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1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

April 13, 2024

Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors. Top-seed Connors claimed the title and first prize money of $24,000 by defeating seventh-seeded José Higueras in the final.[1]

Men's singles
1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
Champion Jimmy Connors
Runner-up José Higueras
Score7–2, 6–1
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women

Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2.   Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  3.   Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
  4.   Corrado Barazzutti (semifinals)
  5.   Wojciech Fibak (withdrew — committee unaware) [2]
  6.   John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
  7.   José Higueras (final)
  8.   Ken Rosewall (first round)
  9.   John Lloyd (first round)
  10.   Jaime Fillol (third round)
  11.   Adriano Panatta (third round)
  12.   Balázs Taróczy (third round)
  13.   José Luis Clerc (third round)
  14.   Chris Lewis (third round)
  15.   Hans Gildemeister (second round)
  16.   Phil Dent (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Jimmy Connors 3 6 6
6   John McEnroe 6 1 1
1   Jimmy Connors 7 6  
3   Manuel Orantes 5 1  
3   Manuel Orantes 6 6  
    Jeff Borowiak 2 1  
1   Jimmy Connors 7 6  
7   José Higueras 5 1  
    Kjell Johansson 2 4  
4   Corrado Barazzutti 6 6  
4   Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 2
7   José Higueras 7 4 6
7   José Higueras 4 6 6
2   Guillermo Vilas 6 4 3

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Connors 6 6  
    R Frawley 3 2   1   J Connors 6 6  
    H Günthardt 2 7 6     H Günthardt 3 2  
    H Pfister 6 5 4 1   J Connors 7 6  
    S Denton 5 6 6 10   J Fillol 5 4  
    G Ocleppo 7 4 1     S Denton 1 2  
    Chip Tolleson 3 3   10   J Fillol 6 6  
10   J Fillol 6 6   1   J Connors 3 6 6
12   B Taróczy 5 6 7 6   J McEnroe 6 1 1
Q   P Portes 7 3 5 12   B Taróczy 2 6 6
    H Kary 3 6       G Mayer 6 4 4
    G Mayer 6 7   12   B Taróczy 5 2  
Q   S Krulevitz 3 4   6   J McEnroe 7 6  
    V Amaya 6 6       V Amaya 5 6 2
    C Roger-Vasselin 6 2 1 6   J McEnroe 7 2 6
6   J McEnroe 3 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   M Orantes 7 6  
    B Martin 5 3   3   M Orantes 6 7  
    R Fagel 6 6       R Fagel 2 5  
Q   G Moretton 4 2   3   M Orantes 6 6  
    F Jauffret 4 6   13   JL Clerc 3 1  
    P DuPré 6 7       P DuPré 2 6 6
    B Mitton 7 3 4 13   JL Clerc 6 4 8
13   JL Clerc 5 6 6 3   M Orantes 6 6  
15   H Gildemeister 3 6 6     J Borowiak 2 1  
    S Docherty 6 2 3 15   H Gildemeister 3 4  
    J Borowiak 4 7 6     J Borowiak 6 6  
    B Nichols 6 6 0     J Borowiak 5 6 6
Q   Z Guerry 6 6   Q   Z Guerry 7 3 4
    M Davis 4 2   Q   Z Guerry 2 6 6
Q   T Svensson 3 6 8 Q   T Svensson 6 4 0
8   K Rosewall 6 2 6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
    B Drewett 2 6  
    G Hardie 6 7       G Hardie 7 4 2
Q   P Feigl 6 4 6 Q   P Feigl 5 6 6
    D Palm 1 6 2 Q   P Feigl 6 4 3
    C Mayotte 2 1       K Johansson 4 6 6
    K Johansson 6 6       K Johansson 6 3 6
    M Fishbach 2 6 6     M Fishbach 4 6 2
9   J Lloyd 6 3 2     K Johansson 2 4  
11   A Panatta 6 6   4   C Barazzutti 6 6  
    D Carter 2 4   11   A Panatta 3 6 6
    É Deblicker 6 2 2     H Schoenfield 6 4 3
    H Schoenfield 4 6 6 11   A Panatta 7 4 0
Q   Á Fillol 2 4   4   C Barazzutti 5 6 6
    J Kriek 6 6       J Kriek 2 6  
    P Cornejo 1 3   4   C Barazzutti 6 7  
4   C Barazzutti 6 6  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J Higueras 6 6  
    I El Shafei 4 2   7   J Higueras 7 6  
    I Țiriac 7 2 3     Ž Franulović 6 1  
    Ž Franulović 5 6 6 7   J Higueras 6 6  
    C Dowdeswell 3 7 8 14   C Lewis 3 0  
    B Prajoux 6 6 6     C Dowdeswell 3 6 2
    K Richardson 1 1   14   C Lewis 6 4 6
14   C Lewis 6 6   7   J Higueras 4 6 6
16   P Dent 6 6   2   G Vilas 6 4 3
    B Scanlon 2 1   16   P Dent 6 6  
    Á Betancur 4 7 7     Á Betancur 4 4  
Q   P Bertolucci 6 5 5 16   P Dent 1 0  
    R Van't Hof 7 3 4 2   G Vilas 6 6  
    Y Noah 6 6 6     Y Noah 1 0  
    D Crealy 0 2   2   G Vilas 6 6  
2   G Vilas 6 6  

