ATP Barcelona 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →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.
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, 79d 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)
Round of 64
Balazs Taroczy
6-1 7-5
Jairo Velasco
1-6 6-2 6-2
Ricardo Ycaza
6-4 3-6 6-3
Jaime Fillol
6-4 6-4
Ulrich Pinner
3-6 6-3 6-1
Tenny Svensson
6-4 6-4
Jan Kodes
6-2 6-0
Hans Kary
6-1 6-1
Ivan Lendl
6-3 6-2
Hans Gildemeister
0-6 7-5 6-2
Belus Prajoux
6-1 6-0
Eddie Dibbs
6-3 6-4
Wojtek Fibak
6-4 6-1
Ferdi Taygan
6-1 6-0
Pavel Slozil
6-2 6-4
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
6-4 6-3
Ilie Nastase
6-3 6-4
Fernando Luna
6-2 6-2
Ramiro Benavides
6-4 6-2
Javier Soler
2-6 6-3 6-3
Jose Higueras
6-2 6-2
Janos Benyik
6-2 0-6 6-1
Francisco Gonzalez
6-4 (ret.)
Zeljko Franulovic
7-5 6-1
Paolo Bertolucci
7-6 6-4
Vladimir Zednik
6-1 6-1
Pavel Hutka
6-3 6-3
Buster C Mottram
4-6 6-4 7-5
Tomas Smid
4-6 6-1 6-1
Adriano Panatta
6-3 6-1
Louk Sanders
2-6 7-6 6-3
Jiri Hrebec
6-1 6-2
Round of 32
Balazs Taroczy
7-5 6-1
Ricardo Ycaza
6-4 2-6 8-6
Ulrich Pinner
6-4 6-4
Ivan Lendl
6-4 6-1
Belus Prajoux
6-2 6-4
Wojtek Fibak
5-7 6-4 6-3
Pavel Slozil
5-7 6-4 6-4
Ilie Nastase
6-2 3-6 10-8
Ramiro Benavides
6-2 6-2
Jose Higueras
6-0 6-3
Francisco Gonzalez
6-3 7-5
Paolo Bertolucci
6-3 7-6
Pavel Hutka
7-5 6-2
Tomas Smid
6-4 6-2
Louk Sanders
6-3 3-6 6-1
Round of 16
Balazs Taroczy
6-1 6-0
Ulrich Pinner
6-4 6-0
Ivan Lendl
6-2 6-3
Wojtek Fibak
6-2 6-2
Ilie Nastase
6-2 6-1
Jose Higueras
6-3 6-0
Paolo Bertolucci
6-2 6-3
Tomas Smid
6-2 6-0
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Balazs Taroczy
6-2 7-5
Ilie Nastase
6-3 3-6 9-7
Final
Balazs Taroczy
1-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | 12 |
| Manuel Orantes | 3 |
| Mats Wilander | 3 |
| Andres Gomez | 2 |
| Bjorn Borg | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clay | Arthur Fils | 6-2 7-6(2) | Andrey Rublev | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Clay | Holger Rune | 7-6 6-2 | Carlos Alcaraz | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Clay | Casper Ruud | 7-5 6-3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-2 | Pablo Carreno Busta | 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.