1978 US Open Men's Singles Draw & Results

Complete Open Era tournament bracket and match scores for US Open 1978 (Men's Singles). Champion: Jimmy Connors. Runner-up: Bjorn Borg.

Round of 128

Bjorn Borg vs Bob Hewitt (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-0 6-2
Jimmy Connors vs Tom Gullikson (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 6-0 6-2
Guillermo Vilas vs Cliff Drysdale (Winner: Guillermo Vilas) - 7-5 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Pascal Portes (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 7-5 7-5
Eddie Dibbs vs Mike Fishbach (Winner: Eddie Dibbs) - 7-6 6-2
Brian Gottfried vs Phil Dent (Winner: Brian Gottfried) - 7-5 7-5
Corrado Barazzutti vs Russell Simpson (Winner: Corrado Barazzutti) - 6-0 6-4
Raul Ramirez vs John Alexander (Winner: Raul Ramirez) - 3-6 7-6 6-3
Adriano Panatta vs Manuel Orantes (Winner: Adriano Panatta) - 4-1 RET
Rejean Genois vs Sandy Mayer (Winner: Rejean Genois) - 7-6 6-2
Roscoe Tanner vs David Schneider (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 6-1 6-4
Harold Solomon vs George Hardie (Winner: Harold Solomon) - 6-3 6-1
Jose-Luis Clerc vs Mike Cahill (Winner: Jose-Luis Clerc) - 7-6 3-6 6-1
Wojtek Fibak vs Francisco Gonzalez (Winner: Wojtek Fibak) - 6-3 6-3
John McEnroe vs Sherwood Stewart (Winner: John McEnroe) - 7-6 6-4
Arthur Ashe vs Ross Case (Winner: Arthur Ashe) - 4-6 7-6 6-1
Victor Amaya vs Cliff Richey (Winner: Victor Amaya) - 7-5 4-6 6-3
Ove Nils Bengtson vs David Dowlen (Winner: Ove Nils Bengtson) - 6-4 6-4
Alvaro Betancur vs Nick Saviano (Winner: Alvaro Betancur) - 6-7 6-1 6-4
Jeff Borowiak vs Marcelo Lara (Winner: Jeff Borowiak) - 6-4 6-3
David Carter vs Ray Ruffels (Winner: David Carter) - 6-2 6-2
Mark Cox vs Stanislav Birner (Winner: Mark Cox) - 6-3 6-2
Dick Crealy vs Billy Martin (Winner: Dick Crealy) - 6-7 7-5 6-0
Kevin Curren vs Dale Collings (Winner: Kevin Curren) - 6-4 6-1
Steve Docherty vs Alvaro Fillol (Winner: Steve Docherty) - 6-2 6-0
Colin Dowdeswell vs Kim Warwick (Winner: Colin Dowdeswell) - 6-7 7-6 6-3
Robin Drysdale vs Anand Amritraj (Winner: Robin Drysdale) - 7-6 6-1
Pat Dupre vs Colin Dibley (Winner: Pat Dupre) - 6-4 6-4
Rick Fagel vs Peter Feigl (Winner: Rick Fagel) - 7-6 5-7 3-2 RET
Jaime Fillol Sr. vs Kjell Johansson (Winner: Jaime Fillol Sr.) - 6-1 6-7 6-4
Rick Fisher vs Eric Friedler (Winner: Rick Fisher) - 6-3 6-3
Peter Fleming vs Charlie Pasarell (Winner: Peter Fleming) - 6-1 6-1
Christophe Freyss vs Patrice Dominguez (Winner: Christophe Freyss) - 6-4 6-4
Tony Graham vs Gene Stuart Malin (Winner: Tony Graham) - 7-6 6-4
Jiri Granat vs Frew McMillan (Winner: Jiri Granat) - 7-5 6-1
Heinz Gunthardt vs Geoff Masters (Winner: Heinz Gunthardt) - 6-3 7-6
Erick Iskersky vs Ricardo Ycaza (Winner: Erick Iskersky) - 6-4 6-2
John James vs Mark Edmondson (Winner: John James) - 6-1 6-4
Johan Kriek vs Jai Dilouie (Winner: Johan Kriek) - 7-6 7-6
John Lloyd vs Buster C. Mottram (Winner: John Lloyd) - 6-1 3-6 6-1
Robert Lutz vs Chris Lewis (Winner: Robert Lutz) - 6-0 6-1
Bruce Manson vs Mark Turpin (Winner: Bruce Manson) - 4-6 7-5 6-3
Gene Mayer vs Sashi Menon (Winner: Gene Mayer) - 6-0 3-6 6-2
Bernard Mitton vs Tom Leonard (Winner: Bernard Mitton) - 7-5 7-6
Terry Moor vs Yannick Noah (Winner: Terry Moor) - 6-7 7-6 7-5
Raymond Moore vs Tim Gullikson (Winner: Raymond Moore) - 6-4 6-2
Bruce Nichols vs Tom Gorman (Winner: Bruce Nichols) - 4-6 7-6 6-4
Gianni Ocleppo vs Antonio Munoz (Winner: Gianni Ocleppo) - 7-6 6-3
Andrew Pattison vs Tom Okker (Winner: Andrew Pattison) - 7-6 4-6 6-3
Victor Pecci vs Ferdi Taygan (Winner: Victor Pecci) - 6-3 6-3
Henry Pfister vs Ricardo Acuna (Winner: Henry Pfister) - 6-0 6-3
Willem Prinsloo vs Tim Garcia (Winner: Willem Prinsloo) - 6-4 6-3
Marty Riessen vs Tim Wilkison (Winner: Marty Riessen) - 3-6 6-4 7-6
John Sadri vs Ramiro Benavides (Winner: John Sadri) - 6-4 6-2
Bill Scanlon vs Georges Goven (Winner: Bill Scanlon) - 6-4 6-4
Tomas Smid vs Bob Giltinan (Winner: Tomas Smid) - 4-6 6-3 6-0
Stan Smith vs John Yuill (Winner: Stan Smith) - 7-6 6-4
Dick Stockton vs Vijay Amritraj (Winner: Dick Stockton) - 6-3 6-7 6-4
Balazs Taroczy vs George Amaya (Winner: Balazs Taroczy) - 6-2 6-2
Brian Teacher vs Deon Joubert (Winner: Brian Teacher) - 7-5 6-0
Eliot Teltscher vs Greg Halder (Winner: Eliot Teltscher) - 6-1 6-0
Erik Van Dillen vs Van Winitsky (Winner: Erik Van Dillen) - 6-3 6-7 6-3
Trey Waltke vs Mel Purcell (Winner: Trey Waltke) - 7-5 6-0
Butch Walts vs Gilles Moretton (Winner: Butch Walts) - 6-4 6-2

