ATP Hamburg 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Guillermo Vilas won the 1978 Hamburg, defeating Wojtek Fibak 6-2 6-4 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Hamburg, Germany, from May 15 to May 21, 1978.

Champion
Guillermo Vilas
def. Wojtek Fibak , 6-2 6-4 6-2
Dates
May 15 — May 21
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 21, 1978* F Guillermo Vilas #3 6-2 6-4 6-2 Wojtek Fibak #18 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 20, 1978* SF Guillermo Vilas #3 0-6 1-1 (ret.) Manuel Orantes #7 H2H Match data
May 20, 1978* SF Wojtek Fibak #18 6-3 7-6 6-4 Buster C Mottram #21 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 20, 1978* QF Wojtek Fibak #18 6-7 6-4 6-4 Paolo Bertolucci #33 H2H Match data
May 20, 1978* QF Buster C Mottram #21 2-6 6-4 6-4 Hans Gildemeister — Match data
May 20, 1978* QF Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 6-4 Kjell Johansson #56 H2H Match data
May 20, 1978* QF Manuel Orantes #7 6-3 6-3 Vladimir Zednik #73 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 19, 1978* R16 Buster C Mottram #21 6-4 7-5 John Lloyd — Match data
May 19, 1978* R16 Vladimir Zednik #73 6-2 6-4 Paul Mcnamee #93 H2H Match data
May 19, 1978* R16 Manuel Orantes #7 6-3 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic #46 H2H Match data
May 19, 1978* R16 Paolo Bertolucci #33 6-7 6-4 6-4 Eddie Dibbs #6 H2H Match data
May 19, 1978* R16 Wojtek Fibak #18 4-6 6-1 6-2 Klaus Eberhard #272 H2H Match data
May 19, 1978* R16 Hans Gildemeister 2-6 6-4 6-1 Kim Warwick #39 — Match data
May 19, 1978* R16 Guillermo Vilas #3 4-6 6-2 6-2 Jose Higueras #25 H2H Match data
May 19, 1978* R16 Kjell Johansson #56 2-6 7-6 6-3 Heinz Gunthardt #60 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 18, 1978* R32 Eddie Dibbs #6 6-4 6-4 Antonio Munoz #147 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Kim Warwick #39 2-6 6-4 6-2 Stanislav Birner #229 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Kjell Johansson #56 2-6 7-6 6-3 Birger Andersson #197 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Paolo Bertolucci #33 6-3 6-4 Patrick Proisy #43 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 4-6 6-4 Ion Tiriac #87 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Buster C Mottram #21 6-4 6-3 Patricio Cornejo #73 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Paul Mcnamee #93 6-0 6-2 Richard Lewis #93 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Hans Gildemeister 7-5 6-4 John Newcombe #16 — Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 John Lloyd 6-4 0-6 7-5 Eric Deblicker #65 — Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Klaus Eberhard #272 6-3 2-6 7-5 Balazs Taroczy #29 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Wojtek Fibak #18 6-4 6-0 Pavel Hutka #137 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Manuel Orantes #7 7-5 6-2 Brian Teacher #54 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Jose Higueras #25 7-6 6-0 Jurgen Fassbender #76 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Vladimir Zednik #73 7-5 6-3 Jaime Fillol #22 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Heinz Gunthardt #60 7-5 7-6 Victor Amaya #71 H2H Match data
May 18, 1978* R32 Zeljko Franulovic #46 6-3 5-7 6-3 Hank Pfister #28 H2H Match data
R64 (31)
May 17, 1978* R64 Manuel Orantes #7 6-4 7-5 Victor Pecci #49 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Kjell Johansson #56 7-6 6-3 Tomas Smid #32 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Richard Lewis #93 6-3 1-6 6-2 Jeff Borowiak #34 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Vladimir Zednik #73 6-2 6-3 Hans Jurgen Pohmann #258 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Kim Warwick #39 6-2 6-3 Werner Zirngibl #160 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Pavel Hutka #137 6-4 6-4 Pat Dupre #55 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Eric Deblicker #65 6-4 4-6 7-5 Tom Okker #81 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Paolo Bertolucci #33 7-6 6-7 9-7 Jan Kodes #52 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Hank Pfister #28 6-4 6-2 Alvaro Betancur #136 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Birger Andersson #197 1-6 6-2 6-4 Pavel Slozil #223 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Zeljko Franulovic #46 6-1 6-2 Mike Fishbach #61 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Klaus Eberhard #272 6-2 6-1 Bernie Mitton #72 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Patrick Proisy #43 6-4 3-6 6-3 Antonio Zugarelli #48 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 6-1 Yannick Noah #97 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Victor Amaya #71 6-0 6-4 Chris Lewis #43 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Jurgen Fassbender #76 6-4 6-4 Robin Drysdale #64 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Wojtek Fibak #18 6-4 6-2 Andreas Maurer H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Buster C Mottram #21 6-2 6-4 Ismail El Shafei — Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 John Newcombe #16 7-6 6-4 Colin Dowdeswell #63 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Paul Mcnamee #93 6-4 7-6 Nikola Pilic #93 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Ion Tiriac #87 3-6 6-2 6-1 Pascal Portes #352 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Jaime Fillol #22 6-3 6-7 6-2 Carlos Kirmayr #118 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Eddie Dibbs #6 6-4 4-6 7-5 Ulrich Pinner #90 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Antonio Munoz #147 7-5 6-2 Pierre Jauffret — Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-4 Roger Taylor #108 — Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Jose Higueras #25 6-0 4-6 6-0 Jiri Hrebec #70 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Heinz Gunthardt #60 6-7 6-2 10-8 Phil Dent #19 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Balazs Taroczy #29 6-2 6-2 Paul Kronk — Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Brian Teacher #54 6-3 4-6 6-4 Dick Crealy #89 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Patricio Cornejo #73 6-1 3-6 6-2 Bob Hewitt #100 H2H Match data
May 17, 1978* R64 Stanislav Birner #229 6-2 7-5 Peter Elter #156 H2H Match data

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