1978 French Open – Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated the defending champion Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 French Open. It was his second French Open title and fifth major title overall. Borg did not lose a set during the tournament, and dropped only 32 games in total, which remains a three way tie for a tournament record.[1]

Men's singles
1978 French Open
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Guillermo Vilas
Score6–1, 6–1, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds16

Main article: 1978 French Open

This tournament marked the first major appearance of future world No. 1, three-time champion, and eight-time major champion Ivan Lendl.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Björn Borg (champion)
  2. Guillermo Vilas (final)
  3. Brian Gottfried (third round)
  4. Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
  5. Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
  6. Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
  7. Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)
  8. Harold Solomon (third round)
  9. Roscoe Tanner (fourth round)
  10. Dick Stockton (semifinals)
  11. Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)
  12. Phil Dent (first round)
  13. Tim Gullikson (fourth round)
  14. Buster C. Mottram (third round)
  15. John Alexander (fourth round)
  16. Stan Smith (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
6 Raúl Ramírez 3 3 0
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
7 Corrado Barazzutti 0 1 0
4 Eddie Dibbs 2 69 1
7 Corrado Barazzutti 6 711 6
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
2 Guillermo Vilas 1 1 3
5 Manuel Orantes 5 1 3
10 Dick Stockton 7 6 6
10 Dick Stockton 3 3 2
2 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
  Hans Gildemeister 4 6 1 6 3
2 Guillermo Vilas 6 2 6 3 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 B Borg 6 6 6
É Deblicker 1 1 1 1 B Borg 6 6 6
R Fagel 6 7 6 R Fagel 0 1 0
P Kronk 1 6 1 1 B Borg 6 6 6
G Hardie 5 6 6 7 6 P Bertolucci 0 2 2
J Moreno 7 1 7 6 1 G Hardie 2 3 5
B Andersson 4 6 3 6 4 P Bertolucci 6 6 7
P Bertolucci 6 3 6 0 6 1 B Borg 6 6 77
N Saviano 3 2 6 9 R Tanner 2 4 65
H Günthardt 6 6 7 H Günthardt 3 3 6
K Meiler 4 3 6 1 C Dibley 6 6 7
C Dibley 6 6 2 6 C Dibley 5 6 4
J-L Haillet 3 2 4 9 R Tanner 7 7 6
P Portes 6 6 6 P Portes 3 0 1
J Fassbender 2 1 r 9 R Tanner 6 6 6
9 R Tanner 6 4

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 B Mottram 6 6 6
J Soler 2 3 2 14 B Mottram 2 7 6 6
C Roger-Vasselin 7 7 6 C Roger-Vasselin 6 5 2 1
S Krulevitz 5 6 0 14 B Mottram 3 0 0
B Hewitt 5 5 4 V Pecci Sr. 6 6 6
I Molina 7 7 6 I Molina 2 3 4
V Pecci Sr. 6 7 6 V Pecci Sr. 6 6 6
B Lloyd 4 5 1 V Pecci Sr. 2 2 67
J Higueras 6 6 6 6 R Ramírez 6 6 79
D Bedel 0 2 3 J Higueras 2 4 3
P Cornejo 5 4 6 3 B Teacher 6 6 6
B Teacher 7 6 3 6 B Teacher 2 4 4
P Pearson 2 6 4 6 R Ramírez 6 6 6
A Zugarelli 6 7 6 A Zugarelli 1 3 2
B Fritz 2 0 4 6 R Ramírez 6 6 6
6 R Ramírez 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 E Dibbs 6 6 6
A Muñoz 1 3 1 4 E Dibbs 7 6 6
B Giltinan 6 6 7 B Giltinan 6 1 3
C Richey 2 2 5 4 E Dibbs 7 6 3 6
Q W Zirngibl 3 3 6 P McNamee 6 1 6 1
T Rocavert 6 6 7 T Rocavert 2 3 3
P McNamee 6 6 4 7 P McNamee 6 6 6
H Kary 3 2 6 5 4 E Dibbs 6 7 6
P DuPré 0 5 3 11 W Fibak 3 5 1
J Lloyd 6 7 6 J Lloyd 2 0 6 6 6
G Mayer 6 3 3 6 2r U Pinner 6 6 1 4 3
U Pinner 4 6 6 4 3 J Lloyd 1 6 1 1
Q K Tanabe 2 4 3 11 W Fibak 6 4 6 6
V Winitsky 6 6 6 V Winitsky 1 2 3
I El Shafei 4 6 4 4 11 W Fibak 6 6 6
11 W Fibak 6 2 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 S Smith 3 6 6 7
J James 6 3 3 5 16 S Smith 7 3 5 7 6
C Dowdeswell 6 5 6 1 6 C Dowdeswell 6 6 7 6 4
T Gullikson 3 7 3 6 3 16 S Smith 6 2 4
M Edmondson 6 4 3 2 LL S Birner 7 6 6
LL S Birner 2 6 6 6 LL S Birner 7 7 6
E van Dillen 2 5 1 Z Franulović 6 5 2
Z Franulović 6 7 6 LL S Birner 1 4 1
K Warwick 1 6 7 6 3 7 C Barazzutti 6 6 6
P Dominguez 6 7 6 3 6 P Dominguez 7 5 7 6
R Fisher 3 5 3 H Pfister 6 7 5 2
H Pfister 6 7 6 P Dominguez 7 4 5 2
G Ocleppo 6 6 6 7 C Barazzutti 5 6 7 6
Q S Menon 3 2 4 G Ocleppo 6 2 3 3
J Yuill 6 6 3 1 r 7 C Barazzutti 4 6 6 6
7 C Barazzutti 3 7 6 0