References edit

  1. ^ "Connors claims clay court crown". The Deseret News. UPI. August 14, 1978. p. 2 B.
  2. ^ Williams, Bob (August 7, 1978). "Connors, Barazzutti, Fillol Open Clay Courts Today". The Indianapolis Star. p. 24.

External links edit

  • "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  • "USCC-Indianapolis 1978". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

April 13, 2024
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Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors Top seed Connors claimed the title and first prize money of 24 000 by defeating seventh seeded Jose Higueras in the final 1 Men s singles1978 U S Clay Court ChampionshipsFinalChampionJimmy ConnorsRunner upJose HiguerasScore7 2 6 1DetailsDraw64Seeds16EventsSingles men womenDoubles men women 1977 U S Clay Court Championships 1979 Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Finals 2 3 Top half 2 3 1 Section 1 2 3 2 Section 2 2 4 Bottom half 2 4 1 Section 3 2 4 2 Section 4 3 References 4 External linksSeeds editA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated nbsp Jimmy Connors champion nbsp Guillermo Vilas quarterfinals nbsp Manuel Orantes semifinals nbsp Corrado Barazzutti semifinals nbsp Wojciech Fibak withdrew committee unaware 2 nbsp John McEnroe quarterfinals nbsp Jose Higueras final nbsp Ken Rosewall first round nbsp John Lloyd first round nbsp Jaime Fillol third round nbsp Adriano Panatta third round nbsp Balazs Taroczy third round nbsp Jose Luis Clerc third round nbsp Chris Lewis third round nbsp Hans Gildemeister second round nbsp Phil Dent third round Draw editKey edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser Alt Alternate SE Special exempt PR Protected ranking ITF ITF entry JE Junior exempt w o Walkover r Retired d Defaulted SR Special ranking Finals edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 nbsp Jimmy Connors3666 nbsp John McEnroe6111 nbsp Jimmy Connors76 3 nbsp Manuel Orantes51 3 nbsp Manuel Orantes66 nbsp Jeff Borowiak21 1 nbsp Jimmy Connors76 7 nbsp Jose Higueras51 nbsp Kjell Johansson24 4 nbsp Corrado Barazzutti66 4 nbsp Corrado Barazzutti6627 nbsp Jose Higueras7467 nbsp Jose Higueras4662 nbsp Guillermo Vilas643Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals1 nbsp J Connors66 nbsp R Frawley32 1 nbsp J Connors66 nbsp H Gunthardt276 nbsp H Gunthardt32 nbsp H Pfister6541 nbsp J Connors76 nbsp S Denton56610 nbsp J Fillol54 nbsp G Ocleppo741 nbsp S Denton12 nbsp Chip Tolleson33 10 nbsp J Fillol66 10 nbsp J Fillol66 1 nbsp J Connors36612 nbsp B Taroczy5676 nbsp J McEnroe611Q nbsp P Portes73512 nbsp B Taroczy266 