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ATP Italian Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule
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.
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Match Log
Draw
Italian Open 1978 match log
Winner Score Loser H2H Match Data Date Round
Bjorn Borg
#3
1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3
Adriano Panatta
#23
H2H Match data
May 29, 1978*
F
Adriano Panatta
#42
0-6 7-5 (ret.)
Jose Higueras
#24
H2H Match data
May 28, 1978*
SF
Bjorn Borg
#3
6-4 6-3 6-0
Eddie Dibbs
#6
H2H Match data
May 28, 1978*
SF
Bjorn Borg
#3
6-2 6-1
Harold Solomon
#12
H2H Match data
May 28, 1978*
QF
Adriano Panatta
#42
7-6 6-4
Victor Amaya
#64
H2H Match data
May 28, 1978*
QF
Jose Higueras
#24
6-2 6-4
John Alexander
#20
H2H Match data
May 28, 1978*
QF
Eddie Dibbs
#6
6-2 6-1
John Lloyd
—
Match data
May 28, 1978*
QF
John Alexander
#20
6-7 6-4 6-4
Christophe Freyss
#141
H2H Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
Victor Amaya
#64
6-4 6-1
John Newcombe
#18
H2H Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
Harold Solomon
#12
6-4 3-6 6-0
Arthur Ashe
#26
H2H Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
Eddie Dibbs
#6
7-5 6-3
Kim Warwick
#38
H2H Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
Jose Higueras
#24
6-3 6-2
Brian Gottfried
#5
H2H Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
John Lloyd
6-4 4-6 7-6
Dick Crealy
#91
—
Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
Bjorn Borg
#3
6-2 6-4
Roscoe Tanner
#11
H2H Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
Adriano Panatta
#42
5-7 6-3 7-6
Hank Pfister
#30
H2H Match data
May 27, 1978*
R16
Arthur Ashe
#26
7-6 6-2
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
#93
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Roscoe Tanner
#11
6-2 7-6
Jiri Granat
#93
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Harold Solomon
#12
6-4 4-6 6-2
Victor Pecci
#58
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Adriano Panatta
#42
7-6 6-4
Terry Moor
#57
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Kim Warwick
#38
6-3 6-3
Colin Dowdeswell
#73
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Victor Amaya
#64
4-6 6-1 6-4
Ivan Molina
#97
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Eddie Dibbs
#6
6-1 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc
#272
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Bjorn Borg
#3
5-7 6-2 6-0
Eric Deblicker
#72
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Brian Gottfried
#5
6-1 6-3
Colin Dibley
#53
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Jose Higueras
#24
6-3 6-1
Patrice Dominguez
#65
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
John Newcombe
#18
5-7 6-4 6-1
Bob Giltinan
#74
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
John Lloyd
7-6 3-6 6-4
Antonio Zugarelli
#75
—
Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Dick Crealy
#91
4-6 6-4 6-2
Paolo Bertolucci
#47
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Hank Pfister
#30
6-3 6-3
Paul Mcnamee
#82
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Christophe Freyss
#141
6-4 6-3
Gianni Ocleppo
#207
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
John Alexander
#20
6-2 6-4
Tomas Smid
#32
H2H Match data
May 25, 1978*
R32
Jiri Granat
#93
7-6 6-4
Tenny Svensson
#171
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Adriano Panatta
#42
7-6 7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis
#4
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Christophe Freyss
#141
3-6 7-5 7-5
Van Winitsky
#99
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Colin Dibley
#53
6-3 6-7 7-6
Gilles Moretton
#217
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Roscoe Tanner
#11
6-2 6-2
Bill Scanlon
#89
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Brian Gottfried
#5
6-2 5-7 6-2
Belus Prajoux
#126
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Antonio Zugarelli
#75
6-4 2-6 6-1
Kjell Johansson
#46
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Kim Warwick
#38
6-3 7-5
Phil Dent
#22
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Tomas Smid
#32
6-2 6-2
Bernie Mitton
#77
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
John Alexander
#20
3-6 6-0 6-1
Chris Lewis
#44
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Hank Pfister
#30
6-2 6-3
Joe Meyers
#203
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Terry Moor
#57
3-6 6-1 6-4
Mike Fishbach
#62
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
#93
6-1 7-5
Massimo Di Domenico
—
Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Ivan Molina
#97
6-2 2-0 (ret.)
Nick Saviano
#56
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Eddie Dibbs
#6
6-4 6-4
Jeff Borowiak
#35
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Dick Crealy
#91
0-6 7-6 6-3
Raul Ramirez
#7
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Eric Deblicker
#72
6-2 6-7 6-2
Roberto Lombardi
#352
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Colin Dowdeswell
#73
4-6 6-3 6-2
Patrick Proisy
#39
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Patrice Dominguez
#65
7-6 6-1
Pascal Portes
#352
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Jose Higueras
#24
6-1 6-4
Billy Martin
#66
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Harold Solomon
#12
6-3 6-1
Jan Kodes
#59
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Paul Mcnamee
#82
6-4 4-6 6-3
Brian Teacher
#55
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Victor Amaya
#64
6-3 7-6
Corrado Barazzutti
#9
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Gianni Ocleppo
#207
6-4 6-1
Raymond Moore
#49
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Victor Pecci
#58
7-5 6-4
Rick Fagel
#90
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Bjorn Borg
#3
4-6 6-0 6-2
Ricardo Ycaza
#97
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Paolo Bertolucci
#47
6-4 6-4
Robin Drysdale
#67
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Arthur Ashe
#26
3-6 6-1 6-3
Vincenzo Franchitti
#322
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Jose Luis Clerc
#272
7-6 6-0
Heinz Gunthardt
#48
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
John Newcombe
#18
7-6 6-1
Tom Gullikson
—
Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
Bob Giltinan
#74
7-6 5-7 6-4
Yannick Noah
#96
H2H Match data
May 24, 1978*
R64
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