Round of 64

Bjorn Borg vs Heinz Gunthardt (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-2 6-4
Jimmy Connors vs Steve Docherty (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 6-1 6-3
Guillermo Vilas vs Bill Scanlon (Winner: Guillermo Vilas) - 5-7 6-4 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Victor Amaya (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 6-2 6-7 6-3
Eddie Dibbs vs Balazs Taroczy (Winner: Eddie Dibbs) - 7-6 4-6 6-3
Brian Gottfried vs Erik Van Dillen (Winner: Brian Gottfried) - 6-1 6-0
John Sadri vs Corrado Barazzutti (Winner: John Sadri) - 7-5 4-6 6-2
Raul Ramirez vs David Carter (Winner: Raul Ramirez) - 6-3 6-1
Roscoe Tanner vs Victor Pecci (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 6-3 4-6 7-6
Harold Solomon vs Gene Mayer (Winner: Harold Solomon) - 6-4 6-2
Jose-Luis Clerc vs Kevin Curren (Winner: Jose-Luis Clerc) - 7-6 6-3
Wojtek Fibak vs Robin Drysdale (Winner: Wojtek Fibak) - 6-4 6-2
John McEnroe vs Jaime Fillol Sr. (Winner: John McEnroe) - 6-4 6-7 6-1
Arthur Ashe vs Jiri Granat (Winner: Arthur Ashe) - 6-2 6-3
Colin Dowdeswell vs Trey Waltke (Winner: Colin Dowdeswell) - 6-4 3-6 6-3
Pat Dupre vs Christophe Freyss (Winner: Pat Dupre) - 6-2 6-3
Peter Fleming vs Tomas Smid (Winner: Peter Fleming) - 6-7 6-4 6-0
Rejean Genois vs Alvaro Betancur (Winner: Rejean Genois) - 6-2 6-3
Johan Kriek vs Rick Fagel (Winner: Johan Kriek) - 6-2 6-7 6-3
John Lloyd vs Raymond Moore (Winner: John Lloyd) - 6-4 6-3
Robert Lutz vs Henry Pfister (Winner: Robert Lutz) - 6-4 6-2
Bernard Mitton vs Mark Cox (Winner: Bernard Mitton) - 6-4 7-5
Terry Moor vs Tony Graham (Winner: Terry Moor) - 4-6 6-4 6-2
Gianni Ocleppo vs Jeff Borowiak (Winner: Gianni Ocleppo) - 6-4 6-0
Adriano Panatta vs Bruce Nichols (Winner: Adriano Panatta) - 6-2 6-4
Andrew Pattison vs Dick Crealy (Winner: Andrew Pattison) - 4-6 7-6 6-2
Marty Riessen vs John James (Winner: Marty Riessen) - 6-1 3-6 6-3
Stan Smith vs Ove Nils Bengtson (Winner: Stan Smith) - 6-2 6-2
Dick Stockton vs Willem Prinsloo (Winner: Dick Stockton) - 6-1 7-5
Brian Teacher vs Bruce Manson (Winner: Brian Teacher) - 6-4 6-4
Eliot Teltscher vs Erick Iskersky (Winner: Eliot Teltscher) - 4-6 6-3 6-4
Butch Walts vs Rick Fisher (Winner: Butch Walts) - 7-5 7-5

