1978 Transamerica Open – Singles

Singles
1978 Transamerica Open
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up Dick Stockton
Score2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Draw64
Seeds16

The 1978 Transamerica Open – Singles was an event of the 1978 Transamerica Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States, between September 25 and October 2, 1978. The draw comprised 64 players and 16 of them were seeded. Butch Walts was the defending Pacific Coast Championships singles champion but he lost in the first round to Dick Stockton. Eighth-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after he defeated tenth-seeded Stockton in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2.[1][2]

Seeds

1.   Björn Borg (third round)
2.   Vitas Gerulaitis (third round, withdrew)
3.   Brian Gottfried (first round)
4.   Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
5.   Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
6.   Sandy Mayer (third round)
7.   Harold Solomon (first round)
8.   John McEnroe (champion)
9.   Arthur Ashe (first round)
10.   Dick Stockton (final)
11.   Tim Gullikson (second round)
12.   Stan Smith (first round)
13.   John Lloyd (third round)
14.   Bob Lutz (second round)
15.   Tony Roche (second round)
16.   Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Andrew Pattison 2 4
Pat DuPré 6 6
Pat DuPré 4 7 5
10 Dick Stockton 6 6 7
10 Dick Stockton 6 6
Brian Teacher 3 1
10 Dick Stockton 6 6 2
8 John McEnroe 2 7 6
5 Roscoe Tanner 6 7 4
4 Eddie Dibbs 7 6 6
4 Eddie Dibbs 4 6
8 John McEnroe 6 7
8 John McEnroe 6 6
16 Adriano Panatta 3 2

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Björn Borg 6 6
Q Andy Lucchesi 2 0 1 Björn Borg 6 7
Q Bruce Nichols 6 6 Ove Bengtson 1 5
Ove Bengtson 7 7 1 Björn Borg 6 6 4
Andrew Pattison 6 7 Andrew Pattison 7 2 6
Frew McMillan 0 5 Andrew Pattison 6 6
Mike Cahill 6 6 Mike Cahill 2 4
12 Stan Smith 3 4 Andrew Pattison 2 4
15 Tony Roche 6 4 6 Pat DuPré 6 6
Ross Case 4 6 3 15 Tony Roche 2 5
Gene Mayer 6 4 3 Johan Kriek 6 7
Johan Kriek 4 6 6 Johan Kriek 3 6 3
Cliff Letcher 2 3 Pat DuPré 6 0 6
Pat DuPré 6 6 Pat DuPré 6 2 7
Bruce Manson 6 7 Bruce Manson 4 6 5
7 Harold Solomon 3 5

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Brian Gottfried 6 7 3
Allan Stone 7 6 6 Allan Stone 7 3 5
Sherwood Stewart 7 6 Sherwood Stewart 6 6 7
Raymond Moore 6 4 Sherwood Stewart 7 6 3
Terry Rocavert 7 6 10 Dick Stockton 5 7 6
Erik van Dillen 5 3 Terry Rocavert 1 3
Butch Walts 4 4 10 Dick Stockton 6 6
10 Dick Stockton 6 6 10 Dick Stockton 6 6
14 Bob Lutz 7 4 7 Brian Teacher 3 1
Q Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 6 6 6 14 Bob Lutz 7 6 4
Trey Waltke 5 1 Brian Teacher 5 7 6
Brian Teacher 7 6 Brian Teacher 6 3 7
Lloyd Bourne 6 4 1 6 Sandy Mayer 4 6 6
Geoff Masters 3 6 6 Geoff Masters 6 7 6
Q Brad Rowe 6 4 4 6 Sandy Mayer 7 5 7
6 Sandy Mayer 4 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 Roscoe Tanner 7 6
John Austin 5 3 5 Roscoe Tanner 6 6
Jeff Borowiak 6 6 Jeff Borowiak 3 2
Q Jerry Van Linge 2 3 5 Roscoe Tanner 6 7
Terry Moor 6 3 6 13 John Lloyd 3 5
Bernard Mitton 4 6 1 Terry Moor 4 6
Tom Gullikson 6 4 6 13 John Lloyd 6 7
13 John Lloyd 0 6 7 5 Roscoe Tanner 6 7 4
11 Tim Gullikson 6 6 4 Eddie Dibbs 7 6 6
Dennis Ralston 1 4 11 Tim Gullikson 5 4
Hank Pfister 7 6 Hank Pfister 7 6
Colin Dibley 6 2 Hank Pfister 5 4
Víctor Pecci 6 6 6 4 Eddie Dibbs 7 6
Nick Saviano 7 4 3 Víctor Pecci 4 2
Eliot Teltscher 2 5 4 Eddie Dibbs 6 6
4 Eddie Dibbs 6 7

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 John McEnroe 6 4 7
David Schneider 4 6 6 8 John McEnroe 7 6
Marty Riessen 6 6 Marty Riessen 6 0
Q Howard Schoenfield 2 1 8 John McEnroe 6 6
Q Robert Van't Hof 6 6 Kim Warwick 1 4
Willem Prinsloo 4 3 Q Robert Van't Hof 1 6
Kim Warwick 6 6 7 Kim Warwick 6 7
9 Arthur Ashe 7 4 5 8 John McEnroe 6 6
16 Adriano Panatta 7 3 6 16 Adriano Panatta 3 2
Roger Taylor 6 6 1 16 Adriano Panatta 6 6 6
Jan Norbäck 6 0 Mike Fishbach 7 1 1
Mike Fishbach 7 6 16 Adriano Panatta w/o
Bob Hewitt 7 7 2 Vitas Gerulaitis
Tony Graham 6 5 Bob Hewitt 4 3
Peter Fleming 6 7 0 2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
2 Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 26, 29, 102–103. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  2. ^ "1978 San Francisco – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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