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 M Orantes 3 6 6 6
T Okker 6 3 2 2 5 M Orantes 7 6 7
A Pierola 6 2 0 6 6 A Pierola 5 1 6
B Mitton 3 6 6 3 0 5 M Orantes 7 7 6
R Lewis 3 5 3 T Šmid 5 5 2
R Ycaza 6 7 6 R Ycaza 2 7 2 1
T Šmid 7 4 T Šmid 6 5 6 6
V Amaya 6 6 r 5 M Orantes 6 77 77
C Freyss 5 4 0 13 T Gullikson 3 64 63
J Borowiak 7 6 6 J Borowiak 5 6 6 6
J Granát 6 2 3 1 A Panatta 7 1 4 4
A Panatta 3 6 6 6 J Borowiak 2 6 2
G Goven 4 7 7 6 13 T Gullikson 6 7 6
V Zednik 6 5 5 2 G Goven 6 3 3 3
C Letcher 3 2 2 13 T Gullikson 2 6 6 6
13 T Gullikson 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 D Stockton 4 2 6 6 6
R Drysdale 6 6 3 4 1 10 D Stockton 6 6 7
D Crealy 3 1 6 3 Q J Marks 1 0 5
Q J Marks 6 6 4 6 10 D Stockton 4 6 3 7 6
C Lewis 6 6 6 B Taróczy 6 4 6 6 4
R Frawley 4 2 3 C Lewis 1 1 1
Q D Naegelen 0 3 0 B Taróczy 6 6 6
B Taróczy 6 6 6 10 D Stockton 7 6 6
C Kirmayr 2 4 4 Q R Gehring 5 1 3
T Moor 6 6 6 T Moor 6 6 6 5 3
Q R Gehring 6 4 2 6 6 Q R Gehring 4 3 7 7 6
M Fishbach 3 6 6 0 3 Q R Gehring 6 6 4 6 6
Q D Carter 6 6 6 3 B Gottfried 3 7 6 3 2
B Phillips-Moore 1 2 1 Q D Carter 4 2 6 4
B Scanlon 2 2 0 3 B Gottfried 6 6 3 6
3 B Gottfried 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 H Solomon 6 7 6
J Feaver 2 5 2 8 H Solomon 7 6 6 6
B Prajoux 7 6 4 6 6 B Prajoux 6 3 7 3
L Sanders 5 7 6 1 2 8 H Solomon 6 5 0 4
Q P Složil 6 4 6 2 H Gildemeister 3 7 6 6
L Álvarez 7 6 3 6 L Álvarez 6 6 4 3
H Gildemeister 6 6 6 H Gildemeister 4 7 6 6
J Vanier 1 3 4 H Gildemeister 7 6 3 4 6
P Proisy 6 6 7 15 J Alexander 5 4 6 6 3
B Bertram 3 3 5 P Proisy 1 7 2 6 0
R Cano 3 6 6 7 R Cano 6 5 6 4 6
N Špear 6 4 3 5 R Cano 6 2 3
Q K Eberhard 6 2 7 6 15 J Alexander 7 6 6
P Elter 4 6 6 2 Q K Eberhard 6 4 7 2
J-F Caujolle 1 4 3 15 J Alexander 7 6 6 6
15 J Alexander 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 P Dent 4 1 2
A Ashe 6 6 6 A Ashe 6 6 6
Q J L Clerc 6 6 6 Q J L Clerc 2 4 4
I Lendl 3 0 3 A Ashe 4 6 7 6
J Kodeš 6 6 6 J Kodeš 6 3 6 4
B Fairlie 2 0 1 J Kodeš 3 6 7 7
H Gauvain 1 6 3 2 N Pilić 6 3 5 6
N Pilić 6 3 6 6 A Ashe 2 2 2
F Jauffret 7 3 3 4 2 G Vilas 6 6 6
G Moretton 6 6 6 6 G Moretton 0 3 2
Y Noah 6 6 6 Y Noah 6 6 6
Q A Fillol 2 2 3 Y Noah 2 6 1 1
P Hutka 6 0 1 2 G Vilas 6 4 6 6
B Martin 7 6 6 B Martin 2 6 6 2 4
O Parun 0 4 0 2 G Vilas 6 2 3 6 6
2 G Vilas 6 6 6

References
  1. "On this day: June 11 1978: Bjorn Borg wins French Open title". June 11, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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