1978 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

1978 US Pro Championships
Date August 21 – 28
Edition 51st
Category Grand Prix
Draw 64S/32D
Prize money $200,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Boston, USA
Venue Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Singles
Spain Manuel Orantes [1]
Doubles
Hungary Balázs Taróczy / Paraguay Víctor Pecci [2]

The 1978 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts (Har-Tru) at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA. The event was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 51st edition of the tournament and was held from August 21 through August 28, 1978. Despite pressure to switch to a hard court surface from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and some leading players, in line with the surface change made that year by the US Open which directly followed the Boston event, the tournament organization elected to remain a clay court tournament in 1978. Several top players including Björn Borg, Guillermo Vilas and Jimmy Connors elected not to play the tournament. Fourth-seeded and defending champion Manuel Orantes won the singles title and the accompanying $32,000 first-prize money.[3] The final was delayed until Tuesday, August 29 due to rain.[4]

Champions

Singles

Spain Manuel Orantes defeated United States Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Hungary Balázs Taróczy / Paraguay Víctor Pecci defeated Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / United States Van Winitsky 6–3, 3–6, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ "ATP – Boston Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. ↑ "ATP – Boston Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  4. ↑ "Rain-delay in pro net Solomon-Orantes clash". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. Aug 29, 1978.

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