1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Singles
1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
Champion United States Jimmy Connors
Runner-up United States Roscoe Tanner
Final score 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Main article: 1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
Jimmy Connors, the 1978 winner

Dick Stockton was the defending champion, but lost in the first round.

Jimmy Connors won the title, defeating Roscoe Tanner, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

  1. United States Jimmy Connors (Champion)
  2. Sweden Björn Borg (Quarterfinals)
  3. United States Brian Gottfried (Semifinals)
  4. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (Third Round)
  5. Spain Manuel Orantes (Third Round)
  6. United States Eddie Dibbs (Semifinals)
  7. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
  8. Romania Ilie Năstase (Third Round)
  9. United States Dick Stockton (First Round)
  10. United States Roscoe Tanner (Final)
  11. Italy Corrado Barazzutti (First Round)
  12. Australia Ken Rosewall (Third Round)
  13. Poland Wojtek Fibak (Third Round)
  14. United States Harold Solomon (Third Round)
  15. United States Sandy Mayer (Quarterfinals)
  16. United States John McEnroe (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                                 
  1  United States Jimmy Connors 3 4 6 6 6  
3  United States Brian Gottfried 6 6 3 2 0  
  1  United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6    
  10  United States Roscoe Tanner 2 4 3    
6  United States Eddie Dibbs 6 7 4 1  
  10  United States Roscoe Tanner 7 5 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  United States J Connors 7 6    
   South Africa C Drysdale 6 0       1  United States J Connors 6 6    
       Italy A Panatta 3 2    
      1  United States J Connors 6 6    
         United Kingdom B Mottram 1 4    
       United Kingdom B Mottram 1 6 6
   United States Ti Gullikson 3 7 6        United States Ti Gullikson 6 3 2  
9  United States D Stockton 6 6 4       1  United States J Connors 6 6 6
      7  Mexico R Ramírez 7 2 1
    12  Australia K Rosewall 7 6    
   Australia D Crealy 4 4          Hungary B Taróczy 5 3    
   Hungary B Taróczy 6 6         12  Australia K Rosewall 4 2  
   South Africa R Moore 6 6         7  Mexico R Ramírez 6 6    
   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 4 4          South Africa R Moore 4 6  
    7  Mexico R Ramírez 6 7    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United States B Gottfried 6 6    
   United States M Riessen 7 6 6        United States M Riessen 3 4    
   Australia J Alexander 6 7 3       3  United States B Gottfried 6 7    
Q  United States J McManus 6 1 2       13  Poland W Fibak 3 6    
WC  United States V Winitsky 3 6 6     WC  United States V Winitsky 4 0  
    13  Poland W Fibak 6 6    
      3  United States B Gottfried 6 6  
16  United States J McEnroe 6 6         16  United States J McEnroe 1 3  
   United States B Walts 3 2       16  United States J McEnroe 6 3 7  
       United States To Gullikson 4 6 6  
      16  United States J McEnroe 7 6  
      5  Spain M Orantes 6 2    
    WC  South Africa F McMillan 4 5  
   United States R Meyer 2 1       5  Spain M Orantes 6 7    
5  Spain M Orantes 6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
6  United States E Dibbs 6 6    
   South Africa B Hewitt 2 1       6  United States E Dibbs 7 6    
       United States T Moor 6 3    
      6  United States E Dibbs 6 6    
   Italy A Zugarelli 7 6         14  United States H Solomon 3 2    
   United States H Pfister 6 3          Italy A Zugarelli 2 4  
    14  United States H Solomon 6 6    
      6  United States E Dibbs 7 3 6
15  United States S Mayer 6 4 6       15  United States S Mayer 6 6 4
   Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 2 6 2     15  United States S Mayer 6 6    
       Australia R Case 1 1    
      15  United States S Mayer 6 7  
      4  United States V Gerulaitis 2 5    
       United States J Borowiak 1 1  
   United States M Fishbach 2 0       4  United States V Gerulaitis 6 6    
4  United States V Gerulaitis 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  Romania I Năstase 7 6    
   United Kingdom M Cox 7 7          United Kingdom M Cox 5 2    
Q  United States T Leonard 6 6         8  Romania I Năstase 1 7 0  
      10  United States R Tanner 6 6 6  
       Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 4  
   Australia S Ball 2 4       10  United States R Tanner 7 6    
10  United States R Tanner 6 6         10  United States R Tanner 6 7  
11  Italy C Barazzutti 3 7 1       2  Sweden B Borg 4 6  
   United States P Fleming 6 6 6        United States P Fleming 6 7    
       United States M Cahill 3 6    
         United States P Fleming 6 6 3
   Netherlands T Okker 2 6 6       2  Sweden B Borg 3 7 6  
   United States B Scanlon 6 4 2        Netherlands T Okker 2 1  
    2  Sweden B Borg 6 6    
 

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