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa R. Moore 4th 3    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Lloyd 6th 3 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Lloyd 6th 6th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Mottram 1 6th 1          United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Lloyd 2 3  
   AustraliaAustralia R. Ruffels 2 2         8th  MexicoMexico R. Ramírez 6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia D. Carter 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia D. Carter 3 1  
   AustraliaAustralia J. Alexander 6th 6th 3     8th  MexicoMexico R. Ramírez 6th 6th    
8th  MexicoMexico R. Ramírez 3 7th 6th  

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 7th 7th    
   FranceFrance P. Portes 5 5       4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 6th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States V. Amaya 7th 4th 6th        United StatesUnited States V. Amaya 2 7th 3  
   United StatesUnited States C. Richey 5 6th 3       4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 6th 3 7th  
   AustraliaAustralia D. Crealy 6th 7th 6th          RhodesiaRhodesia A. Pattison 4th 6th 5  
   United StatesUnited States B. Martin 7th 5 0        AustraliaAustralia D. Crealy 6th 6th 2
   NetherlandsNetherlands T. Okker 6th 6th 3        RhodesiaRhodesia A. Pattison 4th 7th 6th  
   RhodesiaRhodesia A. Pattison 7th 4th 6th       4th  United StatesUnited States V. Gerulaitis 4th 6th 6th 6th  
   ChileChile R. Acuña 0 3            United StatesUnited States B. Lutz 6th 4th 3 4th  
   United StatesUnited States H. Pfister 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States H. Pfister 4th 2    
   New ZealandNew Zealand C. Lewis 0 1          United StatesUnited States B. Lutz 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Lutz 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States B. Lutz 6th 6th  
   South Africa 1961South Africa K. Curren 6th 6th         13  ArgentinaArgentina J. Luis Clerc 3 2    
   AustraliaAustralia D. Collings 4th 1          South Africa 1961South Africa K. Curren 6th 3  
   United StatesUnited States M. Cahill 6th 6th 1     13  ArgentinaArgentina J. Luis Clerc 7th 6th    
13  ArgentinaArgentina J. Luis Clerc 7th 3 6th  

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
10  United StatesUnited States S. Mayer 6th 2    
   CanadaCanada R. Genois 7th 6th          CanadaCanada R. Genois 6th 6th    
   ColombiaColombia A. Betancur 6th 6th 6th        ColombiaColombia A. Betancur 2 3    
   United StatesUnited States N. Saviano 7th 1 4th          CanadaCanada R. Genois 2 6th    
   United StatesUnited States R. Fagel 7th 3            United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 6th 7th    
   AustriaAustria P. Feigl 6th 2 r        United StatesUnited States R. Fagel 2 7th 3
   United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 7th 7th          United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 6th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States J. Di Louie 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States J. Kriek 7th 6th 7th    
   South Africa 1961South Africa D. Joubert 5 0            United StatesUnited States B. Teacher 6th 3 6th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Teacher 7th 6th          United StatesUnited States B. Teacher 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Manson 4th 7th 6th        United StatesUnited States B. Manson 4th 4th    
   United StatesUnited States M. Turpin 6th 5 3          United StatesUnited States B. Teacher 6th 5 6th
   Hungary 1957Hungary B. Taróczy 6th 6th         5  United StatesUnited States E. Dibbs 2 7th 3  
   United StatesUnited States G. Amaya 2 2          Hungary 1957Hungary B. Taróczy 6th 6th 3
   United StatesUnited States M. Fishbach 6th 2       5  United StatesUnited States E. Dibbs 7th 4th 6th  
5  United StatesUnited States E. Dibbs 7th 6th    

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
7th  ItalyItaly C. Barazzutti 6th 6th    
   New ZealandNew Zealand R. Simpson 0 4th       7th  ItalyItaly C. Barazzutti 5 6th 2  
   United StatesUnited States J. Sadri 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States J. Sadri 7th 4th 6th  
   BoliviaBolivia RG Benavides Saravia 4th 2            United StatesUnited States J. Sadri 2 6th 3  
   AustraliaAustralia K. Warwick 7th 6th 3          SwitzerlandSwitzerland C. Dowdeswell 6th 3 6th  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland C. Dowdeswell 6th 7th 6th        SwitzerlandSwitzerland C. Dowdeswell 6th 3 6th
   United StatesUnited States M. Purcell 5 0          United StatesUnited States T. Waltke 4th 6th 3  
   United StatesUnited States T. Waltke 7th 6th            SwitzerlandSwitzerland C. Dowdeswell 6th 3 3    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia T. Šmíd 4th 6th 6th       15th  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe 7th 6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia B. Giltinan 6th 3 0        CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia T. Šmíd 7th 4th 0  
   United StatesUnited States C. Pasarell 1 1          United StatesUnited States P. Fleming 6th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States P. Fleming 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States P. Fleming 4th 1  
   ChileChile J. Fillol 6th 6th 6th       15th  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe 6th 6th    
   SwedenSweden K. Johansson 1 7th 4th        ChileChile J. Fillol 4th 7th 1
   United StatesUnited States S. Stewart 6th 4th       15th  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe 6th 6th 6th  
15th  United StatesUnited States J. McEnroe 7th 6th    

