1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships
Tennis tournament
1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships | ||||
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Date | February 27 – March 5 | |||
Edition | 9th | |||
Category | Grand Prix | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $225,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / Indoor | |||
Location | Memphis, TN, United States | |||
Venue | Racquet Club of Memphis | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Jimmy Connors[1] | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Raúl Ramírez / Brian Gottfried[2] | ||||
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The 1978 U.S. National Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the ninth edition of the tournament was held from February 27 through March 5, 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and $39,000 first-prize money. It was Connors' fourth title at the event after his three successive titles from 1973 to 1975, when the tournament was held in Salisbury, Maryland.[3][4]
Finals
Singles
Jimmy Connors defeated Tim Gullikson 7–6, 6–3
- It was Connors' third singles title of the year and the 64th of his career.
Doubles
Raúl Ramírez / Brian Gottfried defeated Phil Dent / John Newcombe 3–6, 7–6, 6–2
See also
- 1978 US Indoor Championships – women's tournament
References
- ^ "1978 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1978 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9780354090391.
- ^ "Gullikson Tough, But Connors Wins". Reading Eagle. March 6, 1978 – via Google News Archive.
External links
- Official website
- ATP tournament profile
- ITF tournament details