ATP Barcelona Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

Balazs Taroczy won the 1978 Barcelona Open, 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. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

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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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Barcelona Open 1978 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Balazs Taroczy #29 1-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase #15 H2H Match data Oct 15, 1978* F
SF (2)
Balazs Taroczy #29 6-2 7-5 Ivan Lendl #324 H2H Match data Oct 14, 1978* SF
Ilie Nastase #15 6-3 3-6 9-7 Paolo Bertolucci #68 H2H Match data Oct 14, 1978* SF
QF (4)
Paolo Bertolucci #68 6-2 6-1 Tomas Smid #49 H2H Match data Oct 14, 1978* QF
Ilie Nastase #15 6-2 6-2 Jose Higueras #16 H2H Match data Oct 14, 1978* QF
Balazs Taroczy #29 1-6 6-2 6-0 Ulrich Pinner #47 H2H Match data Oct 14, 1978* QF
Ivan Lendl #324 4-6 7-6 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #18 H2H Match data Oct 14, 1978* QF Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R16 (8)
Tomas Smid #49 6-2 6-0 Louk Sanders #123 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
Ilie Nastase #15 6-2 6-1 Ramiro Benavides #155 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
Wojtek Fibak #18 6-2 6-2 Pavel Slozil #222 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
Jose Higueras #16 6-3 6-0 Francisco Gonzalez #51 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
Ulrich Pinner #47 6-4 6-0 Jan Kodes #94 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
Balazs Taroczy #29 6-1 6-0 Ricardo Ycaza #122 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
Ivan Lendl #324 6-2 6-3 Belus Prajoux #87 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
Paolo Bertolucci #68 6-2 6-3 Pavel Hutka #148 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16
R32 (16)
Ulrich Pinner #47 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 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ivan Lendl #324 6-4 6-1 Hans Gildemeister — Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Pavel Hutka #148 7-5 6-2 Buster C Mottram #20 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Jan Kodes #94 7-5 6-3 Hans Kary #135 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Ramiro Benavides #155 6-2 6-2 Javier Soler #98 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 #16 6-0 6-3 Janos Benyik #253 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Balazs Taroczy #29 7-5 6-1 Jairo Velasco — Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Tomas Smid #49 6-4 6-2 Adriano Panatta #30 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Ilie Nastase #15 6-2 3-6 10-8 Fernando Luna #278 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Belus Prajoux #87 6-2 6-4 Eddie Dibbs #5 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Francisco Gonzalez #51 6-3 7-5 Zeljko Franulovic #48 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Wojtek Fibak #18 5-7 6-4 6-3 Ferdi Taygan #107 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Louk Sanders #123 6-3 3-6 6-1 Jiri Hrebec #89 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
Paolo Bertolucci #68 6-3 7-6 Vladimir Zednik #46 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R32
R64 (32)
Tenny Svensson #190 6-4 6-4 John James #117 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Ferdi Taygan #107 6-1 6-0 Robin Drysdale #89 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 #87 6-1 6-0 Alvaro Margets H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Ulrich Pinner #47 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 #98 2-6 6-3 6-3 Karl Meiler #36 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 #165 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Tomas Smid #49 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 #68 7-6 6-4 Jean Louis Haillet #198 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Jose Higueras #16 6-2 6-2 Werner Zirngibl #95 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Balazs Taroczy #29 6-1 7-5 Heinz Gunthardt #59 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Hans Kary #135 6-1 6-1 Jose Luis Clerc #14 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Eddie Dibbs #5 6-3 6-4 Lorenzo Fargas #386 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Jiri Hrebec #89 6-1 6-2 Corrado Barazzutti #8 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 #32 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Adriano Panatta #30 6-3 6-1 Georges Goven #118 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Buster C Mottram #20 4-6 6-4 7-5 Victor Pecci #60 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Zeljko Franulovic #48 7-5 6-1 Bernard Fritz #144 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Jan Kodes #94 6-2 6-0 Alvaro Betancur #131 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Vladimir Zednik #46 6-1 6-1 Colin Dowdeswell #67 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Ivan Lendl #324 6-3 6-2 Ivan Molina #86 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 #51 6-4 (ret.) Bob Hewitt #127 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Ilie Nastase #15 6-3 6-4 Frew Mcmillan #70 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Fernando Luna #278 6-2 6-2 Angel Gimenez #198 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Ramiro Benavides #155 6-4 6-2 Stanislav Birner #93 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64
Wojtek Fibak #18 6-4 6-1 Alejandro Pierola #171 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R64

Most Titles

Players with the most Barcelona Open titles
PlayerTitles
Rafael Nadal 12
Ilie Nastase 4
Manuel Orantes 3
Mats Wilander 3
Andres Gomez 2
Arthur Ashe 2
Bjorn Borg 2
Carlos Alcaraz 2
Ivan Lendl 2
Kei Nishikori 2
Kent Carlsson 2
Thomas Muster 2

Recent Finals

Recent Barcelona Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Arthur Fils #30 6-2 7-6(2) Andrey Rublev #15 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Holger Rune #13 7-6(6) 6-2 Carlos Alcaraz #2 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Casper Ruud #6 7-5 6-3 Stefanos Tsitsipas #7 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #2 6-3 6-4 Stefanos Tsitsipas #5 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #11 6-3 6-2 Pablo Carreno Busta #19 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

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