# Italian Open 1978

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1978
Tour: ATP

Bjorn Borg won the 1978 Italian Open, defeating Adriano Panatta 1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 22 to May 29, 1978. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1978-05-22
- End date: 1978-05-29

## Champion
- Winner: Bjorn Borg
- Runner-up: Adriano Panatta
- Final score: 1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Bjorn Borg d. Adriano Panatta 1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3

### SF
- Adriano Panatta d. Jose Higueras 0-6 7-5 RET
- Bjorn Borg d. Eddie Dibbs 6-4 6-3 6-0

### QF
- Bjorn Borg d. Harold Solomon 6-2 6-1
- Adriano Panatta d. Victor Amaya 7-6 6-4
- Jose Higueras d. John Alexander 6-2 6-4
- Eddie Dibbs d. John Lloyd 6-2 6-1

### R16
- John Alexander d. Christophe Freyss 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Victor Amaya d. John Newcombe 6-4 6-1
- Harold Solomon d. Arthur Ashe 6-4 3-6 6-0
- Eddie Dibbs d. Kim Warwick 7-5 6-3
- Jose Higueras d. Brian Gottfried 6-3 6-2
- John Lloyd d. Dick Crealy 6-4 4-6 7-6
- Bjorn Borg d. Roscoe Tanner 6-2 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Hank Pfister 5-7 6-3 7-6

### R32
- Arthur Ashe d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 7-6 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Jiri Granat 6-2 7-6
- Harold Solomon d. Victor Pecci 6-4 4-6 6-2
- Adriano Panatta d. Terry Moor 7-6 6-4
- Kim Warwick d. Colin Dowdeswell 6-3 6-3
- Victor Amaya d. Ivan Molina 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Eddie Dibbs d. Jose Luis Clerc 6-1 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Eric Deblicker 5-7 6-2 6-0
- Brian Gottfried d. Colin Dibley 6-1 6-3
- Jose Higueras d. Patrice Dominguez 6-3 6-1
- John Newcombe d. Bob Giltinan 5-7 6-4 6-1
- John Lloyd d. Antonio Zugarelli 7-6 3-6 6-4
- Dick Crealy d. Paolo Bertolucci 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Hank Pfister d. Paul Mcnamee 6-3 6-3
- Christophe Freyss d. Gianni Ocleppo 6-4 6-3
- John Alexander d. Tomas Smid 6-2 6-4

### R64
- Jiri Granat d. Tenny Svensson 7-6 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 7-5
- Christophe Freyss d. Van Winitsky 3-6 7-5 7-5
- Colin Dibley d. Gilles Moretton 6-3 6-7 7-6
- Roscoe Tanner d. Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-2
- Brian Gottfried d. Belus Prajoux 6-2 5-7 6-2
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Kjell Johansson 6-4 2-6 6-1
- Kim Warwick d. Phil Dent 6-3 7-5
- Tomas Smid d. Bernie Mitton 6-2 6-2
- John Alexander d. Chris Lewis 3-6 6-0 6-1
- Hank Pfister d. Joe Meyers 6-2 6-3
- Terry Moor d. Mike Fishbach 3-6 6-1 6-4
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin d. Massimo Di Domenico 6-1 7-5
- Ivan Molina d. Nick Saviano 6-2 2-0 RET
- Eddie Dibbs d. Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-4
- Dick Crealy d. Raul Ramirez 0-6 7-6 6-3
- Eric Deblicker d. Roberto Lombardi 6-2 6-7 6-2
- Colin Dowdeswell d. Patrick Proisy 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Patrice Dominguez d. Pascal Portes 7-6 6-1
- Jose Higueras d. Billy Martin 6-1 6-4
- Harold Solomon d. Jan Kodes 6-3 6-1
- Paul Mcnamee d. Brian Teacher 6-4 4-6 6-3
- Victor Amaya d. Corrado Barazzutti 6-3 7-6
- Gianni Ocleppo d. Raymond Moore 6-4 6-1
- Victor Pecci d. Rick Fagel 7-5 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Ricardo Ycaza 4-6 6-0 6-2
- Paolo Bertolucci d. Robin Drysdale 6-4 6-4
- Arthur Ashe d. Vincenzo Franchitti 3-6 6-1 6-3
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Heinz Gunthardt 7-6 6-0
- John Newcombe d. Tom Gullikson 7-6 6-1
- Bob Giltinan d. Yannick Noah 7-6 5-7 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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