1978 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles
1978 American Airlines Tennis Games
Champion United States Roscoe Tanner
Runner-up Mexico Raúl Ramirez
Final score 61, 76

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Peter Fleming.

Roscoe Tanner won in the final 61, 76 against Raúl Ramirez.

Seeds

  1. United States Brian Gottfried (Quarterfinals)
  2. United States Eddie Dibbs (Second Round)
  3. Spain Manuel Orantes (Quarterfinals)
  4. Mexico Raúl Ramirez (Final)
  5. Romania Ilie Năstase (Quarterfinals)
  6. United States Harold Solomon (Third Round)
  7. United States Sandy Mayer (First Round)
  8. United States Roscoe Tanner (Champion)
  1. Chile Jaime Fillol (Third Round)
  2. Australia Phil Dent (First Round)
  3. United States Stan Smith (Third Round)
  4. Australia John Alexander (First Round)
  5. United States Tim Gullikson (Second Round)
  6. South Africa Cliff Drysdale (Second Round)
  7. Spain José Higueras (Second Round)
  8. Australia John Newcombe (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
     United States Peter Fleming 6 6 4  
4  Mexico Raúl Ramirez 4 7 6  
  4  Mexico Raúl Ramirez 1 6  
  8  United States Roscoe Tanner 6 7  
8  United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6  
     United States Tom Leonard 3 4    

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
1 United States B Gottfried 6 6  
Q United States J Osborne 3 3   1 United States B Gottfried 6 6  
Q India A Amritraj 6 6   Q India A Amritraj 2 3  
  Australia S Docherty 2 4   1 United States B Gottfried 3 6 6
  United States P Du Pré 6 6   11 United States S Smith 6 3 1
  Australia B Lloyd 1 1     United States P Du Pré 5 7 5
  South Africa F McMillan 6 2 1 11 United States S Smith 7 6 7
11 United States S Smith 3 6 6 1 United States B Gottfried 7 6 2
15 Spain J Higueras 6 6     United States P Fleming 5 7 6
  United States B Scanlon 2 3   15 Spain J Higueras 3 3  
  Rhodesia A Pattison 4 6     United States P Fleming 6 6  
  United States P Fleming 6 7     United States P Fleming 4 6 6
  United States Tom Gullikson 6 7     United States Tom Gullikson 6 1 3
Q United States M Machette 4 5     United States Tom Gullikson 5 6 6
  South Africa R Moore 7 6     South Africa R Moore 7 3 4
7 United States S Mayer 6 3  

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
4 Mexico R Ramirez 6 6  
  Switzerland H Günthardt 4 1   4 Mexico R Ramirez 6 6  
  United States T Moor 6 3 1   United States S Stewart 3 0  
  United States S Stewart 2 6 6 4 Mexico R Ramirez 6 6  
  Mexico M Lara 6 3 7 9 Chile J Fillol 4 4  
  Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 4 6 5   Mexico M Lara 1 4  
  South Africa B Bertram 4 2   9 Chile J Fillol 6 6  
9 Chile J Fillol 6 6   4 Mexico R Ramirez 6 6  
14 South Africa C Drysdale 6 6   5 Romania I Năstase 2 4  
  New Zealand C Lewis 3 1   14 South Africa C Drysdale 3 6  
  United States C Richey 6 5 6   United States C Richey 6 7  
  United States M Harrington 3 7 3   United States C Richey 2 5  
  Australia G Masters 6 6   5 Romania I Năstase 6 7  
  Australia R Case 3 1     Australia G Masters 7 4 3
  United States S Krulevitz 2 6   5 Romania I Năstase 6 6 6
5 Romania I Năstase 6 7  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
8 United States R Tanner 6 6  
  United States T Williams 1 2   8 United States R Tanner 6 7  
  United States G Hardie 6 3 7   United States G Hardie 1 6  
  Paraguay V Pecci 4 6 5 8 United States R Tanner 7 7  
  Australia C Dibley 3 6 6   Australia C Dibley 6 6  
Q United States T Waltke 6 4 3   Australia C Dibley 6 6  
Q United States B Manson 4 3   13 United States Tim Gullikson 3 4  
13 United States Tim Gullikson 6 6   8 United States R Tanner 6 4 7
16 Australia J Newcombe 2 3   3 Spain M Orantes 1 6 5
  United States R Lutz 6 6     United States R Lutz 6 6  
  United States M Riessen 0 6   Q United States E Van Dillen 3 4  
Q United States E Van Dillen 6 7     United States R Lutz 3 5  
  United States B Martin 4 6 4 3 Spain M Orantes 6 7  
  South Africa B Mitton 6 4 6   South Africa B Mitton 4 2  
  New Zealand B Fairlie 6 2   3 Spain M Orantes 6 6  
3 Spain M Orantes 7 6  

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
6 United States H Solomon 6 6  
  South Africa B Hewitt 2 3   6 United States H Solomon 6 6  
  United States B Walts 5 3     Australia D Crealy 3 3  
  Australia D Crealy 7 6   6 United States H Solomon 4 1  
Q United States H Bunis 6 6 3   United States A Ashe 6 6  
  United States A Ashe 7 3 6   United States A Ashe 2 6 7
Q United States J Austin 6 4 6 Q United States J Austin 6 3 5
12 Australia J Alexander 4 6 2   United States A Ashe 6 6 3
10 Australia P Dent 2 7 1   United States T Leonard 4 7 6
  United States T Leonard 6 6 6   United States T Leonard 7 3 6
  United States N Saviano 7 6     United States N Saviano 5 6 3
  Czechoslovakia J Granát 5 4     United States T Leonard 3 7 7
  United States C Pasarell 6 6     Egypt I El Shafei 6 6 6
  Egypt I El Shafei 7 7     Egypt I El Shafei 7 6  
  Netherlands T Okker 7 1 4 2 United States E Dibbs 5 2  
2 United States E Dibbs 6 6 6

References

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