ATP Barcelona 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Balazs Taroczy won the 1978 Barcelona, defeating Ilie Nastase 1-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain, from October 9 to October 15, 1978.

Champion
Balazs Taroczy
def. Ilie Nastase , 1-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4
Dates
Oct 9 — Oct 15
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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News: On clay, Sinner has lost to one man in two years – Fils arrives with a case. (Tennis Majors, 78d ago) Heat on Sinner as Alcaraz’s absence prompts the question: who can fill the void? (The Guardian Tennis, 85d ago, 2 sources) April 24, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal won Barcelona to break into top 10 for the first time (Tennis Majors, 85d ago) Feliciano Lopez sounds alarm on Carlos Alcaraz injury ahead of French Open title defense (Tennis.com, 89d ago) “It means I’m back”: How Fils turned a Miami diagnosis into a Barcelona title (Tennis Majors, 89d ago)
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 15, 1978* F Balazs Taroczy #26 1-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase #17 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Oct 14, 1978* SF Balazs Taroczy #26 6-2 7-5 Ivan Lendl #324 H2H Match data
Oct 14, 1978* SF Ilie Nastase #17 6-3 3-6 9-7 Paolo Bertolucci #54 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Oct 14, 1978* QF Paolo Bertolucci #54 6-2 6-1 Tomas Smid #40 H2H Match data
Oct 14, 1978* QF Ilie Nastase #17 6-2 6-2 Jose Higueras #14 H2H Match data
Oct 14, 1978* QF Balazs Taroczy #26 1-6 6-2 6-0 Ulrich Pinner #51 H2H Match data
Oct 14, 1978* QF Ivan Lendl #324 4-6 7-6 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #20 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Tomas Smid #40 6-2 6-0 Louk Sanders #123 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Ilie Nastase #17 6-2 6-1 Ramiro Benavides #155 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Wojtek Fibak #20 6-2 6-2 Pavel Slozil #222 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Jose Higueras #14 6-3 6-0 Francisco Gonzalez #55 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Ulrich Pinner #51 6-4 6-0 Jan Kodes #95 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Balazs Taroczy #26 6-1 6-0 Ricardo Ycaza #122 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Ivan Lendl #324 6-2 6-3 Belus Prajoux #96 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1978* R16 Paolo Bertolucci #54 6-2 6-3 Pavel Hutka #148 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Ulrich Pinner #51 6-4 6-4 Tenny Svensson #190 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Ricardo Ycaza #122 6-4 2-6 8-6 Jaime Fillol #39 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Ivan Lendl #324 6-4 6-1 Hans Gildemeister — Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Pavel Hutka #148 7-5 6-2 Buster C Mottram #22 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Jan Kodes #95 7-5 6-3 Hans Kary #135 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Ramiro Benavides #155 6-2 6-2 Javier Soler #80 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Pavel Slozil #222 5-7 6-4 6-4 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #121 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Jose Higueras #14 6-0 6-3 Janos Benyik #253 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Balazs Taroczy #26 7-5 6-1 Jairo Velasco — Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Tomas Smid #40 6-4 6-2 Adriano Panatta #29 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Ilie Nastase #17 6-2 3-6 10-8 Fernando Luna #278 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Belus Prajoux #96 6-2 6-4 Eddie Dibbs #5 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Francisco Gonzalez #55 6-3 7-5 Zeljko Franulovic #49 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Wojtek Fibak #20 5-7 6-4 6-3 Ferdi Taygan #96 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Louk Sanders #123 6-3 3-6 6-1 Jiri Hrebec #91 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1978* R32 Paolo Bertolucci #54 6-3 7-6 Vladimir Zednik #46 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Tenny Svensson #190 6-4 6-4 John James #100 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Ferdi Taygan #96 6-1 6-0 Robin Drysdale #96 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Pavel Slozil #222 6-2 6-4 Rolf Gehring #167 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Belus Prajoux #96 6-1 6-0 Alvaro Margets H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Ulrich Pinner #51 3-6 6-3 6-1 Gilles Moretton #133 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Janos Benyik #253 6-2 0-6 6-1 John Feaver — Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Javier Soler #80 2-6 6-3 6-3 Karl Meiler #45 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Jairo Velasco 1-6 6-2 6-2 Jiri Granat #105 — Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Ricardo Ycaza #122 6-4 3-6 6-3 Antonio Munoz #92 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Tomas Smid #40 4-6 6-1 6-1 Klaus Eberhard #212 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Hans Gildemeister 0-6 7-5 6-2 Per Hjertquist #429 — Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Paolo Bertolucci #54 7-6 6-4 Jean Louis Haillet #198 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Jose Higueras #14 6-2 6-2 Werner Zirngibl #95 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Balazs Taroczy #26 6-1 7-5 Heinz Gunthardt #59 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Hans Kary #135 6-1 6-1 Jose Luis Clerc #16 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Eddie Dibbs #5 6-3 6-4 Lorenzo Fargas #386 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Jiri Hrebec #91 6-1 6-2 Corrado Barazzutti #8 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Jaime Fillol #39 6-4 6-4 Juan Torralbo #269 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #121 6-4 6-3 Chris Lewis #31 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Adriano Panatta #29 6-3 6-1 Georges Goven #118 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Buster C Mottram #22 4-6 6-4 7-5 Victor Pecci #61 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Zeljko Franulovic #49 7-5 6-1 Bernard Fritz #144 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Jan Kodes #95 6-2 6-0 Alvaro Betancur #131 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Vladimir Zednik #46 6-1 6-1 Colin Dowdeswell #72 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Ivan Lendl #324 6-3 6-2 Ivan Molina #96 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Pavel Hutka #148 6-3 6-3 Paul Mcnamee #101 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Louk Sanders #123 2-6 7-6 6-3 Andreas Maurer #207 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Francisco Gonzalez #55 6-4 (ret.) Bob Hewitt #127 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Ilie Nastase #17 6-3 6-4 Frew Mcmillan #75 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Fernando Luna #278 6-2 6-2 Angel Gimenez #56 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Ramiro Benavides #155 6-4 6-2 Stanislav Birner #87 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1978* R64 Wojtek Fibak #20 6-4 6-1 Alejandro Pierola #171 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Barcelona held?
Barcelona is held in Barcelona, Spain.
Who won the most recent Barcelona?
The 2026 Barcelona was won by Arthur Fils 6-2 7-6(2).
Who has won the most Barcelona titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 12 Barcelona titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Barcelona played?
The first edition of Barcelona was held in 1953.
What surface is Barcelona played on?
Barcelona is played on clay courts.