Round of 32

Bjorn Borg vs Bernard Mitton (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 4-6 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors vs Pat Dupre (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 7-5 4-6 6-3
Guillermo Vilas vs Stan Smith (Winner: Guillermo Vilas) - 6-4 3-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Andrew Pattison (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 6-4 3-6 7-5
Brian Teacher vs Eddie Dibbs (Winner: Brian Teacher) - 6-2 5-7 6-3
Brian Gottfried vs Dick Stockton (Winner: Brian Gottfried) - 6-3 6-1
Raul Ramirez vs John Lloyd (Winner: Raul Ramirez) - 6-2 6-3
Roscoe Tanner vs Eliot Teltscher (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 7-6 6-2
Harold Solomon vs Gianni Ocleppo (Winner: Harold Solomon) - 6-2 6-1
Robert Lutz vs Jose-Luis Clerc (Winner: Robert Lutz) - 6-3 6-2
Butch Walts vs Wojtek Fibak (Winner: Butch Walts) - 6-4 7-5
John McEnroe vs Peter Fleming (Winner: John McEnroe) - 6-4 6-1
Arthur Ashe vs Terry Moor (Winner: Arthur Ashe) - 6-3 6-4
Colin Dowdeswell vs John Sadri (Winner: Colin Dowdeswell) - 6-2 3-6 6-3
Johan Kriek vs Rejean Genois (Winner: Johan Kriek) - 6-2 7-6
Adriano Panatta vs Marty Riessen (Winner: Adriano Panatta) - 3-6 6-3 7-5

Round of 16

Bjorn Borg vs Harold Solomon (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-2 6-2 6-0
Jimmy Connors vs Adriano Panatta (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 7-5
Butch Walts vs Guillermo Vilas (Winner: Butch Walts) - 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Robert Lutz (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Brian Gottfried vs Roscoe Tanner (Winner: Brian Gottfried) - 6-2 6-4 6-1
Raul Ramirez vs Arthur Ashe (Winner: Raul Ramirez) - 6-4 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-2
John McEnroe vs Colin Dowdeswell (Winner: John McEnroe) - 7-6 6-3 6-3
Johan Kriek vs Brian Teacher (Winner: Johan Kriek) - 7-6 6-3 7-6

Quarterfinals

Bjorn Borg vs Raul Ramirez (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-0
Jimmy Connors vs Brian Gottfried (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 6-2 7-6 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Johan Kriek (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 6-2 6-1 6-2
John McEnroe vs Butch Walts (Winner: John McEnroe) - 6-1 6-2 7-6

Semifinals

Bjorn Borg vs Vitas Gerulaitis (Winner: Bjorn Borg) - 6-3 6-2 7-6
Jimmy Connors vs John McEnroe (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 6-2 6-2 7-5

Championship Final

Jimmy Connors vs Bjorn Borg (Winner: Jimmy Connors) - 6-4 6-2 6-2

Tennis Scoreline

Round of 16

[1] B. Borg

[12] H. Solomon

[2] J. Connors

A. Panatta

B. Walts

[3] G. Vilas

[4] V. Gerulaitis

R. Lutz

Quarterfinals

[1] B. Borg

[8] R. Ramirez

[2] J. Connors

[6] B. Gottfried

Semifinals

[1] B. Borg

[4] V. Gerulaitis

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Championship Final

[2] J. Connors

[1] B. Borg

👑 Champion:Jimmy Connors

6-4 6-2 6-2

Round of 16

[6] B. Gottfried

[11] R. Tanner

[8] R. Ramirez

[16] A. Ashe

[15] J. McEnroe

C. Dowdeswell

J. Kriek

B. Teacher

Quarterfinals

[4] V. Gerulaitis

J. Kriek

[15] J. McEnroe

B. Walts

Semifinals

[2] J. Connors

[15] J. McEnroe