# Miami Open 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/238/miami-open?season=1978
Tour: ATP

Ilie Nastase won the 1978 Miami Open, defeating Tom Gullikson 6-3 7-5 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on carpet courts in Miami, United States, from February 27 to March 5, 1978. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Miami Open is the second half of the Sunshine Double, following Indian Wells on the March calendar.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Miami Masters, Lipton Championships, Sony Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: carpet
- Location: Miami, United States
- Start date: 1978-02-27
- End date: 1978-03-05

## Champion
- Winner: Ilie Nastase
- Runner-up: Tom Gullikson
- Final score: 6-3 7-5

## Knockout results
### F
- Ilie Nastase d. Tom Gullikson 6-3 7-5

### SF
- Tom Gullikson d. Dick Crealy 3-6 6-1 6-3
- Ilie Nastase d. Brian Teacher 6-3 6-4

### QF
- Brian Teacher d. Cliff Richey 6-4 7-6
- Dick Crealy d. Anand Amritraj 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Tom Gullikson d. Bjorn Borg 6-2 6-4
- Ilie Nastase d. Van Winitsky 6-3 6-3

### R16
- Anand Amritraj d. Nick Saviano 6-4 7-6
- Tom Gullikson d. Gene Mayer 7-6 7-6
- Cliff Richey d. Bernie Mitton 7-6 6-1
- Bjorn Borg d. Vladimir Zednik 7-6 1-6 7-5
- Brian Teacher d. Alvaro Fillol 6-4 7-5
- Ilie Nastase d. Charlie Pasarell 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Dick Crealy d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-2
- Van Winitsky d. John Yuill 6-3 6-4

### R32
- Anand Amritraj d. Byron Bertram 6-4 7-5
- Vladimir Zednik d. Tito Vazquez 7-5 6-4
- Charlie Pasarell d. Tim Cooper 6-3 6-4
- Nick Saviano d. David Schneider 6-0 7-5
- Cliff Richey d. Vijay Amritraj 3-6 7-5 6-2
- Bjorn Borg d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-1 6-0
- Gene Mayer d. Howard Schoenfield 7-5 6-1
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Andrew Pattison 6-4 6-4
- Ilie Nastase d. Rick Fagel 4-6 6-3 7-6
- Brian Teacher d. Billy Martin 6-2 6-7 6-4
- John Yuill d. Marcello Lara 6-7 6-2 6-2
- Tom Gullikson d. John James 6-4 6-2
- Dick Crealy d. Zan Guerry 6-7 6-3 6-4
- Alvaro Fillol d. Paul Mcnamee 6-3 6-2
- Bernie Mitton d. Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-4
- Van Winitsky d. Tomas Smid 4-6 6-3 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/238/miami-open?season=1978
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)