nbsp H Kary36 nbsp G Mayer644 nbsp G Mayer67 12 nbsp B Taroczy52 Q nbsp S Krulevitz34 6 nbsp J McEnroe76 nbsp V Amaya66 nbsp V Amaya562 nbsp C Roger Vasselin6216 nbsp J McEnroe7266 nbsp J McEnroe366Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals3 nbsp M Orantes76 nbsp B Martin53 3 nbsp M Orantes67 nbsp R Fagel66 nbsp R Fagel25 Q nbsp G Moretton42 3 nbsp M Orantes66 nbsp F Jauffret46 13 nbsp JL Clerc31 nbsp P DuPre67 nbsp P DuPre266 nbsp B Mitton73413 nbsp JL Clerc64813 nbsp JL Clerc5663 nbsp M Orantes66 15 nbsp H Gildemeister366 nbsp J Borowiak21 nbsp S Docherty62315 nbsp H Gildemeister34 nbsp J Borowiak476 nbsp J Borowiak66 nbsp B Nichols660 nbsp J Borowiak566Q nbsp Z Guerry66 Q nbsp Z Guerry734 nbsp M Davis42 Q nbsp Z Guerry266Q nbsp T Svensson368Q nbsp T Svensson6408 nbsp K Rosewall626Bottom half edit Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals nbsp B Drewett26 nbsp G Hardie67 nbsp G Hardie742Q nbsp P Feigl646Q nbsp P Feigl566 nbsp D Palm162Q nbsp P Feigl643 nbsp C Mayotte21 nbsp K Johansson466 nbsp K Johansson66 nbsp K Johansson636 nbsp M Fishbach266 nbsp M Fishbach4629 nbsp J Lloyd632 nbsp K Johansson24 11 nbsp A Panatta66 4 nbsp C Barazzutti66 nbsp D Carter24 11 nbsp A Panatta366 nbsp E Deblicker622 nbsp H Schoenfield643 nbsp H Schoenfield46611 nbsp A Panatta740Q nbsp A Fillol24 4 nbsp C Barazzutti566 nbsp J Kriek66 nbsp J Kriek26 nbsp P Cornejo13 4 nbsp C Barazzutti67 4 nbsp C Barazzutti66 Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals7 nbsp J Higueras66 nbsp I El Shafei42 7 nbsp J Higueras76 nbsp I Țiriac723 nbsp Z Franulovic61 nbsp Z Franulovic5667 nbsp J Higueras66 nbsp C Dowdeswell37814 nbsp C Lewis30 nbsp B Prajoux666 nbsp C Dowdeswell362 nbsp K Richardson11 14 nbsp C Lewis64614 nbsp C Lewis66 7 nbsp J Higueras46616 nbsp P Dent66 2 nbsp G Vilas643 nbsp B Scanlon21 16 nbsp P Dent66 nbsp A Betancur477 nbsp A Betancur44 Q nbsp P Bertolucci65516 nbsp P Dent10 nbsp R Van t Hof7342 nbsp G Vilas66 nbsp Y Noah666 nbsp Y Noah10 nbsp D Crealy02 2 nbsp G Vilas66 2 nbsp G Vilas66 References edit Connors claims clay court crown The Deseret News UPI August 14 1978 p 2 B Williams Bob August 7 1978 Connors Barazzutti Fillol Open Clay Courts Today The Indianapolis Star p 24 External links edit Singles Draw atpworldtour com ATP Tour Inc Retrieved May 23 2016 USCC Indianapolis 1978 itftennis com ITF Licensing UK Ltd Retrieved May 23 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 U S Clay Court Championships Men 27s singles amp oldid 1172291512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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