1978 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles
Singles | |
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1978 Benson & Hedges Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
The 1978 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1978 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 14 November and 18 November 1978. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Björn Borg was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion but did not participate in this edition. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after a win in the final against unseeded Tim Gullikson, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2.[1][2]
Seeds
Vitas Gerulaitis (second round)
Eddie Dibbs (second round)
John McEnroe (champion)
Brian Gottfried (second round)
Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
Harold Solomon (second round)
Roscoe Tanner (second round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||
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![]() | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 3 |
Top half
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 4 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | ![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 4 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2 | 7 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 1 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 2 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 9 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 4 | 7 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 26, 29, 112–113. ISBN 978-0354090681.
- ^ "1978 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).