1978 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

Singles
1978 Benson & Hedges Championships
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up Tim Gullikson
Score6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1978 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1978 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 14 November and 18 November 1978. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Björn Borg was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion but did not participate in this edition. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after a win in the final against unseeded Tim Gullikson, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Vitas Gerulaitis (second round)
  2. Eddie Dibbs (second round)
  3. John McEnroe (champion)
  4. Brian Gottfried (second round)
  5. Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
  6. Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
  7. Harold Solomon (second round)
  8. Roscoe Tanner (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
Tim Gullikson w/o
Arthur Ashe
Tim Gullikson 7 4 6 2
3 John McEnroe 6 6 7 6
3 John McEnroe 6 6
Dick Stockton 4 3

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6
Heinz Günthardt 5 3 1 Vitas Gerulaitis 4 7 3
Vladimír Zedník 7 6 2 Tim Gullikson 6 5 6
Tim Gullikson 6 7 6 Tim Gullikson 6 6
Mark Cox 6 6 6 Sandy Mayer 2 2
Wojciech Fibak 2 4 Mark Cox 1 5
Bernard Mitton 2 6 6 Sandy Mayer 6 7
6 Sandy Mayer 6 7 Tim Gullikson w/o
4 Brian Gottfried 7 6 Arthur Ashe
Richard Lewis 6 0 4 Brian Gottfried 4 6 3
Stan Smith 6 6 Stan Smith 6 3 6
John Lloyd 3 4 Stan Smith 3 2
Victor Amaya 6 6 3 Arthur Ashe 6 6
Arthur Ashe 2 7 6 Arthur Ashe 2 6 6
Eliot Teltscher 2 2 7 Harold Solomon 6 4 1
7 Harold Solomon 6 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
Bob Lutz 0 1 5 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 6
Ilie Năstase 6 6 Ilie Năstase 3 7 3
Peter Fleming 3 4 5 Corrado Barazzutti 0 6
Karl Meiler 1 3 3 John McEnroe 6 7
Tom Okker 6 6 Tom Okker 2 3
David Lloyd 4 2 3 John McEnroe 6 6
3 John McEnroe 6 6 3 John McEnroe 6 6
8 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 9 Dick Stockton 4 3
Tom Gullikson 3 7 7 8 Roscoe Tanner 3 4
Dick Stockton 6 6 Dick Stockton 6 6
Tomáš Šmíd 1 4 Dick Stockton 6 4 8
Balázs Taróczy 1 6 5 Adriano Panatta 3 6 6
Adriano Panatta 6 4 7 Adriano Panatta 6 6
Frew McMillan 3 0 2 Eddie Dibbs 1 3
2 Eddie Dibbs 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 26, 29, 112–113. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  2. ^ "1978 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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