ATP Madrid Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jose Higueras won the 1978 Madrid Open, defeating Tomas Smid 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Madrid, Spain, from October 8 to October 14, 1978. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Madrid Open is a combined ATP and WTA clay-court event in the European swing leading to Roland Garros.

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Champion
Jose Higueras
def. Tomas Smid , 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-4
Dates
Oct 8 — Oct 14
Location
Madrid, Spain
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Madrid Open 1978 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jose Higueras #16 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 Tomas Smid #49 H2H Match data Oct 14, 1978* F
SF (2)
Tomas Smid #49 7-6 7-5 Balazs Taroczy #29 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* SF
Jose Higueras #16 6-1 6-7 6-4 Corrado Barazzutti #8 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* SF
QF (4)
Balazs Taroczy #29 6-3 6-3 Jaime Fillol #39 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* QF
Tomas Smid #49 4-6 7-6 6-4 Adriano Panatta #30 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* QF
Jose Higueras #16 6-7 7-6 8-6 Hans Gildemeister — Match data Oct 13, 1978* QF
Corrado Barazzutti #8 6-4 7-5 Pavel Slozil #222 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1978* QF
R16 (8)
Balazs Taroczy #29 7-5 6-2 Ivan Molina #86 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16
Pavel Slozil #222 6-2 7-5 Wojtek Fibak #18 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tomas Smid #49 6-4 6-2 Jose Luis Clerc #14 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16
Adriano Panatta #30 6-2 7-6 Vladimir Zednik #46 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16
Corrado Barazzutti #8 6-2 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic #48 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16
Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-1 Ulrich Pinner #47 — Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16
Jose Higueras #16 3-6 6-4 6-4 Chris Lewis #32 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16
Jaime Fillol #39 6-4 2-6 6-3 Jan Kodes #94 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1978* R16
R32 (16)
Ivan Molina #86 2-6 6-4 6-3 Fernando Luna #278 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-2 Per Hjertquist #429 — Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Jan Kodes #94 7-6 6-4 Manuel Orantes #9 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Zeljko Franulovic #48 7-6 7-5 Andreas Maurer #207 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Chris Lewis #32 6-3 6-4 L Maeso — Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Wojtek Fibak #18 6-2 6-2 Ulf Eriksson #290 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Pavel Slozil #222 7-5 6-1 Javier Soler #98 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Balazs Taroczy #29 1-6 6-0 6-2 Paolo Bertolucci #68 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Vladimir Zednik #46 4-6 6-2 6-2 Jairo Velasco — Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Adriano Panatta #30 6-3 6-4 Colin Dowdeswell #67 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Corrado Barazzutti #8 7-6 6-1 Hans Kary #135 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Jose Higueras #16 2-1 (ret.) Jiri Hrebec #89 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Jaime Fillol #39 7-6 6-3 Fernando Vasquez #366 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Jose Luis Clerc #14 7-5 6-4 Ricardo Ycaza #122 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Tomas Smid #49 6-2 6-1 Georges Goven #118 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
Ulrich Pinner #47 6-1 6-1 Pavel Hutka #148 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1978* R32
R64 (32)
Tomas Smid #49 6-4 6-2 Janos Benyik #253 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Adriano Panatta #30 6-1 6-1 Lito Alvarez — Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Andreas Maurer #207 6-4 6-2 Rolf Gehring #167 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Paolo Bertolucci #68 2-6 6-2 6-1 Ferdi Taygan #107 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
L Maeso 6-2 6-2 Peter Elter #83 — Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Fernando Vasquez #366 6-2 6-3 Richard Lewis #134 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Pavel Slozil #222 6-1 6-1 Karl Meiler #36 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Fernando Luna #278 6-2 6-3 Jiri Granat #105 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Hans Kary #135 6-0 3-6 6-3 Werner Zirngibl #95 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Hans Gildemeister 6-4 5-7 6-3 Alejandro Pierola #171 — Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Jiri Hrebec #89 6-2 6-2 Gabriel Urpi H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Corrado Barazzutti #8 6-4 7-6 Jean Louis Haillet #198 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Ulrich Pinner #47 6-1 3-6 6-3 Bernard Fritz #144 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Georges Goven #118 6-2 6-7 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #59 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Wojtek Fibak #18 6-4 7-5 Ramiro Benavides #155 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Chris Lewis #32 6-1 6-2 Gonzalo Nunez #253 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Jan Kodes #94 6-1 4-6 6-1 Robin Drysdale #89 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Vladimir Zednik #46 4-6 6-2 4-0 (ret.) Peter Feigl #72 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Jaime Fillol #39 7-6 6-3 Belus Prajoux #87 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Manuel Orantes #9 6-4 6-3 Alvaro Betancur #131 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Zeljko Franulovic #48 6-3 4-6 6-4 Alvaro Fillol #178 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Colin Dowdeswell #67 4-6 7-5 6-3 Ivan Lendl #324 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Ricardo Ycaza #122 6-2 1-6 6-3 John Feaver — Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Pavel Hutka #148 3-6 6-0 6-3 Gilles Moretton #133 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Per Hjertquist #429 6-4 6-0 Tim Garcia #355 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Jairo Velasco 6-1 2-6 7-5 Stanislav Birner #93 — Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Ivan Molina #86 6-3 3-6 6-4 Francisco Gonzalez #51 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Jose Higueras #16 6-3 6-3 Paul Mcnamee #101 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Jose Luis Clerc #14 6-4 6-1 Roberto Vizcaino #259 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Javier Soler #98 6-1 6-3 Antonio Munoz #165 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Balazs Taroczy #29 7-5 6-2 Klaus Eberhard #212 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64
Ulf Eriksson #290 6-3 6-3 Juan Ignacio Muntanola #386 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1978* R64

Most Titles

Players with the most Madrid Open titles
PlayerTitles
Rafael Nadal 5
Ilie Nastase 4
Novak Djokovic 3
Roger Federer 3
Alexander Zverev 2
Andy Murray 2
Carlos Alcaraz 2
Yannick Noah 2

Recent Finals

Recent Madrid Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jannik Sinner #1 6-1 6-2 Alexander Zverev #3 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Casper Ruud #15 7-5 3-6 6-4 Jack Draper #6 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Andrey Rublev #8 4-6 7-5 7-5 Felix Auger-Aliassime #35 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Jan-Lennard Struff #65 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #9 6-3 6-1 Alexander Zverev #3 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Madrid Open held?
Madrid Open is held in Madrid, Spain.
Who won the most recent Madrid Open?
The 2026 Madrid Open was won by Jannik Sinner 6-1 6-2.
Who has won the most Madrid Open titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 5 Madrid Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Madrid Open played?
The first edition of Madrid Open was held in 1968.
What surface is Madrid Open played on?
Madrid Open is played on clay courts.