ATP Australian Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

Guillermo Vilas won the 1978 Australian Open, defeating John Marks 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from December 26, 1978 to January 9, 1979. The match log contains 61 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Guillermo Vilas
def. John Marks , 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Dates
Dec 26 — Jan 9
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1978 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 John Marks #63 H2H Match data Jan 9, 1979* F
SF (2)
John Marks #63 6-4 6-2 2-6 1-6 9-7 Arthur Ashe #13 H2H Match data Jan 8, 1979* SF Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-2 6-0 6-4 Hank Pfister #29 H2H Match data Jan 8, 1979* SF
QF (4)
Hank Pfister #29 7-5 6-3 6-3 Paul Kronk — Match data Jan 6, 1979* QF
John Marks #63 6-4 6-4 7-5 John Alexander #22 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1979* QF Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Arthur Ashe #13 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-2 9-7 Peter Feigl #45 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1979* QF
Guillermo Vilas #3 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2 Tony Roche #32 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1979* QF
R16 (7)
John Marks #63 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4 John Sadri #84 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1979* R16
Peter Feigl #45 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-4 10-8 Ken Rosewall #34 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1979* R16
Hank Pfister #29 6-3 7-6 6-1 Wojtek Fibak #21 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1979* R16
Arthur Ashe #13 2-6 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-3 Kim Warwick #41 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1979* R16
John Alexander #22 6-3 6-2 6-2 Bob Carmichael #133 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1979* R16
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 6-4 6-4 Allan Stone #67 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1979* R16
Tony Roche #32 6-1 6-2 6-3 Dale Collings #144 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1979* R16
R32 (15)
Peter Feigl #45 6-2 3-6 7-5 6-1 Bob Giltinan #154 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 6-4 6-3 Brad Drewett #133 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Kim Warwick #41 7-6 6-1 6-3 Dick Crealy #131 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Dale Collings #144 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6 Victor Amaya #37 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Arthur Ashe #13 6-4 6-4 6-3 Raymond Moore #138 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Ken Rosewall #34 2-6 7-6 7-5 7-6 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Paul Kronk 2-6 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-1 Jai Dilouie #223 — Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Tony Roche #32 6-3 6-4 6-4 George Hardie #153 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
John Sadri #84 6-1 6-4 6-1 Ross Case #86 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Wojtek Fibak #21 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3 John James #102 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
John Alexander #22 6-3 6-3 6-4 Russell Simpson #108 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Bob Carmichael #133 6-4 2-6 7-6 6-3 Bernie Mitton #62 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Marks #63 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2 Phil Dent #87 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hank Pfister #29 7-5 6-3 4-6 3-6 8-6 Steve Docherty #99 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
Allan Stone #67 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Mark Edmondson #79 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1979* R32
R64 (32)
Dick Crealy 6-4 7-5 6-3 Warren Maher — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Bernie Mitton #63 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-1 Cliff Letcher — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Victor Amaya #36 7-6 7-6 6-2 Sashi Menon H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-2 7-6 Paul Mcnamee — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Allan Stone #65 6-3 6-2 6-3 Tim Wilkison #54 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Ken Rosewall #31 6-2 6-4 6-3 Cary Stansbury H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Ross Case #89 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1 Yannick Noah #42 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Russell Simpson 6-2 6-2 6-3 Dick R Bohrnstedt — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
John Marks 6-7 (ret.) Jose Luis Clerc #12 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John James 6-4 6-0 6-7 4-6 6-2 David Carter H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
George Hardie 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-1 Alvin Gardiner #80 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Bob Giltinan #82 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-7 9-7 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
John Alexander #21 6-4 7-6 6-4 Peter Campbell H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Sherwood Stewart 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-4 Richard Lewis — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Raymond Moore 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-2 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
John Sadri #93 6-3 7-6 6-4 Noel Phillips H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Paul Kronk 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-1 Geoff Masters #57 — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 Terry Rocavert H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Peter Feigl #55 6-4 1-6 6-4 7-6 Colin Dibley H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Bob Carmichael 6-2 6-3 6-2 Andrew Jarrett H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Arthur Ashe #17 6-3 6-3 7-6 Bruce Kleege H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Brad Drewett 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Dale Collings 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 Gilles Moretton H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Peter Mcnamara 6-2 5-7 6-2 6-2 Chris Kachel — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Phil Dent #85 7-6 2-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 Pascal Portes #98 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Mark Edmondson #81 3-6 6-2 6-1 7-6 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Wojtek Fibak #22 6-4 6-1 6-2 David Whyte H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Kim Warwick #48 6-4 6-4 6-4 Christophe Freyss H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Jai Dilouie 6-3 6-2 6-1 Rod Frawley H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Hank Pfister #32 6-3 6-2 6-2 Jonathan Smith — Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Tony Roche #52 6-3 6-0 6-3 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64
Steve Docherty 6-3 6-2 6-4 Robin Drysdale H2H Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64

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