1978 French Open
Date29 May – 11 June 1978
Edition77
Category48th Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money$337,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Women's singles
Romania Virginia Ruzici[2]
Men's doubles
United States Gene Mayer / United States Hank Pfister[3]
Women's doubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / Romania Virginia Ruzici[2]
Mixed doubles
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová / Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil[2]
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The 1978 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 82nd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.[4][5]

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Men's singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated Argentina Guillermo Vilas, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 [1]

Women's singles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's singles

Romania Virginia Ruzici defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Men's doubles

United States Gene Mayer / United States Hank Pfister defeated Spain José Higueras / Spain Manuel Orantes, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 [3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Women's doubles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / Romania Virginia Ruzici defeated Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey / France Gail Sherriff Lovera, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 [2]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1978 French Open – Mixed doubles

Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová / Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil defeated Romania Virginia Ruzici / France Patrice Dominguez, 7–6, retired [2]

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [6] Men FF200,000 FF105,000 FF52,500 FF26,300 FF15,300 FF8,400 FF5,000 FF2,800
Women FF100,000 FF50,000 FF20,000 FF8,000 - FF4,000 FF2,000 FF1,000

Total prize money for the event was FF2,035,764.

References

  1. ^ a b "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1978 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. ^ a b "ATP – 1978 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  4. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  6. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1979. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0354090681.

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