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
14th  Poland 1944Poland W. Fibak 6th 6th    
   Paraguay 1954Paraguay F. González 3 3       14th  Poland 1944Poland W. Fibak 6th 6th    
   IndiaIndia A. Amritraj 6th 1          United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Drysdale 4th 2    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Drysdale 7th 6th         14th  Poland 1944Poland W. Fibak 4th 5    
   FranceFrance G. Moretton 4th 2            United StatesUnited States B. Walts 6th 7th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Walts 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States B. Walts 7th 7th  
   United StatesUnited States R. Fisher 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States R. Fisher 5 5    
   United StatesUnited States E. Friedler 3 3            United StatesUnited States B. Walts 6th 7th 4th 6th 6th
   United StatesUnited States D. Dowlen 4th 4th         3  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 4th 6th 6th 7th 2
   SwedenSweden O. Bengtson 6th 6th          SwedenSweden O. Bengtson 2 2    
   South Africa 1961South Africa J. Yuill 6th 4th          United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States S. Smith 7th 6th            United StatesUnited States S. Smith 4th 6th 3
   FranceFrance G. Goven 4th 4th         3  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 6th 3 6th  
   United StatesUnited States B. Scanlon 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States B. Scanlon 7th 4th 3
   South Africa 1961South Africa C. Drysdale 5 2       3  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 5 6th 6th  
3  ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 7th 6th    

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
6th  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 7th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia P. Dent 5 5       6th  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States V. Winitsky 3 7th 3        United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 1 0    
   United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 6th 6th 6th       6th  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 6th 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 3 1    
   IndiaIndia V. Amritraj 3 7th 4th        United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 6th 7th  
   South Africa 1961South Africa W. Prinsloo 6th 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa W. Prinsloo 1 5    
   United StatesUnited States T. Garcia 4th 3         6th  United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 6th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States E. Teltscher 6th 6th         11  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 2 4th 1    
   CanadaCanada G. Halder 1 0          United StatesUnited States E. Teltscher 4th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States E. Iskersky 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States E. Iskersky 6th 3 4th  
   EcuadorEcuador R. Ycaza 4th 2            United StatesUnited States E. Teltscher 6th 2  
   United StatesUnited States F. Taygan 3 3         11  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 7th 6th    
   Paraguay 1954Paraguay V. Pecci 6th 6th          Paraguay 1954Paraguay V. Pecci 3 6th 6th
   South Africa 1961South Africa D. Schneider 1 4th       11  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 4th 7th  
11  United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 6th    

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
9  Spain 1977Spain M. Orantes 1 r    
   ItalyItaly A. Panatta 4th            ItalyItaly A. Panatta 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 6th 6th 4th        United StatesUnited States B. Nichols 2 4th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Nichols 4th 7th 6th          ItalyItaly A. Panatta 3 6th 7th  
   AustraliaAustralia M. Edmondson 1 4th            United StatesUnited States M. Riessen 6th 3 5  
   AustraliaAustralia J. James 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia J. James 1 6th 3
   United StatesUnited States M. Riessen 3 6th 7th        United StatesUnited States M. Riessen 6th 3 6th  
   United StatesUnited States T. Wilkison 6th 4th 6th          ItalyItaly A. Panatta 6th 4th 1 6th 5
   United StatesUnited States P. Du Pré 6th 6th         2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 4th 6th 6th 1 7th
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dibley 4th 4th          United StatesUnited States P. Du Pré 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance C. Freyss 6th 6th          FranceFrance C. Freyss 2 3    
   FranceFrance P. Dominguez 4th 4th            United StatesUnited States P. Du Pré 5 6th 3
   ChileChile Á. Fillol 2 0         2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 7th 4th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia S. Docherty 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia S. Docherty 1 3  
   United StatesUnited States T. Gullikson 0 2       2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 6th    
2  United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 6th    

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