ATP Rome 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Bjorn Borg won the 1978 Rome, 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.

Champion
Bjorn Borg
def. Adriano Panatta , 1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3
Dates
May 22 — May 29
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 29, 1978* F Bjorn Borg #3 1-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3 Adriano Panatta #23 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 28, 1978* SF 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
QF (4)
May 28, 1978* QF 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
R16 (8)
May 27, 1978* R16 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
R32 (16)
May 25, 1978* R32 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
R64 (31)
May 24, 1978* R64 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 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 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 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

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